Head of Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School LRC Glenys Lowden has agreed to share a Prezi that she presented recently to staff. The Driving Information Literacy Prezi shows the ‘journey’ that Lowther Hall are on; how much they’ve addressed so far and … Continue reading
Recently, Preston Girls’ Secondary College teacher librarians Judith Way and Reina Phung developed an information literacy wiki. For a while they had been thinking about developing a place where all search strategies, information on how to compile a bibliography and … Continue reading
There are a growing number of online tools to support students in need of literacy support. As part of a new series on web based literacy aids, this post from Catherine Hainstock talks about how text-to-speech programs can support students’ reading online. Implementation of … Continue reading
You may be familiar with the addictive pinboard site, Pinterest. Now comes Learnist, which takes many visual clues from Pinterest, builds on similar organisational principles, and adds a whole range of functionality. Still in beta, Learnist is designed around the … Continue reading
The next SLAV conference will be held at the MCG on Friday, July 27. The theme will be Global e-literacy: leading the reinvention of learning. In preparation for the conference you might like to follow some of the speakers … Continue reading
Helen Boelens has passed on information about the Children’s literacy lab. She explains It is an interesting programme which is trying to investigate how children actually use digital books. It is hoped that the research will help school librarians and … Continue reading
Wednesday 2 September is Indigenous Literacy Day. Indigenous Literacy Project website homepage From the Indigenous Literacy Project website comes the following information: On Wednesday September 2 2009 all Australians are invited to participate in the third Indigenous Literacy Day. ILD … Continue reading
This Teachers TV video focuses on Web literacy in secondary schools. The program synopsis says: “This programme reveals the critical importance for teachers to provide guidance to their pupils when using the Internet for research. A group of Year 9 … Continue reading
International School Library Month occurs in October. The theme for 2008 is ‘Literacy and Learning at your School Library’. Check out more details here. What does it involve? The ISLM Bookmark Project involved matched schools making homemade bookmarks that … Continue reading
International Literacy Day 2020 marked the launch of the first ever comprehensive study of school library resourcing and staffing in South Australia. Commissioned by the School Library Association of SA (SLASA), the School Libraries in South Australia 2019 Census surveyed … Continue reading