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Educational Resources from a teacher of 30 plus years in a wide variety of subject areas and age groups

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Educational Resources from a teacher of 30 plus years in a wide variety of subject areas and age groups
Visual Prompts for Creative Writing - Fantasy/Science Fiction (Australian Curriculum) - A3 Posters
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Visual Prompts for Creative Writing - Fantasy/Science Fiction (Australian Curriculum) - A3 Posters

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This collection of twelve, full color, original digital artworks on two A3 pages is designed to inspire students to write creatively in the Fantasy/Science fiction genres. The pages can be printed as wall posters or projected on a screen for whole class viewing. Individual images can also be used as a resource in developing student skills in interpreting visual texts (Australian Curriculum) Please complete a review if you find this resource useful.
Bryce 3D - Lesson 5 - Lights and Incorporating 2D Images
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Bryce 3D - Lesson 5 - Lights and Incorporating 2D Images

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This resource is the fifth lesson in the Bryce 3D series and looks at the creation and editing of lights and the incorporation of 2D images as objects and as materials. See also by this author. Designed for use with junior high school art and technology, and HSC Multimedia students, the print ready instructions are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction. Although created using the free version 5 of the software the instructions are compatible with later versions.
Bryce 3D - Lesson 1 - An Introduction to 3D Landscape Creation
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Bryce 3D - Lesson 1 - An Introduction to 3D Landscape Creation

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Bryce 3D is sometimes free and always inexpensive, considering its versatility, 3D landscape creation software. This resource introduces students to the software and its use through practical exploration. See also by this author. Designed for use with junior high school art and technology, and HSC Multimedia students, the print ready instructions are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction. Although created using the free version 5 of the software the instructions are compatible with later versions.
Bryce 3D - Lesson 4 - Trees and Sky and Fog
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Bryce 3D - Lesson 4 - Trees and Sky and Fog

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This resource is the fourth lesson in the Bryce 3D series and looks at the creation and editing of tree forms and atmospheric elements . See also by this author. Designed for use with junior high school art and technology, and HSC Multimedia students, the print ready instructions are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction. Although created using the free version 5 of the software the instructions are compatible with later versions.
Bryce 3D - Lesson 2 - Moving and Resizing Objects and Rendering
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Bryce 3D - Lesson 2 - Moving and Resizing Objects and Rendering

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This resource is the second lesson in the Bryce 3D series and looks at the processes of moving and resizing objects in a 3D environment and rendering a still image. See also by this author. Designed for use with junior high school art and technology, and HSC Multimedia students, the print ready instructions are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction. Although created using the free version 5 of the software the instructions are compatible with later versions.
Creating a Rainbow Scratch Picture in paint.net
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Creating a Rainbow Scratch Picture in paint.net

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This is the computer version of an art activity that used to involve colored crayons, black paint and drawing by scratching in the wet paint with the blunt end of a paint brush. Designed for teachers needing to include some computer technologies in their junior and middle school art programs the resource pages can be be used as a student handout or as a reference for guided instruction. The software named in this resource is paint.net (readily available and free ) but the instructions given are easily transferable to any paint or photo-manipulation software with layered transparencies. The zip file included contains a paint.net file that has the colored background and black top layers already created. This could be used as a template for younger students, allowing them to simply draw and have the background colors show through. Please complete a review of this resource if you have found it useful.
20 costume/fashion templates -male
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20 costume/fashion templates -male

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20 pages of A3 templates for male costume or fashion design. This collection of correctly proportioned and posed, high quality figure renderings (one to a page) can be printed and drawn over to create costume designs for senior Drama, or fashion designs for Textiles Technologies. (Australian Curriculum). Please contact me via email on kellyocs@gmail.com if you require custom figures and/or poses. Put the words 'fashion template' in the subject line.
Creating a Sunset Silhouette in Microsoft Word - The Companion Video
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Creating a Sunset Silhouette in Microsoft Word - The Companion Video

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This 8 minute video tutorial in wmv format is designed as a companion to the Creating a Sunset Silhouette in Microsoft Word activity by the same author. It can also be used as a standalone. This activity is recommended for Stage 3 and 4 art classes as a means of meeting mandatory ICT requirements in the Visual Arts syllabus - Australian Curriculum.
Portraits - Visual Arts Unit of Work for Middle School
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Portraits - Visual Arts Unit of Work for Middle School

