This page
contains some links to web sites that aren't all "educational", but for one
reason or another have been of value, assistance or interest to me. Have fun
checking them out! I've also included my CV as presented on my own home page.
Please note that clicking each web link will open another browser. When you have
finished looking at each site, please close the browser by clicking the "X" at
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Technology in Education
— Highly informative, easy-to-understand descriptions, explanations, advice and tips
for setting up and using computer technology in schools (and anywhere else). Looks
at many aspects, including wireless networking, broadband, digital video and cameras, data
projectors, monitors, how to burn CD-ROMs, copyright issues, web search techniques and
much more. This site is regularly updated.
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ScreenSound — Australia's rich heritage of classic silent
and early sound-era cinema, and radio from the pre-television days.
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The Phantom comic book in Australia — a great "phan" site, and a labour
of love, looking at over 50 years of continuous publishing by the Frew company of The
Ghost Who Walks.
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Echo Education Resources — Subscriber site mainly aimed at secondary schools, providing
indexing from Australian newspapers of daily news and weekly book, film and visual arts
reviews, plus News Issues-based resources.
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Collection of poetry
about Australian bushrangers —
another labour of love (note: contains pop-ups); I discovered this site while
looking for information on Jimmy Governor and his fictional counterpart, Jimmie
Blacksmith.
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Film Australia
— offers free, downloadable study guides of Australian documentary programs
(including some written by myself).
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First newspaper report of the Wright Brothers' aeroplane flight — fascinating for its inaccuracy, as the
journalist who wrote it was not at Kitty Hawk on that historic day in December 1903!
When the first page appears, choose the desired internet speed connection. This
takes you to an interactive page — when it loads, click on the newspaper columns to
enlarge and read.
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State Library of Victoria — first stop for researching the Electric Chronicle.
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Film Buffs' Forecast
— another site about movies, connected to the
long-running 3RRR radio program of the same name. Highly informative.
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Australian Old Time Radio — "Back to those glory days when radio ruled the
airwaves"; radio drama, comedy, kids' serials, quiz shows, adverts etc.
Great Australian popular culture! (When home page opens, hold mouse over the
black menu bar to access the contents.)
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"Amateur" radio serials from
the USA — Downloadable radio serial
versions of Superman and Star Trek, with James Bond and Indiana
Jones in the planning stages. Not-for-profit recordings. I've included
this site because some of my study guides for Film Australia suggest classroom exercises
on writing and producing radio drama.
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Australian Children's Television Foundation — not-for-profit organisation, developing and producing entertaining
programs for children and young teenagers; extensive web links.
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The Serial Squadron
— old movie serials
(mainly American).
  Everything
you wanted to know about
"cliffhangers". Active forums etc. The organisers of this group also produce
and sell their own digitally restored DVDs of movie serials and radio
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| My CV: teaching
and writing — for those who are interested. |
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