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Free Technology for Teachers: Soap Box - A Backchanneling Tool for Tablets, Phones, and Laptops

Free Technology for Teachers: Soap Box - A Backchanneling Tool for Tablets, Phones, and Laptops | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it

 Not into the" lecture" idea but the "confusion barometer" sounds interesting for students who may not be confident to ask questions . As Ricard Byrne points out-interesting in a "bring your own device" environment.

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Home | AC History Units

Home | AC History Units | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
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Unit ideas for planning NSW Syllabus for AC 2-10

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dotvoting.org -- easy online dot voting -- no registration needed

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Exploring Curation as a core competency in digital and media literacy education | Mihailidis | Journal of Interactive Media in Education

Exploring Curation as a core competency in digital and media literacy education | Mihailidis | Journal of Interactive Media in Education | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
Exploring Curation as a core competency in digital and media literacy education
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How historical figures would have looked today - Telegraph

How historical figures would have looked today - Telegraph | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
A team of digital artists spent three months updating a series of classic portraits for a new TV Series Secret Life on Yesterday.
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Students could choose own historical figures and create a representation of them today -image -Values -bio -Social Media profiles
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Sample mapping Asia-related HISTORY | Asia Education Foundation

Sample mapping Asia-related HISTORY | Asia Education Foundation | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
Mapping Asian Perspectives in History
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Moving song for Indigenous Anzacs | Vibe Australia

Moving song for Indigenous Anzacs | Vibe Australia | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it

It took Dave Arden four years to write his moving tribute to the Aboriginal Anzacs, a song that’s full of both pride and poignancy given these soldiers who"

 

Song Link :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SAmWnxuK8n0

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One day on the Western Front: an Australian officer's account of the carnage at Pozieres | smh.com.au

One day on the Western Front: an Australian officer's account of the carnage at Pozieres | smh.com.au | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
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Anzac Day 2013

Anzac Day 2013 | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
How the nation commemorates Anzac Day .
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Australia Turns 23 (million)! [INFOGRAPHIC]

Australia Turns 23 (million)! [INFOGRAPHIC] | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
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5 Awesome Wikipedia Apps for iPad

5 Awesome Wikipedia Apps for iPad | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
Wikipedia is one of the best sites to use to learn about new topics. You can find something about almost any topic on the site. Wikipedia is easily accessible
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Pursued and Google Maps: Stay one step ahead

Pursued and Google Maps: Stay one step ahead | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
Imagine you are a trained undercover agent. While helping a little old lady across the street after saving stranded kittens stuck in a tree, you’re ambushed by evil doers.
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#Geography #game #map
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iLearn Technology » Blog Archive » Math Trail: Powered by GoogleMaps

iLearn Technology » Blog Archive » Math Trail: Powered by GoogleMaps | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
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Digital slidebooks for student creativity, self-expression, and imagination - Biteslide

Digital slidebooks for student creativity, self-expression, and imagination - Biteslide | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
Biteslide is a fun and easy-to-use slidebook app that promotes student creativity, self-expression, and imagination.
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Not free but worth a look at...?

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History Heroes – trying to get everyone interested in the past

History Heroes – trying to get everyone interested in the past | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
At the moment Year 8 are studying “How great was Great Britain in the nineteenth century?
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Nice idea for promoting history , citizenship and value of actions past .
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Best of School Tools: Q1 2013 (EdSurge News)

Best of School Tools: Q1 2013 (EdSurge News) | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
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Mabo/Mabo - The Native Title Revolution

Mabo/Mabo - The Native Title Revolution | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
Mabo - The Native Title Revolution
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Stage 5

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Hitler's Food Taster Tells of Poisoning Fears

Hitler's Food Taster Tells of Poisoning Fears | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
She's 95 and only now telling her story. She was one of Hitler's food tasters during the war. The shame and fear of persecution forced her to keep it secret all these years. But now, according to the story on WTOP's page, she's spilling the beans.
Arlis Groves's curator insight, May 2, 1:08 AM

Students - What stories do your grandparents and great-grandparents still have to tell you?

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WWI Alleged Miscarriage of Justice? - Late Night Live - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

WWI Alleged Miscarriage of Justice? - Late Night Live - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
Is it braver to go to war and serve as a soldier, or to resist the war effort at home? During WWI, conscientious objectors in Britain were imprisoned for their beliefs about the futility and savagery of the Great War.
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Australian Aboriginals and war (Anzac Day Websites)

Australian Aboriginals and war (Anzac Day Websites) | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders and the Anzac sirit.
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Islamic rewrite of Gallipoli legend

Islamic rewrite of Gallipoli legend | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it

In the shifting sands of military history, few battles have been mythologised as absolutely as the Gallipoli campaign.

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and another perspective "Other Nations born at Gallipoli" http://theconversation.com/who-were-we-fighting-at-gallipoli-13701

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Indigenous POW Gunner Percy to be remembered in Redfern - Anzac Day 2013 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

Indigenous POW Gunner Percy to be remembered in Redfern - Anzac Day 2013 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
The Anzac commemorations at Redfern honouring Indigenous diggers will hear the remarkable story of Percy 'Gunner' Suey.
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A Beginning List Of The Best Geography Sites For Learning About Asia & The Middle East | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

A Beginning List Of The Best Geography Sites For Learning About Asia & The Middle East | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day… | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
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#geography #history #asia #AC

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Digital Differentiation Tools for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Digital Differentiation Tools for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
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Middle Ages Resources

Middle Ages Resources | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
If you are covering the Middle Ages as we will be doing in a week, then you might take a look at my Pinterest Board for the Middle Ages. It has a pretty good collection of video clips and links.
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Map Treasure Hunt

Map Treasure Hunt | History and Geography in the 21st Century Classroom | Scoop.it
Carla Saunders's insight:

Definitley a few ways to use this in HSIE

Mirv's curator insight, April 3, 11:22 PM

Create your own HSIE game for your students