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Resources for Learning - Years 4-7
  Keyboard Skills Tutorials  

 
bullet Dance Mat Typing
bullet FreeTypingGame.net - Free typing games online, fun and lesson based keyboarding games including home row!
bullet Cup Stacking Typing
bullet GameGhost typing
bullet ABCya! - Choose Fourth or Fifth Grade for some skill builders

 

 
bullet Jan's Illustrated Computer Literacy 101 : Free for Personal Use.  Teachers should seek permission using the form on the home page
bullet On-Line Practice Modules - Step-by-step lessons on how to use a variety of applications used in K-12 classrooms
bullet PowerPoint tutorial - with cartoon characters, for students and teachers 
bullet Lissa Explains it All -- HTML Help and Tutorial for Kids
bullet Photostory Tutorial
bullet Welcome to the Internet

 

  
Hardware Learning online
bullet Kids Online - A graphical and interactive tool to learn about the components of a computer.
bullet Using the Web
Copyright Internet Safety
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bullet Netty's World (age 2–7),
bullet CyberQuoll (age 8–12),
bullet Cybersmart Kids Online

 
 

Resources for Teaching

  
 
bullet On-Line Technology Tutorials From Around the World Wide Web
bullet Life-Long Computer Skills (Jakob Nielsen's Alertbox)
bullet Teachermagazine.org : Reverting to Type article - by Doug Noon, May 1, 2007
bullet Scoring Power Points - Jamie McKenzie on avoiding "Power Pointlessness
bullet Just in Time Technology - Jamie McKenzie (Jan 2003 - but the point remains pertinent)
bullet Website Creation for Children - contains a number of links with resources to use with children
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Internet Safety - Childnet's  presentation looking at the issues of Internet safety for parents. (requires Flash)
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Promoting Online Safety - Promoting Online Safety: A toolkit for School Leaders. 

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Digital Media - Links to many examples of the use of digital media in the classroom
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Integrating KidPix into the curriculum
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ItrainOnline - Includes tutorials on basic computer skills, technical skills, web development.

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The ItrainOnline MMTK is a growing collection of "workshop kits" for face-to-face training. The materials use a standard set of templates, and offer building blocks for trainers to build their own courses.  Materials are distributed under one of the Creative Commons licenses for easy redistribution.
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NetAlert Teacher Resources and PD - Australian CyberSafe schools project. Links with CyberQuoll above
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Teachers' Toolkit: a free lesson guide for teachers on copyright basics

 

 

 

  
   

Durack State School

Updated May 2007