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Effective Tsunami teaching encompasses providing essential resources regarding relief and current aid; such resources are plentiful via the Internet. Countless sites offer current news on the relief progress, reconstruction projects, as well as past and present personal accounts from victims of the Tsunami. The databank of sites we have collected is a reflection of this.

Beyond this, however, additional sufficient tools to adequately depict the effects of the Tsunami are also crucial to a successful educational provision. Educational tools, then, encompass clear visuals, well thought out lesson plans, and effective teaching methods.

Visuals are an invaluable teaching and learning tool. In relation to the Tsunami, then, several invaluable tools in aiding in Tsunami teachings have been established over the course of the last few months. Multimedia and animation allows viewers to visual the movements of the earthquake and its tsunami effects. One of the more technologically advanced tools in educating on the Tsunami is the use of animation. Using animation, educators can formulate illustrations of the Tsunami’s progress across the Indian Ocean. The use of animation allows for a distinct sense of reality that would otherwise go unfelt.

As well, without the aid of effective lesson plans and provocative teaching methods, visual aids have little effect. Instructional design, creative teaching, and consistent teacher/student interaction are essential to the success of education. Hence, successful educational instruction is paramount in truly conveying the events of December 2004 Tsunami and effectively dealing with its aftermath.

This page offers various instructional aid links that encompass Tsunami visualizations, lesson plans, resources, and teaching methods. A few of these links are provided below; further online resources can be accessed via this site’s resources databank or through the search tool at the bottom of this page.


Instructional Aid Links



Tsunami Visualizations

http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualization/collections/tsunami.html

http://serc.carleton.edu/NAGTWorkshops/visualization/activities.html
Both of these links are provided by the same site offering various animated visualizations of the December 26th, 2004 Tsunami along with visuals of other historical tsunamis. All are useful teaching aids.

http://www.njesta.org/tsunami.html
Links to various sites are provided offering graphics and images pertaining to the Tsunami disaster.

For further resources, type the word "visualization" into the search tool below.

Lesson Plans

http://www.yhgfl.net/Tsunami_Resources.485.0.html
Various resources are offered here to accommodate a variety of teaching methods.

http://www.worldvision.com.au/resources/teachers/
A solid collection of resources is compiled to aid in Tsunami teachings.

http://www.adec.nildram.co.uk/newsl.htm
A diverse collection of online resources covering all aspects of the Tsunami and how to review the Tsunami in a variety of teachings.

http://www.educationplanet.com/tsunami.html
This site provides lesson plans for teachers educating at the primary and secondary levels. Valuable suggestions, however, can be utilized by all educators.

For further resources, type the word "lessons" into the search tool below.

Teaching Methods

http://serc.carleton.edu/introgeo/instructionalmethod.html#teaching
This links provides a variety of different methods for teaching about the Tsunami at an entry level.

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/coolplanet/teachers/tsunami/
This site contains FAQs, resources, classroom materials and advice on Tsunami teachings.

http://observe.arc.nasa.gov/nasa/education/teach_guide/tsunami.html
This site provides teaching ideas for educators of all levels.

For further resources, type the word "teaching" into the search tool below.





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