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THE COMMONWEALTH AT PLAY - NEWSLETTER NO. 1 OCTOBER 2006

http://www.araratcc.vic.edu.au/users/web/commonwealth/index.htm

HI Everyone,

Just to remind people as they plan their curriculum for Term 1 in 2006 to factor in our Global Classroom Project.

It would be great to hear from people which aspects of the project they are particularly interested in so that I can update our website accordingly. I am keen to get the specific school names and contacts for individual teachers in Canada, Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka.

Remember that the Baton making activity involves me partnering you with another school so I do need to know who expects to participate in this so that we don't let partner schools down. Please let the other teachers in your school know about the project.

Please take five minutes to review the types of activities we have on offer:
" Baton or medal design, construction and exchange between schools
" Interviewing local heroes (some are already posted on the site)
" Taking digital photos of local sport - pick a theme:
o No pain, no gain
o Going to extremes
o Sport unites cultures
o Sport and games in our backyard
" Responding to sporting issues - what do you think (some student entries already posted)
" Kahootz 3-D world building expression work
" Sharing your country/towns celebrations

Correspondence from the UK - ( all correspondence is posted on our webpage)
Today I responded to a school in the UK who is joining our project. In addition to participating in the project they are interested in working with an Australian school to:
" Exchange recipes
" Design, screen print and exchange t-shirts on cultural themes
If you are interested in these additional opportunities to partner with a rural UK school please contact:
H elen Mukherjee mukherjee@tesco.net

Please send any notices you would like put into our next newsletter through to me.
Looking forward to hearing from you,
Jo Tate
Australia

Japan

Dear Jo,

Hope you are doing well. You must be busy organising all the different activities surrounding the Commonwealth Games.

I have been playing around with dates for the exchange. Since the Commonwealth Games are taking place in March, it appears that Victorian schools commence holidays earlier than usual.

Victorian schools:
1st term: 31 January - 10 March
2nd term: 27 April - 16 June
3rd term: 3 July - 15 September

Japanese schools:
3rd term: 7 January - 24 March
1st term: 10 April - 20 July (new school year)
2nd term: 1 September - 24 December

I propose the following:
Part 1: 13 February - 10 March: 3 weeks, 4 days
Part 2: 1 May - 2 June: 3 weeks, 5 days
Total period of exchange: 7 weeks, 2 days

I will start the project with the 5th graders so that they will continue the exchange into their new school year. I am giving this project plenty of time in case there are any mishaps or delays; e.g. postage delays. The downside is the large break between the 2 parts of the project. How does all this sound to you?

I have ordered a book on Chigiri-e and am awaiting its delivery. I had a go at it myself the other day and it is quite easy and very different to normal paintings. I think the children will find it interesting!

I look forward to hearing from you.
Regards,
Adriana

Dear Jo,

Thank you very much for your email of 18 August with your outline. I have gone over it and have had discussions with different people, hence the delayed response.

Here are my ideas for the outline:

1. Japanese children to complete a questionnaire to include following questions.
-Their image of Australia.
-Their knowledge of Australia
-Choose one colour to represent Japan
-2 questions they want to ask Australian kids
-3 images that represent Okagaki town (include explanation on why they selected image) -What they think Australian kids think about Japan.
-Their future ambitions (what they would like to be in the future).

Both Australian and Japanese kids should do the same type of questionnaire.
The results will be sent to each other and the kids can share their impressions and feelings about their images of each other.

I will collate their responses and write up a report. Children to choose best 10~15 questions (out of all suggestions from questionnaires) to ask Australian kids. Children prepare self introductions. Send off report, questions and self introductions to Australia.

Upon receipt of counterpart self introductions and questionnaire report, kids to write up their impressions and remarks about their counterparts responses. Respond to counterpart's questions. Send impressions and answers to counterparts.

2. The main theme of the exchange should be Cultural Art-forms and Expression ? Australian art-form: Aboriginal painting ? Japanese art-form: "Kirie" (instead of shodo) please check out the following link. It is a very
interesting art-form that has a long history.
http://ease.com/~randyj/artpaper.htm
http://www.handmade-paper-products.com/kirie.html

Order of exchange:
? Japanese to paint Aboriginal paintings first, followed by kirie.
? Australian children to create kirie first, followed by Aboriginal paintings.

