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Rachel Cross

Four Tools to Help Students Uncover Hidden Histories | MindShift | KQED News - 1 views

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      Great topic sentence.
Patricia Baker

Home - Trove - 5 views

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    Trove is a discovery experience focused on Australia and Australians. It supplements what search engines provide. If you are researching in the fields of the social sciences, literature, local or family history, or need inspiration for your school assignment, then this is the tool for you. It is the most amazing FREE site and I use it to find so many things "Australian".
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    A fantastic place to find resources on Australia.
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    "Australian and online resources: books, images, historic newspapers, maps, music, archives and more"
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    To add a Trove search box to your own webpage follow this link (thanks to a recent Libraries ACT tweet I recieved) http://www.nla.gov.au/media/trove/add-trove-to-your-website.html
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    oh and you can add the Trove search box into your browser - instructions are on the same page - see link above.
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    Digitized newspapers galore... and digitized everything else Australian.  Over 316000000 searchable items.  
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    Thanks for sharing Judy. I've marked this assignment as complete on Lore for you.
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    Thanks to Emma too. I've marked this assignment as complete on Lore for you too.
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    I guess most of the Librarians are very familiar with this site I would be interested to hear what people think of it Have heard varying reports
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    Trove: Find and get Australian resources. Books, images, historic newspapers, maps, archives and more.
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    Hi Lyn, Thanks for sharing. I've marked your Diigo assignment as Complete
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    Loved that showing this to my students meant I could show them that their small town of Kyabram is mentioned in National Library sources.
Emma Reilly

Conscription - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia - 6 views

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      We could use this in History 101
Catherine Hainstock

Practical Google Docs Tips for Teachers ~ Educational Technology and Mobile Learning - 5 views

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    A great resource for teachers getting into Google Docs - covers all the basics.
anne fraser

Brilliant teacher brilliant library site - 18 views

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    Mazenod Head librarian leads the way for secondary school libraries keep your eye on developments at this site! http://www.oclc.org/au/en/membership/default.htm
Bev Baird

PhD in Googling - 12 views

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    Google search short cuts poster series (get googling)
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    We're sooo going to us this for our 5 min slot in staff meeting! Thanks for posting this Bev.
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    Have just added this to my library website very efficient skills delivery for students and staff who have a little time on their hands.
Kate Love

National Archives of Australia - Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people - 5 views

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    Information about Indigenous people, mainly in Victoria and the Northern Territory. The Melbourne Office holds Victorian records dating from 1860. The Archives also holds records on the development of Australian Government policies on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander affairs, as well as more recent records on the amendment of the 1967 Constitution to allow the Australian Government to legislate for all Aboriginal people.
SLV Learn

State Library of New South Wales - 5 views

State Library Victoria is fabulous, but equally fabulous is SLNSW. Go to www.sl.nsw.gov.au. Go this link:http://www.sl.nsw.gov.au/using/access/register_card.html to get yourself a library card. ...

Research resources Information literacy education Library

anonymous

8 Ways Evernote Can Help You Get More from Your Research in 2013, and a New Ambassador!... - 2 views

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    "Alexandra Samuel is Vice President of Social Media at Vision Critical, a market research technology provider and the author of Work Smarter with Evernote (Harvard Business Review Press, December 2012). She blogs for Harvard Business Review. Today, she's sharing her top tips for using Evernote to get more from your research."
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    Love it: "The problem is that human beings are not full text searchable..." (yet)
Catherine Hainstock

Lotus Diagram | Graphic Organisers | Teaching Support | Victorian Essential Learning St... - 4 views

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    the lotus diagram that everyone was raving about - can't remember who recommended it but thanks! It's wonderful. Make sure you look as the example along with the template.
Kelly Gardiner

How to Create an Interactive Image With ThingLink - Snapguide - 3 views

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    This provides two things: a step-by-step guide to making interactive images in ThingLink and also a nice presentation tool/source of Hot to lessons, in SnapGuide. 
paul_rawlinson

Welcome to Collectably - 2 views

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    Would you engage in social link sharing in a format that looks a bit like Pinterest? Collectably could be for you.
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    Uh oh. Can see a new addiction looming.
Catherine Hainstock

Safeguarding Australia - 1 views

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    A great site if your students are working on sustainability issues within Australia
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