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 * __MTeach Primary Resources__**


 * Websites**

//Literacy//
 * //[|Starfall (P-2)] -// Lots of
 * //[|Woodlands (P-2)]-// Lots of activites for reading, spelling, grammar. This site also has a 'maths zone'.
 * [|Big Universe - online books] - Unfortunately this needs a subscription but a lot of schools have one so it's worth asking

//Numeracy// //Inquiry//
 * [] : CIA world factbook...if you remember this one from 1st semester, contains loads of info/stats on countries around the globe.
 * [|http://www.whyzz.com/home/about]: This is a site set up for all parents to help answer all the 'why' questions they get from young kids. It has kid-friendly explanations that could be a good beginning point for teachers. It also has some experiments under 'fun stuff', and some suggested activities on explanation pages.

//Other//
 * [|http://www.senteacher.org] : Targeted at special needs students, but contains loads of great printables for all students - all disciplines. Contains a really easy to use wordsearch generator.
 * [|www.superteacherworksheets.com/index.html] : All sorts of worksheets - all disciplines; all grades.
 * [|www.booko.com.au] : If you're buying books online, this site searches all the big suppliers & ranks them in order of price (including postage).
 * [|Edmodo] - A safe social networking site for teachers and their classes.
 * [|Glogster] - To make online posters. Good for book responses or even posters about students at the start of the year.
 * [|Sparklebox] - Free classroom resources for P-3. And free!
 * [|K-3 Teacher Resources] - More resources. This one isn't free, but teachers often share an account. Really useful for establishing a classroom.
 * [|BBC Skillswise] - For literacy, maths and other domains, games and resources
 * [|FUSE] - I think every school has a teacher login (it might just be their teachers' ultranet login?). This is great for games and resources, you can just give the code for the activity that you want the kids to go to and they type it in and it'll take them straight into that game.
 * [|Books on Autism] - Autism & Asperger's Syndrome Books
 * [|Artful Thinking] - resources and information on thinking processes and thoughtful learning
 * [|Enchanted Learning] - general resources

//Literacy//
 * Books**


 * [|The Girl's Like Spaghetti] : Teaching the use of apostrophes.
 * [|Eats, Shoots & Leaves] : Teaching the use of commas.
 * [|Teaching Phonics in Context (Hornsby & Wilson)] : Prep - 2 literacy
 * Click, Clack, Moo, Cows That Type: picture book that can be used to introduce persuasive writing to the early years, can do role playing, letter writing, etc.

//Numeracy//

//Other//
 * [|The stupid country (Chris Bonnor)] : Why Australia's model for education funding (private vs public) is a bit shit -
 * [|Why do I need a teacher when I have got Google]? (creating 21st century learners - see the blurb on [|amazon]) and [|Essential Motivation in the Classroom] - both by Ian Gilbert
 * [|What is the point of School?] - Guy Claxton - Essential reading for broader perspective on why schools are important and how we can have maximum impact
 * "The Essential Guide to Taking Care of Behaviour" - Paul Dix


 * Videos**
 * Week 10 Autism video - [|"Only Human - make me normal"] Parts 1 to 6 (50 mins total)
 * [|Ken Robinson - Schools kill creativity]
 * [|Ken Robinson - Education revolution]
 * [|Teachers' TV] - Can find a video on pretty much everything - running a literacy lesson, setting up your classroom, behaviour management, etc.

Twitter is the best resource I have found for eLearning. Here are some people and hashtags to get you started:
 * Twitter**


 * [|#vicpln]
 * [|#edtech]
 * [|#auedchat]
 * [|@richielambert]
 * [|@adelebrice]
 * [|@Jessica_Dubois]
 * [|@betchaboy]
 * [|@edtechcrew]
 * [|@edtechcrew]