Sweet Home 3D is free software that allows the user to design and furnish buildings in 3D. Part 2 focuses on applying suitable textures and materials to walls and floors . Designed with middle school STEM, high school mandatory technology, and elective design and technology classes in mind, the print ready instructions and practice task are suitable as handouts for self paced learning or as a teacher resource for more formal instruction.

An 18 page colouring book designed specifically for early learners on the austism spectrum. Each page has an Emoticon displaying a particular emotion. These are labelled underneath. Students should be encouraged to colour the characters according to the emotion displayed. This resource can printed as a whole book or single pages printed and used when needed.

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.

This revision/quiz has been written as a resource for the BOSTES Stage 4 History sample unit of work 'The Ottoman Empire'. It compliments the lesson resources developed for this unit by this author and can be used as either revision or assessment for the unit. It is provided in pdf, editable docx and swf (flash interactive) formats. The flash file requires a flash enabled browser.

This lesson has been written as a resource for the BOSTES Stage 4 History sample unit of work 'The Ottoman Empire'. It engages students in researching and analysing the impact and legacy of Ottoman Architecture. It is presented in both pdf and editable docx formats.

These worksheet activities involve students researching software licencing classifications and examining the related ethical issues. Designed for NSW senior computing courses such as IPT, SDD and Industrial Technology - Multimedia Industries, the 3 pages of this activity explore definitions of freeware, shareware and open source software etc. and engage students in thinking critically about software piracy, intellectual property, cracking etc. The study of ethics in relation to computing technologies is a mandatory requirement in all the approved NSW BOSTES computer and technology syllabuses. The completed worksheets could also be used as a quick reference for the ethics component of senior exams in computing.

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.

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.

This lesson has been written as a resource for the BOSTES Stage 4 History sample unit of work 'The Ottoman Empire'. It engages students in researching and analysing the impact and legacy of the Art of the Ottoman Empire. It is presented in both pdf and editable docx formats.

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.

This 12 page resource for simple addition and subtraction is designed for Stage 1 primary mathematics or older students struggling with basic numeracy. The numbers 2 to 5 are represented with a pattern of dots overlaid. Each number can then be added to or subtracted from by a process of counting the dots up or down. The resource includes instruction pages for each process. The 8 practice sheet templates can be printed and distributed as single use pages or printed and laminated for use with white board markers (I have found this to be a more sustainable use of the resource) There are also 2 templates for addition and subtraction practice using dice throws.

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.

This 50 page book of poetry in pdf format titled 'Slow Dancing in the Space Between' is licensed for 1 entire printing and/or the printing of individual poems as class sets for reading and analysis. See also 'Reading and Understanding Poetry' lessons by the same author.

This full color picture book for Kindergarten and above is a nonsense rhyme with colorful scenes and characters and lots of surprises. Recommended for digital viewing.

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.

This short story and 28 page full color comic, both created by the author, allow students to compare written and visual text styles and to explore story development. At 28 pages it is recommended that the comic be viewed digitally rather than printed. The single page short story is a single A4 page.

This is a digital picture book designed for reading to young children on a large display screen or smartboard. The story is about penguins going to the beach for a holiday and is in Powerpoint Show format (does not require the installation of Powerpoint software)