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  • Health Emergencies in the Classroom

    In every school there are students who suffer from medical conditions. Because of this, it is vital that teachers and other school staff are fully prepared to deal with a medical emergency. This program investigates some of the more common health emergencies that
    occur in classrooms and how best to treat them. An informed look at the treatments for asthma, diabetes, anaphylaxis and epilepsy and essential professional development viewing for teachers.

  • New Standards for Career Development Practitioners

    This program is designed to assist careers practitioners, job networks, industries and organisations, human resources departments, rehabilitation, government departments, schools, Universities, TAFEs and other relevant organisations, with understanding the recent developments in professionalising the careers role in Australia. The program explores: the context for these developments; where Australia fits into the international careers scene; developing competencies, standards and ethics for the profession; agreed requirements being phased in by 2012; the Australian Blueprint for Career Development; and understanding the broad range of activities undertaken in the name of career development.

  • OH&S In Schools

    OH&S is a critical topic that should be a part of every school’s overall safety philosophy. This program looks at the issues of OH&S specifically in the school environment, including classrooms, staff rooms, science labs and art rooms. Potentially hazardous substances are identified and tips are given on safe storage, manual handling and how to prevent slips, trips and falls. Correct OH&S producers are demonstrated to ensure that all viewers will gain a clear and thorough understanding of the requirements of an effect OH&S program. This is an essential resource for every school and teaching institution and will act as an excellent tool to assist in raising staff awareness.

  • Building Bridges – The Physics of Construction

    The nuts & bolts of building bridges. What factors to consider when you build a bridge and what’s the Physics behind them? Introducing the concepts of Stress, Strain and Young’s Modulus to describe the structural properties of building materials. This program examines the variety of bridge designs that these materials can be put to: how they work and why. It examines a bridge plan and uses concepts of Torque and Static forces to see if it stands the test of its load. Finally it challenges students to design and test their own bridges from simple materials.

  • Introducing Cannabis – Risks, Laws, and Habits

    Cannabis is often regarded as a relatively safe, albeit illegal drug, compared with hard drugs such as cocaine and heroin. Recently however, there is a growing realization that, for some people at least, cannabis is anything but safe. This program looks at the effect of cannabis on the brain and the devastating consequences for some users.

  • Introducing Tobacco – Risks, Laws, and Habits

    For over 50 years now we have known that smoking kills – yet millions of people continue to court disease and death. Why? Tobacco is big business – insidious, wily and determined to hook the vulnerable, and to obscure the devastating effects of their deadly merchandise. This program delivers the facts about tobacco smoking and the effects it has on both users and non-users. Featuring international experts and a dramatized story of a young girl who loses her father to lung cancer, this program is a sobering, informative and persuasive program that addresses the root causes, laws, and short and long-term effects of this killer product.

  • Where the Bloody Hell Are You? – An Introduction to Tourism in Australia

    Tourism is a major economic force in Australia. It generates immense economic benefits and significant employment for communities but it can also have a severe negative impact when environmental and social considerations are not carefully planned for. To ensure a balanced and healthy sustainability, rigorous planning, development and management needs to occur. This program explores what those processes are and how they take account of many stakeholders. Featuring interviews with some of Australia’s foremost tourism experts, this is an absorbing, richly illustrated and up-to-date examination of the issues vital to this powerful industry.

  • Tourism Planning and Development – A Case Study in Sustainability

    This lab pack, for classroom use, brings the physical and natural world to life for young explorers. Clicking on different objects gives them access to pop-up screens and animations.

  • Inside a Computer

    Inside a computer describes the roles of the computer in modern society, education and industry and how it fulfils those roles. It provides novice and experienced users, as well as budding technicians, an insight into the many aspects of a computer system, its design features and the function of various components. The way a computer processes information, something taken for granted among users, is looked at with a detailed description of the language used; formatting, input/output and storage.

  • At the Cutting Edge: Lasers in Design Technology

    These days, lasers are industrial cutting tools, but they have also made their way into high school design and technology classes. In this program we see how lasers are used in industry, how they can be used in schools, then see how their use is integrated into two very different projects.