Library info skills plus
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Web 2.0 tools in the information skills process
In this first phase, define exactly what the task is asking you to learn about and to do. Use Visuwords 2 for the meanings of key words in the assignment. Merriam-Webster’s 3 Visual Dictionary Online, or The Visual Dictionary 4 , can help place terms in a broader context. Not sure about other key words? Look at videos to see how others have defined your topic, or create your own short definition video at Wordia 5 . Choose the best search engine 6 for your information needs—if you want Australian information, Study search 7 may suit.copyright creative commons
General Resources and Directories ASLA NSW links Collection of web links includes information literacy Located at: http://www.aslansw.org.au/links/ Doug Johnson Includes articles on school technology and library issues Located at: http://doug-johnson.com EdNA Information Literacy Collection of web links, with detailed annotations Located at: http://www.edna.edu.au/edna/browse/0,schooled,resources,crosscurr,4813 IASL – Information Skills resources Links to some of the major online resources on information literacy development Located at: http://www.iasl-online.org/advocacy/resources/infoskills.html?
SLAV Links
For teaching ideas supporting the information skills process, including suggested uses of digital resources, go to the ISP K-6 matrix . Click on a COGs unit title to view, download or print the updated resources list. Note that this page is still under construction and items will be made live gradually. Multi-stage units resource lists are included in the units of work. SCIS numbers are included with many resources for teacher librarians to create order orders for the school library collection.
COGs resource lists
Creative Net has been set up to facilitate author and illustrator participation in schools, libraries, conferences and festivals, without the cost of paying a speakers' agency a fee. For something completely different, we're providing our service free. All you need do is choose one of the authors or illustrators listed, give us your preferred date for their appearance, and we will confirm details with the requested speaker.
Creative Net - Authors and Illustrators
OZ tl links
University Library: Digital Collections
Digital Collections Listing by Name The Library's Digital Collections, available via a browser, are listed below.
RBL links
Created by SLAQ. Succinct if not pithy! http://www.slaq.org.au/Issues/rb_learning.htm {*style:<b>What is resource-based learning?library tasks
Welcome to SAFARI
Asks: “what is information?” and considers the types of information that we use in everyday life and for studies.
multiliteracies
iPads in Education
Picture Australia has been absorbed into Trove. It was originally launched in September 2000, and at that time, was a unique and ground breaking service, bringing together digitised images from cultural heritage collections around Australia for not only all Australians to see but also the world. Contemporary images were sourced from Flickr via a series of Groups, which ensured individual contributions to Picture Australia were included in the snapshot of Australiana.
Picture Australia
Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Lesson Plan Database
The American Association of School Librarians' (AASL) Standards for the 21st-Century Learner Lesson Plan Database is a tool to support school librarians and other educators in teaching the essential learning skills defined in the AASL . To register and begin using the Lesson Plan Database, visit http://aasl.jesandco.org . Users can search the database for lesson plans by learning standards and indicators, content topic, grade-level, resources used, type of lesson or schedule, keyword and much more.