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Internet Safety With Professor Garfield currently offers an animated lesson on cyberbullying and an animated lesson about online safety. As you might guess from the site's title, the lessons feature Garfield. Both lessons use the same model in which students watch a cartoon, take an informal quiz, then try to apply their new knowledge to a few different scenarios.

Some excellent lesson starters for use with the SMARTBoard - a great blog to follow if you are looking for ways to use an IWB with your class

A website with relevant resources for Australian schools using SMARTBoards. Includes Notebook lessons and gallery items eg. Currency, Animals etc. Also has many lesson plans broken up into stages.

Some good art lessons and some basic information on famous artists, worth a look when planning art lessons

One of the best collections of SMARTBoard Notebook Files for Education i have come across. Has 100s of notebook lessons broken up into grade levels and target area, an excellent resource for anyone using a SMARTBoard/Notebook

Downloadable lessons and notebooks for the SMART board

"MAKE IT INTERACTIVE Lesson activities and resources powered by SMART Notebook™ collaborative learning software"

Great art appreciation lessons

cap that! resources are developed by teachers for teachers and are in keeping with the new Australian Curriculum. 

Mobile video tips and techniques

ThinkB4U is a new series of web safety videos and tutorials from Google and its partners. Using the "choose your own adventure" aspect of YouTube video editing, ThinkB4U offers interactive videos to educate viewers about things like protecting online reputations, avoiding scams, research and critical thinking, and responsible text messaging. ThinkB4U is divided into three basic sections; students, parents, and educators. Each section addresses nine different topics related to safe and responsible use of the Internet and cell phones. The sections include short videos about the topics, a short written lesson, and some interactive games on the topics of responsible use of the Internet and of cell phones.

February is Black History Month. Here's a word list to add to your lesson plans! This list can be used to play all of the games and activities on our site. http://www.spellingcity.com/view-spelling-list.html?listId=2851114

Great on smtbd for music lesson - focus is on how music impacts on an individuals mood

Great for Kinder and Year 1 classrooms. Read the magazine online and use the lesson plans provided. Great for Science and / or HSIE

10 tips for those interested in taking on Digital Storytelling

Some great web-based resources for your PD/H/PE lessons

Nice find Sam. Some good stuff here!!

Science on the Simpsons contains a collection of short clips from the Simpsons TV Show. The clips would make great lesson starter clips to introduce topics such as Natural Selection, Newtons Third Law and Angular Momentum.

Some handy hints on using Google Advanced search to find relevant resources!