Technology & Inventions
Welcome to www.kidcyber.com.au, a website established in 1999 for primary students and teachers.
We provide:
Easy to understand text for student research, including material for primary school students K-6
Easy to navigate format
Units of work and lesson plans for teachers on a variety of topics in key learning areas
kidcyberQuests: student webquest assignments with links to information sites for research, project ideas, evaluation
'Ask a kidcyber Researcher' feature where students can request specific information about a topic
Advice to parents about helping with school homework assignments and projects
Who are we?
The writers and publishers of kidcyber are Shirley Sydenham, a primary teacher, and Ron Thomas, a primary teacher-librarian. We are authors (together, individually and with others) of numerous books for teachers and kids, published in Australia and overseas. Recent books written together include Using the Library 1, 2 & 3; Thinking Through Themes (4 titles: Air, Fire, Water, Earth); and The Perfect School Project, published by and available at Teaching Solutions.
Our Audience
Students from K to 8, their teachers and parents.
Homeschool students and their parents.
Teacher Librarians
If you:
– need more help with this topic
– need information for a school project
– find broken links
contact kidcyber
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