No laptops for Year 9?

1. Election issue – Joe Hockey sees spending money on laptops for students as wasteful, and wants to spend the funds on mental health instead http://ozteacher.com.au/html/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=813:fed-no-laptops-for-year-9-students-hockey&catid=1:news&Itemid=26 2. My Best Posts On Books: Why They’re Important & How To Help Students Select, Read, Write & Discuss Them http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2010/05/30/my-best-posts-on-books-why-theyre-important-how-to-help-students-select-read-write-discuss-them/ 3. Library promotion RE LOTE http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2009/04/12/the-best-sites-to-teach-ells-about-libraries/ 4. Best [...]

Book Trailers Presentation

Click below for presentation notes: Book Trailers Using Photostory and Moviemaker Evaluation/Rubrics http://sites.google.com/site/nfhsbooktrailers/book-trailer-rubric http://www.vate.org/pdf/ideas/GreatTeachIdea_BookTrailerProject.pdf http://www.rcampus.com/rubricshowc.cfm?sp=yes&code=H27878& http://www.spyhop.org/idea/images/stories/BookTrailerRubric.pdf http://www.scribd.com/doc/25051064/Book-Trailer-Rubric http://reading-active-and-engaging.wikispaces.com/Book+Trailers+-+Assessment+Rubric http://rhondda.wordpress.com/2008/11/05/book-trailers-rubric/ Toowoomba Regional Library Book Trailer Competition, Criteria & Resources. Scroll down for links to copyright free music and images due 14 Aug 2010 1min max Any book suiting age category entered, Best Creative Direction, Most authentic [...]

Text to audio

Text to audio conversion, especially highlighting words as read Meegenius – Reads books while highlighting words http://www.meegenius.com/ it will publish books to load on itunes. Students who are learning LOTE can listen to or read a story and translate it into the language they are learning. For computers, iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. Reads stories [...]

CRAP test

1. Information evaluation – use CARP if CRAP not acceptable – Quality not quantity http://novemberlearning.com/resources/information-literacy-resources/ and http://dclibrary.edu.glogster.com/evaluating-information/ 2. 3 D body – Root canal? Heart surgery? Virus cells? Science http://www.3dme.com.au/ 3. National Year of Reading for 2012 http://slav.globalteacher.org.au/2010/07/29/national-year-of-reading-2012/ 4. Amazon Kindle will be the sole survivor of the eReader Apocalypse http://j.mp/cdrnhd 5. Australia – Recent [...]

Retouch

1. Body image – very clever http://tinyurl.com/nhnmu9 2. Future children’s publishing http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/43879-the-digital-revolution-in-children-s-publishing.html 3. Brain training “This kind of teaching is about learning.” http://j.mp/addVgq 4. Learn It in 5 http://www.learnitin5.com/ 5. Digital comics portends big changes for readers http://bit.ly/dwv3oU 6. “Six Ways to Respond Rather than React” http://bit.ly/ciNUGC 7. Statistics” http://www.gapminder.org/ 8. Top 5 tools to [...]

Digiteen Project

Resources for teaching a unit on digital citizenship 9 components http://digiteen10-2.flatclassroomproject.org/Introduction Teacher instructions https://docs.google.com/Doc?id=d6ftt7w_2fqd83thq http://digiteen09-2.flatclassroomproject.org/ Resources including parent letter http://projecthelp.wikispaces.com/Digiteen Resources for digital citizenship http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/EducatorResources/YourLearningJourney/DigitalCitizenship/Explore_Resources_for_Digital_Citizenshi.htm http://www.digitalcitizenship.net/Resources.html http://projectdigitalcitizenship.ning.com/ http://digiteen.wikispaces.com/ http://www.scribd.com/doc/17733757/Digital-Citizenship-Year-7-Program-2009

Google and beyond

Resources on google and beyond http://www.supportingadvancement.com/research/google_and_beyond/google_and_beyond.htm http://www.docstoc.com/docs/13671823/Beyond-Google—15-Tools-and-Strategies-for-Improving-Your-Web-Search-Results http://ihcplnextgen.blogspot.com/2010/04/web-according-to-google-88-wave-buzz.html

Bumped

1. Now You Can Bump iPhones to Become Facebook Friends http://mashable.com/2010/07/26/bump-2-0/ 2. Ultimate teen reading list http://www.teenreads.com/features/ultimate_teen_reading_list.pdf 3. Podcasting including LOTE http://blogs.educationau.edu.au/ksmith/2010/07/26/practical-podcasting/ 4. List of freeware software http://fuda.edublogs.org/2010/03/17/whats-in-an-app-apps-for-student-computers/ 5. Adventures in library instruction Episode 16 http://adlibinstruction.blogspot.com/ includes QR codes 6. Library song http://teacherlibrarian.ning.com/video/library-song-ningx264 7. Is it suitable? http://www.commonsensemedia.org/ 8. Five best book recommendation sites http://lifehacker.com/5595842/five-best-book-recommendation-services [...]

Wikileaks

What is true? View Is Bleaker Than Official Portrayal of War in Afghanistan http://nyti.ms/9B2Uwo 1. Infowhelm http://wp.me/pYU0-KU 2. Are Libraries allowed to lend kindles http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA6649814.html 3. Disasters research http://librarybliss.webs.com/apps/blog/ 4. Smartboard numeracy games http://deanmoreps.edublogs.org/smartboard/ check out Copacabana, Coxhoe, Woodlands, Topmarks,etc 5. 70 ways to keep students engaged http://teachers.net/gazette/wordpress/teachers-net-community/70-ways-engage-students/ 6. LOTE Learn 40 languages online for [...]

Does language shape the way we think?

1. Does language shape our culture? http://on.wsj.com/cEd7qx 2. Ten Uses for Drop.io in Education http://bit.ly/8XY6gi 3. 12 Healthy Habits to Grow Your Online Presence & Keep Balance in Your Life http://bit.ly/9Ih7aT 4. Technology Tools To Get Teachers Started http://bit.ly/cFy0DU 5. Complete Guide to Google Special Search – How to Use Google A Lot More Creatively [...]