You can now read the latest issue of Connections at the SCIS website. GR8 Debate digital culture is killing reading The GR8 debate was organized in celebration of the National Year of Reading and explored how digital technologies such as iPads, social media and the instant internet culture impact upon our core, traditional abilities and [...]
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You can now read the latest issue of Connections at the SCIS website. Highlights of Connections 83 Ebooks and beyond in the school library Debbie Price-Ewen discusses changes to publishing models presented by e-books, including the possibilities for literacy development and empowerment of writers through self-publishing. She advocates for creation of an Australasian e-content consortium [...]
You can now read the latest issue of Connections at the SCIS website. Highlights of Connections 82 Creative Commons and why it should be more commonly understood Doug Johnson, Director of Media and Technology in the Mankato Schools provides an overview of the Creative Commons licence system, how to use it for one’s own work and its [...]
You can now read the latest issue of Connections at the SCIS website. Highlights of Connections 81 QR codes and iPads in the library Narelle Keen, teacher librarian and chair of the ICT Committee at Pacific Lutheran College, describes their trial incorporating iPads and QR codes into library orientation activities. Social media and schools as professional learning [...]
You can now read the latest issue of Connections at the SCIS website. National Year of Reading starts here Sue McKerracher explains why 2012 has been declared the National Year of Reading, and how parents, teachers, students and school libraries can get involved in this initiative to focus attention on reading and showcase the important role that [...]
You can now read the latest issue of Connections at the SCIS website. Teacher librarians as cultural change agents Dianne Oberg discusses the concept of school culture. She believes the very essence of the work of teacher librarians – improving teaching and learning – requires that they work within the culture of the school and [...]
You can now read the latest issue of Connections at the SCIS website. Seven strategies to develop your advocacy toolkit Karen Bonanno provides a series of advocacy activities to help school library staff influence policy, advising that to bring about change requires consistent and persistent effort to shift perceptions. She advocates maintaining regular positive activity [...]
You can now read the latest issue of Connections online. Copies have been mailed to all Australian schools. Teacher librarians and the networked school community Mal Lee and Lyn Hay present their view of the evolution facing schools and the role of the information centre professional. Schooling worldwide is in the process of evolving from [...]
