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Australian Newspapers Online
http://www.nla.gov.au/npapers/index.html
Australian newspapers that are available via their publishers on the
Internet. Users can access newspapers by state, and the lists include
digitised versions of newspapers published in the colonies in the
nineteenth century.

TIPS: Writing newspaper articles

The purpose of the project was to help teachers begin to use computer technology and its capabilities in curriculum activities. The project objective was to engage students in learning activities that would eventually enable them to publish ‘real life’ stories using a word processor.

Download the project documentation (PDF document 27k )

Developed as part of the Connecting Teachers to the Future Project 1998-1999
Tracey Clarkson, Narangba State School

	Newspapers in Education - Key to Your Knowledge URL: http://www.thewest.com.au/nie/ Category: Mass Media Australian Section of The West Online website for teachers and students. Includes teacher professional development workshops, thematic kits, facts and figures, competitions and tours, worksheets and Ed Magazine.

4	Schools Today - The Australian URL: http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/schools/ Category: General General Mass Media This website is aimed at assisting teachers and students in getting the most out of the Australian newspaper by identifying artcicles and features of interest in the classroom. Students and teachers are invited to participate in forums and to email comments to the editor.

Interactive News for Kids (INK) URL: http://ink.news.com.au/
Category: Media Studies Mass Media

This site is targeted at K-12 teachers and students. It provides direct links to educational programs and editorial provided by daily newspapers from News Limited.