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Teacher Resources This collection of resources can be used independently as a single lesson or as part of the suggested authentic task. These resources include how-to's, interactive software plus online and downloadable information and activities. Provided below:
 * How to Create a Podcast
 * Mindmap
 * Interactive Whiteboard
 * Timeline
 * Artwork
 * Narrative
 * Invitations
 * Ned Kelly Topic Introduction and Research Resources
 * Book Week
 * References

How to Create a Podcast This authentic learning task is to create a podcast to be played at a parent evening and shared with other students through the library. For this activity we recommend the Podcast creation be teacher directed but undertaken by the students. Podomatic One of several websites suggested by the WA Department of Education. Offers free and simple podcasting (the ‘Basic’ option) or minicasting (combining photos and audio) creation and publishing. Podcasts in the classroomThis WA Department of Education website explains how to create a podcast and provides links to online podcasting courses and other supporting resources. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Podcasting 101 for K-12 Librarians This article is useful for sharing with librarians if you decide to make the podcasts available to other students and staff through your school library. Also useful as a teacher resource as it has additional information on creating and sharing podcasts, including how to create an RSS feed which may be helpful if you wish to share with parents via your class/school/teacher website. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">What Everyone Ought to Know About Podcasting The Edublogger blog contains a two part series on Podcasting tips <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">How to Create a Podcast for DummiesSimple instructional YouTube video media type="youtube" key="SF6WmxRIeHg" height="315" width="560"

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Mindmap <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Bubbl.us Free Mind mapping Software suitable for all ages

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Interactive Whiteboard (IWB) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Make Your Verdict National Museum of Australia interactive resource suitable for IWB. Can be used as a class activity, or directly by students; enter their first name and age to join the jury. Consider the defence and prosecution evidence and vote: Ned Kelly - hero or villain?

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Timeline <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Xtimeline Free web based timeline software. Also contains Ned Kelly timelines: Ned Kelly 3, Ned Kelly Life and Times <span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Teacher Tip/Extension: <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">As an alternative or extension to creating a timeline on paper, consider having the students use the timeline software to record their research into the events in Ned Kelly's life.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Artwork <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Students create art depicting their view of Ned Kelly and events from their research to support the Podcast. See the Student Resource page for links to Sidney Nolan examples on the Learning Federation. Any medium that can be captured by video, camera or other suitable technology for the podcast is suitable, such as oil pastel, charcoal illustrations, paintings or craft constructions (see example clip The Story of Ned Kelly on Student Resource page). <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">For further examples of Ned Kelly art and images view Red Bubble or search for 'Ned Kelly Art' on social media image share resource flickr. <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 16px; line-height: 24px;">Teacher Tip/Extension: <span style="color: #000000; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Consider also using stop-motion animation. There are many possibilities including clay, toys, and flipbooks. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">How to Create a Claymation or Stop-motion Video is an article from the Makeuseof website explaining how to storyboard, create clay or toy characters and create a claymation or stopmotion clip using video software.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Claymation with PowerPoint is a teacher's website providing step-by-step 'how to' instructions specifically for PowerPoint.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Narrative <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Exploring How Texts Work by Beverly Derewianka - Chapter 4 of this book explores technical aspects of Narratives. Note also Chapter 7 on Arguments uses Ned Kelly as its example content, providing additional teacher topic information. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">The Learning Federation - R11585 Who tells the story? Year 2-3, a unit of work focusing on narrative form, point of view, character, story maps and digital stories. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Narrative Writing and IWB's by Brad Edwards of Marryatville Primary School - resource containing narrative scaffolding and mindmap ideas for IWB.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Invitations <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Students produce invitations to their family working either individually, as groups or as a class. Invitations may utilise their earlier artwork, and may be created as a craft project or using software such as Microsoft Word, Paint or Publisher. The following example used Word and Paint:

<span style="color: #800000; display: block; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%; text-align: center;">Ned Kelly Topic Introduction and Research Resources

