Vietnam Online!

by Lisa Hayman

Introduction · rubric · conclusion · teacher's guide

General Information · Travel Guides · Culture · Newspapers · Images · Childrens web page on Vietnam · Timeline · Teacher Resources · Vietnam War

Introduction

Teachers from across Australia and New Zealand will travel to Hanoi, Vietnam in January 2008 to participate in the Asia Education Foundations Study Tour.
This Hotlist is being compiled to assist Teachers to bring Vietnam into their classrooms.


Internet Links

General Information

CIA World Factbook

Vietnam
A general site

Map of Vietnam
National Geographic

Global Education Country Profile

Select Web Resources on Vietnam and Indochina
This annotated list of web links provides information about a number of online resources on Vietnam. It was compiled by Dr Philip Taylor, of the Department of Anthropology, Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies, Australian National University.

Vietnam:AChildren'sGuide
Designed by a second grade class in Pocantico Hills School, Sleepy Hollow, New York, this site contains information on schools in Vietnam, teacher resources, books for children, sources on the web and some professional materials.

Vietnamese Health
A very useful source of information about Vietnamese medical concepts and practices. The site provides a great deal of useful information about the historical and sociocultural context of Vietnamese health issues. This page is part of the Ethno Med online database.

Venn Diagram
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Mapquest - Vietnam

Mapquest - Australia

Travel Guides

Lonely Planet

Vietnam Geography

Interactive Map of Vietnam and Asian neighbours

Vietnam weather forecast

Culture

Vietnam - a country study

A Journey of Mind, Body and Spirit
American Museum of Natural History

Viettouch.com
Homepage to extensive materials

Vietnam and Vietnamese Culture
This site is presented by Adopt Vietnam a group offering guidance to parents wanting to adopt children from Vietnam. The most valuable aspect of this site is the wealth of information it offers about Vietnamese culture. It posts over 200 articles on Vietnamese culture, names, cooking, religion, holidays, travel, literature.

Vietnamese Recipies
A site containing 70 Vietnamese recipies compiled by Leon Brocard for the website www.astray.com

Newspapers

Vietnam Newspapers

Vietnamnet Online Newspaper
This online newspaper features news stories and information about society, politics, business, science and technology, lifestyles and the arts

Images

Images of Vietnam
From Marco Polo xpeditions

Images of Vietnam

Childrens web page on Vietnam

Vietnam - a Childrens Guide

Kidlinks Multicultural Calendar
Search for holidays celebrated in Vietnam

KID'S EYES ON ASIA

A picture book on Vietnam

The Wishing Cupboard
story by Libby Hathorn

Timeline

Timeline of Traditional Vietnam

Teacher Resources

Vietnam - Young People, Old Country
Resources to support text book

List of links provided by Curriculum Corporation

Vietnam War

Memory and War - How Australians remember Vietnam
Online Unit of Work


Conclusion

To bring the culture and lifestyle of another country to life in our classrooms for our students is a wonderful thing. I hope that these sites along with other associated activities will support teachers to achieve this with success.



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email: hayman.lisa@bssc.edu.au
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