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Fact & Issue Sheets A fair and sustainable Australia The fact and issue sheets provide short summaries of issues associated with the achievement of a sustainable society - a society where citizens' wellbeing and their human and cultural rights are fully and equitably protected; where their material standards are supported through a productive economy; and where the physical environment is maintained in a healthy condition over the long term. The topics have been chosen because of their significance to Australia.

Through rich stories written and recorded by local community members, StoriesFrom gives the most underrepresented a space to shape their own story. In a world where mainstream media often filters and dictates news, StoriesFrom empowers individuals to speak their truth, while providing a space for exploration and connection to wide reaching audiences. From the young Kosovo generation redefining their identity, to boarding schools where Native Americans were stripped of theirs, to Palestinians and Kurds fighting for a place of their own, StoriesFrom seeks to connect us all.

Through rich stories written and recorded by local community members, StoriesFrom gives the most underrepresented a space to shape their own story. In a world where mainstream media often filters and dictates news, StoriesFrom empowers individuals to speak their truth, while providing a space for exploration and connection to wide reaching audiences. From the young Kosovo generation redefining their identity, to boarding schools where Native Americans were stripped of theirs, to Palestinians and Kurds fighting for a place of their own, StoriesFrom seeks to connect us all.

Dr. Lodge McCammon is a Specialist in Curriculum and Contemporary Media at the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation (www.fi.ncsu.edu). His work in education began in 2003 at Wakefield High School in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he taught Civics and AP Economics. He finished a Ph.D. from North Carolina State University in 2008 where his work at The Friday Institute continues to bring innovative practices to students, teachers and schools. He developed a teaching and professional development process called FIZZ which encourages and models best practices in implementing user-generated video and online publishing in the classroom to enhance standards-based lessons. He is also a studio composer who writes standards-based songs, with supporting materials, about advanced curriculum for K-12 classrooms. More information, user-generated videos, and songs can be found at Lodge's website (www.iamlodge.com).

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"The Secret Annex lets students travel back in time to Anne Frank's hiding place.  Students can explore Anne's house in a super cool 3D interactive environment.  The Secret Annex gives students an authentic feel for the place where Anne wrote her diary while listening to stories of everyone who lived in the hiding place.  In addition to the 3D hiding place, students can review historical archive material about the war and view unique TV broadcasts where memories are shared." iLearn Technology

"...how can such a brief medium have any relevance to universities and academia, where journal articles are 3,000 to 8,000 words long, and where books contain 80,000 words? Can anything of academic value ever be said in just 140 characters?" "This guide answers these questions, showing you how to get started on Twitter and showing you how Twitter can be used as a resource for research, teaching and impact activities."

In July, 2011, the AASL Board approved the Position Statement on Labeling Books with Reading Levels. The AASL position statement defines standard directional spine labels and compares them to reading level labels (associated with computerized reading programs) as they are often applied in school libraries. The statement also offers suggestions for concerned librarians to be aware not only of the possible negative effects of these  labels on children as they browse, but also offers suggestions for voicing those concerns. There are proponents and opponents to how computerized reading programs are implemented in schools and their effects on school library collections and students' free access to books of their choice.  A school librarian (name withheld) shares this story of how labels affect students' choices in her school. "Recently I helped a student who came to me while his class was in the library browsing. As the librarian of a middle school library, I often see situations such as this one. The boy had been most recently reading about George Washington and Ben Franklin. His class assignment that day was to checkout two computerized reading program books within his tested reading level and thus was "allowed" only one free choice book. "But I'd rather not have to check out labeled books and there are some books I'd like today that don't have the dots or reading level labels on the backs of the books. Does that mean Ican't check them out?" he asks me. The boy went on to say that he'd rather be allowed to check out three books on his favorite non-fiction topics, regardless of reading level. As he expresses his frustration, he lowers his voice and moves toward a corner of the library where there are no other students. "I'm a pretty good reader," he said quietly, "and I really like reading about the American Revolution. But I have to stay within a certain range. I can't find many books in my reading level that are really interest

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Debate on traditional vs. digital reading continues.

Kickstarter project: Laser Lace Letters is a series of tangible stories where you become a steampunk detective on the trail of a string of mysterious disappearances. At the heart of each story is a beautiful, laser cut cameo handmade in felt by artist Haley Moore.

An interactive website where you can place web links into still pictures.

What interests me is not just the explosion of the printed word but the inspirational library spaces created to curate them.

virtual world for kids - Kids create a "Poptropican" character to travel the many Islands of Poptropica and use gaming literacy to enjoy a narrative that is often rooted in factual history. Problem-solving skills are honed as kids discover and solve mysteries unique to each Island. There are always new areas to explore in this ever-expanding world where kids can collect objects, read digital books and comics, watch movies, and compete in head-to-head competition. 

And this is the true function of a library: it provides an atmosphere where ideas can be suspended long enough to permit rearrangement. Libraries are the petrie dish of intellect and the information stored there provides the agar of learning. But students themselves muster the work necessary to grow understanding.

A comprehensive comparison of slide sharing services compiled by Robin Good.

Harvard Library Lab project where people put "awesome" items upon return into one box - which gets logged -- versus regular "return this book" box for ho-hum items

This is the best writing prompt I've ever read. How about a corner in the library where you post weekly news stories to inspire writing? Two cozy chairs and a small table with a light, a few notebooks, pencils.... Add a cat, even!