Notes:
? Before kids start to paint their own Aboriginal paintings, I will introduce Australia which will
include images of Australian people, Australian Aboriginal culture. The kids will also do their own
research in order to get a background knowledge of Australia.
? The kids will also learn more about their own Japanese culture through the Kirie activity. I will
organise a local artist of kirie to teach the kids more about this ancient Japanese art-form.
? If you can get a Japanese person to show how to do kirie to the children, I think it would enhance
the cultural exchange experience. I have been told that every Japanese person has done kirie at
least once. Is there a native Japanese teacher in your school?
? We can send any materials you may need for Kirie.
? Throughout the exchange, the children can send questions to each other whether it be regarding
the paintings or other topics.
? In terms of the in-depth investigation side of the exchange, it will take too much time, therefore,
we will not be able to do it.
? The time frame of the exchange will need to be a minimum of 2 months. I still need to work out a
detailed schedule with the teachers.

It is hoped that through the exchange the kids will:
? learn not only a foreign art-form but will also learn more about their own country's art-form.
? gain an insight into the lives and ways of thinking of their foreign counterparts.

In regards to the Sport theme photo exchange:
? The children can gather images of sport activities and events in the town.
? It has been suggested that we carry out the photo exchange throughout the year, i.e. send photos
on a regular, continuous basis.

Thank you for taking the time to read this email and I'm sorry about the delay. I would greatly appreciate if you can send me your opinions and remarks in terms of this outline. I look forward to hearing from you with your thoughts.

Regards,
Adriana

----- Original Message -----
??? : "Jo Tate" <jot@araratcc.vic.edu.au> ?? : <chiiki@town.okagaki.fukuoka.jp> ???? : 2005?9?6? 10:57 ?? : RE: Working with Japan in 2006.

> Hi Adriana,
> How did you go with the last material I sent?
> It is in concrete here if it is okay at your end.
> Cheers,
> Jo
>

Hi Adriana,

I appreciate that you have a lot more approval processes to contend with than we do.
In relation to working together. Since you first wrote:

> For example, Japanese children start off by painting Aboriginal painting
> then send to Australia. At the same time, the Australian children would be
> doing Shodo.
> OR
> Both Australian and Japanese children paint Aboriginal painting first
> followed by Shodo.
> ? Do the children send a story together with their painting?

We have established a theme of the Commonwealth Games for Term 1 - ie. could be translated to 'Sports' for example in Japan's case - as an art theme. It would certainly add a dimension to the project to have you involved. I am about to embark on writing the Year 7 Unit where I will be responsible for Humanities. I will take this to the Team at next week's meeting.
Can I refer you at this point to our special Commonwealth Games website? We actually have a gallery planned there. I am hopeful that a friend at a NT school with all Aboriginal students will be involved too - producing some interesting images for the gallery.
The URL is: http://www.araratcc.vic.edu.au/users/web/commonwealth/index.htm
I have just experienced an issue opening this and emailed our technician.
Cheers,
Jo

-----Original Message-----
From: ?????? [mailto:chiiki@town.okagaki.fukuoka.jp]
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 11:25 AM
To: Jo Tate
Subject: Re: Art Exchange Project 'East meets West'

Dear Jo,

I refer to your email of 2 June 2005 in relation to a proposed art exchange
between Ararat Community College and Togiri primary school in Okagaki Town,
Fukuoka.

Firstly, I apologise for dragging this process out over a couple months.
Discussions and approvals of proposals take a long time to come to a head in
this town. I hope that you will still consider embarking on an exchange
between Ararat and Okagaki.

The school is keen to take on this project however, it would not be able to
commence until next year 2006. All school curriculums have been planned up
until December 2005, therefore, the schools are unable to fit in this
project this year. The Japanese school year finishes in late March and
commences in mid April. Therefore I was thinking of doing this project in
February 2006. How would this fit in with Ararat Community College?

Thank you for your time and consideration. I look forward to hearing from
you soon.

