“School should teach you to begin to discriminate between what is good and what is second-rate.” (W.West, 1925)
Inanimate Alice adds sound, image and interactivity to text to tell the story of Alice and her imaginary friend Brad. This site provides an example of how new digital technologies can change our interaction with text.
This is something new, it feels a bit strange, experience the story of Inanimate Alice and see what you think.
There are a few problems with adding a website to your Favorites list in Microsoft Explorer. Firstly, the list does not allow users to add notes explaining the nature of the site being saved. How often have you looked at a bulging Favorites list and wondered what some of the entries represented? For those who are saving sites that support their studies, the Favorites list can become top heavy and unmanageable when the huge number of sites required for research across a number of topics are listed. In addition, the list of Favorites is only available on the computer on which it was created, frustrating for any student who might be using a number of computers in seperate home and study locations.
The answer is to use the http://del.icio.us.com site. Click on Get Started to register, install the del.icio.us buttons on your toolbar and you are ready for single click bookmarking.
del.icio.us allows users to attach notes to their saved sites and to mark them with tags that identify content. The sites can be bundled (grouped) for further ease of use. To take a look at how del.icio.us can be used to mark, note and group sites, click on the web catalogue link in the list of References on the right.
The start of the school year brings with it the start of research assignments across the curriculum. To assist with this, the library site has a new page describing the research process. If you have ever found yourself wondering how to start a research assignment, plagued by writer’s block, or vague about what to do, the information on the PLUSS page may help to provide structure and understanding of how to tackle the task effectively. Click on the PLUSS tab at the top of this page to view the information. Please leave a comment if you find that PLUSS has helped you with an assignment.
The Reference list now contains a link to an Australian film and television archive called australianscreen. This archive has been developed by the Australian Film Commission and provides access to excerpts from film, television, home movies and advertisements including footage of Dame Nellie Melba, Melbourne Cup 1896, Amy Johnson’s historic landing in Brisbane in 1930 and soldiers parading in Sydney before leaving for Word War 1 in 1917. Footage available on this site provides fascinating glimpses of Australian life from the turn of the twentieth century through to present day.
From over 1700 clips, 600 have been chosen for their educational value and are presented with teachers notes developed by Curriculum Corporation through The Le@rning Federation.
We are privileged to have on display the Salvador Dali inspired work of the Year 7 Visual Arts students. Which one is your favourite? Post a comment!
Click on the “Great Reads” tab at the top of the screen to view the 21 books Year 8p believe everyone will want to read. The reviews are compelling and give an excellent overview of each book.
You might like to congratulate them on their great work by leaving a comment using the comment box at the end of the “Great Reads” page.
Did you know…
That Bob Marley had skin cancer in his toe, he refused to have it amputated (amputation was against his Rasta beliefs), it metastasized to his brain and lungs. All this and more in….
Skin Cancer: Current and emerging trends in detection and treatment. Now available in the Library
New books, processed and put out on the shelves today. Click on the name of a book to visit a website with a review:
Tomorrow all will be beautiful – Brigid Lowry
The rage of sheep – Michelle Cooper
fearless – Tim Lott
Melissa, Queen of Evil – Mardi McConnochie
Missing Judy – Anne Cassidy
The forbidden room – Sarah Wray
Inside a dog
Book reviews by teens. Managed by the State Library of Victoria
Literature-Map
Type in the name of an author you enjoy to display a map of similar authors.
BookTrusted
A British site allowing you to select books by theme/genre and age group.
Librarything
Type the name of a book you have enjoyed into Book Suggester. Click on Submit
Carnegie/Greenaway Medal
Medal winners are always a pretty safe bet.
Make a suggestion – click on Comments (below the heading at the top of this post) to add your comment on the books you have enjoyed.
Did you know that Anthony Horowitz (Stormbreaker, Arkangel etc.) is a television screen writer with credits including Poirot and Midsomer Murders? We have a pocket collection of his latest creepy stories - Burnt.
Other new titles include “Destroying Avalon” by Kate McCaffrey http://katemccaffrey.wordpress.com/ and the new Alexander McCall Smith (The No. 1 Ladie’s Detective Agency) novels In the Company of Cheerful Ladies and Blue Shoes of Happiness. Ask Mrs Stephenson about these, she has read them all.
