ICT@KWRSC

For programming within Google

A collection of videos and articles from ScienceMag.org related to technology in education. Topics such as incorporating gaming in the classroom are discussed.

You Tube video and other resources relating to copyright - from the point of view of the USA but still very relevant to us in Australia

Lesson plans for beginner, intermediate and advanced - to develop searching skills on the internet

Short activities - may be useful prompts for starting a lesson. Searching prompts and challenges with some hints and a solution. Displayed in a PowerPoint style document. A variety of topics are covered. I have saved this page with a focus on the history topics. Good for short searching practice sessions

Varied topics and ideas for short and long term projects related to ICT. Includes topics for humanities, science, art etc.

This site is longer active but it gives some great ideas for a group research/IT project. Covers areas of science, geography and art.

Actual daily question for the Google a Day challenge. Users are timed as they find the answer to a given question through their searching techniques - users can gain points for finding the correct answer.

Contains the full series of Google Posters with ideas.

Poster of hints. A reminder of searching options.

12 interesting points with some activities relating to google searches. Includes links to related resources.

4 main links with plenty of useful resources for the classroom. The Google a Day challenge is explained in more detail below.

A PowerPoint style document that has searching tips and worked examples of how to search successfully for a particular topic. Page 4 onwards has the most useful info. Good for ideas for a class discussion or can be used to show the worked examples.