Driving Information Literacy – a Prezi
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…
Information Literacy @ Preston Girls’ Secondary College
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…
Text to speech – supporting online information access
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…
Learnist: visual literacy in action
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…
Global e-literacy: leading the reinvention of learning
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…
ALERT – Elluminate session – Visual Literacy and Picture Story Books, May 16th 2011.
The Learning Services team of State Library of Victoria are offering a fantastic online professional development opportunity. David, Learning Programs Officer, outlines the event below: Linking in with the exhibition Look! The art of Australian picture books today, the State Library of…
Children’s literacy lab
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…
Indigenous Literacy Day
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…
Secondary ICT Web Literacy
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…
International School Library Month October 2008: Literacy and Learning at Your School Library
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…
