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Pango

Pango is currently being revitalised and will be back by mid 2016. Watch this space.
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I highly recommend that students make good use of this great resource!

Pango is an online learning community which aims to helps students realise their full academic potential and career goals.

Signing up is as simple as:
1. Visit pango.edu.au
2. Click on sign up and register your details  (you will have to provide a parent's email)
3. Explore while you wait for your parent to validate your registration
4. Once you're in: Make new friends, share, collaborate and swap study notes and be prepared to make school and study easier.

Features include:
* yourtutor - This is a free, integrated service that allows students to connect live with expert Australian teachers and tutors for assistance with a broad range of subject areas from the Year 8 to 12 curriculum.
* Resource Collaboration - Users can view, share, and exchange resources from across subject areas.
* My Career Planner - This tool is designed to help students narrow down their future study and carreer options, matching them to appropriate degrees and careers based on interests, strengths, skills and abilities.
* Study Community - Invites users to engage wth their peers in a safe and moderated environment. Students can view quality resources provided by educational professionals.
* Forums - Students can hold forum discussions on topics, such as high school life, career and uni, in an open and safe environment. 
* Blogs - Pango has a dedicated team of bloggers drawn from the Western Sydney University's best and brightest students. They provide advice and insider knowledge such as: preparing for the HSC, surviving your first semester at uni, how to deal with bullying and how to find your first part-time job.
* Games - Pango games engage students with their studies through new online experiences and provide a new avenue for creating interest in curriculum content.

Virtual Library last updated 1 October 2020
Website Author: Cathy Costello M. Ed.

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