Searching, Streaming and Sharing DigITal curriculum EdNA’s World Searching, Streaming and Sharing DigITal curriculum

Who is EdNA? Service to support and promote benefits of the Internet for learning, education and training in Australia 21,000 evaluated resources on education and training in Australia Two key functions: Directory for education and training Repository of web-based resources for teaching and learning Free tools for Australian educators EdNA lists EdNA groups

EdNA’s Users Whole of the Australian education and training community Sectors: Adult and Community Education (ACE) Higher Education International Education School Education Vocational Education and Training (VET) policy makers, teachers, information specialists, web managers, administrators, education departments, professional associations, national bodies, lifelong learners, parents, and students

EdNA’s relationships

Global Education website http://www.globaleducation.edna.edu.au/

Learning Quests

Streamed sites from EdNA

Why an education search engine? Selected for education Selection criteria for items in EdNA core repository Relevance to the Australian school curriculum; Accuracy and recency; Evidence of authority; Visibility and balance of perspectives; Upholds social justice and equity principles, human rights and copyright regulations; and Compliance with the EdNA Online Schools Code of Practice. http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/go/pid/559 Collaboration reduces local effort If a central repository saves 1 hour of local staff time for every 10 links, it takes less than 50 schools to save 1 FTE of local time/effort Maintenance of dead links is not your problem! Access to education resources from the ‘Deep Web’

Search Centre http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/search?qt=refugee

Metadata Search

Advanced Search

Thesaurus-assisted search

Precision search tips Truncat* eg aborigin* librar* techn* anim* Phrase searching “special education” “information technology” Restricting searches Australian sites http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/search?qt=blog&edna.country=au School sector sites http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/search?qt=blog&edna.sector=3830 Category searches http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/search?qt=animation&edna.sector=4833

Search Generator EdNA Search form embedded in your website http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/page2981.html EdNA Search results returned in your website http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/page3015.html EdNA Search results returned via RSS http://api.edna.edu.au/search.html?q=frogs&edna.country=au

Taking RSS further RSS Readers for your desktop http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/search?qt=rss+reader Embedding RSS in your webpages (Kerrie Smith)RL: http://www.teachers.ash.org.au/kasmith/edna/ Feed2JS Convert RSS feeds to cut & paste javascript (Maricopa Community College) http://jade.mcli.dist.maricopa.edu?s=build EdNA Online offers a range of promotional opportunities to members of the education and training community. Use these avenues to promote your own projects, activities, events, publications. Why use? Australian and international exposure for your projects, activities, publications, events Between 2.5 and 3.5 million hits per month 15,000 subscribers to newsletters Items for VET e-News can also be emailed to me.

EdNA Groups www.groups.edna.edu.au Tools to facilitate communication and collaboration web forums live chats share weblinks, files, & images create web pages wikis poll or survey members www.groups.edna.edu.au

Contact Ask EdNA askedna@edna.edu.au Pru Mitchell pmitchell@educationau.edu.au