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The
HTA of NSW Web Links Page attempts to provide weblinks to sites
of use to our members. We therefore reserve the right to impartially
research and select those links which are posted. It is our policy
to limit our weblinks to largely non-profit
educational sites.
Others seeking a link to our site may apply to become an HTA
Partner or Advertise.
Australian
War Memorial
http://www.awm.gov.au/education/index.htm
During
the First World War, Australian troops were officially
encouraged to collect relics of the battles in which
they had fought. This web site makes some of those collections
accessible on-line to everyone for the first time.
A new resource (2008) on the AWM site is
'Causes of War’:
http://www.awm.gov.au/education/classroom/causes.htm
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This
collection constitutes the archives of the Commonwealth
government and allows access to those records created
since the formation of the Commonwealth of Australia
in 1901and other significant nineteenth-century records
relating to the colonies at the time of Federation.
DVA
(Dept Veterans Affairs)
http://www.dva.gov.au/commem/commac/studies/wtw.htm
An examination of Australia's wartime history.
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Parliament
Education Office
http://www.peo.gov.au/
T he
Parliamentary Education Office assists students
and teachers to understand the significance of the
Australian Parliament.
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National
History Project
http://www.hyperhistory.org
The
Federal Government sponsored project about the importance
of Australians' sense of their own history and identity.
The site is for students and teachers - both primary
and secondary; to provide resources for history
teachers, and for teachers not specialists in specific
areas of History.
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Jessie
Street National Women's Library
http://203.147.135.214/
Is a specialist library which collects, preserves
and promotes the awareness of the cultural heritage
of Australian women, facilitating learning, research
and communication.
Operation
Click -
http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/operationclick/
Support this DVA Web Site for Australian History
that
supports the book and CD-ROM delivered by DVA to every
school in Australia.
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State
Library of NSW
http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au
The State Library of NSW has a wealth of resources both
textual as well as a massive image library. It collects
all resources from the earliest days of NSW's history.
Access online HSC resources from home
The State Library provides free access to thousands
of local and international newspapers, journals, magazines,
rare books, and history, literary and film resources
from the convenience of home. The extensive range of
online resources - many of which are not freely available
- are relevant for HSC assessments and exam work.
To access to the State Library’s online resources,
register for a readers’ card at www.sl.nsw.gov.au/databases/athome.cfm
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Australian
Parliament House
http://www.aph.gov.au/education/index.htm
The Australian Parliament House web site provides a
wealth of material about the Australian Parliament and
Hansard records dating back to Federation |
Curriculum
Support
This
is the Department of Education's home page for teaching
ideas using technology. |
Board
of Studies (NSW)
http://www.boardofstudies.nsw.edu.au
The Board of Studies has an immensely varied site including
resources on syllabus topics and past HSC and SC papers. |
Register
of War Memorials
http://www.warmemorialsnsw.asn.au
The
Premier of New South Wales with the President of the
NSW RSL combined to make the Register of War Memorials
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Oral
History Project - TAFE
http://oralhistory.sydneyinstitute.wikispaces.net/
The TAFE NSW Sydney Institute Sutherland College Oral
History Project records oral histories of Social Inclusion
and Vocational Access students and general staff at
Sutherland College. The oral histories support school
and TAFE curriculum. The wiki includes lesson resources,
links to oral history collections and more. The project
is ongoing and was created in response to the award
of a Westfields History Scholarship.
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PictureAustralia
http://www.pictureaustralia.org/
Has a huge and greatly varied collection of images from
Australian History. This site makes a companion to the
State Library resources.
Cockatoo
Island
http://www.cockatooisland.gov.au/see/education/index.html
Cockatoo Island site encompasses convict, maritime and
industrial history. They run excursions for students
studying history and their website also has a free downloadable
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Screenrights
and Enhance TV
Screenrights
is a non-profit organisation appointed by the Government
to adminster the provisions of the Australian Copyright
Act that allow for educational copying from radio and
television. Screenrights have developed 'enhancetv'
- a free website which includes study guides, features
articles and a comprehensive television guide that lists
education programs for specific learning areas.
www.enhancetv.com.au
www.screenrights.org
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Curs!ons
Created for teachers by teachers, Cursions is a one-stop-shop
for planning school activities. Whether designing a
school camp, an excursion or simply a classroom activity,
their aim is to help you find the best solution for
you and your students. Search their database using year
level, curriculum and location to find relevant activities
and resources throughout Australia.
