SEE ALSO Multimedia and New Learning Technologies

Resources are available online at the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development (DEECD) website.  Curriculum that is offered to students from Prep to Year 10 is accompanied by a range of teaching and learning aids to ensure teachers and students maximise the opportunities for education. 

Victorian Information Technology Teachers' Association 

ICT in Education:

DigiLearn - the new way teachers can access and download the Learning Federation’s learning objects and digital resources. Teachers are now able to search online by keyword or browse by domain to discover hundreds of different digital learning resources.

ePotential - an initiative created for Victorian teachers, to assist in the development of ICT Capabilities and is the strategic indicator for ICT professional learning.

ICT in Education Victoria - professional association that provides support and leadership to all educators in the use of ICT in teaching and learning

ICT and weblearning

Cybersmart Curriculum - contains everything teachers need to know about presenting a unit on internet safety and privacy.

The Victorian Education Channel - links school students, teachers and principals to web resources that have been recommended and reviewed by educators.  

ICT and eLearning - provides support and resources for incorporating ICT and eLearning in innovative and challenging pedagogies. Also includes links to the eLearning Planning Guide, professional learning opportunities, and digital content creation.  

21st Century Skills - developed by leaders in the US IT industry, this web site describes a range of initiatives to develop student ICT capability. This web site includes initiatives, frameworks and online resources.. 

IT Lesson Plans:

Basic Excel - suitable for Year 7, learn to use basic formulas (multiply, sum, average)  Intro to excel multiply sum & average.doc

KidsClick!  - US website, designed by librarians, which offers a nine-part tutorial on how to search the web efficiently and safely.

Open source products (free!):

Open office (instead of Microsoft Office)

http://www.openoffice.org

Mozilla (instead of Internet Explorer)

http://www.mozilla.org

Learning Management Systems

http://www.lamsfoundation.org/CD

http://www.atutor.cal

Training for how your computer works (eg. specific classroom software such as Inspiration and KidsPix)

http://www.internet4classrooms.com/on-line2.htm

Free pdf converter:

http://www.pdf995.com/why.html

Professional development, lesson plans and links to online education information:

http://www.eduref.org/index.shtml

Free software for blogs:

http://www.pmachine.com/pmachinepro/docs/overview.html#oysum

Free software for wiki engines:

http://www.tavi.soureforge.net/TaviDownload

'Try before you buy' is available at:

http://www.opensourcecms.com

Help news and support is available at:

http://slashdot.org

Other:

Software For Education Program - S4E - makes available software titles widely used in Victorian educational institutions at significantly reduced prices. Use the A-Z facility to search for specific software titles. Also provides a copyright policy, information about Microsoft products, open-source software and Norton antivirus.  

Website Toolkit - provides a practical framework for schools to use when designing or redeveloping web sites. Also supports schools and teachers in developing safe internet practices for students, align their web sites with best practice and meet legal requirements in online environments.