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Visit this BBC site for student information about rivers and water management. The site contains revision exercises, tests, and links to related information.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/geography/riverswater/index.shtml
22-02-2006
Use this index search to find information on world history, a series of timelines, and specialist articles. The timelines are designed to compliment the GCSE history curriculum.
http://www.historyworld.net/default.asp
22-02-2006
TREATY 2 U aims to show that despite controversy over the years, the Treaty of Waitangi continues to help New Zealanders understand the past, make sense of the present, and build for the future. Find information on this site about the exhibition's itinerary, and links to contact information and a related teaching resource.
http://www.tepapa.govt.nz/TePapa/English/WhatsOn/
ShortTermExhibitions/Trea
ty2U.htm
22-02-2006
This range of student activities explores the theme of air. Buoyancy, helium, hot air, and wind direction are all covered in the experiments. Teachers' notes and scientific explanations are provided.
http://www.omsi.edu/visit/physics/air/act/
21-02-2006
Find out about the complex ways in which people perceive and interpret sounds. The aim of this website is to increase awareness of sound psychology by examining what makes a sound unpleasant to hear. Students listen to a series of sounds and then vote for the most unpleasant sound.
http://www.sound101.org/
21-02-2006
Check out this new online resource, aimed at developing a wider knowledge and understanding of the media, launched by the Minister of Broadcasting, Steve Maharey, on 14 February. This website provides access to a range of information, research, and viewpoints about media and its use.
http://www.mediascape.ac.nz/
20-02-2006
Enrol your class for free to participate in the 2006−2007 interactive themes offered by the Environment Online (ENO) programme. ENO is a global virtual school for developing environmental awareness, both locally, and globally. Approximately 250 new schools are chosen each year to participate.
http://eno.joensuu.fi/apply/
20-02-2006
The second pilot of the electronic management system (called ENROL) is about to begin. Feedback from the pilot will assist development of the application, due in schools during term 3 2006. Secondary, intermediate, and restricted composite schools will be able to update student records as they enrol, transfer schools, or leave the school system. 'Introductions to ENROL' and training for all new users are occurring throughout 2006.
http://www.minedu.govt.nz/index.cfm?layout=document&documentid=10140&am
p;am
p;data=l
16-02-2006
View interactives exploring themes and issues central to Māori life. The two most recent interactives are 'He papa pānui' and 'He hui tā tātou' and are only available in Māori.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/wick_ed/maori/index.php
14-02-2006
This collection of essays presents a concise overview of the movements and the designers who were influential in developing industrial design as it is practised today. Topics include: The Arts and Crafts Movement, Art Nouveau, De Stijl and the Modern Movement, The Bauhaus, Art Deco, 1960's Pop and Postmodernism.
http://www.qdesign.co.nz/designhist.html
14-02-2006
Investigate this website for detailed information on the use of the Internet. Sections include 'Basics' (about connecting, navigating, searching, safety, and email), a glossary of Internet-related terms, frequently asked questions, archived guides, features and columns, as well as case studies of Internet use.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/index.shtml
14-02-2006
Get students to visit The Tech Museum of Innovation, San Jose, California, and explore technologies that are affecting people in their everyday lives.
http://thetech.org/exhibits/online/
14-02-2006
Investigate the mathematics behind real-life events happening in the world around you. Each story includes lesson ideas, activities, and links.
http://www.riverdeep.net
13-02-2006
The latest New Zealand Education Gazette Webwatch discovers a new collection to help with learning languages, brushes up on mathematics resources, and studies the Treaty of Waitangi with the new Hot Topic.
http://www.edgazette.govt.nz/articles.php?action=view&id=7047
10-02-2006
Visit this website and found out how primary school students year 6–7 may now study basic astronomy on the Internet and receive a certificate of completion from the National Observatory of New Zealand.
http://www.carterobservatory.net/public/learners.php
10-02-2006
Check out this information from the Education Review Office's website on school reviews in term 1, 2006.
http://www.ero.govt.nz/ero/publishing.nsf/Content/ERO%20Education%20Reviews
%20and%20Areas%20of%20National%20Interest%20for%202005
03-02-2006
View 'Students at School in 2006' for summary statistics on teacher numbers, funding, and actual and projected enrolments numbers. The document includes a regional breakdown of expected new entrants.
http://educationcounts.edcentre.govt.nz/themes/students-at-school-2006.html
03-02-2006
Use this website to provide your students with fun ways to learn about the UK, and to interact with kids in Britain.
http://www.britain4kiwikids.org.nz/
02-02-2006
Check out the maths activities, all related to rugby on this NZRFU site.The 'Teachers' corner includes information on resource kits for mathematics.
http://www.nzrugbynet.co.nz/nzrfu-edu/School.htm
02-02-2006
Browse the graphics available from this image library to help with construction of vocabulary resources. The images have been selected for basic vocabulary learning in any language, and the collection is searchable and contains instructions for copying and formatting the pictures.
http://web.uvic.ca/hcmc/clipart/
01-02-2006
WordSpace is a series of video conference discussions where participating schools dial into a video conference 'bridge' that connects them to the panel. In 2006 the writers include CK Stead, David Hill, Fleur Beale, Elizabeth Knox, and Glenn Colquhoun, and there will also be a discussion on the writing of Janet Frame.
http://www.nzbookcouncil.org.nz/education/aboutwordspace.html
01-02-2006
Visit the new Student Attendance key collection to find information on ways to manage student attendance and for strategies to keep students engaged in education.
http://www.tki.org.nz/r/governance/attendance/
01-02-2006
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