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QR Codes in the Classroom
With the introduction of BYOD and iPads in the ELC and JS, it’s now feasible to use QR codes to facilitate a variety of learning opportunities. QR stands for Quick Response and a QR code simply...
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Books That Support the Australian Curriculum
Allen & Unwin have developed a comprehensive list of their books that support the Australian Curriculum. Categories include: History, English, the Intercultural Understanding General Capability...
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Appitic: A Great Source of Educational Apps
Appitic is a comprehensive directory of educational apps that have been tested in the classroom and makes a good starting point to find an app to fit a particular task. The apps have been sorted into...
View ArticleResearch Indicates eBooks Improve Reading
Last year, the New South Wales Department of Education and Communities and Softlink Australia released a report titled eBooks for Leisure and Learning outlining a trial examining the effect of using...
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New Multicultural Resources in the ELC Library
To assist you in developing an international focus within your curriculum area, the library has recently purchased some books with a multicultural perspective. These will be on display in the ELC...
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Databases to Help With Choosing a Good Book
The Library has recently purchased two databases; Who next? which is a guide to children’s authors and Who Else Writes Like? which is concerned with teen and young adult literature. These useful tools...
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Glossopedia: A fantastic free encyclopedia for children
Glossopedia; a multi-media encyclopaeida, is a great research tool specifically designed for young children, providing content related to science, nature, animals and culture. According to their...
View ArticleNew Features in Overdrive
Overdrive Media Console is currently being updated to enhance the reader’s experience. Many of the new features are now available and the full package will be available on August 20th with the rollout...
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Great Reading Resources for ELC and JS Students
A LibGuides page; Great Reads has been created to assist parents in promoting good books to their boys by providing access to a range of resources that promote recreational reading. The main page...
View ArticleOpen Education Resources and Copyright
You will all know about the ever-increasing availability of OER (Open Education Resources), including Creative Commons resources – “teaching and learning materials that are freely available online for...
View ArticleClickView TV
ClickView TV is a new feature that provides access to carefully selected educational videos. Regularly updated with new content, this service curates material according to topic and takes the hard work...
View ArticleExciting changes to ClickView Online
There have been some exciting changes made to ClickView recently that help facilitate great teaching and learning. ClickView Online The whole School, including ELC and Junior School teachers and...
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Scan: An online journal for K to 12 educators
We have recently renewed our subscription to Scan which, according to their site, ‘is a leading refereed journal that focuses on the interaction between information in a digital age and effective...
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