Modern+History

=The use of ICT for teaching Modern History=

Here are some history sites that you may find useful. http://besthistorysites.net/ - sources history websites http://www.htansw.asn.au/teach/teach.html - history teachers association of NSW http://www.cln.org/subjects/refmat.html - a site that lists all kinds of resources. I found on this a website which will calculate the distance between major cities of the world. Useful at 2 am when you map reading skills have left you and you are trying to think how to get Year 9’s to understand how close Kokoda is to Australia. http://www.htav.asn.au/resources/links.html - history teachers association of Victoria http://www.awm.gov.au/ - the Australian War Memorial website. Check out the photos, statistics & encyclopaedia. http://www.teach-nology.com/teachers/lesson_plans/ - lesson plans. http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/ http://www.nswtf.org.au/wayne/lesson.html http://www.pli.com.au/ - using Bloom’s Taxonomy/ Gardner’s Multiple Intelligence Grid’s. You can email Ralph Pirozzo via this website & he will email you back multiple grids for any subject ASAP. Great for ideas and lesson plans. http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/archives/fillers.shtml - 5 minute lesson fillers. Mainly aimed at primary school students, but some can be adapted for high school.

If you are planning a field study/ site study / excursion the following website has been set up to assist teachers. It discusses a number of possible excursion sites predominantly for NSW teachers and student. http://www.teachingheritage.nsw.edu.au/ http://www.jaconline.com.au The NSW History Syllabus Text book - Retroactive 1 & 2 has a website with lesson plans etc & info for students. Also includes weblinks to other sites relevant to topics.