Competition closed Friday 29th June 2001

WEBQUEST
Two major prizes of digital cameras for the best answers to the Webquest Webquest runner-up prizes of 8 wireless keyboards and mice (kindly donated by Protech Australasia) Competition closed Friday 29th June 2001

MAXMAZE
Over 100 copies of 'South Australia - H orizons Beyond' a beautiful pictorial history of SA in hard cover (kindly donated by Information SA). Minor prizes including books, Tshirts, CDs for each Maxmaze Quiz. Competition closed Friday 29th June 2001



Teacher’s Area
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Teacher Activity Centre
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Outcomes

Project Aim
The major aim of the Connecting the Continent online event is to maximise the uptake of 'best practices' with online learning technologies across the system to celebrate 100 years since Australia's Federation.

Project Description
Connecting the Continent commemorates the role of telecommunications in nation building from the Overland Telegraph Line to the future of the information revolution.

The project will include an online event like no other. It will be an exciting, innovative, live event showcasing some of the most fascinating remote outback communities in Australia. Educational content will feature highly and include many exciting interactive activities for students, schools and communities viz:-

  • a webquest (with prizes)
  • downloadable lesson plans
  • teacher activity centre
  • mystery photo competition
  • online forums
  • streaming media
Learning outcomes for Students
  1. An enhanced understanding of Federation the role of telecommunications in nation building
  2. Purposeful engagement with online technologies to communicate and collaborate with peers and experts
  3. Purposeful use of online technologies to develop information literacy skills in a meaningful, relevant and exciting context
  4. Development of problem solving skills in an online environment

Outcomes for Teachers

  1. Support to amplify and extend their ICT skills in a purposeful context
  2. Enhanced understanding of how to design and manage online projects in their classrooms

Intended Audience
Year 4 - 10

Created by Kate Dibben, Open Access College, South Australia, Australia
email: kdibben@oac.sa.edu.au
Connecting the Continent website contains content that requires the following plug-ins:
Quicktime and Flash - Designed and Produced by Complete JABA
© Centenary of Federation SA 2001