Discover The Le@rning Federation's Olympic Games resources
With the Beijing 2008 Olympics beginning in August, now is a great time to discover TLF's Olympics-themed classroom resources.
Find out more about the Berlin 1936 Games, the Melbourne 1956 Games and the Sydney 2000 Games, and download photographs of memorabilia, events and Olympians such as Cathy Freeman, Ian Thorpe and Lauren Jackson.
As well as interactive learning objects, our collection includes photographs, audio recordings and film clips (all with teachers' notes), sourced from australianscreen online, Getty images, National Archives of Australia, the National Library of Australia and Powerhouse Museum.
For more information about how to access TLF content please visit the Access information page.
Featured resources
Sports shoes: sole support (TLF ID L491)
In the Sports shoes series of Science/Energy and change learning objects for Years 6–7, students can investigate the concept of ground reaction force, both through the practical example of sports shoes and from the perspective of a sports scientist. Students can make predictions, collect and analyse data and apply their learning to useful technological purposes.
Audience kit, Sydney 2000 Olympic Games (TLF ID R3881)
Reproduced courtesy of Powerhouse Museum. Gift of the New South Wales Government, part of the Sydney 2000 Games Collection.
This photograph is of the kit distributed to audience members at the opening ceremony of the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. The kit was used to engender the festive spirit for the opening ceremony and to encourage audience participation.
May 2008
The Le@rning Federation wins IMS Learning Impact Awards
The Le@rning Federation has won the Best Digital Learning Content Award and a Learning Impact Leadership Award at a ceremony held in Texas, USA, on 12 May 2008.
Twenty-three finalists from around the world were evaluated by an expert panel of judges, and TLF emerged as a winner for its content and support services.
The awards were organised by IMS Global Learning Consortium, a global nonprofit organisation that recognises exemplary use of technology to improve learning across all industry segments worldwide.
australianscreen online: Digitising Australian audiovisual heritage for classrooms
australianscreen online is an exciting website that enables teachers to add a unique dimension to the classroom by using film clips to support students' understanding. The resource was created by the Australian Film Commission in partnership with Curriculum Corporation, via TLF, and is now managed by the National Film and Sound Archive.
Through australianscreen online, teachers and students now have free access to clips from a diverse collection of feature films, documentaries, newsreels, short films and animations produced in Australia over the past 100 years. All clips in the education section are accompanied by teachers' notes that have been developed by TLF.
To discover a wealth of Australian audiovisual heritage online, visit: http://australianscreen.com.au.
