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Meg Moores

Peru makes book writing into a spectator sport and invites aspiring writers into combat... - 1 views

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    Peru. masked writers are given a few words and must write a story in a paragraph. Eventual winner is awarded a book contract. Library lunchtime activity
Cathy Oxley

QUT cite|write - 5 views

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    An introductory guide to citing, referencing and academic writing at QUT.
Marita Thomson

Fantasy Faction - Fantasy Book Reviews - 4 views

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    Excellent high quality enthusiasts site about modern fantasy writing. Includes many reviews and a podcast.
Cathy Oxley

Myths and Legends from E2BN - 4 views

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    A great site for encouraging students to write. Includes an image gallery and a sound gallery as well as many examples of myths and legends.
Judy O'Connell

Words Toolkit - LiveBinder - 4 views

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    The purpose of this Words Toolkit is to help you expand your vocabulary and improve your expression. Convey ideas clearly and fully, and use logic, creativity and imagination in a powerful way with well-chosen words. You may write in detail or in a concise fashion. Who is your audience? Choose words that be understood by your intended readers.
Judy O'Connell

Eberopolis: Teaching Reading and Writing with Technology: Paperless Mission #11: Gettin... - 2 views

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    If you're getting started with Edmodo, this is a great resource for the first steps.
Cathy Oxley

Break Your Own News - Breaking News Generator - 0 views

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    The Breaking News Generator - Today's top story... you! Or, whatever you want. Add your pic, write the headline and we'll go live to the scene. Sort of
Meg Moores

Digital Writing, Digital Teaching | Integrating New Literacies into the Teaching of Wri... - 6 views

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    visual literacy ◾A data visualization must have a beginning, middle, and end links to tools to create infographics, blogs and tutorials
Marita Thomson

Cool Infographics - Blog - Mapping Popular Story Plot Lines - 6 views

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    Finally! The secret ingredient to writing a good book has been revealed. Plot Lines, the infographic from Delayed Gratification, the slow journalism magazine, shows the dominant themes in last year's books nominated for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction.  An interactive, zooming viewer available on the original landing page.
Judy O'Connell

Free Technology for Teachers: Nine Tools for Collaboratively Creating Mind Maps - 2 views

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    "Mind maps or graphic organizers can be invaluable tools for visual thinkers and visual learners. The process of creating a mind map can help students gain an overview perspective on complex, multifaceted concepts. Mind maps can also help students outline an essay or story they're planning to write. The following list contains nine tools that can be used by students to create mind maps independently or collaboratively."
Cathy Oxley

Creative Commons - Gym Junkie Librarian - 6 views

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    How to write the attribution for CC images.
Judy O'Connell

Get to Know Goodreads: Share this primer to the social reading site and help teachers a... - 5 views

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    "Similar to Facebook, you must be 13 or older to sign up for Goodreads, which helps to explain why it's a useful tool for recommending books to young adults. It's also a great way to stay in touch during the summer, because students can see what their librarians or teachers are reading. And since kids can write reviews for the site, it also offers them opportunities to offer an in-depth analysis of the titles they've read."
Jennie Bales

Teaching with Infographics is Essential for Visual Literacy - 1 views

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    "The importance of infographics in literacy education is essential. Literacy is more than just reading and writing. Literate people can infer meaning, communicate with others, and capture ideas in many different ways. With infographics, I hope that educators can broaden our students' visual literacy."
Cathy Oxley

LiteratureLoversElective1 - home - 2 views

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    Reading extension activities for Year 9 students. (All Saints Anglican School)
Jennie Bales

Literacy Matters! - Home Page - 1 views

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    Collation of research related to information and reading.
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