Find
School
Excursions and Activities
at Cursions!
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State
Library's collection of resources on many Extension
History topics.
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Ancient History
Links
http://robbrownarchaeologist.blogspot.com/
Ancient
History Preliminary and HSC Resource site for students
and teachers
Rob Brown is an Ancient History teacher from
Sydney doubles as a volunteer team member on various
archaeological projects. He has recently become a team
member for the Pompeii Food and Drink Project which
will undergo its field season in June and July. Join
him as he provides information, images, video and activities
from the ancient city of Pompeii. Rob will be blogging
his work in the ancient city as well as providing exclusive
images and video footage that can be used as source
material for studies in the core HSC topic. He is also
answering any questions students and teachers may have
for him that he can answer direct from Pompeii as well
as posting a number of source based activities from
the site.
The blog will also be used for future field work write
ups as part of his work with the project in Pompeii
and will also feature interesting current information
to supplement study for HSC covered topics.
The blogsite is at http://robbrownarchaeologist.blogspot.com/
To email Rob for questions and requests click
here
http://www.athensagoradig.com
In
the Athens summer of 2008 Australian history teacher,
Sasha Jessop, was invited and participated in the
volunteer excavation program. For Australian school
students studying Athenian history as part of the
New South Wales HSC syllabus, or even junior history
students studying Stage 4 or 5 history, this was an
exciting opportunity to connect with someone who is
experiencing the evidence firsthand. In the 2009 season,
Australian archaeologist Julia Psorakis will work
with Sasha Jessop to provide new information and images
for students to access.This
website provides a diary of the progress being made
on the excavation, useful
photos, as well as an opportunity for students to
ask an archaeologist about what its like to work on
a dig.
http://www.pompeiiinpictures.com
This website provides a complete
pictorial record of the remains of Pompeii. It contains
a record of every house, villa, caupona, shop, workshop,
temple, public area as well as all the tombs, gates,
towers etc in Pompeii, as well as all the areas closed
to the public. It is the most complete record of the
remains available and is used by teachers, students
authors and archaeologists all over the world.
It has been developed with the permission and support
of the Soprintendenza di Pompei for academic use.
http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/
A vast array of Greek topics including a massive catalogue
of archaeological sites; translations of classical
texts and a variety of academic essays on various
topics especially Thucydides
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/secrets/episodes/herculaneum-uncovered/108/
'Herculaneum Uncovered'
A PBS documentary on Herculaneum featuring
an interview with Prof Andrew Wallace-Hadrill.
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Modern History Links
History
Podcasts
www.thehistoryfaculty.com
The
historyfaculty.com is a joint venture of the School
of History, University of Leeds and PearsonGraphics.co.uk
(County Durham). The History Faculty is bringing
together leading university lecturers to build a
library of accessible and authoritative audio and
video podcast study guides for teachers, students,
and those who just love history. Each podcast consists
of an approximately 30 minute lecture that presents
a clearly structured overview of the issues it addresses.
The podcasts can be downloaded to mp3 and mp4 players,
mobile phones and computers, so viewers can learn
what they want, where they want and when they want.
Many of the lectures come with a “resources”
page that includes a “handout” identifying
key themes and concepts, a supplementary reading
list and links to high quality internet sources
reviewed by our experts.
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These organisations are HTA corporate members or support
HTA actitivites in various ways. They provide a range
of services that can be of interest to HTA members.
Those interested in becoming an HTA partner should contact
the HTA Office. Click here to email
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The
History Teachers' Association of Australia affiliates
the various state History Teachers' Assoications
in Australia.
Click on the logo to be directed to other State
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Created
for teachers by teachers, Cursions is a one-stop-shop
for planning school activities. Whether designing
a school camp, an excursion or simply a classroom
activity, their aim is to help you find the best
solution for you and your students. Search their
database using year level, curriculum and location
to find relevant activities and resources throughout
Australia.
Find
School
Excursions and Activities
at Cursions!
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Visit
hi.com.au to see their Education Bookstore, their
Resource Centre, information pages about Harcourt
Education Australia and its divisions and links
to their websites. Click on the logo to go directly
there. |
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Pearson
Education Australia publishes a wide range of high
quality innovative resources that cater for school
needs and assist with the implementation of current
curricula. Click on the logo to see their latest
History titles.
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