Endangered Species – should teachers and school librarians be added to the list?

1. Things very bad for teachers in America “For the first time in 10 years, I cannot call myself a teacher” http://is.gd/ctrTA and for students “Another Debt Crisis Is Brewing, This One in Student Loans” http://j.mp/beV6zT 2. Endangered species http://www.endangeredspecies.org/ 3. Putting the Web Inside the Printed Book http://awe.sm/56ft8 4. Barnes & Noble Launches iPad [...]

Speed book dating <3

1. Various ways to love books Put out a piles of 6-8 books of various types and genres on several tables and seat them at the tables. Tell them they will have only two minutes to “Speed Browse” the books at their table, (read the first page, last page, back cover, author information, reviews, look [...]

Best teacher blogs

1. 100 Best Blogs for the Classroom Teacher. http://www.onlinedegrees.net/blog/2010/100-best-blogs-for-the-classroom-teacher/ 2. Library advocacy video competition video competition http://bit.ly/cf6zgE 3. A Student’s Perspective on Leadership http://ow.ly/1QxQt 4. Dell Streak Tablet Official, Crippled by Android 1.6 http://is.gd/cqKD3 5. Google Chrome OS Not Ready for Primetime http://is.gd/cqKvM 6. The model digital library branch http://tinyurl.com/2bult65 7. Publish your blog as [...]

School Librarians Need to be More DIY for Professional Learning

1. Most leading School Librarians learn by DIY – yes they have Social Networks they learn from, yes they attend formal PD, but much of what they learn is DIY – by getting online, getting the equipment, getting a book, getting help if they get stuck – mostly giving it a go. School Librarians should [...]

Media 21Report

1. Media 21,Buffy Hamilton http://is.gd/cpJGN 2. Google TV http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2010/05/announcing-google-tv-tv-meets-web-web.html 3. One stop learning re Google http://livebinders.com/play/play_or_edit/3803 4. 10+ Ways to explore the digital revolution in books http://bit.ly/atAmnf 5. Murder under the Microscope (online environmental game) http://bit.ly/Xk1w 6. Tutorials for information literacy http://bit.ly/cdhD0y 7. 5 Innovative Websites that could reshape the news http://mashable.com/2010/05/18/innovative-news-websites/ 8. Certified School [...]

364 days till towel day

A reminder to fellow Hitchhikers http://www.towelday.org/ If you’re a hoopy frood, you know where yours is. Somebody who can stay in control of virtually any situation is somebody who is said to know where his or her towel is. The logic behind this statement is presented in chapter 3 of The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the [...]

App-ealing?

1. Apps-The Death of the Open Web? http://j.mp/aZPgSt 2. Recommended sites for beginning writers http://novelexpectations.wordpress.com/2010/05/23/jackies-recommended-resources-for-beginning-writers/ 3. Session reports, notes powerpoints etc ASLAtas2010 recently held in Launceston Thanks to Lorene Furmage. http://lorene.edublogs.org/2010/05/18/aslatas2010-%e2%80%93-moving-forward-conference-report/ 4. E-learning and 1 to 1 collaboration http://echucaelearning.wikispaces.com/ thnx to http://slav.globalteacher.org.au/2010/05/24/echuca-elearning-wiki/ 5. Open tool for scanning your Facebook privacy settings http://www.reclaimprivacy.org/ 6. How To [...]

Are you a Time Traveller in your own TARDIS?

1. Floor plan of the TARDIS (Time And Refective Dimensions In Space)? http://bit.ly/9GUsI3 Like some TARDIS sounds? http://www.kasterborus.com/tardis/tardis/index.htm New tardis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1S2mRRb-IQ Rory and the Vampires of Venice Tardis scene http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhqrfHizYvY 2. First-grader creates iPhone app http://is.gd/clgAr 3. Ereader comparisons http://is.gd/clgrW 4. Top 10 smartphones of 2010 ZDNet http://is.gd/clg08 5. Google wave now public wave http://bit.ly/edcampwave [...]

It’s not the device that’s important, it’s about digital text!

1. It’s Not the Kindle, Stupid! It’s the Text http://bit.ly/aP88cG 2. Open source Library software – liblime http://www.liblime.com/solutions/school 3. What Educators Are Learning From Money Managers http://bit.ly/c2a0qU 4. Hard work and persistence beat smarts http://j.mp/btGaRC 5. School Libraries hearing date Brisbane: Venue to be confirmed Tuesday 6 July 2010, 10.00am – 3.00pm 6. Google’s music-streaming [...]

Good at talking vs. good at doing

1. “Good” thoughts bt Seth Godin http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2010/05/good-at-talking-vs-good-at-doing.html 2. Facebook privacy scanner http://www.reclaimprivacy.org/ Facebook, Privacy, and You – LibGuides at Creekview High School: http://is.gd/cdY8X 3. Favourite blogs http://www.heatherbraum.info/informational/blogs-i-read-regularly/ 4. Sal Khan at Gel 2010 http://j.mp/a9WfLP 5. 17 Websites You Should Bookmark To Download Free eBooks http://ff.im/-kCoRp 6. A Vision for a School LIbrary (by Julie Lindsay) [...]