Yours sincerely,
Adriana Potts

Coordinator for International Relations
Okagaki Town, Fukuoka, JAPAN
Tel: 81+93+282-1211
Fax: 81+93+282-1310

----- Original Message -----
??? : "Jo Tate" <jot@araratcc.vic.edu.au>
?? : "??????" <chiiki@town.okagaki.fukuoka.jp>
???? : 2005?6?2? 11:27
?? : RE: Art Exchange Project 'East meets West'

> Hi Adriana,
> Before I follow this up - when is your ideal time to do this project?
Would you see a lasting partnership where we could also plan a unit for 2006
with a new class of students if all goes well?
> I ask because currently I am heading up a change in our
curriculum/teaching program for years 7 and 8. This will be implemented in
2006. This year I am only teaching senior levels because of my coordination
role in this project therefore for 2005, I will need to bring some of the
new young staff on board with the Japanese exchange - but I anticipate they
will be keen.
> Thanks,
> Jo
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ?????? [mailto:chiiki@town.okagaki.fukuoka.jp]
> Sent: Thursday, June 02, 2005 12:05 PM
> To: Jo Tate
> Subject: Re: Art Exchange Project 'East meets West'
>
> Dear Jo,
>
> I refer to your email of 11 March and apologise for not writing sooner. I
am
> writing to you in relation to a proposed art exchange between Ararat
> Community College and year 6 primary school students in Okagaki Town,
> Fukuoka prefecture, Japan. I am at the stage of putting a proposal
together
> to present to my supervisors in order to realise this exchange.
>
> The proposal requires to be quite detailed. Therefore, I would be grateful
> if you could respond to my following queries:
> ? Do both Australian and Japanese children paint one Aboriginal painting
and
> one Shodo piece?
> ? If so, is there any particular order?
> For example, Japanese children start off by painting Aboriginal painting
> then send to Australia. At the same time, the Australian children would be
> doing Shodo.
> OR
> Both Australian and Japanese children paint Aboriginal painting first
> followed by Shodo.
> ? Do the children send a story together with their painting?
> ? How many students are in your SOSE year 7 class?
> ? What does SOSE stand for?
> ? Who is responsible for uploading the photos of the paintings to the
> website?
> ? Are all paintings uploaded to the internet?
> ? Are the paintings also displayed at the Ararat Community College?
> ? Would Ararat Community College give permission to also upload the
> paintings to a Japanese website i.e. the Town website and/or the Town's
> International Association website?
> ? At what stage in the 4 week exchange does the video conferencing take
> place?
> ? Are the Australian children learning Japanese? If so, would they try to
> write some letters in Japanese?
>
> I apologise for all the queries and appreciate your attention to this
> matter. Thank you and I look forward to receiving your response.
>
> Regards,
> Adriana Potts
>
> Coordinator for International Relations
> Okagaki Town, Fukuoka, JAPAN
> Tel: 81+93+282-1211
> Fax: 81+93+282-1310
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> ??? : "Jo Tate" <jot@araratcc.vic.edu.au>
> ?? : "??????" <chiiki@town.okagaki.fukuoka.jp>
> CC : "Virginia King" <virginia@iearn.org.au>; "Sven O'flynn"
> <sveno@araratcc.vic.edu.au>; "Marika Howman" <marikah@araratcc.vic.edu.au>
> ???? : 2005?3?11? 13:37
> ?? : RE: Art Exchange Project 'East meets West'
>
>
> > Hi,
> > Thanks for your enquiry. I am currently running a project at school and
> no longer teach my Year 7 SOSE students. However, I may be able to put in
> touch with some partners.
> > I am CC'ing this to a friend in the NT who works at an aboriginal
school.
> I will also send a copy of this to Marika and Sven who teach year 7 SOSE.
I
> can happily work with them on involvement with you if they wish.
> > To address some of your questions. We have a full kit of Shodo Japanese
> art tools here at school in the SOSE department.
> > ? On average, what is the duration of the art exchange? Around 4 weeks
> > ? How many pictures are exchanged? Is there a minimum requirement? It is
> up to you to negotiate that with the partner teacher. In the past we sent
25
> and got back about 20
> > ? If there is no video conferencing technology available, what are the
> > options? You can just work using the website to publish on /email/CDrom
> exchange - or an internet based camera (cheap option) for a face to face
> meeting if you wish
> > ? Who covers the costs of shodo materials to be sent to Australia?
Japan
> kindly provided those for us
> > ? Is there an age/grade requirement in order to participate? I.e Can an
> > exchange be set up between primary school students?
> > Not really - your shodo will be super even if your kids are Primary age!
> I have worked with a range of ages with my Year 7's. One year they created
a
> book on Koori culture and sent that over to Japan - we received one back
on
> Japanese culture - you can also do this with powerpoint - last year my
class
> made a 'Images of Australia' powerpoint and we sent these over to the
> partner class in japan.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jo
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: ?????? [mailto:chiiki@town.okagaki.fukuoka.jp]
> > Sent: Friday, March 11, 2005 12:42 PM
> > To: Jo Tate
> > Subject: Art Exchange Project 'East meets West'
> >
> > Dear Ms Joanne Tate,
> >
> > Re: Art Exchange Project 'East meets West'
> >
> > My name is Adriana Potts. I am an Australian working in Fukuoka, Japan
as
> a
> > Coordinator of International Relations. My job entails introducing the
> > Australian culture to the locals aswell as initiating and promoting
> > international exchange. I organise different cultural events and my next
> > event is an Aboriginal Art and Culture Workshop. In doing research for
> this
> > event, I came across your website and the project 'East meets West'
Art
> > Exchange. I was very excited to see all the exchanges between Australian
> and
> > Japanese children. I am interested in starting up an exchange between
the
> > children in my town (Okagaki) and children in NSW. I read the project
> > processes on the website, however, it would be greatly appreciated if
you
> > could respond to the following queries:
> > ? On average, what is the duration of the art exchange?
> > ? How many pictures are exchanged? Is there a minimum requirement?
> > ? If there is no video conferencing technology available, what are the
> > options?
> > ? Who covers the costs of shodo materials to be sent to Australia?
> > ? Is there an age/grade requirement in order to participate? I.e Can an
> > exchange be set up between primary school students?
> >
> > Thank you very much for taking the time to read this email. I look
forward
> > to hearing from you soon.
> >
> > Yours sincerely,
> > Adriana Potts
> > Coordinator for International Relations
> > Okagaki Town, Fukuoka, JAPAN
> > Tel: 81+93+282-1211
> > Fax: 81+93+282-1310
> >
> >

