Research Toolkit 2012

A very comprehensive outline to evaluate websites by Berkeley University. Could be simplified for middle school students. 

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Outline maps of Australia and states. Copywrite allows for educational use.

A library of teaching resources for primary and secondary

This is an English site well worth a visit. Thanks for sharing the link. I've marked this assignment as complete on Lore for you.

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"Letter from the Mayor to the Earl of Kent, acknowledging his request of 20 Jan. for a force of 50 arbalesters for service against the Castle of Wallingford..." One of the richest repositories of primary sources. Read the proceedings of the Parliament during the Civil War or (depending on your Latin) records from the 13th century or look up the Ordnance maps from 1854.

This website accompanies the excellent Australian Photography magazine and provides plenty of information on cameras and photography for the professional and aspiring photographer. It provides tutorials and inspiration galore.

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A fantastic resource everyone should check out. Thanks for sharing the link,Monique. I've marked this assignment as complete on Lore for you.

Wonderful site for general research

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This amazing site has a wealth of interesting material. "About Us: British Pathé is one of the oldest media companies in the world. Their roots lie in 1890s Paris where their founder, Charles Pathé, pioneered the development of the moving image. They were established in London in 1902, and by 1910 were producing their famous bi-weekly newsreel the Pathé Gazette. After the First World War they started producing various Cinemagazines as well. By 1930 they were producing the Gazette, the Pathetone Weekly, the Pathé Pictorial and Eve's Film Review, covering entertainment, culture and womens' issues. By the time Pathé finally stopped producing the cinema newsreel in 1970 they had accumulated 3500 hours of filmed history amounting to over 90,000 individual items. Over the last 30 years this material has been used extensively around the world in television programmes, home videos, advertisments, corporate productions and, most recently, in web publishing."

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Free resources from a community of teachers and education professionals

Looks like it works in a way similar to wikipedia but with a more exclusive bank of contributors. Thanks for posting this link, I've marked Assignment 2 as complete on Lore for you.

Although simple to look at I find this great with the younger students to get them into researching.The info here is good for teachers as starting points.Worth exploring if you can.

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I re-found (is that even a word?) this website in my Delicious account- I suspect I originally stumbled across it while doing the VicPLN course earlier in the year. At the time, I thought it would be a great one to come back & explore. I still do. It contains a lot of information on Creative Commons...some of it a useful starting point for a discussion with students. 

Yes, we are just working on ours now!

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Lots of historical documents can be found here. Wills and probate before 1925 can now be viewed in digital form and can be downloaded. Great for those researching their Victoria family history.

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Kathy is a one woman dynamo when it comes to TL resources. Well worth following. Thanks for posting, I've marked Assignment 2 as complete on Lore for you.

I found this on Google using a search like this: research vic.edu.au and hit enter. Very powerful and ensures that only relevant sites come up in google without all the unnecessary ones. Really fine tunes the search.

This is by primary teacher Kathleen Morris of Leopold Primary. Useful for primary students when introducing effective research skills.

Melbourne venue for author talks, discussions on wide range of topics to do with books

Indeed, a great place!

One of the resources we (my TL hat on now) use from Wheeler Centre is for VCE English students - "Texts in the City" sessions - videos from past years are online. Thanks for sharing. I've marked this assignment as complete on Lore.

This web site is a great way to help students learn about the need to be discerning when researching online.

This is one of my favourite hoax sites to use with students. Thanks for posting it Yvonne, I've marked Assignment 2 as complete on Lore for you.

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'Developed by Education Services Australia through The Le@rning Federation, the education collection is designed to help teachers and students make the most of the wide range of moving image resources on the site. The clips in this collection are accompanied by teachers' notes created by specialist curriculum writers. Expert curators' notes also provide useful background material.' Clips are organised under headings such as 'war', 'identity and culture', 'sport and health'...a treasure trove!

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"Developed by Education Services Australia through The Le@rning Federation, the education collection is designed to help teachers and students make the most of the wide range of moving image resources on the site. The clips in this collection are accompanied by teachers' notes created by specialist curriculum writers. Expert curators' notes also provide useful background material. Clips in this collection have been selected for their educational value and any clips that are considered potentially disturbing carry clear classification warnings."

This is a fully searchable database of all the 780 First Fleet convicts via a number of search options. Searching can be done by name, ship or by crime. The data can be downloaded free of charge provided it is for non-commercial use. This is a great way to introduce students to real data based on real people. There are many opportunities to introduce children to the language of the day through information written in the database based on the occupations listed for some of the convicts.

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