1. Operation CLICK: Anzac to Kokoda Investigating Australia’s wartime history with the websites Visit Gallipoli www.anzacsite.gov auwww.anzacsite.gov Australia’s War 1939–1945 www.ww2australia.gov.auwww.ww2australia.gov.au

2. 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.

3. 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

4. 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...

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

6. 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.

7. The ten topics are:

8. levels focus questions learning context and purpose key terms

9. quotes from references extension activity pointers to web pages

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

11. informative captions teacher resources summary of items on CD-ROM

12. 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

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

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

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

16. 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

17. 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

18. Visit Gallipoli site The first photo taken only hours after the first landing at Gallipoli http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/1landing/index.html http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/1landing/index.html What’s cool on these sites?

19. Visit Gallipoli site What’s cool on these sites? The diary and sketches of Signaller Ellis Silas http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/1la nding/s_intro.html http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/1la nding/s_intro.html The diary drawings of Major Leslie Hore http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/5envi ronment/hore/hore.html http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/5envi ronment/hore/hore.html

20. Ashmead-Bartlett’s original code cablegrams http://www.anzacsite.gov.au/1landing/bartlett.html Visit Gallipoli site What’s cool on these sites?

21. Australia’s War 1939-1945 site A full Flash animation of the events of the Japanese midget submarine attack on Sydney Harbour, June 1942 http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/underattack/sydharbour.html http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/underattack/sydharbour.html What’s cool on these sites?

22. Useful “sound bites” of important speeches for classroom use Australia’s War 1939-1945 site What’s cool on these sites? Prime Minister Robert Menzies announcing Australia was at war http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/wa rdeclared/index.html http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/wa rdeclared/index.html Prime Minister Ben Chifley announcing the war was over http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/v evp/index.html http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/v evp/index.html

23. Wartime newsreels Australia’s War 1939-1945 site What’s cool on these sites? The sinking of the hospital ship AHS Centaur off the coast of Queensland http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/waratsea/index.html http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/waratsea/index.html The defence of Port Moresby http://www.ww2australia.go v.au/japadvance/moresby.ht ml http://www.ww2australia.go v.au/japadvance/moresby.ht ml The Japanese surrender http://www.ww2australia. gov.au/vevp/surrender.ht ml http://www.ww2australia. gov.au/vevp/surrender.ht ml

24. A simulated radio transmitter used by the Coastwatchers http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/coastwatcher/index.html http://www.ww2australia.gov.au/coastwatcher/index.html Australia’s War 1939-1945 site What’s cool on these sites?

25. 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

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