Canda

-----Original Message-----
From: bill@iearn-canada.org [mailto:bill@iearn-canada.org]
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 2:14 AM
To: iearn-projectfacilitators@muse.iearn.org
Subject: RE: New Project for Commonwealth Countries - Run from Ararat Community College, Australia

Hi Jo,

It's great to hear from you!

As a Commonwaelth country, I will be pleased to help promote this project
among our iEARN-Canada schools when school begins again for use in
September.

Yours in friendship and iEARN,

Bill Belsey

Sri Lanka

From: Lakshmi [mailto:lak44@sltnet.lk]
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 1:06 PM
To: iearn-projectfacilitators@muse.iearn.org
Subject: Re: New Project for Commonwealth Countries - Run from Ararat Community College, Australia

Dear andrew,
I too agree with you . i also observe that there is provisions for a range of activities for different age groups Sri lanka too endorses participation in this worthy project
lakshmi

Sierra Leone

----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Greene Jr
To: iearn-projectfacilitators@muse.iearn.org
Sent: Saturday, June 25, 2005 4:47 AM
Subject: Re: New Project for Commonwealth Countries - Run from Ararat Community College, Australia

this is a worthy project that reflects on the very aspirations of young poeople in the commonwealth. I think instead of light weapons which proliferate in the commonwealth, and often a friend to dictators and enemy of the people, sports can help to heal wounds forge mutual friendship and restore hopes to the young generation.

I enthusiastically endorse the participation of iEARN Sierra Leone www.iearnsierraleone.org.

--
"just as it takes acts of war to make war, it does take acts of peace
to make peace".
" de même que la guerre prend des actes de guerre, la paix prend des
actes de
paix"
Andrew Benson Greene
International Programs Director
(iEARN Sierra Leone)
www.iearnsierraleone.org
00232-33-440162
Sauve Scholar 2004/5
McGill University
Sauve Scholars Foundation
www.sauvescholars.org

Join us for the 12th Annual iEARN World Conference and Youth Summit to
be held in Dakar, Senegal.

UK Mail

Hi Helen,

Thanks for your message. Great to have you involved in the Commonwealth at Play project! Our school is also rurally located. Thankyou for mentioning the activities that appealed to you from the project. Currently we are redesigning our curriculum for years 7 and 8 starting next year and both groups will be working on the Commonwealth Games theme then. We have a network established around our Region to draw people into the global classroom activities too and have regular meetings and I will 'drive' the project.

What I can do is make you additional requests for the recipe and t-shirt ideas available to the network of schools and seek those interested in working outside of the project.

