Curriculum

=Planning that has gone into this WIKI site has been informed by the following curriculum documents: = If you follow each of the links provided for these documents connections can be made about the Ways of Working the students will be involved in whilst using this wiki as a resource. Specfic Knowledge and Understanding Essential Learnings have been included here.

===1. ‘Studies of Society and Environment ([|SOSE]) Essential Learnings by the end of Year 3’ === Specifically
 * Resources and environments can be used, conserved and protected by valuing and applying sustainable practices

===2. ‘[|Science] Essential Learnings by the end of Year 3’ === Specifically
 * Stewardship of the environment involves conserving natural resources
 * Materials from the earth can be used in various ways

===3. ‘Technology Essential Learnings by the end of Year 3’ === Specifically
 * Technology and its products impact everyday lives in different ways

===4. ‘Information & Communication Technologies (ICTs) Cross Curriculum Priorities by the end of Year 3’ === Specifically:
 * C onduct structures searches for data and information from a limited range of sources
 * Represent ideas, information and thinking
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Record evidence of their learning
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Share and communicate ideas, understandings and responses
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Apply basic communication conventions
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Apply digital media to communicate
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Identify and acknowledge the owner(s)/ creator(s) of digital information sources
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Apply basic formatting features when using ICTs
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Follow guidelines to use ICTs and associated processes

<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">In meeting these Cross Curriculum priorities the children are asked within the student page to create 3 things in specific Web 2.0 programs. Samples of this work are as follows:
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Stage ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Program ** || **<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Work Sample ** ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Beginner || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|280slides] || media type="custom" key="7176073" ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Proficient || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Wordle] || [[image:another_good.jpg width="512" height="391" caption="another_good.jpg"]] ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Proficient || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|EduBlogs] || <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Sample Student Blog] ||

=<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">Other publications that have informed the development of this site include: =

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 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">'Studying Society and Environment: A Guide for Teachers' by Robert Gilbert (2004)
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">'Education for a Sustainable Future: A National Environmental Education Statement for Australian Schools' by the Australian Government (2005)
 * ‘<span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">[|Transforming Learning with ICT Making IT Happen.pdf]’ by Finger, Russell, Jamieson-Proctor and Niel (2007). This link can be followed to read up on models for effective ICT integration in the classroom.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">‘[|Blogger in the Classroom.pdf]’ by WestEd. This Link provides ideas for ways in which blogs can be used in the classroom.
 * <span style="font-family: 'Trebuchet MS',Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 130%;">‘[|Joey Adventures Year 1 Students Blog to Learn.pdf]’ by Reading, Chape and Lance (2008). This link can be followed to identify benefits and challenges of using blogging in early years classrooms.