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"It's important to understand the distinction between apps and eBooks, as it's something that often confuses both publishers and consumers."

Interactive tutorial from Rutgers University for students covering these areas: Selecting a topic, finding sources, selecting keywords, identifying citations, evaluating sources. Includes database searching using example of EBSCO, importing citations with RefWorks.

Here you will play an interactive game and learn how to correctly format APA or MLA citations for some of the most commonly used citation types.

"Knowledge Quest is about playful learning! Knowledge Quest English is an immersive, interactive game, supported by a full colour workbook, that builds core skills in English. "

Finally! The secret ingredient to writing a good book has been revealed. Plot Lines, the infographic from Delayed Gratification, the slow journalism magazine, shows the dominant themes in last year's books nominated for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction.  An interactive, zooming viewer available on the original landing page.

"When I first started blogging with my class, I simply used text and images in blog posts. As my skills and confidence grew, I started using different forms of media to make the blog posts more interesting and interactive. Using a range of online tools is a great way to showcase student work."

new interactive tool to make choosing easier!

Slide along the timeline at the bottom of the map to watch how urbanization has increased the size of cities around the world from 1955-2015.

An amazing interactive video in 4 parts, created from images from the NY Times archives. At any point you can stop and explore the content in more detail.

A wiki by Anita Beaman and Amy Oberts to try to mesh Web 2.0 interactive technologies with traditional books and reading.

Here is a selection of digital curriculum resources from the thousands of items available through the National Digital Learning Resources Network (NDLRN). The sample demonstrates how NDLRN resources for Foundation to year 10 are aligned to the Australian Curriculum. It includes interactive learning resources and tools, film clips, sound files, photographs, maps and teacher support materials."

Interactive website about genetics

We have created this site to provide a visually rich and interactive online experience for telling cultural stories in new ways. Discover exhibits by expert curators, find artifacts, view photographs, read original manuscripts, watch videos, and more.

"Maria Montessori launched an international movement during the 20th century with her approach to early-childhood learning. She showed through example that education happens "not by listening to words but by experiences upon the environment." The Italian physician and child-development expert pioneered learning environments that foster capable, adaptive citizens and problem solvers. Jean Piaget, the Swiss developmental psychologist, helped us understand how we make meaning from our experiences at different ages. His insights laid the foundation for the constructivist approach to education in which students build on what they know by asking questions, investigating, interacting with others, and reflecting on these experiences. Learning from Real Life "

Videoconference programs: Indigenous rights and freedoms - Years 9-12 Investigating sources - Years 7-12 Making a nation - Years 5-12 Extension History - Years 11-12 (New South Wales) Australian inventions and innovations - Years 4-8 Post-war migration - Years 10-12