One other thing that may be useful for 'double- dipping' is that I will be working with a school in Japan in Term 1 as part of the project and beyond. We have organised that our students:
1. Create powerpoints that introduce each other and present a series of images on what it means to be… Australian …. Japanese
2. We will be painting in Aboriginal style and doing a special Japanese art form and exchanging work. Our work will illustrate dreamtime stories
3. We will be exchanging emails about our cultures / politics and kids will be able to direct questions
4. Sporting images for the C A P Project website

So I will tentatively put you down for the batons. The celebrations are being conducted by the local council. I have put in for a grant to bring an Aboriginal artist and dancer to the school. This would facilitate the development of some materials to share with you in relation to dance. In addition the local City Council will have arrangements for the town's celebration during the baton run that would also allow for some digital video footage. I should hear about the grant by the end of the year.

Please keep in touch. I will start to send out flyers shortly to all on my mailing list to put the project forward in the minds of teachers as they plan for 2006.

Kind regards,
Jo Tate

________________________________________
From: H & J Mukherjee [mailto:mukherjee@tesco.net]

Upper Wharfedale
Sent: Wednesday, October 12, 2005 5:22 AM
To: Jo Tate
Subject: school link

Hi Jo
I have had your details passed onto me by sarah Hatton from British Council. I work at a small (295 students) rural secondary school in Northern England, called Upper Wharfedale, and we would like to base some culture and citizenship work this year around Australia due to the commonwealth games.
I will speak to the technology teacher around the idea of creating batons, but was also wondering about the possibility of things such as recipe exchanges and pupils designing t-shirts reflecting their culture and these then being exchanged. I like the idea under the celebrations about the aboriginal dance and would it be a possibility to exchange dance performnaces and even choreography so that we could try ot recreate at this end.
It would be great to creat a link and look forward to speaking to you.

Helen Mukherjee
Director of specialism

From: Noreen & Dougal Brown [mailto:broons29@blueyonder.co.uk]
Sent: Tuesday, July 26, 2005 1:19 AM
To: Jo Tate
Cc: Fiona McEwan McEwan; Adrienne Sunderland CGCS
Subject: CG - Short Term Global Classroom Project

Dear Jo,
Thank you for your letter of 13th July which I received on my return from holiday.
I am going to pass your information on to Fiona McEwan who is our Executive Committee Member who has agreed to co-ordinate and lead our
contribution to the Second Team initiative ; at least part of our thinking relates to Primary School projects and your project may fit with or complement
those ideas.
I have spoken briefly with Fiona about your letter so she is expecting to receive it from me - but her response to you may be a little delayed as she
is heading off for 4 weeks in Africa !
I look forward to seeing how all these initiatives develop between now and March 2006.
Best wishes,
Douglas

From jot@araratcc.vic.edu.au
Subject Links with Scotland Schools
Date: 13 July 2005 00:09:13 BST
To broons29@blueyonder.co.uk

Jodie wrote to say she had been in touch regarding schools in our global classroom project. I have been actively attracting schools in a range of Commonwealth Countries to the project which has a website http://www.araratcc.vic.edu.au/users/web/commonwealth/index.htm.

Here are the details I sent to coordinators on the IEARN network of global schools about 3 weeks back which you may like to pass on?

Kind regards,

Jo Tate

Ararat Community College

Victoria, Australia

________________________________________
From: Hatton, Sarah (Australia) [mailto:Sarah.Hatton@britishcouncil.org.au]
Sent: Thursday, July 21, 2005 12:11 PM
To: Jo Tate
Subject: RE: Montage Australia - school link

Excellent. Ok, I"ll try to get the project up before cob tomorrow. I'll also let my colleagues in the UK know about it. Perhaps it can go on to the Montage World site which UK schools are more likely to visit when they get back next term.

Sarah

Ps the project looks terrific
________________________________________

Dr Graham Nelmes [mailto:drgnelmes@gnelmes.co.uk]
Sent: 03 June 2005 12:31
To: 'jot@araratcc.vic.edu.au'
Subject: FW: Montage Australia - school link

Hello

As you will see from below your name was passed to me by Sarah Hatton from the British Council.

I note that you are looking to form a link with a school in the UK. We are similarly looking to form a link with a school in Australia.

I have looked at your website which is very comprehensive, and more advanced than our own at www.priestnall.stockport.sch.uk . We are a mixed comprehensive school of 1400 students, aged 11-16, in Stockport near Manchester, England.

If you are interested in my contact please get back to me to explore the possibilities.

Regards

Graham Nelmes

Dr Graham Nelmes - Headteacher

Thank you for registering on the Montage Australia website.

