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Bloom's and Gardner's Writing Matrix for Years 3/4/5 - Australian Curriculum Lessons - 0 views

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writing bloom gardner matrix Australian Curriculum lessons classroom activities

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"Bloom's and Gardner's Writing Matrix for Years 3/4/5" This writing matrix is directly linked to blooms taxonomy and Gardner's multiple intelligences. It includes a wide range of writing activities

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Bloom's and Gardner's Writing Matrix for Years 3/4/5" This writing matrix is directly linked to blooms taxonomy and Gardner's multiple intelligences. It includes a wide range of writing activities</div>

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The Sound of Hamlet, part 1 - Good Tickle Brain: A Mostly Shakespeare Webcomic - 0 views

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William Shakespeare English literature Hamlet Sound of music comics comicstrip humour

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comic strip that plays with with Shakespeare. One of the best known musicals (Sound of Music) has been mashed with "that most-beloved of Shakespeare plays... Hamlet."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">comic strip that plays with with Shakespeare. One of the best known musicals (Sound of Music) has been mashed with "that most-beloved of Shakespeare plays... Hamlet."</div>

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Shakespeare - Good Tickle Brain: A Mostly Shakespeare Webcomic - 1 views

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Shakespeare William Shakespeare comicstrip English literature

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3 panel comics of many of Shakespeare's plays. Amusing comics that offer an interesting way to get students discussing the plays.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">3 panel comics of many of Shakespeare's plays. Amusing comics that offer an interesting way to get students discussing the plays.</div>

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BookSeriesInOrder.com - Book Series in Order - 0 views

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book series reading

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"The goal of this website is simple: to list the series of every book in order. We provide the book series in order by author(ie: Lee Child), and then in order of the character or series(ie: .Jack Reacher) Where applicable, we provide you with both the publication order of the books written, as well as the chronological order of the books." May be useful for school libraries as it has YA titles as well.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The goal of this website is simple: to list the series of every book in order. We provide the book series in order by author(ie: Lee Child), and then in order of the character or series(ie: .Jack Reacher) Where applicable, we provide you with both the publication order of the books written, as well as the chronological order of the books." May be useful for school libraries as it has YA titles as well.</div>

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New Chart Comparing The Best Tools for Creating Educational Posters and Inforgaphics - 0 views

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Infographic posters tools infographics chart mobile learning educational technology

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A chart that compares four useful web tools for creating posters and inforgaphics. It looks at the cost and what you can do with each. These tools are all quite student friendly and less technically complex.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A chart that compares four useful web tools for creating posters and inforgaphics. It looks at the cost and what you can do with each. These tools are all quite student friendly and less technically complex.</div>

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http://infolit.org/ - 0 views

infolit.org

Information_Literacy Information Literacy literacy NFIL libraries infolit technology

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Gareth Malone: Extraordinary School for Boys - 0 views

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school boys education reading video

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"Extraordinary School For Boys is an ambitious three-part series in which Gareth Malone joins the staff at Pear Tree Mead Primary School in Essex. His mission is to re-engage boys who don't like school and who, like many across Britain, lag behind their female peers. Gareth works with a cross-section of 11-year-old boys, from sporty jocks to secret swots." Ep 2 is about reading

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Extraordinary School For Boys is an ambitious three-part series in which Gareth Malone joins the staff at Pear Tree Mead Primary School in Essex. His mission is to re-engage boys who don't like school and who, like many across Britain, lag behind their female peers. Gareth works with a cross-section of 11-year-old boys, from sporty jocks to secret swots." Ep 2 is about reading</div>

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Skills for Social Progress http://www.oecd.org/edu/ceri/skills-for-social-progress-exec... - 0 views

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"Skills for Social Progress: The Power of Social and Emotional Skills" OECD 2015 Executive summary"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Skills for Social Progress: The Power of Social and Emotional Skills" OECD 2015 Executive summary" </div>

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How to Do a Reverse Image Search - YouTube - 0 views

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how to images youtube digital citizenship digital literacy

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A great tutorial that assist everyone in being a better digital citizen by showing how you can find out information about an image you might find/have. " Found a photograph online that you'd like to use on your site, but not sure where it came from or who took it? Or are you a photographer who wants to know where your work is being posted? In this Treehouse Quick Tip, we'll learn how to do a reverse image search using Google Images and TinEye"

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A great tutorial that assist everyone in being a better digital citizen by showing how you can find out information about an image you might find/have. " Found a photograph online that you'd like to use on your site, but not sure where it came from or who took it? Or are you a photographer who wants to know where your work is being posted? In this Treehouse Quick Tip, we'll learn how to do a reverse image search using Google Images and TinEye" </div>

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March 2015: Literacies for the digital age: Information and digital literacy - DEN Blog... - 0 views

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information literacy search_skills literacies digital literacy Kathy Schrock

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Highlighting the digital literacies our students will need to succeed, this post offers some ideas on how to infuse information literacy and digital literacy skills into the curriculum. Very practical advice and easy to apply.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Highlighting the digital literacies our students will need to succeed, this post offers some ideas on how to infuse information literacy and digital literacy skills into the curriculum. Very practical advice and easy to apply. </div>

