Operation CLICK: Anzac to Kokoda Investigating Australia’s wartime history with the websites Visit Gallipoli auwww.anzacsite.gov Australia’s War 1939–1945

Published as a teaching and learning resource for Australian schools by The Department of Veterans’ Affairs Written and designed by The Office of the Board of Studies NSW with the participation of the History Teachers’ Association of New South Wales and the History Teachers’ Association of Victoria Ltd.

Operation CLICK aims to: help teachers make best use of the websites suggest classroom application of ICT skills excite student interest in Australia’s wartime heritage

The Operation CLICK package includes a 100-page teachers’ guide that in each topic: establishes the context with - background information - teacher briefing suggests an extensive range of activities explains the learning context and purpose points to relevant web pages lists additional teacher resources AND...

...describes activities that encourage students to: make connections build knowledge think analytically respond creatively

The teaching and learning activities are aimed at: Each lesson is labeled with recommended levels BUT... teachers can easily adapt materials selectively to suit their classes.

The ten topics are:

levels focus questions learning context and purpose key terms

quotes from references extension activity pointers to web pages

reference to CD-ROM work sheet ICT skills check list images

informative captions teacher resources summary of items on CD-ROM

The CD-ROM contains a version of both websites (as at March 2005) installers for all software needed resources including - work sheets for class activities or assignments - source sheets with text and/or images from websites - answer sheets to puzzles - samples and templates for creative activities - extension activities

Work sheets are graded from the simple, for example...

...to the creative and analytical, for example...

...and more challenging extension activities that require independent research and analytical skills.

Look in topic chapters for more activities without work sheets such as: class discussions empathy exercises ‘show and tell’ related objects collected from home or elsewhere interviews to conduct with family or community members ideas for designing posters or displays suggested dramatisations or videos topics for presentations

Work sheets are adaptable: may be completed electronically or on paper can be done individually, in pairs or groups can draw on skills in ICT, maths or creative arts often have suggestions for additional extension activities

Visit Gallipoli site The first photo taken only hours after the first landing at Gallipoli What’s cool on these sites?

Visit Gallipoli site What’s cool on these sites? The diary and sketches of Signaller Ellis Silas nding/s_intro.html nding/s_intro.html The diary drawings of Major Leslie Hore ronment/hore/hore.html ronment/hore/hore.html

Ashmead-Bartlett’s original code cablegrams Visit Gallipoli site What’s cool on these sites?

Australia’s War site A full Flash animation of the events of the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour, June What’s cool on these sites?

Useful “sound bites” of important speeches for classroom use Australia’s War site What’s cool on these sites? Prime Minister Robert Menzies announcing Australia was at war rdeclared/index.html rdeclared/index.html Prime Minister Ben Chifley announcing the war was over evp/index.html evp/index.html

Wartime newsreels Australia’s War site What’s cool on these sites? The sinking of the hospital ship AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland The defence of Port Moresby v.au/japadvance/moresby.ht ml v.au/japadvance/moresby.ht ml The Japanese surrender gov.au/vevp/surrender.ht ml gov.au/vevp/surrender.ht ml

A simulated radio transmitter used by the Coastwatchers Australia’s War site What’s cool on these sites?

Hints on using the sites in the classroom: print off images/text for overheads laminate reusable work sheets download Anzac walk commentary copy CD to standalone computer and data projector

Remember to visit sites often to see what’s new - new material is being added continuously.