Olympics are Go

And we’re off. Our olympic display and competitions are open. We’ve even started a Scoop-It page especially about our Reading Olympics this term.  As you will see, teams Australia, Brazil and the USA are in the lead on borrowing and returning points. Who will win the cooked breakfast at the end of term?  It’s still any Form Class’ game with scores very close.

Congratulations Rosheka Warwick (8G) who was the winner of the first Olympic competition.  The next competition is Flags of the World so come in this week and have a go.

To feature our new books, we’ve kicked off another Scoop-It topic. Red Hot Reads, will give you a little more information about our new and not-so-new hot reads. Check it before you borrow.

We haven’t had a celebrity reader for a while. Hey we get pretty busy in the RC most weeks. Incredibly we’ve had 49,750  visitors through our doors in the first 6 months of this year! 

Jordan Morris  Celebrity Reader  13/07/12

 

 

My name is Jordan. I normally just like to read on my bed – nice and comfy. At the time I took the survey I was reading a Dr Who Book.  I have a few favourite authors, my absolute favourite being Robert Muchamore.  I loved reading his books as a child and still do. I’d like to meet Robert Muchamore, to discuss certain aspects behind his books.  Most of the books in our house are kept on the large bookcase in our sitting room.

I’ll probably take the Hunger Game series with me on my next holiday, I often read on holiday and I really want to reread the series before all the movies come out.  The last book I bought for someone was Sabriel by Garth Nix.  My most memorable reads would have to be The Cherub Series. I still remember waiting the long months for the new books to be released. The Harry Potter series I’ll never forget, I’m sure everyone loved these and I just waited in anticipation as a child. And lastly the FAYZ series, which I just devoured on a camping trip.

My favourite book(s) as a child were the Harry Potter series. I’d just love for the Cherub Series to be made into a film, seeing all the stunts they do in real life would be awesome!  Although, unless they work closely with the author it may be ruined!

 THANKS JORDAN !

 

 

Online Search is Live 24/7

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.

 Libcode Inservice

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.