TASMANIAN HISTORY
Female Convicts Research Centre
Historical information about female convicts in Tasmania.

ONLINE RESOURCES
ABC Splash
A collection of online primary and secondary games, videos, audios and other resources. Produced by the ABC and Education Services Australia.

WORKSHEETS
Essential Kids: Worksheets
Simple worksheets such as word searches and fun activities to download. See also:
- preschoolers
- younger kids, and
- older kids

THINKING SKILLS
WU:Riddles
Problems to make students think. Scroll down for the index.

FINANCIAL LITERACY
Tax, Super + You
Australian Tax Office educational website on taxation and superannuation.

THE LAW
Tasmanian Law Handbook
Free online version of a book explaining the law in Tasmania in a straightforward manner, produced by the Hobart Community Legal Service.

TASMANIAN HISTORY
Royal Hobart Regatta
See especially history, historical photos and the huge number of historical moving picture files.

TASMANIAN HISTORY
Shaping Tasmania: a journey in 100 objects
Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery staff have selected 99 objects they say have shaped Tasmania's history, but they are asking for one more. Part of the ABC's website.

TASMANIAN HISTORY
Founders & Survivors

Detailed database containing information about the 73,000 convicts and children who were transported to Tasmania.

STUDENT SAFETY
Smart Stop
School bus safety interactive website launched by the Tasmanian government.

TASMANIAN HISTORY
Tasmania: Island of Treasures

Pdf version of a book by Sue Atkinson on Tasmania's museums and historical collections. The book is also available for purchase.

ENGLISH
Free Resources for English Teachers
Handouts and notes to download.

COMPUTER TIPS
New Year's resolutions for computer users
Advice for all computer users.

TYPING TUTORIALS
Learn How to Touch-Type
Eight touch-typing tools and tutorials.

STYLE GUIDES
Writing for the Digital Age
Survey of five free writing style guides online: Yahoo!, BBC, Guardian, National Geographic, Strunk's.
See also:
Tas State Treasury's Style Manual [pdf]
ABC Radio National Style Guide

DIGITAL TOOLS
The Top 10 Digital Learning Apps Teachers Can Actually Use
The use of "Apps" is a little misleading as, better still, these are websites with no need for apps-friendly devices.

TEACHING PROFESSION
Why do we feel so guilty for taking a day off sick?
Blog post which will resonate with all teachers on the problem of taking ill when you are a teacher.

GRAPHIC TOOLS
10 Fun Tools to Easily Make Your Own Infographics
Make infographics online.

TEACHING TIPS
30 Surprising (and Controversial) Ways Students Learn
A summary of useful learning techniques that are or may be effective according to educational research.

DIGITAL TOOLS
35 Digital Tools that Work with Bloom's Taxonomy
Online software and apps grouped by Bloom's main classification.

DIGITAL TOOLS
50 Education Technology Tools Every Teacher Should Know About
Software and online tools for teachers grouped under Learning, Lesson Planning and Tools, and Useful Tools

OLD DOCUMENTS
Digital Dead Sea Scrolls
You can now view the Dead Sea Scrolls, following a partnership between  the Israel Museum and the Google Cultural Institute.
See also Cultural Institute Dead Sea Scrolls page

STUDENT HEALTH & SAFETY
Helping Kids During Crisis
The American School Counselor Association provides links to a number of useful websites and documents.

MDT, SOCIAL SCIENCE
Children and Architecture
Information for schools on the human-made environment. From the Australian Institute of Architects.
- Tasmanian House Styles  [pdf]

MARINE SCIENCE
Redmap
Shows locations and provides more information about fish species spotted around Australia. Developed by the University of Tasmania.
- Tasmanian photos.