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=// Teacher Resources: //= The following links are resources for teachers to assist the children when they are researching for the task. There is also appropriate books to read to the children in class as well as an interactive whiteboard resource. The Australian curriculum outline is attached for teachers to refer to when conducting the task. We have even included lesson plans for each of the tasks.

[|The learning Federation:] The learning federation is a great tool to find images, audio, visuals, teacher resources and learning objects for information on the topic of choice, i.e.. Anzac Day
 * Websites:**

[|Teaching Gallipoli- Australian government website] This website contains various pdf files that contain information from events that took place at Gallipoli from soldiers personal recounts, online books by authors who gathered and published factual information about the war and also some useful ideas for teachers to give students activities that they could use to further the knowledge of students about Gallipoli. These pdf files do require the latest versions of adobe software so if you do not have the most recent adobe software, then the link provide will aid in downlaoding it so access to the pdf's on this website. [|Adobe flashplayer download]

[|Investigating Gallipoli- A resource for primary schools]

The above link is a useful resource for teachers, it is an online pdf file that gives information and briefings in regards to the war at Gallipoli, how to teach children about war, outcomes that children should know about after learning about gallipoli, potential teaching strategies aswell as terms and meanings of key dates, words and other ideas that students may not be able to grasp. This is useful on a whole for a teacher because it not only gives them information they may not know, if certain teaching plans dont work, then there aren a number of other strategies to teach the children the curriculm that may aid them better in learning the chosen topic.


 * Curriculum:**

Siers, Robyn., and Heather, Tregoning-Lawrence.2011. Forever Yours. DVA Education Resources. []
 * Books:**

[|Classroom- Interactive lesson plans and teaching resources] - This link is a basic YouTubevideo of how an interactive whiteboardis beneficial to the classroom through its various softwares.
 * Interactive Whiteboard Resource:** [| Possible links (focus on key stage 4)]

Social networking sites are a great tool for communicating amongst teachers. They are a fast and effective way to share links, ideas and other useful materials when discussing a topic. One example of such a site is Skype. To use Skype you simply download it from the internet and create a username for yourself. To find people you would like to be in contact with you search their usernames and add them as a friend/connection. You can send your contacts a message whenever you want, but you are also able to see when they are online. To create a message click on the plus arrow tab in the top left corner of the page and select the subheading //New Conversation...// then you can add the people from your contact list who you would like to be able to participate in your message. Skype also makes it possible to video chat if you feel that is a more accessible way to take in/share information. To video chat click on the green bar that appears over your contact's name and select video chat. Skype is simple, easy to access and can bridge communication issues with other teaches when working on improving/discussing classroom work. Another possibility is creating a class page on skype. Students can easily communicate with each other and upload files (such as word documents, PowerPoint presentations etc). We highly recommend creating a Skype class page and adding all the students to the page. This will make homework tasks and communicating in general much faster and simpler.
 * Social Networking Site:**

**Class Plan:** //Subject Title:// Interview with an ANZAC soldier. //Class:// year seven, history. //Topic:// Australian and New Zealand Army Corps (ANZACs): World War I (WW1) (eg Gallipoli/returned soldiers: the Anzac legend). //Activity:// Student are to research an ANZAC soldier in small groups (2-3). From their findings they must then create an presentation in the form of an interview and each member must partake (e.g interviewer, role of the soldier, T.V host etc). The interview should be 3-5 minutes long. //Resources:// Internet, books, films or documentaries. //Contribution to Skills:// ICT (confidence with technology), research skills, public speaking and literacy. Homework: Find three names and one image of some soldiers from Gallipoli and tell the group about them.

9 weeks. This task will need to be carried out over a number of class. Depending on how many classes of society & environment your class has a week the task time will vary. This timeframe applies if students have society and environment for 1 hour once a week. //Research Time:// 3 hours //Organising powerpoint//: 2 hours //Organising an Interview:// 2 hours //Preparing/Practice:// 1 hour //Presenting:// 1-2 hours depending on size of class.
 * Timeframe:**

//Time:// 1 hour //Activity:// Students need to in groups of 2 or 3. Each group needs access to a computer where they then need to gather information and find useful sites. They have to elect one member of the group to save or write down the information they find. //Research:// Student's need to find sites that have first or secondhand information on the soldiers experiences of the Gallipoli war. (I.e. Letters, journals, movies, postcards, youtube clips etc) //Teacher activity:// create a Skype page to communicate with other teachers on the topic and create a separate Skype page for the class. The class can communicate on this page and in weeks four and five upload their powerpoint presentations for the other groups to see. //Note:// Inform class on how to use/ access Skype.
 * Class one:**

//Time:// 1 hour //Activity:// In their groups students need access to a computer where they then need to gather information and find useful sites. They have to elect one member of the group to save or write down the information they find. //Research:// Student's need to find sites that have first or secondhand information on the soldiers experiences of the Gallipoli war. (I.e. Letters, journals, movies, postcards, youtube clips etc) //Note:// This class can be a library lesson. In that case the students must use library resources instead of the internet to further gather their information. (I.e. books, magazines, photographs, newspapers etc)
 * Class two:**

//Time:// 1 hour //Activity:// Last session to gather final information. Each group needs access to a computer where they then need to gather and organise information and find useful sites. They have to elect one member of the group to save or write down the information they find. Information should be saved in one are to prepare for work on powerpoint presentation. //Research:// Student's need to find sites that have first or secondhand information on the soldiers experiences of the Gallipoli war. (I.e. Letters, journals, movies, postcards, youtube clips etc)
 * Class three:**

//Time:// 1 hour //Activity:// The students need to start a powerpoint that organises the information they have gathered in a time line format. The powerpoint needs to be 10-15 slides long.
 * Class four:**

//Time:// 1 hour //Activity:// The groups need to continue and finish work on their powerpoint. The information has to be set out in a timeline format with images to support the presentation. The powerpoint needs to be 10-15 slides long. //Homework:// If the powerpoint is not finished then students need to meet up in their groups and complete it. Students must upload their PowerPoints into the class Skype page.
 * Class five:**

//Time:// 1 hour :-30 minutes for worksheet and discussion of worksheet. 30 minutes to allow students to think about the values and attitudes of the soldiers. (Worksheet should be done after the students have gathered their thoughts on the ANZAC's values and attitudes) //Teacher planning:// You need to create a worksheet that can help students compare their values to those of the ANZAC's. This worksheet should also help them start thinking about why the soldiers values and attitudes were so important to them //Activity:// In class students need to use their gathered information (can be found in their PowerPoints) to figure out the values and attitudes of the Anzac soldiers. Then they need to compare it to their values and attitudes using a worksheet. //Homework:// Students need to look at some of the other groups Powerpoint presentations on their Skype class page.
 * Class six:**

//Time:// 1 hour //Activity:// The groups need to create a script. Each member needs a role. There must be at least one interviewer and one soldier in every interview. (Students can have another interviewer or soldier if their groups are larger then 2 members. The third member could also play themselves and talk about their modern values showing the comparisons between their values and those of the soldiers.) //Homework:// if the script is not finished in this class the students need to meet up in their free time and complete it before their next class.
 * Class seven:**

//Time:// 1 hour //Activity:// presenting interview to the class
 * Class eight:**

//Time:// 1 hour //Activity:// presenting interview to the class
 * Class nine:**