This week we launched our new online 24/7 resource catalogue.  Now we can search all school resources from school or home. This means we can locate all  library, departmental and textbook room resources.  We can browse  over 1000 titles in our stock of ClickView films and by switching to “websites search” we can search over 10,000 human-selected educational websites shared by school libraries around Australia via the Curriculum Corporation.  “Safe Google searching” is optional for every related subject found.    The best thing about our new catalogue is the number of “see references” and “related subjects,” which can guide us to finding all relevant resources on a particular topic.  Take our online library for a test drive, then explore the Quick Links to familiarize yourself with all the online resources available to you.

 

Tony Ford, from Licode library management systems is pictured inservicing all library staff.

 

Mrs Johnston  is our  Celebrity Reader  15/05/12

 

I will read anytime and anywhere I get the chance. I am currently reading,  Midwinter Sacrifice by Mons Kallentoft.  My favourite authors are: Jeffrey Deaver, Kathy Reichs, Stieg Larsson, Michael Connelly and David Baldacci.   Most of my books are either in my bedroom or on book shelves in the pool room.  I’d take Perfect People by Peter James  with me on a holiday.  My most memorable reads are:  Perfect People,  The Stieg Larsson trilogy  and The House of Sand and Fog. My favourite childhood book was The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe.

 

Infographics are easy to make , if you use the right tools.  There are a handful of good Web 2.0 utilities to help you.  One of the most notable is http://www.easel.ly/ because you can drag and drop readymade design components, add one of the pre-made themes or upload graphics of your own to make stunning graphic representations of the information you wish to present. Complementing your publications with good graphics makes it much more likely that your audience will read and remember what you have to tell them.  Richard Byrne in Freetech4teachers uses easel.ly with zoomit to showcase his infographics. Another alternative to movie making and documenting your opinions, metacognition and reflection is Fotobabble.  With Fotobabble, you record your presentation so that it is linked to a still photograph. If you don’t want to be seen at all, Voki allows you to create a speaking avatar to do your communicating for you. Thanks to Mrs Bell for that tip.