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Fab initiative from #NYR12 partner Australian Women Online - 4 free downloadable stories for parents & kids each month http://t.co/sLx9CLsB

Beautiful, beautiful illustrations in Bronwyn Bancroft's E is for echidna. Review http://t.co/ebYq43if

"This beautiful, thought provoking book is an excellent resource to support the PYP by developing an understanding about the world and its diversity."

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In April 2012, Softlink conducted the third annual Australian School Library Survey. This paper outlines the findings from the 2012 Softlink School Library Survey into Australian school library budgets, qualified staffing levels and NAPLAN literacy results. Principal findings from the 2012 Softlink Australian School Library Survey include:  There is a positive relationship between well-resourced libraries and higher student literacy outcomes  School library resourcing is inconsistent across school type (primary, secondary, P-12) and education provider (Government, Catholic, Independent)  The majority of school libraries had no change in budgets in the past 12 months  Very few school libraries received additional resources for implementing the National Curriculum  Staffing levels remained unchanged for the majority of school libraries during the past 12 months  There is a strong intention to purchase eBooks in the coming year  Mobile technology (iPod, iPad, smart phone and tablet) use by students is widespread across all school types and education providers and is having a greater impact on the role of the school library  Access to resources outside of the library is considered important by 75% of teacher librarians  80% of all teacher librarians understand the need to integrate with their Learning Management System but only 43% have done so  Teacher Librarians see opportunities to remain relevant and current to staff and students through embracing eBooks and mobile technology  Challenges continue to be: gaining funding, finding a balance between the physical and digital collection, collaboration with teaching staff and the recognition of Teacher Librarian's skills and their evolving role The outcomes from the 2012 survey again show the correlation between school library budgets and literacy levels. This link between funding and literacy is an issue facing schools and their libraries worldwide.

Artemis Fowl and the Atlantis Complex wins the 2011 IBW Award: The Independent Booksellers… http://t.co/gQunhZLP

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Introducing Path thumbnails: Automatically view, arrange and delete your path points at the bottom of your editor! http://t.co/IbcPrBZg

A colleague of mine recently shard these 10 great ideas to impove literacy skills in the classroom. They are simple to play and can be applied to nearly all year levesl. Enjoy.

"PowerPoint® Presentations on the iPad Free. Easy to use. Powerful. Professional. SlideShark is the one and only app used to reliably and professionally show or view your PowerPoints on your iPad. Preserve animations, fonts, graphics and colors* Swipe to advance animations and slides Connect to a TV or projector"

Kikutext is a service that aims at engaging parents and supporting students. It makes it easy for teachers to communicate with parents using text messaging so students perform better. Teachers can send individualized text message updates to every parent. Then, parents can instantly respond with questions by simply replying. This is a great free service to engage parents and help increase communication between the members of the class.

Visual literacy can be incorporated into activities with students of nearly any age, from emergent readers to teens. Below are some ideas to spark your imagination, including a real sample program from Champaign Public Library, plus links to resources to guide you as you develop a program suited for your own community or library.

Objectives *Create a community of professional friends to share best practices in a relaxing and creative environment *Identify OPI and other information literacy resources *Access and use digital resources for personal and professional purposes *Integrate appropriate resources into standards-based instructional units and lessons to increase rigor and promote student engagement *Collaborate with colleagues to plan, present and evaluate units and lesson plans

A short vignette of a book being created using traditional printing methods. For the Daily Telegraph. Shot at Smith-Settle Printers, Leeds, England. The book being printed is Suzanne St Albans' 'Mango and Mimosa' published as part of the Slightly Foxed series. Shot, Directed & Edited by Glen Milner

The Information Literacy Section of the International Federation of Library Association and Institutions ( IFLA) has created this database to record information literacy materials from different parts of the world, on behalf of UNESCO. Librarians, educators and information professionals are invited to participate. If you have developed information literacy materials and would like to share them with the world community, please submit the required data.

I blog with 10 Tips for Book Trailer Makers: http://t.co/KIGMtWjB

"An effective school library impacts more than student achievement-it also lifts a school's entire educational climate, says a recent two-phase study by Rutgers University's Center for International Scholarship in School Libraries (CISSL) on behalf of the New Jersey Association of School Librarians (NJASL)."

Welcome to the Storyboard Generator. You can choose a script and create a storyboard. Try building your own storyboard using background location photographs. Once done, you can save and share your storyboard video with friends. Remember to register with Generator first if you would like to save your storyboard.