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Lessons in Creative Commons, Part 2 | Betchablog - 0 views

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lessons creative commons copyright Chris Betcher

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A very important clarification to the "ND" or "No derivatives " definition of the CC licences.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A very important clarification to the "ND" or "No derivatives " definition of the CC licences.</div>

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How to Start a Children's Book Club for Tweens - 0 views

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book clubs how to reading activities tips children's books school libraries

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This article offers advice to anyone working with young people children (Tween) who are interested in books, or if you want to help them discover the world of literature. "A children's book club is a great way for your child to make friends and socialize outside of school." These tips here can help you get started and although directed at the younger end of the spectrum (primary) school, many can be adapted for use with secondary school students.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This article offers advice to anyone working with young people children (Tween) who are interested in books, or if you want to help them discover the world of literature. "A children's book club is a great way for your child to make friends and socialize outside of school." These tips here can help you get started and although directed at the younger end of the spectrum (primary) school, many can be adapted for use with secondary school students. </div>

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Book Discussion Groups | Professional Tools - 0 views

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book clubs reading activities tips discussion tools ALA

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This ALA site offers some great advice and links to further information about book clubs and reading groups. "Many libraries provide meeting space for book clubs or administer one or more book discussion group. This page provides general information about book groups, starting with "one book" programs, some resources for guiding book groups, references for specific types of book groups, and an anonymously contributed guide to establishing and running a book discussion group. "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This ALA site offers some great advice and links to further information about book clubs and reading groups. "Many libraries provide meeting space for book clubs or administer one or more book discussion group. This page provides general information about book groups, starting with "one book" programs, some resources for guiding book groups, references for specific types of book groups, and an anonymously contributed guide to establishing and running a book discussion group. "</div>

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Teen Book Clubs | Field Notes - 0 views

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book clubs reading activities school libraries YA literature tips

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A good post for anyone wanting to start a YA book club in their school. There are lots of ideas and links to other great sites that offer tips and strategies, starting from the very basic: how you might recruit members, how to structure a meeting, choosing books, and holding discussions.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A good post for anyone wanting to start a YA book club in their school. There are lots of ideas and links to other great sites that offer tips and strategies, starting from the very basic: how you might recruit members, how to structure a meeting, choosing books, and holding discussions.</div>

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Best Ed Tech Practices: Discovery and Curation - 0 views

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curation best practices

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In today's educational world the skills of resource discovery and curation are important. This post focuses on providing guidance in finding high quality, supplementary resources for learning and ideas for organizing these resources for future use.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">In today's educational world the skills of resource discovery and curation are important. This post focuses on providing guidance in finding high quality, supplementary resources for learning and ideas for organizing these resources for future use.</div>

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9 Ideas for Making the Most of Education Conferences - 0 views

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ideas education conferences tips

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"A few good ideas ideas to assist you in getting the most out of the 2015 conferences that are conducted and fully exploring everything that they have to offer.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A few good ideas ideas to assist you in getting the most out of the 2015 conferences that are conducted and fully exploring everything that they have to offer.</div>

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Awesome Poster Featuring 15 Online Netiquette Rules for Students ~ Educational Technolo... - 1 views

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netiquette educational technology poster rules digital literacy digital citizenship

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"A good infographic encompassing some important netiquette rules for students to keep in mind whilst they are using the net. These rules would be easy to run through with students, making sure they understand them, before going on to do their research "

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"A good infographic encompassing some important netiquette rules for students to keep in mind whilst they are using the net. These rules would be easy to run through with students, making sure they understand them, before going on to do their research "</div>

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NOISE Analysis an alternative to SWOT Strategic Planning | Create-Learning Team Building - 1 views

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"Working on developing strategic plans everyone seems to feel that the default method is a SWOT analysis strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. It doesn't always meet the needs. There alternatives One idea was 'SNOT Analysis' strengths, needs, opportunities, threats. Then there is NOISE - Needs,Opportunities, Improvements, Strengths, Exceptions

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"Working on developing strategic plans everyone seems to feel that the default method is a SWOT analysis strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, threats. It doesn't always meet the needs. There alternatives One idea was 'SNOT Analysis' strengths, needs, opportunities, threats. Then there is NOISE - Needs,Opportunities, Improvements, Strengths, Exceptions</div>

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What's The Matter With Dystopia? - 0 views

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dystopias Dystopian fiction literature

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4 Tips to Transform Your Learning Space | Edutopia - 0 views

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makerspace learning spaces learning commons libraries school libraries

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"The culture of any library should not only encourage meaningful student learning, but also provide the tools, resources, and opportunities for students to thrive and flourish. The impact of these types of transformations on libraries can support all learners and encourage them to contribute to building a more dynamic and creative community."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"The culture of any library should not only encourage meaningful student learning, but also provide the tools, resources, and opportunities for students to thrive and flourish. The impact of these types of transformations on libraries can support all learners and encourage them to contribute to building a more dynamic and creative community."</div>

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