War websites from the Dept Of Veteran Affairs

War resources on the web

http://www.dva.gov.au/ - has pdf versions of educational resources about Anzac to Kokoda, Australians on the Western front, Australia and the Vietnam Warthere is also a commemorations section about the history of Anzac Day and its services
Take a virtual walk at Gallipoli at http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/
Find hundreds of stories of Australians who served in wars at http://www.australiansatwar.gov.au/
and Australia during WWII as http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/
The WWII nominal roll has 1 million records of servicemen and women at http://www.ww2roll.gov.au/
and there are transcripts of interviews from Australian veterans at http://www.australiansatwarfilmarchive.gov.au/


Louise (from DVA education resources sheet)

about immigrants groups in Australia

http://www.vtpu.org.au/resources/communityprofiles.php
Community Profiles: Immigrant and Refugee Communities in Australia, organised by country.
This webpage comprises a compilation of links to profiles on more than 160 immigrant and refugee communities in Australia available on various Australian (and some international) websites. Information provided by each profile varies and is briefly described in the Contents of site column. Content may include demographic information about the communities in Australia, cultural information such as religious beliefs and traditional practices, mental health information where available, and historical and economic background in the home country. Louise

Mind mapping

Need to use a mind mapping tool? Lyndon Sharp from the NSW Board of Studies recommends the http://bubbl.us/ website for on-line mind mappingWhat is it? - Bubbl.us is a simple and free web application that lets you brainstorm online.
Why use bubbl.us? - Because you can: Create colorful mind maps online, Share and work with friends, Embed your mind map in your blog or website, Email and print your mind map,
Save your mind map as an image
brainstorming made simple
Louise

Bibliography help

At a recent 2008 HSC seminar Lyndon Sharp from the NSW Board of Studies recommended the http://www.noodletools.com/ website for making bibliographies. NoodleBib is available on the site and is a comprehensive and accurate bibliography composer with fully-integrated note-taking.
Louise

Need help to take a poll?

Polls are useful tools for measuring opinions. Lyndon Sharp from the NSW Board of Studies recommends http://www.polldaddy.com/ for high school students to use to make and analyse polls. Louise

Need help to do a survey?

Lyndon Sharp from the NSW Board of Studies recommends that students use http://www.surveymonkey.com/ to undertake surveys for such school assignments as the Senior Geography project. This site not only helps you design the survey but also analyzes the results with graphs and charts.

Louise

Year 12 Geography ecosystem tips

At the 2008 HSC seminar the geography presenter recommended the following websites for the Yr 12 geography ecosystem assignments, here the Great Barrier Reef is a popular choice.

• http://www.gbrmpa.gov.au/corp_site
The best site for information on the Great Barrier Reef, all aspects of the syllabus are covered.

• http://www.wri.org/project/coral-reefs
A useful site for threats, mapping of reef areas under threat and information on management

Louise

Year 11 Geography tips - Global challenges

At the 2008 HSC seminar at the SLNSW the geography presenter recommended these websites for year 11 students doing Global Challenge subjects

• http://hdr.undp.org/en/
An excellent source on population statistics, development trends, climate change and the implications for development.

• http://www.sasi.group.shef.ac.uk/worldmapper/index.html A source that builds up spatial awareness of production and consumption of the worlds resources.

Louise