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 * Resources are undoubtedly crucial for the planning of this Wiki and for the completion of the student activites . Thus, this page was developed to give students and teachers a list of available and relevant online resources. Students will use the resources below in order to complete task one, two and three. Teachers will use the resources below to; plan a unit, plan a lesson, to strengthen their own knowledge and to create sample student responses for task one, two and three. **

= Online Resources for Students =

**Information about the Great Barrier Reef **
http://www.google.com.au @http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/ @http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/info_services/publications/newsletters/fact_sheets @http://www.reefhq.com.au/home/about_us/the_gbr @http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/great-barrier-reef/index.html @http://www.reefed.edu.au/home/explorer @http://www.reefed.edu.au/home/students

Information about human impacts on the Great Barrier Reef
http://www.google.com.au <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/key_issues/water_quality <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/info_services/publications/newsletters/fact_sheets <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@http://www.reefed.edu.au/home/explorer/hot_topics/water_quality/human_impacts

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Images of the Great Barrier Reef
<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@http://www.flickr.com/ <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/info_services/library/resources/reef_snapshots <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/great-barrier-reef/gallery.html <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">@http://www.google.com.au/imghp?hl=en&tab=wi

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Short video clips that contain general information about the Great Barrier Reef
@http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yw_WjN-4n3U @http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wbNeIn3vVKM

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Games relating to the Great Barrier Reef
@http://www.reefhq.com.au/home/lucky_t

= <span style="background-color: #0000ff; color: #ffffff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif; font-size: 140%;">Online Resources for Teachers =


 * <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">As well as the resources listed below, teachers should look at the student resources (above) as these websites will also be helpful for teachers when planning a unit or lesson. **

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">General teaching and learning resources
SOSE resources <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- This link will take you to SOSE resources that are available on the Department of Education and Training website.

Web 2.0 tools <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- This link will take you to ICT Learning Innovation Centre website which includes a detailed list of the available Web 2.0 tools. The website states what the Web 2.0 tools are, describes what the tools can be used for, gives a link to the tools websites and notes what year levels the tools are relevant to.

The Learning Place - This link will take you to the Learning Place website, which is a Queensland Education website that was designed to promote e-learning. On this website, you will find many valuable e-learning resources that are linked with the Queensland curriculum.

Professional Standards for Teachers <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- This link will take you to the Queensland College of Teachers (QCT) Professional Standards for Queensland Teachers page. This site will assist teachers to see what standards they need to meet via their teaching and learning practices.

Productive Pedagogies <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- This link will take you to the Department of Education and Training Website, which outlines the Productive Pedagogies. The Productive Pedagogies are a framework for teachers to use when developing their teaching and learning strategies. A detailed description of each strategy is given on this website.

Teaching and Learning Strategies <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- This link will take you to a website that includes a list of teaching and learning strategies. A detailed description of each strategy is given on this website.

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">SOSE Learning Area - <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This link will take you to the Department of Education and Training Website, which describes SOSE as a KLA and includes detailed descriptions on areas such as curriculum support in SOSE.

Student ICT Expectations <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- This link will take you to a SMART classrooms document in which student ICT expectations are outlined. An explanation of how teachers can use these expectations when planning is given.

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Content specific education resources
@http://www.reefed.edu.au/home/reefhq/the_living_classroom <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- This link will take you to a section of the Reef Ed website that includes 13 unit plans on the Great Barrier Reef. The units are designed for primary and lower secondary students.

@http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site/info_services/education/education_resources <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- This link will take you to a section of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority website. This section includes various educational resources relevant to the Great Barrier Reef.

<span class="wiki_link_ext">@http://www.reefed.edu.au/home/teaching <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- This link will take you to another section of the Reef Ed website that will assist teachers in developing teaching programs about the Great Barrier Reef.

**<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Arial Black',Gadget,sans-serif;">Planning resources **
APEL <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- This software assists teachers to plan units of work using the Queensland Essential Learnings

Lesson plans <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">- This link will take you to the Primary School lesson plan website. This site includes a wide variety of free lesson plans on a range of topics from each KLA.


 * Created by Kaitlin Dwyer **
 * Student Number: 11851691 **
 * Subject: ED3441 **