Following on from the post Tania Sheko’s Flickr Project, published on 8 March 2010, it is time to revisit the project and see what has been happening. Tania explains the progress: Photo courtesy of Flickr Creative Commons Time to do … Continue reading
This document, from the United States’ Institute of Museum and Library Services (“the primary source of federal support for the nation’s 123,000 libraries and 17,500 museums. The Institute’s mission is to create strong libraries and museums that connect people to … Continue reading
The 2010 Horizon Report has been released. If you are new to the Horizon Report, it looks at the future impacts of technologies on teaching and learning. The six technologies to watch that have been chosen for this year’s report … Continue reading
KidLitosphere Central: the society of bloggers in children’s and young adult literature is a place for anyone interested in children’s and young adult literature to meet and share their enthusiasm. The website explains it all beautifully: KidLitosphere Central strives to … Continue reading
Ollie Bray, a National Advisor for Emerging Technologies in Learning at LTS (Learning and Teaching Scotland) has produced a useful presentation. Looking at tools for 21st Century learning and teaching, Bray asks questions such as how do we ensure students who … Continue reading
Senior Project Officers at the Innovation and Next Practice Division of the Department of Education and Early Childhood Development have passed on this important message: Attention: Victorian teachers in Government, Catholic and Independent schools The Department is offering a program … Continue reading
Reading for Life is a website run by the UK’s National Literacy Trust, ‘an independent charity that changes lives through literacy’. There are pages for readers, practitioners and families and adults. The site explains what is contains: What’s On the … Continue reading
The School Library Association of Victoria conference Seeing Things Differently was held on Friday 13th November at the National Gallery of Victoria. Prolific blogger and teacher librarian Lisa Hill took notes from the keynote by Dr Mark Norman, and has … Continue reading
The recent American Association of School Librarians conference held in Charlotte, NC. from 5 – 8 November resulted in many tweets and URLs to follow up for anyone interested. The AASL bloggers cafe hosts handouts, slideshares and other information from the conference. Pipl … Continue reading
Hamish Curry, the Library & Online Learning Manager, Learning Services at the State Library of Victoria has kindly sent the following information: I’d like to bring to your attention the programs we’re delivering for the International Digital Entertainment Festival (iDEF). … Continue reading