Online Resources

The websites below are primarily for teacher use. Please check websites before giving students access to them.
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Finding classroom connections in Indonesia:

http://www.epals.com/community/ epals

http://www.shambles.net/pages/learning/ict/exchange/ Classroom Exchange

http://members.datafast.net.au/~indolinx/ IndoLinx - linking Indonesian and Australian students.

http://www.askasia.org/for_educators/fe_frame.htm School to school connections across Australia and Asia.

Collaborative web projects:

http://ozprojects.edna.edu.au An excellent site with advice on managing web projects.

http://www.gsn.org/web/webproj/ A guide for teachers in managing collaborative web projects.

http://www1.tpg.com.au/users/wendie/letters.htm Advice on letter writing for beginners (between Australian and Indonesian students).

http://rite.ed.qut.edu.au/old_oz-teachernet/projects/travel-buddies/ Travel buddies - soft toys or puppets that are sent between schools.

Online tools:

http://www.amblesideprimary.com/ambleweb/mentalmaths/grapher.html Graph maker

Bali: There are thousands of web sites about Bali - these look at tourist arrangements and attractions.

http://www.balivision.com/  Bali Vision - organising a tourist visit.

http://home.mira.net/~wreid/bali_p1a.html  The Online Travel Guide.

http://www.baliwww.com/bali/  Access Bali Online.

http://www.bali-paradise.com/  Bali Paradise Online.

http://www.marimari.com/content/bali/events/events.html Bali - Events and Festivals.

http://www.hoteltravel.com/indonesia/bali/guides/festivals.htm Bali Guides: Festivals and Holidays.

http://www.indo.com/indonesia/events.html  Calendar of Events in Bali.

http://www.asiafoto.com  Images of Indonesia.

Hero / Pahlawan:

http://indonesia.elga.net.id/heroes.html  This site lists names of Indonesian heroes.

http://www.nasa.gov/audience/forstudents/5-8/features/index.html  NASA site for students. (From Tuti's project)

http://www.spacefacts.de/english/bio_inte.htm Read about international astronauts at this site. (From Tuti's project)

http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs117/en/ Read about dengue fever. (From Tuti's project)

http://www.indonesianembassy.org.uk/indonesianheroes/resize_heroes/indonesian_heroes.htm Drawings of some Indonesian heroes. However there is no information about why they are considered heroes.

http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/List-of-Indonesians#Indonesian_Heroes
Encyclopaedia with links to both Majapahit (Hayam Wuruk, Gajah Mada, Sabdapalon, Jayabaya) and Indonesian heroes (Diponegoro, Imam Bonjol, Soekarno, Hatta, Nasution)

Sepak takraw:

http://www.takrawcanada.com/frameset.html Sepak Takraw Association of Canada. (From Made's project)

http://www.settlement.org/cp/english/indonesia/sports.html Sport and recreation in Indonesia. (From Made's project)

How to play sepak takraw  (From Made's project)

http://www.expat.or.id/info/games.html Indonesian Children's Games.

http://www.expat.or.id/info/congklakinstructions.html Congklak: Instructions for Play.

Visit The Le@rning Federation website at www.thelearningfederation.edu.au to find out about their series of learning objects on sepak takraw.

Water / Air:

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/satoyama/hillside.html See the 9 steps in building rice fields. (From Umi's project)

http://eplanner.education.tas.gov.au/item/edres/d720fee1-392b-548c-766a-d3f2a0d2cc6d/1/MekongRice.zip/index_rice.htm Watch an animation of growing rice. (From Umi's project)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/satoyama/media/rice_01q.html Watch a film about rice growing. (From Umi's project)

http://www.expat.or.id/info/bottledwater.html  Information on drinking bottled water in Indonesia, the importance of drinking water in tropical climates and delivery services.