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These guidelines have been developed to assist school library professionals and educational decision-makers in their efforts to ensure that all students and teachers have access to effective school library programs and services, delivered by qualified school library personnel.

Process Activities VisLit Resources Visual Literacy scaffold PoMo Resources PoMo I.D. Scaffold Marking Guideline Conclusion Student Evaluation Teacher's Guide Teacher Resources Program Proforma THE VIEWER by Shaun Tan & Gary Crew Shaun Tan is an artist who, along with writer Gary Crew, has created a picture book that challenges our world view. The diversity of his images shows many different views of the world: historical, cultural, social and personal. The Viewer is a picture book that provides students and teachers with the opportunity to examine the ways in which meaning is constructed within a postmodern picture book.

Student lesson plan on creating Book Bento Boxes including guidelines, use of Thinglink to add annotations to images along with a tutorial

The school library media Web page is a recent development, but as schools, classrooms, and society have become connected to the Internet, media specialists throughout the world are designing and maintaining Web pages for their programs. You will want to begin by fol-lowing some general guidelines for effective Web design, ensuring that your site is easily navigated by all different types of users and viewable in many different browsers.

"An effective website design should fulfill its intended function by conveying its particular message whilst simultaneously engaging the visitor. Several factors such as consistency, colours, typography, imagery, simplicity and functionality all contribute to good website design."

"What is accessible color? Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, or WCAG, lists it under the "Distinguishable" section ("Make it easier for users to see and hear content including separating foreground from background") and recommends the contrast of the foreground and background colors."

"The dos and don'ts of designing for accessibility are general guidelines, best design practices for making services accessible in government. Currently, there are six different posters in the series that cater to users from these areas: low vision, D/deaf and hard of hearing, dyslexia, motor disabilities, users on the autistic spectrum and users of screen readers."

The library and information sector has a distinctive area of knowledge and skills which is required for effective professional practice. Library and information specialists need to acquire the relevant disciplinary expertise, demonstrate employment-related skills and be prepared for a challenging and dynamic future in many diverse environments.

The 2013 Best Websites for Teaching and Learning foster the qualities of innovation, creativity, active participation, and collaboration. They are free, Web-based sites that are user friendly and encourage a community of learners to explore and discover.

"Most beginners feel overwhelmed when it comes to selecting a theme for their WordPress site. There are thousands of free and paid options. Each theme looks better than the other. How do you choose the best theme for WordPress? In this article, we will share the 9 things you should consider, so you can choose the best WordPress theme for your site."

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