Travelbugs is a fun, interactive learning site that allows students to travel the world online and learn about other cultures through the words and photos of the children that live there.
Through a range of activities and learning games, students have the opportunity to share information about themselves, write articles about the country in which they live, collaborate with new friends as they explore the world and share information through articles, diaries and photo albums.
Australian Curriculum alignment
Learning area: Geography
Year level: Year 6, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9
Country: Australia, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Vietnam
General capability: Intercultural understanding
Cross-curriculum priority:Asia and Australia's engagement with Asia
The Australian Curriculum: English enables students to explore and appreciate the diverse range of traditional and contemporary texts from and about the peoples and countries of Asia, including texts written by Australians of Asian heritage. It enables students to understand how Australian culture and the English language have been influenced by the many Asian languages used in Australian homes, classrooms and communities.
The full resource can not be displayed on a mobile device.