http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/-t1.htm Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:04:27 GMT 10 http://illiweb.com/fa/empty.gif http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/-t1.htm http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/asx-sharetrading-game-t24.htm duane.galle I am sure many of you are aware of it, but the ASX Sharemarket Trading Game is a great way of integrating ICT into Commerce and/or Business Studies. Students really enjoy it and it can be as easy or as complex as you (and they) want it to be. Check out the ASX Sharemarket Game page for details, including pre-prepared lesson plans on a variety of topics. This would be a great activity to use the new laptops for. Students could participate in the game, create an excel worksheet tracking their ... HSIE Thu, 23 Jul 2009 05:47:39 GMT http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/asx-sharetrading-game-t24.htm#59 http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/asx-sharetrading-game-t24.htm http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/history-lesson-ideas-t4.htm duane.galle
- create a photo/video essay as an empathy task for Gallipoli]]> HSIE Thu, 09 Jul 2009 11:49:57 GMT http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/history-lesson-ideas-t4.htm#5 http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/history-lesson-ideas-t4.htm http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/ecological-footprint-t26.htm duane.galle Here's an idea for a task for Year 8 for Global Change in Stage 4 Geography (it may also apply to other stages/courses). Gets students to visit the site http://www.footprintnetwork.org and complete the interactive quiz to calculate their global footprint. I would suggest setting this as an assignment and getting the students to complete the questions with their parents. Then have them write up an action plan for what they could do to minimise their footprint, the likely effect on their lifestyle ... HSIE Fri, 24 Jul 2009 01:04:27 GMT http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/ecological-footprint-t26.htm#61 http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/ecological-footprint-t26.htm http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/breathing-earth-t23.htm duane.galle www.breathingeart.net is a visual representation of the CO2 emissions of each country along with real-time birth/death rates.

Well worth a look.]]> HSIE Wed, 22 Jul 2009 05:06:48 GMT http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/breathing-earth-t23.htm#47 http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/breathing-earth-t23.htm http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/ausaid-and-google-maps-earth-t22.htm duane.galle
The AusAid website (AusAid) has a Google Map of where Australia sends aid (AusAid map)

Could get students to access the map via their laptop and use the mindmapping software to create a mindmap of key ideas relating to aid (purpose, type, benefit to Australia, cost, etc).]]> HSIE Tue, 21 Jul 2009 23:00:14 GMT http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/ausaid-and-google-maps-earth-t22.htm#46 http://nswder.forumotion.net/hsie-f5/ausaid-and-google-maps-earth-t22.htm