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This 5 page unit of work is divided into three sections, Photography, Drawing Media and Computing Technologies, with the focus on portraiture. Students should take an estimated 10 to 15 hours to complete all the activities (including the homework task). It is suitable for distribution to students as a complete unit for self paced learning or in sections as a resource for more formal guided learning. There are activities that require students to work in pairs and others that require access to the internet for research. Some additional access to photo-manipulation software such as photoshop is also required. (suggestions of free software for this purpose are made in the instructions) Please complete a review of this resource if you find it useful.
Music ICT Activity - Using Anvil Studio Free Notation Software - Stage 4 Music
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Music ICT Activity - Using Anvil Studio Free Notation Software - Stage 4 Music

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This complete lesson activity requires students to make changes to a pre-existing midi file to discover how time signature, instrumentation and notation affect the character of a piece of music. Additional resources required: Internet access for the downloading of a midi file and the free Anvil Studio notation software. This can be used as a standalone lesson or as a companion lesson to 'Music Composition Using Anvil Studio' by the same author.
A Day At The Beach - Graphic Design Templates for Mandatory Technology Classes
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A Day At The Beach - Graphic Design Templates for Mandatory Technology Classes

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20 pages of design templates for a custom day at the beach. Get students to design their own clothing, caps, umbrellas, drink bottles and much more. There are enough resources here to run a full unit in graphic design for middle school design and technology students or you can cherry pick individual tasks such as creating a design for swimwear. Print out the pages for students to work by hand or allow them to copy and paste individual pictures from the Word document into their favorite paint program. A4 size printable pdf and editable word docx provided.
Animation Basics - A Guide for Industrial Technology - Multimedia Industries (Australian Curriculum)
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Animation Basics - A Guide for Industrial Technology - Multimedia Industries (Australian Curriculum)

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A reference guide and work tasks for studying Animation Basics that includes research questions and a number of practical activities that can be completed without the purchase of additional high-end software. Although specifically designed with the HSC Multimedia course in mind this resource might also be used as a work unit for Mandatory Technology classes or Elective ICT in the junior high school. (Australian Curriculum). The guide can be printed and distributed as a student handout or distributed to students in the original pdf format. Please complete a review if you find this resource useful.
Reading and Understanding Poetry
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Reading and Understanding Poetry

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5 complete lessons in reading and understanding poetry for Stage 4 , 5 and 6 English students. Each of these resources engages students in analyzing a particular poem in terms of visual imagery and figurative language and identifying the poetry techniques used. Some also have practical creative activities included.
The Complete Creating a Sunset Silhouette in Word
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The Complete Creating a Sunset Silhouette in Word

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This bundle includes tutorial handouts and a companion video for creating a sunset silhouette using the drawing tools in Microsoft Word. This is a fun and simple activity for introducing ICT to the middle school art program. The introductory tutorial handout Drawing in Microsoft Word - The Basics is also included.
Lily the Ladybug - A Guided Reader in pdf format
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Lily the Ladybug - A Guided Reader in pdf format

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This 24 page picture book in A4 pdf format can be displayed on a screen for whole class reading time or printed (single copy only) for classroom use. Designed and illustrated for early readers it introduces Lily the Ladybug and the importance of having and making friends. Professionally printed and bound copies can be purchased from Amazon Booksellers.
Book Fair Posters
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Book Fair Posters

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A variety of Book Fair posters in full colour A3 pdf format for library display.
Book Fair Posters
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Book Fair Posters

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5 Unique Print ready Book Fair posters in full colour A3 pdf format. Text "Books can take you anywhere" and "Books can take you there" Original artwork by the author. Please complete a review if you find this resource useful.
3D Landscape Creation Using Bryce 3D
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3D Landscape Creation Using Bryce 3D

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Bryce 3D is sometimes free and always inexpensive, considering its versatility, 3D landscape creation software. The five lessons in this bundle constitute a complete beginner's course in the use of the software. Designed for use with junior high school art and technology, and HSC Multimedia students, the print ready instructions are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction. Although created using the free version 5 of the software the instructions are compatible with later versions.
Making Art on Computers
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Making Art on Computers

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A collection of 6 Art activities using computing technologies for teachers of middle school art classes.
Multimedia Starter Pack
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Multimedia Starter Pack

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A collection of work units and resources for Industrial Technology - Multimedia Technologies. (NSW BOSTES HSC Course) This bundle contains enough resources to take your students through most of the Preliminary year of this course.