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Books (book references) <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Ned Kelly and the Green SashPrimary level book by Mark Greenwood, illustrated by Frane Lessac, suitable for reading to children as an introduction to the story of Ned Kelly. Narrative form provides a good example for the following authentic task.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">An illustrated history of the Kelly gang Reading level age 8+. Ned’s version of events in his own words, edited into an easy to read version. See also the document below relating to the original Jerilderie Letter.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Ned Kelly’s Jerilderee Letter Reading level age 8+. Ned’s version of events in his own words, edited into an easy to read version. See also the document below relating to the original Jerilderie Letter.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">The Jerilderee Letter Ned’s version of events in his own words. Older audience text.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Ned Kelly: A Short Life Teacher background information.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Bushrangers: Heroes, Victims or Villains? by Jill B. Bruce (pgs 34-39) - Student level account of the history of Ned Kelly and the Kelly Gang, including fact points on each member.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Bushrangers by Garry Disher (pgs 24-29) - Volume 2 of The Australia File- Student accessible historical account with map portrayal of Ned Kelly's last stand.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">End of an Era by Pamela Graham (pgs 30-43) - Extensive resource made accessible to students through its many images, layout and glossary

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">The Wild Colonial Boys: Australia's Most Notorious Bushrangers by Paula Hunt - Historical account for students, featuring a timeline and peppered with quotes from the gang and interesting facts.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Websites <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Bushrangers – State Library of VictoriaWebsite containing up to date facts with pages suitable for student research plus teacher information resource pages including handouts. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Ned Kelly’s World History, map and family tree <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Australian Dictionary BiographyAustralian National University website containing a Ned Kelly biography <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">IronOutlaw.com - Ned Kelly Outlaw Hero Legend Looks at the Ned Kelly story myths and facts from a variety of angles <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Ned Kelly: villain or hero?From The Age newspaper’s education resource centre, a collation of information, articles and editorial opinions. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Wikipedia – Ned KellyThis is likely to be a popular starting point for student research, however facts should be carefully checked for accuracy

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Movies <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Ned Kelly’s Armour National Film and Sound Archive, State Library of Victoria in Melbourne. Chris Taylor looks at Australian National Treasures – also contains classroom activities, background info and resource links.

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Ned Kelly Identified Seven News report on the finding of Ned Kelly’s remains media type="youtube" key="-1uCmKZcEHI" height="315" width="560"

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Australia still divided over Ned Kelly A guide at the Old Melbourne Gaol conducts a tour discussing the history and conflicting views about Ned Kelly. Caution, some content may not be suitable for students. media type="youtube" key="MwacmASYFvk" height="315" width="560" <span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Documents <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Ambush: Ned Kelly and the Stringybark Creek Murders Victorian Police Museum publication told from the point of view of the sole survivor, Constable Thomas McIntyre. Education kit in two sections; the first aimed at years 4-6 and the second years 7-12. <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">Ned Kelly’s Jerilderie Letter Lesson plan for the original Jerilderie Letter. Aimed at year 5, consider for adaptable ideas and possible links to edited Jerilderie Letter version listed in books above.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 120%;">TEACHER TIP: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">Note for teachers of older classes wishing to adopt aspects of this authentic task - the above documents contain lesson plans and resources suitable for years 4-12.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">Book Week <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%;">This authentic task is timed to have the final product available for public display coinciding with The Children's Book Council of Australia Book Week festival in term 3. Book Week is a national community event involving teachers and students, librarians, authors and of course readers.

<span style="color: #800000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 160%;">References <span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">fordummies. (2009). How to create a podcast for dummies [Video]. Retrieved May 2012, from []

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">irelandcom. (2008). Australia still divided over Ned Kelly [Video]. Retrieved May 2012, from []

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">National Museum of Australia. [2010]. Make your verdict. Retrieved May 2012, from @http://www.nma.gov.au/education-kids/classroom_learning/multimedia/interactives/make_your_verdict

<span style="display: block; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 120%; text-align: left;">ten. (2011). Ned Kelly identified [Video]. Retrieved May 2012, from []