I suggest you contact Priestnall School in Stockport near Manchester in the UK. It wishes to work with 12-15 year-olds in Australia to add a global dimension to its work. Email contact for the school is: drgnelmes@gnelmes.co.uk

I do hope you manage to set up a successful link with Priestnall. If you find that the linking aims of this school are not compatible with those of your school, then please contact me and I will try to find you a more appropriate link.

With best wishes

Sarah

Sarah Hatton

Australia

From: Terry Tanham [mailto:ttanham@aapt.net.au]
Sent: Thursday, February 16, 2006 12:52 AM
To: Jo Tate
Subject: Commonwealth Games Link

Hi,

I am a Year 6 teacher at Liwara Catholic primary School in Greenwood (a suburb of Perth). I am looking for a way for our Year 6 students to link up with a school in Victoria (and perhaps other Commonwealth schools) to build a connection based around the Commonwealth Games.

I'm not sure what would be the best way to make this connection, but I was thinking a buddy class could be a good idea via email. There may be some ways our students could contribute to focus our awareness and learning re. The Commonwealth Games.

Hoping you may be able to help us make a connection with your school or perhaps suggest another who may be interested in 'adopting' us. Please note my class are 10 year olds, turning 11 this year, probably akin to your Year 5 students.

Kind regards,
Terry Tanham
Year 6 Teacher
Liwara Catholic Primary School
Greenwood
WA 6024

ttanham@aapt.net.au

Hi Carolyn,
Nice to hear from you. I will add you to the mail-out list. Well there is a timeline on the website if you refer to it. Also if you could let me know the specific activities you are interested in that would help. Actually my Yr 11's have started writing informal responses to the issues and will be doing the interview of a community hero in the next 2 weeks and writing these up for their oral.
Cheers,
Jo

________________________________________
From: Tate, Joanne E [mailto:tate.joanne.e@edumail.vic.gov.au]
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 2:56 PM
To: Jo Tate
Subject: FW: Commonwealth at play

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From: McHugh, Carolyn L
Sent: Monday, August 15, 2005 2:55:53 PM
To: Tate, Joanne E
Subject: Commonwealth at play
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Hi Joanne, i was looking at the global classroom site,and was wondering when you will be kicking off your project, we might be interested in joining. Thanks, Carolyn Mchugh

From: I'anson, Maria E [mailto:ianson.maria.e@edumail.vic.gov.au]
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 5:46 PM
To: Jo Tate
Subject: Global classroom

Hi Jo
I would like Elmhurst to be linked to another small school if possible. There are only 8 students in upper classroom able to negoiate computer ( we only have 16 students) maybe somewhere like Canada there are small schools I am also doing a post grad degree in computers at the moment and this semester the unit is global Classrooms so I am hoping I can use this information and learning and kill two birds with one stone as you might say. I would certainly appreciate some advice and offer my assistance
regards Mara

Morning Jo,

The establishment of a link(s) between schools are now happening. I have been in touch with Douglas Brown,Hon. Secretary of the Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland and produced a list of our schools so that they may match links. If you would like to contact Douglas his contact details are

<broons29@blueyonder.co.uk>

One I have received more information I will let you know.

Regards
Jodie-Lee Wells
Recreation/Tourism Officer
Ararat Rural City
Ph: 5355 0245
Fax: 5355 0275
Email: jwells@ararat.vic.gov.au

Hi Jo,

Some good UK examples:
http://blackpoollea.kahootz.com/kz/

Round Diamond Primary School
http://roundps.kahootz.com/kz/
Paul Turner
pablo_hitchin@yahoo.co.uk

And l'll check with the UK distributors as to who has purchased Kahootz in the UK.
Regards,
Carolena Helderman

Round Diamond Primary School
http://roundps.kahootz.com/kz/
http://blackpoollea.kahootz.com/kz/;
pablo_hitchin@yahoo.co.uk

Hi Pablo
I am writing from Ararat Community College, Australia. You seem to be one the schools most using Kahootz. I have used it extensively from Years 7 - 11 in a range of subject areas. I am hoping to involve you in a Global Classroom Project we are running next year for the Commonwealth Games. You can read details at the following site:
http://www.araratcc.vic.edu.au/users/web/commonwealth/index.htm

You can see we have a Kahootz activity there and I would love some of your students to contribute to it if possible - they are of course welcome in any of the activities listed.
Let me know your thoughts,
Cheers,
Joanne