Primary Technology Education Resources State and Territory Organisations for Primary Technology Educators NSW Technology in Primary Schools Interest Group Technology Teachers Association Primary - South Australia TEFA Web Links A series of links to Technology Education Resources that can be found on the Web. Many will be relevant to all aspects of the curriculum including Primary. EdNA: Education Network Australia http://www.edna.gov.au Initiated by the Commonwealth, EdNA is a national process for cooperation and collaboration between all sectors of the Australian education and training community, focussing on information technology. The EdNA Directory can be browsed or searched through a category structure for resources including education Web sites, Australian education institutions and messages from education mailing lists and newsgroups which can be accessed without having to subscribe to the lists. ASTEC: Australian Science, Technology and Engineering Council http://astec.gov.au ASTEC, based in Canberra, provides independent advice to the Commonwealth Government of Australia on a wide range of policies and programs related to science and technology and concerning Commonwealth departments and agencies, higher education institutions and private enterprise. Current and Recent Studies include Foundations for Australia's Future - Science and Technology in Primary Schools: Final Report May 1997 ASTEC's S&T Policy Links is a selection of the many S&T policy related sites in Australia and around the world. IECC: Intercultural E-Mail Classroom Connection http://www.stolaf.edu/network/iecc/ The IECC mailing lists are provided by St Olaf College, Minnesota USA, as a free service to help teachers and classes link with partners in other countries and cultures for e-mail classroom pen-pal and project exchanges. Teachers@Work: Technology Education http://teachers.work.co.nz Teachers@Work has 1000+ reviewed links to Education Internet sites around the world in (NZ) Key Learning Areas including technology and information technology. This site also supports technology education. Technology is defined as "...creative, purposeful activity aimed at meeting the needs and opportunities through the development of products, systems, or environments. Knowledge, skills, and resources are combined to help solve practical problems. Technological practice takes place within, and is influenced by, social contexts." Childnet - Promoting the Interests of Children in International Communications http://www.childnet-int.org/ Childnet encourages positive educational and social contacts between children from different countries using technology and communications systems. The Childnet International Awards Scheme rewards innovation in using international communications to benefit children. Gateways: Information Technology in the Learning Process http://www.edna.edu.au/learnit A collection of teacher practice from Australian schools for integrating information technology across the curriculum. SOFWeb Science and Technology http://www.dse.vic.gov.au/steps/index.htm SOFWeb is an Internet service created by the Directorate of School Education in Victoria as part of Classrooms of the Future. It uses the WWWeb to provide a directory of schools-related information and activities accessible through the Internet. It is designed as a resource for Victorian public school students, teachers and other educational professional organisations. Questacon Web site http://sunsite.anu.edu.au/Questacon Questacon promotes understanding and appreciation of science and technology through a wide variety of interactive exhibitions and programs. The Curriculum Council of WA - Technology and Enterprise Curriculum http://www.sea.wa.edu.au/ This site documents the WA T&E Curriculum. In the WA Technology and Enterprise learning area, students learn to apply knowledge, skills and resources in the development of practical solutions to problems. They learn how to develop and design creative concepts, select and use appropriate materials and processes, carrying designs through to completion and appraising the result. Scholastic Australia - Primary School Resources http://www.scholastic.com.au/education/tresources/index.html Scholastic publishes a range of hard copy education magazines. Classroom is a magazine specially for teachers, full of practical ideas and comment on issues for teachers. ED's Oasis - Girls, Girls, Girls http://www.EDsOasis.org/Treasure/Girls.html Resources including software reviews and annotated Web links which encourage girls, and which motivate them to use technology. ED's Oasis is a Web site designed to help teachers use the Internet in curriculum-based activities. It contains guidelines for evaluating web sites, links to "the best" sites for education, and classroom examples from practising teachers. Toys & Technology Society of Designer Craftsmen toymaking books Mr. Wonder's Greatest Toyshop on Earth ToyCraft online catalogue Reed Books Kids Places What Do You Know? http://www.dominic.tas.edu.au/games/quiz/ An Interactive Internet Activity where students learn by creating and playing multiple choice, multimedia quizzes. There are comprehensive work sheets for classes and many ideas to help students throughout the project. This project enables students to develop teamwork and collaboration skills, and provides them with a means of publishing their own work on the Internet. NZ Ministry of Education: Technology in the New Zealand Curriculum (1995) http://www.education.org.nz/Curriculum/technology/techcont.htm Some Technology policy and standards Web sites from around the world recommended by Fiona McFadzean, Senior Education Officer for Technology, Queensland. http://www.thueringen.de/wocate/te_journ.htm http://www.bgsu.edu/colleges/technology/ept/jourpubs/journal/index.html http://www.mpls.k12.mn.us/currstandards.html http://www.ncrel.org/sdrs/areas/issues/educatrs/leadrshp/le4ass.htm http://ties.k12.mn.us/ http://putwest.boces.org/StSu/Technology.html Primary Technology Educators' Email List To join the list send an email to majordomo@owl.qut.edu.au with the message subscribe prim-techla To post messages to the list send email to prim-techla@owl.qut.edu.au Enquiries about the list or expressions of interest to contribute to these pages can be sent to List Manager - Ian Thompson or TEFA Project Officer Anne Howard The Forum: TEFA prim-techla archive Search and read through all of the email messages to the TEFA prim-techla list.
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