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"While it may seem obvious that copying someone else's words verbatim and submitting them in a paper with your name on it is plagiarism, other types of plagiarism may be less familiar to you. These more subtle forms of plagiarism are actually more common, and you should make sure you understand all of them, as well as how to avoid them by conducting your research and writing carefully and responsibly."

A good piece to read if you are at all interested in libraries and makerspaces

"Some of the key pieces of research on literacy over the last decade." The Guardian newspaper (UK)

"Your friendly guide to the world of grammar, punctuation, usage, and fun developments in the English language." A good "writing" blog to follow - useful for all sorts of tips on using English.

Research guide to support MOOC learners by Penn Uni USA

The University Libraries supports learners who are participating in MOOCs (massive open online courses). This guide will help you to locate resources related to MOOCS and get started on your coursework and research.

"AITSL is committed to improving Australia's educational outcomes by leading and influencing improvement in teaching and school leadership. Our work is driven by research and aims to foster evidence-based practice. We draw upon educational specialists and our own expertise to create high-quality research publications. This research then guide the practical resources we develop to support teachers and schools leaders"

This is a useful flowchart to help you decide whether or not you should post a selfie.

There have been a few e-Learning frameworks and roadmaps. They can be useful guides and have gained some popularity. The one here is from The National Centre for Technology in Education (@ncteireland) in 2011. it is a good example, although it is contextualised to the UK and Ireland. Offers a few downloadable versions

Some great ideas and examples can be found here. Also includes a easy to follow guide about how to create a blackout poem.

An infographic that lists of young adult books that would also have appeal to adults

ThingLink is a web tool for creating interactive images now it offers a video option. ."Post offers a guide to using ThingLink.visu to create a video.

"A post that looks at reading reflection prompts and forms. A few different ideas for assisting students to get "points" in any reading program. They are a student-centered approach it takes, and could be useful across content areas. " It's primarily about the craft of writing and elements of style, but 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, and several others would work after reading almost anything."

An app that may be useful or parents or educators when they first come across a title. Level It Books is an app that tells you the DRA, gre, lexlile, and guided reading level just by scanning it!

From ReadWriteThink, the Trading Cards app could give students and alternative way to share what they understand about the characters and places from the books they have been reading. The fields/categories that can be documented include: fictional person, real person, fictional place, real place, object, event and vocabulary word. Each category has specific guiding questions to assist students. Space is limited so students have to be able to demonstrate their ideas succinctly and only include the most important information. The app is easy to use, has good "how-to" information, auto-saves and can be printed or emailed.

This is a useful resource when incorporating the Australian curriculum Priority - understanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures.

A useful guide offering very necessary advice. Seven ways to fortify passwords offers information that seems commonsense but these things often get overlooked

A list of Reader's interest surveys as well as a suggested approah as to how to use them. "What is a Reading Interest Survey? Questionnaires known as Reading Interest, Reading Inventory, or Reading Attitude Surveys are helpful tools to help teachers, librarians, and parents gain a sense of a child's interests, favorite things, likes, dislikes, hobbies, and how they feel about reading. This data can serve as a guide to help a reader learn to identify the types of books they might be interested in reading. The goal is to help readers become successful in identifying the right books that will motivate them without frustrating them."

"It's up to teachers to guide students in choosing to uplift, teach, inform, challenge, and care for others with their messages versus break down others. Additionally, our students need guidance in realizing their self worth and seeing themselves as individuals in a digital world. They need to practice choosing what they feel is right as individuals versus going along with their peers for instant approval. These are ideas Shelly Terrell shared in a keynote speech"