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Operation CLICK : Anzac to Kokoda

Operation CLICK : Anzac to Kokoda. Investigating Australia’s wartime history with the websites. Visit Gallipoli www.anzacsite.gov au Australia’s War 1939–1945 www.ww2australia.gov.au.

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Operation CLICK : Anzac to Kokoda

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  1. Operation CLICK: Anzac to Kokoda • Investigating Australia’s wartime history with the websites Visit Gallipoli www.anzacsite.gov au Australia’s War 1939–1945 www.ww2australia.gov.au

  2. Published as a teaching and learning resource for Australian schools byThe Department of Veterans’ Affairs Written and designed by The Office of the Board of Studies NSW with the participation of the History Teachers’ Association of New South Wales and the History Teachers’ Association of Victoria Ltd.

  3. Operation CLICK aims to: • help teachers make best use of the websites • suggest classroom application of ICT skills • excite student interest in Australia’s wartime heritage

  4. The Operation CLICK package includes a 100-page teachers’ guide that in each topic: • establishes the context with - background information - teacher briefing • suggests an extensive range of activities • explains the learning context and purpose • points to relevant web pages • lists additional teacher resources AND ...

  5. ...describes activities that encourage students to: • make connections • build knowledge • think analytically • respond creatively

  6. The teaching and learning activities are aimed at: Each lesson is labeled with recommended levelsBUT ... teachers can easily adapt materials selectively to suit their classes.

  7. The ten topics are:

  8. • levels • focus questions • learning context and purpose • key terms

  9. • quotes from references • extension activity • pointers to web pages

  10. • reference to CD-ROM work sheet • ICT skills check list • images

  11. • informative captions • teacher resources • summary of items on CD-ROM

  12. The CD-ROM contains • a version of both websites(as at March 2005) • installers for all software needed • resources including - work sheets for class activities or assignments - source sheets with text and/or images from websites - answer sheets to puzzles - samples and templates for creative activities - extension activities

  13. Work sheets are graded from the simple, for example...

  14. ...to the creative and analytical, for example...

  15. ...and more challenging extension activities that require independent research and analytical skills.

  16. Look in topic chapters for more activities without work sheets such as: • class discussions • empathy exercises • ‘show and tell’ related objects collected from home or elsewhere • interviews to conduct with family or community members • ideas for designing posters or displays • suggested dramatisations or videos • topics for presentations

  17. Work sheets are adaptable: • may be completed electronically or on paper • can be done individually, in pairs or groups • can draw on skills in ICT, maths or creative arts • often have suggestions for additional extension activities

  18. What’s cool on these sites? Visit Gallipoli site The first photo taken only hours after the first landing at Gallipolihttp://www.anzacsite.gov.au/1landing/index.html

  19. What’s cool on these sites? Visit Gallipoli site The diary drawings of Major Leslie Horehttp://www.anzacsite.gov.au/5environment/hore/hore.html The diary and sketches of Signaller Ellis Silashttp://www.anzacsite.gov.au/1landing/s_intro.html

  20. What’s cool on these sites? Visit Gallipoli site Ashmead-Bartlett’s original code cablegrams http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/1landing/bartlett.html

  21. What’s cool on these sites? Australia’s War 1939-1945 site A full Flash animation of the events of the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour, June 1942http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/underattack/sydharbour.html

  22. What’s cool on these sites? Australia’s War 1939-1945 site Useful “sound bites” of important speeches for classroom use Prime Minister Robert Menzies announcing Australia was at war http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/wardeclared/index.html Prime Minister Ben Chifley announcing the war was overhttp://www.ww2australia.gov.au/vevp/index.html

  23. What’s cool on these sites? Australia’s War 1939-1945 site Wartime newsreels The sinking of the hospital ship AHS Centaur off the coast of Queenslandhttp://www.ww2australia.gov.au/waratsea/index.html The defence of Port Moresbyhttp://www.ww2australia.gov.au/japadvance/moresby.html The Japanese surrenderhttp://www.ww2australia.gov.au/vevp/surrender.html

  24. What’s cool on these sites? Australia’s War 1939-1945 site A simulated radio transmitter used by the Coastwatchershttp://www.ww2australia.gov.au/coastwatcher/index.html

  25. Hints on using the sites in the classroom: • print off images/text for overheads • laminate reusable work sheets • download Anzac walk commentary • copy CD to standalone computer and data projector

  26. Remember to visit sites often to see what’s new - new material is being added continuously.

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