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Title: The Remembering Them App


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The Remembering Them App
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Welcome Aims
  • Navigate the new Remembering Them App
  • Identify commemorative sites throughout Australia
  • Explore education activities linked to the
    Remembering Them App
  • Exploring a war memorial
  • Researching a name on a war memorial
  • A copy of this PowerPoint will be made available
    by the HTAV

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Warm Up Activity
Can you find the closest commemorative site to
our current location? (5 minutes)
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The Remembering Them App
There are many websites with information on
commemorative sites in Australia. Monument
Australia www.monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/co
nflict Victorian War Heritage Inventory
http//vhd.heritage.vic.gov.au/vhd/veterans
Register of War Memorials in NSW
http//www.warmemorialsregister.nsw.gov.au/
Queensland War Memorial Register
http//www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/ War
Memorials in WA www.anzac.dpc.wa.gov.au RSL
Virtual War Memorial (SA/NT) http//www.rslvirtu
alwarmemorial.org.au/ National Capital
Authority (ACT) http//www.nationalcapital.gov.a
u/ Commonwealth War Graves Commission
http//www.cwgc.org/find-a-cemetery.aspx
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A Walkthrough of Remembering Them
  • Purpose
  • To provide the public with a accessible list of
    memorials, war graves, museums and other
    commemorative sites in Australia that honour our
    wartime history.
  • The App will be available from iTunes and Google
    Play for free.

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The Remembering Them App
  • Browse listings by category, including

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The Remembering Them App
  • Each category has its own sub-categories.

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The Remembering Them App
  • Each sub-category has its own listings.

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The Remembering Them App
  • Each listing (site) can include
  • Brief history of the site
  • Images and Video
  • Contact information, phone, email and website
    details
  • Address details allowing the listing to be
    pinpointed on a map
  • Social media capability allowing users to share
    listings via email, twitter and facebook.
  • Click through to map view and get directions from
    current location (Google Maps or Apple Maps)

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The Remembering Them App
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The Remembering Them App
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The Remembering Them App
Near me function that will show listings near
your current location. About
section where you can contact the App developers
if a commemorative site near you is not currently
listed. (military_at_bigskypublishing.com.au)
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The Remembering Them App
  • Six discrete inquiry based education activities
    linked to The Australian Curriculum that will
    feature on the App (Education and Community
    category).
  • 1. Conserving Australias wartime heritage
  • 2. Exploring a war memorial
  • 3. Researching a name on a war memorial
  • 4. Creating a wartime heritage trail
  • 5. Analysing a wartime heritage exhibition on the
    Vietnam War
  • 6. Sharing stories of Australias wartime history
  • These education activities will soon be
    accessible on the App and DVAs Anzac Portal -
    www.anzacportal.dva.gov.au

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Exploring a war memorial
Page 10 of
the Education Activities
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Researching a name on a war memorial

Page 14 of
the Education Activities
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Questions Anzac Portal

www.anzacportal.dva.gov.au
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