Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games: A focus for Writing, Reading and Creative Arts!

Wednesday, September 10th, 2008

The Paralympics are being held in Beijing from September 6 to 17, 2008. The official website is at http://en.paralympic.beijing2008.cn/index.shtml. The International Paralympic Committee website contains a huge resource of information about paralympics, classifications, past and future games as well as current Beijing updates http://www.paralympic.org/release/Main_Sections_Menu/Paralympic_Games/Beijing_2008/.
The Australian Paralympic committee website has an excellent photo gallery and information on [...]

Dipity: creating and displaying events in a timeline

Friday, June 27th, 2008

Dipity is a Web 2.0 application which allows chronological information to be entered and displayed as a timeline. It can then be shared via a blog or other website. The news headlines about our Olympics team below is an example of one your students could make. It is a ‘live’ timeline in that as events [...]

More educational weblinks and resources available on Beijing Olympics

Monday, April 7th, 2008

Below are some more links ..
 
Olympic symbols: http://www.usfieldhockey.com/games/oly_symbols.htm
Brief overview of the meaning of the various symbols of the Olympic Games, including the Olympic rings, the Olympic flame, medals, and the Olympic oath. Includes images of Olympic mascots from summer games going back to 1972. 
BEIJING OLYMPICS: olympics.com.au/portals/3/pdf/teacherguide_beijing_final.pdf
The Beijing 2008 Olympic Resource is a national resource produced [...]

The Beijing Olympics: activities, stories, information, videos, photos and more …

Monday, March 10th, 2008

The Australian Olympic Committee invites primary educators to join the a.s.p.i.r.e. school network, a program designed to instill in young Australians an appreciation for the values, spirit and philosophy of the Olympic Movement. Visit the website at: http://corporate.olympics.com.au/page/5/Education
As a member, you will receive access to Olympic resources including the Olympic Fact Zone, a Certificate of [...]