MY FUTURE - Australian career information service which takes the student on an interactive and personalised tour. A joint initiative of Australian, State and Territory governments.
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BRITISH COUNCIL: LEARN ENGLISH KIDS - Learn English online - games, print and do, songs, stories, writing topics. Designed for younger students.
BBC SKILLWISE - factsheets, worksheets, quizzes and games to help improve your skills in grammar, reading, writing, maths and much more.
FACT MONSTER - offers help on topics like geography, maths, science, history, language and social studies. It also has a Skills area that helps with writing, studying and revision techniques.
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC - has a search engine that will bring up information on nearly everything you type in. You can decide whether you need images, written information, maps, and there is also a help wizard if you get stuck.
BJ PINCHBECK’S HOMEWORK HELPER - provides resources and information to help users with homework and research. The site has more than 500 links to information on the Internet covering subjects such as math, science, social studies, languages, history, music, art, and computers.
BBC - SOS TEACHER - answers your homework, coursework and revision questions. Look through the archive of questions that have been answered.
If you have teens they’ve probably got a Facebook page. Is that good? Well, yes, they can socialise, share photos and play games. But, are they safe and is their privacy protected!
How can we help them be safe on Facebook? First you’ll need to find out if they have a Facebook page. Best thing to do is ask them!
Now, most teens I know are pretty trusting and probably think that they are posting only to their friends, but “friends” can share thier information so easily with others that it’s important to let them know how thay can keep themselves safe.
I’ve found a great website to help you explain this to your teen. It’s called Facebook Guide for Parents
Facebook Guide for Parents is run by Facebook experts and offers step-by-step tutorials on Facebook written specifically for parents. You can use the guidebook or follow the short and easy videos.
Learn the how tos of setting up your Facebook profile
Securing it with Facebook privacy settings
Tops on how to handle cyber-bullies
I just love it when I find a clear, concise guide that caters to different learning styles. Facebook Guide for Parents presents a written guide as well as instructional videos, that seem to go just at the right pace for me to take in this vital information, to help me protect my child online.
There is a lot being said about the damaging effects of alcohol on the young mind in the press right now.
According to the team at Murdock Children’s Research Institute in Melbourne, teenagers who drink even small amounts of alcohol have significantly higher risk of developing alcohol abuse or risky sexual behaviour as a young adult.
So what can a parent do to educate their child on responsible use of alcohol?
As part of its latest campaign – KIDS AND ALCOHOL DON’T MIX – DrinkWise has launched a brand new fully interactive website, designed especially to help parents access facts and expert advice about kids and drinking, as well as have their say about the issues. [click to continue…]
If you are looking to improve your English in a fun and interesting way then you need to take a look at The Australia Network.
They have a range of programs including
Passport to English where you experience what it’s like to sit a formal English Language interview for assessment purposes. You will experience a simulation of the IELTS speaking test. For more information on IELTS click here.
Nexus is a collection of stories about Australian life and culture. Be sure to check out the archives which give transcripts of each video and learning notes including vocabulary building and grammar.
English Bites is an informative and entertaining way to improve your knowledge of the English language. It also includes a multiple choice quiz, story spotlight as well as transcripts and story notes.
The Business of English is a 15 part series for intermediate to advanced English language learners which looks at the language used in every day business situations such as meetings, presentations and negotiations.
Study English - IELTS preparation, for intermediate to advanced learners draws on authentic material that you can watch, read, listen to plus study notes, tips and activities for practice and consolidation.
Living English is for the English language beginner. The 42 part series looks at the English language used in everyday situations such as checking into a hotel or describing people.
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