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A selection of sources that can be browsed for interest or searched within for specific topics or subject matter.
A selection of sources that can be browsed for interest or searched within for specific topics or subject matter.
Designed especially to explain news and current issues to students
Designed especially to explain news and current issues to students
Features:
Features:
- Topics from episodes of BTN are available as stand alone videos
- Comparable to KidsNews for ease of access
- Some articles and links to related ABC News articles
- An easy way to understand national and global issues
Reading level: Variable, but mostly 😀
Reading level: Variable, but mostly 😀
Features:
Features:
- Designed especially to support the Australian Curriculum.
- Highly visual organisation with excellent short videos and digibooks that are accessible to all students.
- A wealth of resources for staff and students.
- Can be overwhelming if your keywords don't work or you get too many results
- Best to use the tabs on the top and filters at the side to refine.
- Lots of Australian content, but with some international issues and creators
Reading level: Variable, but mostly 😐😀 (some harder links)
Reading level: Variable, but mostly 😐😀 (some harder links)
A collection of videos that have been curated especially to be kid-friendly, but informative.
A collection of videos that have been curated especially to be kid-friendly, but informative.
Features:
Features:
- Cleared by NSW DoE for viewing (video platforms are usually blocked)
- Claims to be “Not made for kids… but perfect for them”
- Source and topics vary greatly
- Tries to address some of the harder topics, along with lots of interesting and fun ones
- Can share to Google Classroom
- Student friendly language
- Beware, not all topics available and it is easy to get distracted.
Reading level: Variable, but mostly 😀
Reading level: Variable, but mostly 😀
Student-friendly information, with an American focus.
Student-friendly information, with an American focus.
Features:
Features:
National Geographic began as a magazine recording the beautiful, surprising and bizarre found in nature and societies around the world. More recently, there are articles about the harm being done to the planet and some of this information is online.
National Geographic began as a magazine recording the beautiful, surprising and bizarre found in nature and societies around the world. More recently, there are articles about the harm being done to the planet and some of this information is online.
- A searchable site on a variety of subjects.
- Clear labelling of age appropriateness.
- The education site is a great source of student friendly information, but it has an american focus and does not have a wide coverage of topics.
- This is the the 'education' section of National Geographic (.org), which is quite different to other National Geographic.com sites (ie: Kids, Family). The National Geographic Magazine online requires subscription to access.
Reading level: Variable, but mostly 😐😀
Reading level: Variable, but mostly 😐😀
Partial access to this online magazine about Australia's nature, culture people and places.
Partial access to this online magazine about Australia's nature, culture people and places.
Features:
Features:
- Beautiful photography.
- Australian focus means it is highly engaging.
- Length of article stated (i.e. 2 minute read).
- Language is simplified as much as possible to make it accessible.
- Advertisements due to partial access. Subscription required for full access.
Reading level: Variable, but mostly 😐😀
Reading level: Variable, but mostly 😐😀
Other links
Other links
Issues in Society
Issues in Society
Reference material
Reference material
RefSeek: directory of online reference sources: https://www.refseek.com/directory/encyclopedias.html
RefSeek: directory of online reference sources: https://www.refseek.com/directory/encyclopedias.html
Online dictionaries
Online dictionaries
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