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I have accesses the QCAA site for my chosen area and found 4 content descriptors that I will base my lessons around.

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General Capabilities- Digital Literacy Site Link

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General Capabilities- Digital Literacy Site Link

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Digital literacy encompasses the knowledge and skills students need to create, manage, communicate and investigate data, information and ideas, and solve problems. It assists students to work collaboratively at school and in their lives beyond school.

Digital literacy involves students critically identifying and appropriately selecting and using digital devices or systems, and learning to make the most of the technologies available to them. Students adapt to new ways of doing things as technologies evolve, and protect the safety of themselves and others in digital environments.

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Digital Literacy | V9 Australian Curriculum

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This page describes the structure of the Digital Literacy general capability and describes the connections between the capability and specific learning areas.

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General Capabilities- Digital Literacy HASS

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General Capabilities- Digital Literacy HASS

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The following are the general capabilities for History subjects identified in the general capabilities V9 website:

Locate, process, analyse, evaluate and communicate historical information.

Access and use digital literacy as an investigative and creative tool.

Seek a range of digital sources of information to resolve inquiry questions or challenges of historical relevance, being aware of intellectual property.

Critically analyse trends and critique source reliability.

Present and represent learning, collaborate, discuss and debate to co-construct knowledge.

Plan, organise, create, display and communicate data and information digitally, using multimodal elements for a variety of reasons and audiences.

Explore and increase use of technology and the effects of technologies on people and places.

Learn about and have opportunities to use social media to collaborate, communicate, and share information, and build consensus on issues of relevant significance, while using an awareness of personal security protocols and ethical responsibilities.

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I have included the History Teacher's association for my state (QLD) as a resource here. This association not only allows teachers to connect with each other and support each other, but provides resources for use in the classroom for members and non-members.

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2023 Term 2 QHTA Teacher Webinars Program Thursday, 25 May 2023. 4:30-5:30pm - Unit 2: Agrippina - presented by Dr Kit Morell, University of Queensland. Webinar flier. REGISTER FOR WEBINAR HERE (Cost free) Wednesday, 26 April 2023. 4:30-5:30pm - Civil...

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2023 Term 2 QHTA Teacher Webinars Program Thursday, 25 May 2023. 4:30-5:30pm - Unit 2: Agrippina - presented by Dr Kit Morell, University of Queensland. Webinar flier. REGISTER FOR WEBINAR HERE (Cost free) Wednesday, 26 April 2023. 4:30-5:30pm - Civil...

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This site aims to promote thoughtfully facilitated discussions around art, relevant as discussing visual sources is a major skill in history. VTS offers school programs to offer PD to educators, image sets that follow the curriculum for educators to access, and more.

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Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS): Critical Thinking and Inclusive Discussion

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VTS is an education nonprofit providing schools and museums with curriculum, professional development, and training in critical thinking skills.

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I have included the guide to the 4 C's of digital learning as this site not only outlines why digital learning and following the 4 C's is important, but also suggests ways they can integrated into the classroom.

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These days, students often expect us to pour information and understanding into them, without them having to do the tough stuff-like studying and learning. I expect my students to actively participate, but it isn't always easy.

Being a 21st-century educator is a tall order. In my 15 years in the classroom, my most important "helpers" are technology, movement, and networking. Here's why.

1. Use technology to get students interested and involved.

I believe in the importance of face-to-face conversations, but for our students, technology is a major part of the way they communicate and learn. Why not use the mini-computers they carry with them?
Here are my technology must-haves:
I was taught early to make sure I call on all students daily. They like being recognized. Technology helps. Technology allows all students to have a voice and a chance to show what they know.

Google Docs: Our school uses Google Docs, making it easy to share and collaborate with other teachers and students.

YouTube

TES teach with blendspace for lessons

Quizlet and Kahoot to engage students in learning vocabulary.

The Remind app to remind students of homework assignments. My students are turning in homework more than ever before! And having a class website makes it easy for my students to find important documents, rubrics, lessons, sites and projects.

Additionally, while using technology is a part of what we do, it shouldn't be everything. I like using non-technology games from my teacher toolbox for vocabulary and sentence-building, and my students always enjoy it when I bring these games out from time to time. In fact, they're always asking when we can play them again. It is important to have routines, but also to change things up now and again and have fun doing so with students. If we are excited about the lesson, students will be, too.

2. Movement: Know when to shake things up-literally.

Aside from being a language teacher, I am also a Zumba instructor. And since I teach music as part of the Spanish culture, I do " brain breaks " with simple dance moves for salsa, merengue, cumbia and more to get students out of a slump and get oxygen flowing to their brains.
You are the company that you keep, so reach out to other like-minded professionals who are always learning and trying to stay positive.
3. Connect with others in our profession to stay encouraged.

Connecting with other educators to share and collaborate helps ensure our success. We can of course do this face to face or in curriculum groups, but we can also stay in touch via Twitter (you can reach me at Project Spotlight @edspotlightdiv or @MountainsTeresa) and other social networks.

I found that being involved in the Teacher Leadership Initiative this past year helped me connect with excellent teachers across my state and our nation. I also stepped up to take on more leadership in the Billings Education Association (I am a director at large), went to Jump Start training to start the process for National Board Certification and attended AP training for Spanish.

The first couple of years for the 21st-century educator can be stressful, but also rewarding. Each year, you will get closer to becoming a master teacher. Always believe that each of your students can and will succeed. Best wishes in your teaching journey, for it truly is a calling.

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These days, students often expect us to pour information and understanding into them, without them having to do the tough stuff-like studying and learning. I expect my students to actively participate, but it isn't always easy. Being a 21st-century educator is a tall order.

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History Skills is a site that contains hundreds of free resources, ranging from learning activities, to sources categorised by period/era, to ready-made lesson ideas categorised by year level. There do seem to be some extra resources and aspects of this site that are behind a paywall, but there is still a vast multitude of free resources to explore.

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Lesson resources for History class. Both teachers and students can access worksheets, readings, research and documentary activities. In addition, there are quizzes and extension activities for hundreds of History lessons.

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Arc learning resources (Victorian Government)

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Arc learning resources (Victorian Government)

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Arc learning is a site run by the Victorian Government that provides a multitude of free resources in multiple subject areas, including history, and these resources can be refined into relevant areas such as my chosen area, year 8 medieval history. As this site is government run, it is not behind a paywall and is likely relevant to the overall Australian cirriculum.

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This site is one I found through poking around other Padlet boards, and I think it's great. Seeing as it can sometimes be difficult to find videos for specific topics, and Kahoot is being blocked on many school networks, this is an extremely helpful resource. (Scooped from Ella Smith's Padlet- https://padlet.com/ellasmith41/year-9-math-w4xp6aru8kw1mq5f)

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Easily create beautiful interactive video lessons for your students you can integrate right into your LMS. Track students' progress with hassle-free analytics as you flip your classroom!