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Empowering school library staff to navigate the AI frontier

By Dr Kay Oddone

Issue 126, Term 3 2023

lves the consideration of the big picture implications of these technologies. This includes the need for an increased focus on developing algorithmic literacy, raising awareness of the ethical implications of AI, and engagement with critical evaluation of the selection and implementation of technolo

Internetting Corner

By Nigel Paull

Issue 25, Term 2 1998

ww.geocities.com/ Athens/olympus/ 1333/csla.htm Content covered on this site includes effective school library programs, and meeting the information literacy needs of students in the 21s1 century. Links to book reviews, magazines, awards and authors can also be found here. 21st Century Problem S

Books Aren't Dead!

By Staff Methodist Ladies College

Issue 30, Term 3 1999

and the Internet can play in their teaching. But the biggest mistake is a focus on software training in isolation. Instead, teachers need information literacy skills to enhance research and questioning abilities and to tie it in with the curriculum. 'There is no credible evidence that networks imp

Campus Network at Ferny Grove

By Beryl Ashby

Issue 19, Term 4 1996

le media: books, journals, encyclopedias, audiovisual and the Internet. This teaching approach has been a deliberate attempt to integrate information literacy across all sources in the belief that students today need to master access skills for both the new technology and traditional sources to equi

SCIS is more

By Ben Chadwick

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

ntity, but an advocate for the best interests of teachers and learners when it comes to discovering great contemporary content for reading, research, literacy, and learning. I look forward to continuing to contribute to it all.

Know your rights and responsibilities: teaching digital citizenship

By Susan Marshall

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

young people’s safety online, ensuring that only people they know and trust have access to personal information. As part of our teaching of digital literacy skills, educators need to be up to date with information about transactional, social, and professional identities and the tools required to s

SCIS as a resource selection aid

By Nicole Richardson

Issue 104, Term 1 2018

quality, educationally focused digital content that you can import into your library catalogue, you are helping to build the foundations for digital literacy in your school. In addition to using the SCIS catalogue to curate digital content, you could also build ‘wish lists’ for physical items. Ne

Website and app reviews

By Nigel Paull

Issue 105, Term 2 2018

on of Western Australia has reviewed a selection of apps relevant for children with autism. Topics covered on the database include fine motor skills, literacy, numeracy, ethical behaviour, and social skills. SCIS no. 1659236 Bee-bot itunes.apple.com/au/app/bee-bot/id500131639?mt=8 By using t

Preserving the past: becoming the archivist in the school library

By Naomi Heyman, Nigel Paull

Issue 107, Term 4 2018

sources; staff management; working with all school community members, including volunteers; awareness of ethical and privacy considerations; computer literacy; developing and implementing policies and procedures; proficiency in the use of websites, apps and social media; and using primary sources in

Website and app reviews

By Nigel Paull

Issue 107, Term 4 2018

ls/school-libraries/videos Emanating from the National Library of New Zealand, this collection of short videos focuses on school libraries, digital literacy, and reading engagement. The videos are of a professional nature and can be filtered by learning type. SCIS no. 1886942 Schools — Sydney Op

SCIS is more

By Caroline Hartley

Issue 115, Term 4 2020

providing library support and services without their physical facility. We’ve heard a lot about the increased emphasis on the development of digital literacy during this time, in addition to digital storytelling growing exponentially. As always, school library staff are swift to find creative and i

Scan’s journey comes to an end after four decades

By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 131, Term 4, 2024

students in developing critical skills to locate, evaluate and use information effectively. Moreover, it puts library staff at the centre of digital literacy and ethical information practices within the school environment. (Exactly where they should be!) At SCIS, we reflect on the closure of Scan

Website and app reviews

By Nigel Paull

Issue 133, Term 2, 2025

/104872924 This ABC resource outlines the challenges students face in an AI-powered future, covering the digital divide and how to foster critical literacy. SCIS no: 5530736 Dare Mighty Things www.jpl.nasa.gov NASA’s comprehensive site includes resources on the solar system, lif

Taking the guesswork out of genre

By Brendan Eichholzer

Issue 91, Term 4 2014

riculum material; they are also a playground for young minds. Students who discover the joys of reading for pleasure are well positioned for enhanced literacy, language acquisition, cultural understanding, and social skills (Clark and Rumbold, 2006). The school library is a vital part of this discov

Historical fiction in the classroom: reflecting on Our Australian Girl and Do You Dare?

By Jane Goodwin

Issue 91, Term 4 2014

Girl and Do You Dare? are linked to many aspects of the curriculum and can be used widely in literature circles, wider reading, history, English, literacy, SOSE, geography, and even in subjects like philosophy as they can be used as a springboard for self-reflection and enquiry into one's own pe

School library spotlight: Chisholm Catholic College

By Monique McQueen

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

to our new library. We hope the new space is inviting and modern, and caters to all members of the school community. How do you promote reading and literacy? Are there any challenges? We explicitly promote reading and literacy to the whole school community. We run three book clubs during the yea

Reviews

By Schools Catalogue Information Service

Issue 31, Term 4 1999

formation literate school community. Aimed at the full range of education professionals keen to define, understand, develop and implement information literacy and the notion of the information literate school community, the collection includes case studies, research and information pertaining to pri

What Do Teacher Librarians Need to Know about Cataloguing?

By Ashley Freeman

Issue 34, Term 3 2000

er Librarian are diverse. Foremost a Teacher Librarian is a specialist teacher with responsibilities such as the development of students' information literacy, cooperative planning and teaching with fellow teachers, advocating resource-based learning, collaborating in curriculum development includin

Reading the Future

By Dianne Hager

Issue 19, Term 4 1996

the new library which needed to reflect the changes in the use of technology. Michelle Ellis, Senior Curriculum Advisor, Libraries and Information Literacy, N.S.W. Department of School Education, Ross Todd, senior Lecturer with the Department of Information Studies at the University of Technology

The challenge of implementing change

By Angela Platt

Issue 103, Term 4 2017

at I was failing miserably. Other librarians described having classes coming in nearly all day long, holding library lessons in the library, teaching literacy skills on a fortnightly basis, pupils coming into the library to play games and socialise around books, and sometimes even hosting fun activi