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SCISWeb is a Winner
By Fay Gardiner
Issue 27, Term 4 1998
he backlog that had accumulated in quite a wondrous way considering I had run out of money about June. How could I forget that the forces that thwart Teacher Librarians' good intentions live and breed in the heady world of books? My problems were associated with machines (dating back only to the beg
News from Curriculum Corporation
By Lance Deveson
Issue 17, Term 2 1996
om INTERNET Addresses via KEVLINK Keylink can send and receive mail from other Users who have Internet Email addresses. To SEND to these schools, teacher /librarians, all you need to do is to know their Internet address and Add that to your SCISLINK Address book, within the FILE menu. For exam
Have you Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 7, Term 3 1993
s. Some interesting articles have appeared recently on this topic. Using bulletin boards to exchange classroom resources by John Widmer discusses why teachers should be using this electro~ic medium to share information. (Compak, no 3, June 1993, p 72-76.) If you feel inclined to have a go, Telecompu
Search
By Dianne Lewis
Issue 1, Term 1 1992
d Computer Software Review. The result is sent to the user in a professional print format. The service can be used as a buying guide. It can enable teacher librarians and librarians to buy resources by selecting from the list rather than be restricted to material available from the normal sources
Marketing your school library
By Andrew Downie
Issue 110, Term 3 2019
e you heard a school library professional make a comment such as, ‘My school leadership team doesn’t understand my role or the value it brings’. As a teacher librarian with long experience working both as a teacher librarian and in an education sales environment, this question is close to my heart.
Education Lending Right (ELR) School Library Survey 2020–21
By Daniel Hughes
Issue 117, Term 2 2021
was reported that 31 per cent of respondents had participated in ELR in previous years. Of survey respondents, 26 per cent identified themselves as teacher librarians, 30 per cent as library officers, 16 per cent as library technicians and 17 per cent as librarians. Other people who completed the
Website and app reviews
By Nigel Paull
Issue 121, Term 2 2022
Canva for education www.canva.com/education Canva offers K–12 students and teachers free access to their templates for worksheets, lesson plans, reports and presentations. Also available are fonts, images and details on how to create and share assignments. SCIS no: 5394929 Hot topics
The Question of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
By Catherine Barnes
Issue 125, Term 2 2023
as we once taught lessons on ‘how to Google’, we need to work with students to develop their questioning skills, not just their search skills. As a teacher of secondary students, I have spent recent weeks engaging with students to develop research questions, and sub-questions, for a major assessme
Collaborative learning with Scootle Community
By Leigh Murphy
Issue 91, Term 4 2014
unded by the Australian Government and developed in collaboration with the Australian teaching profession, Scootle Community is a private space for teachers to give and receive advice and information online. The platform's search functionality enables educators to locate curriculum resources and
School library spotlight: Melbourne High School
By Pam Saunders
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
a blend of management, including supervising the day-to-day running of the library and overseeing the strategic direction, and library promotion. The teacher librarians and I offer curriculum support and collaborate with teachers to support student learning. I am also a Year 12 Form teacher, and jo
School library spotlight: Chisholm Catholic College
By Monique McQueen
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
What is your job title, and what does your role entail? My name is Monique McQueen and I am a teacher librarian at Chisholm Catholic College, a secondary Brisbane Catholic Education school. My role is to manage the library program and staff; supervise the day-to-day running of the library; reso
New Zealand News
By Jenny Carroll
Issue 23, Term 4 1997
aland is currently working on a research project looking specifically at information literacy in our primary schools. She recently held workshops for teachers and librarians at Otago and Southland and it was interesting to hear her ideas for implementing info-lit programs. The most successful progra
What's New?
By Nigel Paull
Issue 24, Term 1 1998
and your kids: how to choose the best computer and software for your family, would be a worthy addition to a school or professional library. A former teacher and computer consultant, Glover now writes weekly columns in the Sydney Morning Herald, as well as other specialist computer magazines. This u
Reviews
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 31, Term 4 1999
mation literate school community, the collection includes case studies, research and information pertaining to principals, professional associations, teachers and Teacher Librarians. The range of issues found in this timely work need to be read, digested, interpreted and implemented by all groups wi
Handy Hints
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
Cataloguing pictures and prints Did you know that SCIS catalogues pictures and prints? As these items do not have an ISBN Teacher Librarians need to locate the SCIS record number in the SCIS OPAC before they create or upload an order. When applying limits for pictures and prints in the SCIS OPAC,
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
The following are some interesting websites which may be of particular interest to Teacher Librarians. The first site is http://www.telerama.com/-mundie/ CyberDewey/CyberDewey.htm I. This site lists internet sites organised using Dewey Decimal Classification numbers. The front page displays the
A Question of Technology?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
Dr. Jamie McKenzie is well known to Australian teachers for his knowledge of information technologies in education and their potential to transform student learning, classrooms and schools. He supports student-centred, engaged learning, with his approach informed by 30 years of experience as a teac
Venturing Out on the NSW Board of Studies Website
By Louise Bidenko
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
which also exist in printed form. The Internet provides immediate access to syllabuses, papers and reports, and is proving a very popular service for teachers and librarians. However, what is being developed at present is a departure from the placement of documents on the website. Publishing of new
New Zealand News
By Jenny Carrol
Issue 19, Term 4 1996
we are not to be left behind. Our students are also being urged to take responsibility for their own learning and as Patricia Senn Breivik said the teacher is no longer seen as the sage on the stage but the guide on the side". Therefore the process of gathering and manipulating information becomes
New Zealand News
By Rosa-Jane French
Issue 17, Term 2 1996
igrants and students here for short term language courses. There are a variety of courses available at local and national levels for librarians and teacher-librarians. Some are formal and long term whilst others are short term and arranged on a needs basis. Courses are offered by a variety of prov