Great thinkers of libraryland

1. Thought leaders in School LibraryLand http://bit.ly/bsXr75 2. Managing the library team http://www.mindomo.com/view.htm?m=a1e1df597a134d9786bad1770c697eea 3. Three Australians arrested over Facebook child exploitation ring http://bit.ly/bwPcyt but America has its problems too http://bit.ly/SKuP8 4. Ovguide free educational video place from many providers http://www.ovguide.com/education.html 5. The Assessment Problem http://bit.ly/aHgeMp 6. Free audiobooks, classic movies (a bit longer than a [...]

Eyjafjallajokull

1. Pronounce Iceland volcano http://vimeo.com/channels/animationtellingstories or http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZO3yGqcVbDQ&feature=related 2. 7 organization tools for students http://tinyurl.com/2wurxo3 3. Publish blog as book http://anthologize.org/ 4. Using Twitter Safely http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7RIJKhiQQUg&feature=player 5. Opinionative article http://www.wedonthateyou.org/2010/08/dear-america.html 6. Quitting twitter http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/27/im-a-writer-not-a-twitter/ 7. 26 Learning Games to Change the World http://tinyurl.com/qgqh7r 8. 12 Best Ways To Customize Your Facebook Pages: http://is.gd/eIcAX 9. How to [...]

“If you want to make peace, you don’t talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.”

1. Quote from Mother Teresa from Encountering Conflict livebinder from Jenny Gilbert – English teacher http://livebinders.com/play/play/6273 Using livebinders to keep organized http://livebinders.com/play/play/6500 2. Read twitter as daily newspaper http://paper.li/ example for Vic pln http://paper.li/tag/Vicpln and English chat http://paper.li/tag/engchat 3. More information on the Sunshine Coast Grammar School job situation http://tinyurl.com/29b9zot http://www.sunshinecoastdaily.com.au/story/2010/08/27/teacher-speaks-out-sunshine-coast-grammar/ http://tinyurl.com/2b2azgb 4. Grab your [...]

Hung parliament

1. Election – Where to from here – possibilities http://blogs.abc.net.au/antonygreen/2010/08/hung-parliament-where-to-from-here.html 2. Attention is key http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/16/technology/16brain.html?_r=1 3. Share learning http://www.wepapers.com/ 4. Cheap calls via google http://www.smh.com.au/technology/technology-news/aussies-make-cheap-phone-calls-through-google-20100827-13usc.html 5. Livescribe smartpen http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/08/26/new-software-turns-paper-into-an-inexpensive-digital-tablet/ 6. The socially networked classroom – facebook http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/05/20/teaching-in-a-socially-networked-classroom/?ast=42 7. New projectors make any wall an IWB http://www.eschoolnews.com/2010/01/13/new-projector-makes-any-wall-an-interactive-whiteboard/?ast=41 8. Blended learning boosts achievement http://www.eschoolnews.com/2009/07/14/ed-blended-learning-helps-boost-achievement-2/?ast=34 9. Are qualified [...]

The best of … lists

1. Time Magazine, 50 best …http://tinyurl.com/24avtyp 2. Digital Portfolios: http://is.gd/eDooe 3. Daily “literature” http://www.dailylit.com/ 4. A Planning Guide for Empowering Learners-AASL Online Learning Series http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/aasl/guidelinesandstandards/planningguide/planningguideresources.cfm 5. Educational videoclips http://mykidsturn.com/ 6. Dr. Loertscher’s document including backchannel with corresponding slides from our 8/9/10 Webinar on the Virtual Learning Commons and Knowledge Building Centers http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/Aug.+9+Virtual+Learning+Commons 7. 100 free [...]

Religion in Texts

A brief and incomplete selection” Added Sep http://www.amazon.com/Faith-Based-Christian-Movies-Contemporary-Era/lm/R6R9Q3GLZX4UC Added August 28 Movies – 50 of them http://filmsnobbery.com/blog/the-50-most-important-religion-films-of-all-time/ Movies – A list of films for the religion studies classroom http://www.filmwell.org/2010/02/17/religion-in-film-a-list-of-films-for-the-religious-studies-classroom/ Book – My name is Asher Lev Book- People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks Book – Sarah by Orson Scott Card Book – Incantation by [...]

Participatory culture

1. Participatory learning environment http://edutechwiki.unige.ch/en/Participatory_learning_environment and http://www.plearn.net/2009/12/19/participatory-learning/ 2. The plastic bag http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLgh9h2ePYw&playnext=1&videos=8qitWUpirwU from http://jennylu.wordpress.com / 3. IPad resources for educators/administrators – share your tips. http://ow.ly/2t0rr 4. Skype Etiquette http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/22/skype-etiquette/ 5. Judy O’Connell lazyfeed- digital divide http://lazyfeed.com/~cY5G.xk “There are some places that I would not take teachers. Virtual worlds are one of them.” http://lazyfeed.com/~cY5G.xf 6. Virtual [...]

A prayer for Pakistan

1. Teaching and action resources, including a PowerPoint prayer from Caritas http://www.caritas.org.au/AM/Template.cfm?Section=South_Asia_Floods_Response_Pakistan#PakistanResources Mary MacKillop said “Never see a need without doing something about it” http://www.cathnews.com.au/article.aspx?aeid=18436 Catherine McAuley said “the poor need help today, not next week” http://www.villa.school.nz/about/history 2. Middle years book club – Book Week http://www.ozprojects.edu.au/course/view.php?id=21 older readers –Beware of books http://www.ozprojects.edu.au/course/view.php?id=27 3. Mathsonline http://www.mathsonline.com.au/ [...]

Have a winterfling

1. Date a book http://www.dateabook.com.au/ 2. Be happy-You know how 2 be happy ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=er7rN5uWpm4 3. Authors who do free 20-min Skype chats w/ classes that read their bks: http://bit.ly/MDAGphttp://kmessner.livejournal.com/106020.html 4. Digital libraries wiki http://dl.ischool.syr.edu/index.php?title=Main_Page 5. 6 keys to building a culture of innovation http://bit.ly/cgQYE4 6. Simplifying Net Neutrality http://stephenslighthouse.com/2010/08/21/simplifying-net-neutrality/ 7. ALA conference highlights http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=1384 [...]

Unlearning teaching

1. Unlearning How to Teach – Erica McWilliam http://tinyurl.com/27w8h4w 2. A Field Guide to Using Facebook Places – http://mash.to/2rHAy 3. Dilemmas & opportunities inherent in adolescent Web 2.0 engagement: http://trunc.it/ahz90 4. Dangerous ideas http://bigthink.com/blogs/dangerous-ideas 5. Kindle in the classroom http://www.edukindle.com/2010/08/four-ways-the-kindle-browser-helps-educators/ 6. Step by step guide – making picture book http://epe.lac-bac.gc.ca/100/200/301/lac-bac/page_by_page-ef/www.lac-bac.gc.ca/3/2/index-e.html more sites for kids reading [...]