Interesting+K-12+Curriculum+Resources

http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/schooled/school_theme_pages/anzac

Edna is innovative as it guides students during their research so that teachers can conduct web research activities that do not seem to take forever....! This example is about ANZACs and the ANZAC myth.

@http://kids.ithaki.net/

ithaki is a search engine that is safe but also has professional production values (so students will be happy to use it) and is powerful enough to be useful.

In relation to //authentic learning// (Herrington and Kervin, 2007) both of these websites enable authentic learning as the technology is a key factor in learning that supports higher order thinking. Students can use the websites as __tools__ to enable learning relevant to their experiences and they can use the technology as an intellectual partner. They use the technology without thinking about it- an immersive learning environment.