Online Learning Activities
These resources have been created to show some of the possibilities for learning and teaching using online resources and DigiLearn learning objects. Year levels are provided as a guide. Use or adapt these learning sequences...or be inspired to create your own.
Primary
A classroom charter (Years 3 and 4) - what makes a great classroom? Create a charter to make your classroom a safe and happy place for everyone.
Earth alert (Years 3 and 4) - work by yourself and then in a team and use ‘SWOT’ and ‘POOCH’ to help solve environmental problems.
Shapes (Years 3-4) - create patterns and make shapes. Follow instructions to create bookmarks using the Microsoft toolbar.
Native garden (Years 5 and 6) - learn more about native plants and wildlife and how to be water wise. Design a native garden for your school.
Create a creature (Years 5 and 6) - experiment with ‘creature creation’ and then make a ‘Zook’ … the catch? It must be perfectly adapted to life on another planet!
Middle Years
School canteen (Years 5-8) - your team is running the school canteen! How can mathematics help you? Learn more about budgeting and healthy eating.
The tuckshop kid (Years 5-8) - a novel study exploring a range of issues including obesity, bullying, diabetes and healthy living.
Novel study - general (Years 5-9) - extension work for ‘The Tuck Shop Kid’ or a separate independent or group reading study encouraging exploration of issues.
Shrek character study (Years 5-10) - create a new character for the movie Shrek and then make it using fun online software.
Healthy lunch (Years 5-10) - conduct research, survey your friends and then work together to create a healthy recipe book to sell to parents and students!
Vikings (Years 6-9) - research Vikings! Create a Viking sea captain and plan his (or her!) adventures using interactive websites and online software.
Secondary
Seedbanks and GM foods (Years 9 and 10) - follow this web quest to learn more about a seed bank in Norway and genetically modified foods. Plan and create a podcast.
Wind power (Years 9 and 10) - learn more about wind power, turbines and farms. Research and plan a wind farm for the coast of Port Phillip Bay.
Other information
If you have created an exciting online learning sequence, email the Education Channel channel.manager@edumail.vic.gov.au for feedback or possible publication on this site.
For Victorian government schools access to Digilearn learning objects is available from within your school and outside of school with your pin number and edumail password.