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Want to help your children with their homework?

Tips to keep you in the know

What’s happening in New Zealand?

It’s a digital world

Web 2.0 and beyond

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bza39_rFHUE

Books are still important!

What’s happening at school?

Background:Research skillsInformation LiteracyYear 9 module through EnglishYear 10 module through Social StudiesSpecific targeted lessons at Y11-13Junior Campus

Help from home

Any Questions – Many answers

http://www.anyquestions.co.nz/

EPIC – Electronic Purchasing in Collaboration

http://www.tki.org.nz/epic

Searching the net

How to get the best out of Google:

www.google.co.nz

Other search engines to try:

www.clusty.com

www.ask.com

http://www.teara.govt.nz/

http://kids.quintura.com/

Reading for enjoyment

Good read lists – School and public libraryBooks and authors – through EPICCreate Readers blog through National

Library

http://createreaders.natlib.govt.nz/Author’s websites

http://www.brianfalkner.com/

The web addresses:

Homework help: http://www.anyquestions.co.nz/

EPIC databases: http://www.tki.org.nz/epic

Search engines: www.clusty.com

www.ask.com

http://kids.quintura.com

NZ Encyclopaedia: http://www.teara.govt.nz/

Book reviews: http://schools.natlib.govt.nz/blogs/create-readers

Author website: http://www.brianfalkner.com/