Working The Web

Lisa Kuhne

Learning Choices Expo

Sydney – 24th June 2004

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A little bit about me?

• Disability Studies at Deakin University Burwood• Worked with 8-18 year old with intellectual & physical

disabilities in a home environment• Camp America • In home support worker with shire• Employment consultant for people with a disability• Youth Worker + part time TAFE• Youth Programs Co-ordinator at TAFE (VCAL, CWE,

CGEA, YEP)• Co-ordinate programs, teach, support students & staff• Enjoy finding resources for staff & students and looking

for new ways to teach

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The VCAL Program

• Victorian Certificate of Applied Learning (VCAL)• Central Gippsland Institute of TAFE – Leongatha

Campus• Foundation and Intermediate• 28 Students• Age Range 14 – 21• Students choose to study at TAFE for a wide

range of reasons• Full time and Part time• As flexible as possible

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How do we use technology?

• Digital cameras and video for recording events and assessment purposes

• Set of 10 laptops for use in and out of the classroom and a computer lab

• Computers are used highly by both students and teachers

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Student Computer Use

• Word Processing

• Presentation of information

• Research on the internet

• Going to a specific site to complete a task

• Games

• TAFE VC

• Communication with students & staff

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Teacher Computer Use

• Research

• Internet based activities for students

• With the data projector as a ‘whole class’ activity

• Communication with students & staff

• TAFE VC

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Key areas of information for today

• Web Quests and online activities• Health• Human rights, Citizenship & Government• Literacy• Numeracy• Work Related Skills• Puzzles, Quizzes & Games• Other Good Stuff• TAFE VC

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Web Quests & Online Activities

• Best Web Quests http://www.bestwebquests.com an example: what does it mean it be Australian

• Matrix of WebQuest Examples• SBC Knowledge Network Explorer : Online Lear

ning • Hotlist: Researching the World!• Hunt: World War One• Web-Based Projects

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Health

• Child and Youth Health• Like it is - Sex Education• scarleteen - sex education for the real worl

d• Virtual Party • Reach Out• SHine SA - Youth Home Page• Head Room

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Human rights, Citizenship & Government

• http://www.humanrights.gov.au/info_for_teachers/

• Lawstuff• Discovering Democracy• The minature earth• We Were Humans• MapQuest: World Atlas• Racism. No Way.

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Literacy

• The Learning Edge - Voice Newspaper

• CGEA - The Certificates in General Education for Adults

• Language Australia

• ARIS - The Adult Education Resource & Information Service In Australia

• The Age

• Literacy Net

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Numeracy

• YOLA• Numeracy Online• Get Phoning• Money Stuff: Take The Challenge• Interactive Maths Games• Maths - Virtual Classroom• ABS Education Services• Escape From Knab

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Work Related Skills

• ACTU worksite for schools• Webquest - enterprising people• Virtual Hotel• OHS: YouthSafe: Audio Stories• OHS: YouthSafe: Classroom activities• Workplace Health and Safety Training Resource• WorkSafe Smart Move - Student Resources• safe@work - Teacher Resources • Future Choices: Weblinks• Job Guide 2004

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Puzzles, Quizzes & Games

• BrainPOP

• Cool Quiz

• FunBrain

• Puzzle Maker

• free Puzzles

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Other Good Stuff

• EnhanceTV• ABC Online• BBC - Home of the BBC on the Internet• The Idea Machine• Search Site

SBC Knowledge Network Explore Search Page• Froguts http://www.froguts.com• ABC Education Resources http://www.abc.net.au/learn/

teacher resource TALK IT UP - Adults Only• Vivisimo Clustering • CNN.com - World News• The Source

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TAFE VC

• TAFE VC Virtual Campus

• Out There

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Subscribe to

• Youth Field Express

• Edna on line

• Enhance TV

• IMAX Education

• Dusseldorp Skills Forum

• Australian Training Products

• TAFE Frontiers

Thank You If you would like a copy of the presentation please contact

Lisa Kuhne at GippsTAFE on 0356 623595 or

lisak@gippstafe.vic.edu.au