Tag Archive for 'digital media'

Highlights of Connections 85

You can now read the latest issue of Connections at the SCIS website. Digital Citizenship Judith Way discusses why she saw the need for a digital citizenship blog which reached out to all sectors of her school community.  She felt that many students and parents, even if adept at using digital technology and social media, were often unaware of [...]

Splash Teacher Collections

ABC Splash is not just a series of video clips to use with your students.  Check out the Teachers Area (SCIS no: 1592621) with its four teachers collections which feature areas of focus, topics and assessment tasks with links to videos and other teaching resources both within the collection or online. Genetically engineered crops: SCIS [...]

Now you can use SCIS cover images on your blog!

We’re pleased to announce that ESA and Thorpe-Bowker have recently upgraded their licence to extend the use by SCISWeb subscribers of the bookcover images provided with SCIS records. Schools may now use the book cover images not only within their library catalogues, but also on the school website, including in blogs, wikis, online newsletters and [...]

Digital media and libraries of the future?

A few recently published articles about the role of digital media in the library that you might find interesting… Welcome to the library. Say goodbye to the books Boston Globe, by David Abel. A private preparatory school in New England  has done away with it’s collection of  more than 200,000 printed books in one of [...]