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Aboriginal Rock Art of Northern Australia
Images of Aboriginal Rock Art from Northern Australia.
http://www.ozoutback.com.au/postcards/postcards_forms/rockpaintings_wantqld/

Writing in Ancient Egypt
Learn about the different scripts used in ancient Egypt and where writing was used.
http://www.ancientegypt.co.uk/writing/home.html

The Dead Sea Scrolls
Information about the ancient leather and papyrus scrolls first discovered in 1947 in caves on the NW shore of the Dead Sea.
http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/society/A0814864.html

The Schoyen Manuscript Collection
Examples and information about manuscripts spanning 5000 years.
http://www.nb.no/baser/schoyen/

The Karpeles Manuscript Library
The Karpeles Library is the world\'s largest private holding of important original manuscripts & documents.
http://www.rain.org/~karpeles/

The Manuscripts of Leonardo
View and read about the design and writing manuscripts of Leonardo da Vinci.
http://www.museoscienza.org/english/leonardo/

History of Writing
Information and illustrations about the history of writing.
http://www.delmar.edu/engl/instruct/stomlin/1301int/lessons/language/history.htm

The Telephone and Telegraph
Article on the development of the telegraph and telephone.
http://165.29.91.7/classes/humanities/amstud/97-98/telecom/telephone_and_telegraph.htm

History of Radio from 1895-1945
Student page that traces the history of radio from 1895 to 1945
http://165.29.91.7/classes/humanities/amstud/97-98/radio/RADIHOME.HTM

Symbols.com
Contains more than 2,500 signs, arranged into 54 groups according to their graphic characteristics. In 1,600 articles their histories, uses, and meanings are thoroughly discussed.
http://www.symbols.com/

US Postal Museum
Learn about the history of the US Postal Service.
http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/

People, Information & Technology Photos
This exhibition displays visually and interactively how electrical information technology has changed our society over the last 150 years.
http://photo2.si.edu/infoage/infoage.html

The Radio Museum
Images and information about portable radios.
http://www.rolaa.de/sehensw/radio/bilder/koffer/koffer_e.htm

Radiophile
Information about transistor radios from 1960 to the present.
http://www.radiophile.com/transist.htm

Telephone History Site
The pages on this site will provide links to the history of the telephone and the histories of a number of current telephone companies. 
http://atcaonline.com/phone/

Television History - The First 75 Years
Learn about the history of TV-set design, development and marketing.
http://www.tvhistory.tv/

How The Paging System Works
Descriptions and illustrations of how pager technology works.
http://www.probeep.com/products/pagers/howpgrwrk.html

How Stuff Works: Wireless
Information on how wireless, telephone and other communication technologies work.
http://www.howstuffworks.com/search.php?search=wireless&fr=hp

How Bluetooth Works
Explanation of how Bluetooth technology connects devices without the need for wires.
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/bluetooth.htm

How Cell Phones Work
This article discusses the technology behind cell phones.
http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cell-phone.htm

How Email Works
An electronic mailing system works in much the same way that the postal service we are used to operates.
http://online.nmit.vic.edu.au/Koori/email2.htm

Telecommunications Glossary
Find out what all the telecommunication jargon and acronyms mean.
http://www.imcca.org/glGeneral.asp

Technology For Students with Vision Impairments
Links to various types of adaptive technology for students with visual impairments.
http://www.svrc.vic.edu.au/technology.html

Adaptive Technology
This site explores adaptive computer technology for people with low vision, blindness, hearing impairments, speech impairments, specific learning disabilities, mobility impairments, and health impairments.
http://www.washington.edu/doit/MathSci/adaptech.html

Royal Blind Society: Adaptive Technology
This site contains links to demonstrations of adaptive technology and other useful software, as well as information and links to websites which may be of interest to people who are blind or vision impaired.
http://www.rbs.org.au/adaptech/

Victorian Deaf Society
Information about communicating with deaf people and animated examples of sign language.
http://www.vicdeaf.com.au/

The World Of Mime
Reference site about the art of Mime.
http://www.mime.info/

Smart Animals
Stories about the methods animals use to communicate.
http://www.nationalgeographic.com/ngkids/0407/main.html

A Communication WebQuest
In this project you will choose a present technology and trace its history of change over the last 100-150 years.
http://englishonline.no.sapo.pt/communication_webquest.htm

Communication Technology Webquest
You will discover not only their origins and inventors, but also how they work and how they help people communicate today. In the end, you will evaluate their effectiveness as communication mediums.
http://englishonline.no.sapo.pt/communication_technology.htm

Telecommunications Through the Ages Webquest
This webquest explore the various modes of telecommunications through the ages.
http://teacherexchange.mde.k12.ms.us/teachnett/telecommunications.htm

Webquest: Through Telecommunications
Students will conduct a variety of hands-on activities to investigate the development and role of Telecommunications and the impact it has on the social and economic development.
http://home.sullivan.k12.il.us/teachers/mescher/telecommunications.html

Communications Technologies
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/Lessons.cfm?DocID=15

US Postal Museum Activity Zone
Variety of interactive activities related to the history of the US Postal System.
http://www.postalmuseum.si.edu/activity/8_activity.html

Animal Communication
Aims to help students understand that all species have some capacity for communication.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=388

Technology and Inequality
Aims to help students become more familiar with different types of technology, and to understand that not all people have the same access to technology.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?BenchmarkID=3&DocID=348

Patterns of Communication
Students explore the use of codes and symbols in regards to communication. Includes Morse Code activities.
http://www.sciencenetlinks.com/lessons.cfm?DocID=284

Webquest on Assistive Technology
This webquest was designed to help future educators learn more about the use of assisted technology in education. May be adapted for students.
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~tsm/ETC547/ATWQ.htm

Webquest: A Moment In Time
Your help is needed to make a class Language Arts time capsule.
http://schools.sd68.bc.ca/ed611/losier/WebQuest.htm

Inclusive Learning Technologies
Links to organisations involved in the provision of adaptive technologies.
http://www.spectronicsinoz.com/library.asp?article=10657

Effective Storytelling
Storytelling manual for beginners.
http://www.eldrbarry.net/roos/eest.htm

Assistive Technology, Inc.
Developer of hardware and software solutions for people with physical, cognitive, and speech disabilities.
http://www.assistivetech.com/

Primary School Online Projects
Links to several Australian and international collaborative projects for students.
http://www.primaryschool.com.au/webquestsresults.php#Projects

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