Have you seen DeweyDigger yet?
By clicking on one of the Dewey classifications, you are then presented with a range of topics that would be found under that classification.
Clicking on one of those you are then presented with a range of options to dig further.
Beware that some of these options include advertisements and one that I saw was for gambling. However, the initial stages of the site could be very useful for teaching the concept of Dewey. Worth a look.
If you are a fan of the TED talks (and who isn’t?) you might be interested in the TEDxMelbourne event coming up this weekend. (TEDx are independently organised TED events.) Although the physical session has sold out, you can participate online in a number of different ways.
Thanks to Hamish Curry from the State Library of Victoria for the following links:
General program
Speakers & performers
http://www.tedxmelbourne.com/speakers-performers/
Blog on other ways to enjoy the experience
http://www.tedxmelbourne.com/ways-to-join-us-on-the-day/
Registration for receiving the webcast
http://webcast.viostream.com/?viocast=3395&auth=42f520a0-1a26-45ab-80f9-a7de962e683a
Oh, and late breaking news…here is the link to experience the event in Virtual 3D (like Second Life) – limited to 100 participants.
http://www.surroundus.com/showcase/tedxmelbourne-in-3d/
Hopefully you can join the action virtually if you were unable to get a ticket. You can also follow TEDxMelbourne on Twitter for news of other events.
Whitefriars College teacher librarian Tania Sheko has developed a new art blog entitled Art does matter. Using microblogging platform tumblr, there is little text on the blog.
But that is the beauty of tumblr. And Tania has the perfect platform for what she is trying to resource and convey to art students.
Global Education Conference – Home
Educator extraordinaire Steve Hargadon is organising a free global education conference to be held between the 15th and 19th of November.
Like a duck taking to water, Penny has found blogging an excellent way of sharing, learning and reflecting.
Remember Everything | Evernote Corporation
Anyone who wants to sync documents, websites and notes between their devices will find Evernote just so useful and user friendly. It’s kind of like cataloguing your entire computer’s contents and the ability to access them from all of your devices.
Social media site for publishers Allen and Unwin. Great way to promote reading to your students.
Out of this World by Heather S on Prezi
Heather Stapleton, the Library Technician at St Joseph’s College Geelong has created an excellent Prezi. She explains why she developed the Prezi:
“The Prezi has been created to support the Year 9 English unit on Science Fiction.”
Posted from Diigo. The rest of my favorite links are here.
Many of you will be pleased to know that the nominations are now open for the 2010 Edublogs awards.
Categories are:
The Edublogs staff explain on their blog how the process works.
This blog was fortunate enough to receive “First runner up” in the best librarian/library blog section and it was very exciting. So act now and nominate your colleagues, friends and sites that you find inspiring (however, you cannot nominate your own sites.)
Penny Bentley began blogging earlier this year. Like a duck taking to water, Penny has found blogging an excellent way of sharing, learning and reflecting. She explains the process:
Earlier this year I signed up for a 12 week, online professional development program. As a teacher of secondary maths and science I have an interest in finding new ways to engage and motivate students. Well, the VicPLN program was eye opening, challenging and arguably the best PD I have ever done.
I used to consider social media, like Facebook, to be a waste of time. Something my kids use instead of doing more important things, like homework. Well, things have changed. I am a blogger, I use twitter, Facebook and many other applications on the web. My blog, CLOUD9 started out as an online record of my journey through the VicPLN program. I blogged about my reading, new discoveries, frustrations and thoughts about classroom applications. I was able to display media such as images, slide shows, video and audio. CLOUD 9 started to feel like my personal place on the web.
One of the best features of blogging is the authentic audience. Every time I made a post there was feedback, support and encouragement. I started to develop confidence in my ability to use technology, to create amazing things and to put myself out there in cyberspace. By the end of the program I was hooked, I could see the enormous potential for student engagement.
So, my desire to blog didn’t end with the PD. For a while the web felt like a lonely place, I missed my daily feedback and interaction. There was a need to rethink the purpose of CLOUD9. It was important for me to enjoy blogging, to provide information that is educational and useful to teachers, to make smaller but more frequent posts and to have feedback. I decided to continue blogging about useful web tools, games, virtual excursions and any other application that may be useful in the classroom. CLOUD9 will provide bite sized professional development for teachers, with a taste of maths and science.
An unexpected outcome of blogging is that now I have a record of my 2010 professional development. I am beginning to view my blog as a digital portfolio of skills and achievements; it’s like an alternative to the dusty filing cabinet.
If you’ve been thinking about starting your own blog, Penny is an excellent example to follow. Well done Penny!
Educator extraordinaire Steve Hargadon is organising a free global education conference to be held between the 15th and 19th of November.
To be held via Elluminate and in multiple time zones, each session will be recorded so if you are unable to ‘attend’ live, there is the opportunity to view later on.
Tracks include:
A list of session titles, times and details can be accessed now as well and if you are interested in helping moderate a session (or more), there are details for that as well.
A fantastic initiative and way to connect with other educators on a global scale.
Today sees the timely (Remembrance Day) release of the new Victorian Department of Education and Early Childhood Development project 1000 poppies.org.
The website states:
This project aims to create a space where students from around the world can share stories and experiences, linking the local and the global in an on-line environment and create their own response to honouring the service and sacrifice of veterans and those affected by war to express their hopes for lasting peace.
The Innovation and Next Practice Division of the DEECD states
It is not only intended for students, adults can participate as well. Over the coming months it will be supported with a range of learning and teaching materials.
An excellent resource for schools!
I’ve been using Evernote for a while now and so I am convinced that it is a terrific tool for library staff and students (in particular.) Anyone who wants to sync documents, websites and notes between their devices will find Evernote just so useful and user friendly. It’s kind of like cataloguing your entire computer’s contents and the ability to access them from all of your devices.
What does it do? The Evernote website explains more:
1. Capture everything.
Chances are, if you can see it or think of it, Evernote can help you remember it. Type a text note. Clip a web page. Snap a photo. Grab a screenshot. Evernote will keep it all safe.
2. Organise it (or let us do it).
Everything you capture is automatically processed, indexed, and made searchable. If you like, you can add tags or organize notes into different notebooks.
3. Find anything fast.
Search for notes by keywords, titles, and tags. Evernote magically makes printed and handwritten text inside your images searchable, too.
Infinitely useful.
Put your thoughts, ideas, inspiration, and things to remember all in one place. Use Evernote for work, for play, and for everything that’s noteworthy.
Evernote is available for:
This video explains more.
Oh yes, and it’s free! There is a premium account, but you’d have to do an awful lot of web clipping and note saving to need it.
Australian publishers such as Penguin and Allen and Unwin are now providing some really great content on their websites for YA readers.
Between the lines blog is Penguin’s offering while Allen and Unwin’s Teen page is their home for YAs.
These sites are fantastic for promoting reading as they contain:
and more. All of these resources make it easier to promote reading to students. I would love to hear what other publishers are doing.
