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During this component of the unit students will begin exploring countries within the Asian region. Using a range of technology learners begin to explore facts regarding languages, religions and spiritual identities of individual countries. Eventually they will be able to use this information to identify similarities between these countries and Australia. This unit will also allow students to explore time zones and experiment with how they work and influence the world.
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Comic LifeComic Life is another entertains method to present information. As the name suggests it intended for students to create comic stories from. However, as the skills of the 21st Century learner has transformed so has the uses for Comic Life. Comic Life is an application that can be downloaded onto any device with Mac or Windows system. It is available through the EduSTAR resource collection for a free download; otherwise it is a paid application. Comic Life has a range of templates, clipart, and fonts for users to use, as well as the ability to insert you own photos to use in the template.
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Plasq. (2016). Getting started with Comic Life. Retrieved from http://plasq.com/manuals/comiclife/3.0/comiclife-3.0-gettingstarted.pdf
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Scratch
Scratch is a free and visual programming language available online or offline. Scratch can be used to make things such as movies, games, interactive presentations or animations. Scratch functions mainly through the use of objects called 'Sprites' that can be given commands or programs to run.
Scratch is easy to learn and very versatile. The program can be downloaded to a computer meaning it can be used without internet access. Finished projects can also be uploaded to the Scratch website, where you can also view other people's projects. |
MIT Media Lab. (2016). Getting started guide. Retrieved from https://cdn.scratch.mit.edu/scratchr2/static/__c0f55e53b5d38e8912c777ed5b9c0030__/pdfs/help/Getting-Started-Guide-Scratch2.pdf
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Google EarthGoogle Earth is a virtual map of the world available online. It runs in a browser and requires an internet connection. It is made up of a significant number of satellite images superimposed together and users can zoom in or out significant distances. It also contains tools to measure distances, map points, etc. It can be used in the classroom to show students areas and images that normal atlases would not normally have.
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