How has Australia's colonial past influenced Australian society and culture?

• Investigation: Select an event* in Australian history between 1788 and 1901. Investigate this event and report on how it has influenced Australian society since 1901.

(* You may choose a specific event, or a year in Australian history, or a development that occurred in a particular place over a few years. eg: Victorian goldrush)

As part of this task you will be required to submit an annotated bibliography via diigo (utilizing the common tag "9SS_1" - you may use other tags in addition to this) or a printed copyof an annotated bibliography. You need to have a two pages of notes prior to writing up your answer in class in week 10.

To complete this task with high marks you will need to:

• choose a major event (from the period 1788 to 1901) that has influenced subsequent Australian history and society, and conduct research into this topic.
• demonstrate that you have a detailed and in-depth knowledge of at this event.
• develop an argument explaining how this event influenced australian culture or society (eg: government, economy) during the 20th Century.
  
• provide plenty of accurate, relevant factual evidence to support your argument and historical examples.
  
• be able to discuss the political, social, economic and/or cultural effects of this event upon subsequent Australian history, including into the 20th century. You need to consider both short-term and long-term effects.
• write up your answer in essay format, including an introduction (stating your argument about how a major event influenced the course of Australian history) and a conclusion (summarising your arguments main point).

Remember you need to write a well-researched article, supported by evidence that persuades the reader that a major event in Australia's past has influenced later developments (whether n the fields of economics, politics, culture or society). You argument needs be consistent and reference relevant source material.

British schools to teach about Web 2.0 applications

• British pupils to get lessons on Twitter: report - Yahoo!7 News

  Children in British junior schools could soon be taking lessons in Internet applications like Twitter under proposals to change school curriculums, the Guardian newspaper reported Wednesday. Under the shakeup, schools would require students to have a good understanding of blogging, podcasts, Twitter and Wikipedia, the paper said.

Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.

Whilst education systems are generally slow to adapt to change, some systems are not as slow as others and the British education system looks like it has decided to be relevant by teaching students how to understand and use existing web communications technologies.