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The Question of Artificial Intelligence (AI)
By Catherine Barnes
Issue 125, Term 2 2023
as we once taught lessons on ‘how to Google’, we need to work with students to develop their questioning skills, not just their search skills. As a teacher of secondary students, I have spent recent weeks engaging with students to develop research questions, and sub-questions, for a major assessme
New websites and apps
By Article by the Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 138, Term 3, 2026
Big ideas in Beginning Reading Type: Website SCIS ID: 5569632 Audience: Teachers URL: https://reading.uoregon.edu/ This website contains information and resources for teachers about the science of reading, with details about the five essential components of reading – phonem
Collaborative learning with Scootle Community
By Leigh Murphy
Issue 91, Term 4 2014
unded by the Australian Government and developed in collaboration with the Australian teaching profession, Scootle Community is a private space for teachers to give and receive advice and information online. The platform's search functionality enables educators to locate curriculum resources and
School library spotlight: Melbourne High School
By Pam Saunders
Issue 99, Term 4 2016
a blend of management, including supervising the day-to-day running of the library and overseeing the strategic direction, and library promotion. The teacher librarians and I offer curriculum support and collaborate with teachers to support student learning. I am also a Year 12 Form teacher, and jo
School library spotlight: Chisholm Catholic College
By Monique McQueen
Issue 100, Term 1 2017
What is your job title, and what does your role entail? My name is Monique McQueen and I am a teacher librarian at Chisholm Catholic College, a secondary Brisbane Catholic Education school. My role is to manage the library program and staff; supervise the day-to-day running of the library; reso
New Zealand News
By Jenny Carroll
Issue 23, Term 4 1997
aland is currently working on a research project looking specifically at information literacy in our primary schools. She recently held workshops for teachers and librarians at Otago and Southland and it was interesting to hear her ideas for implementing info-lit programs. The most successful progra
What's New?
By Nigel Paull
Issue 24, Term 1 1998
and your kids: how to choose the best computer and software for your family, would be a worthy addition to a school or professional library. A former teacher and computer consultant, Glover now writes weekly columns in the Sydney Morning Herald, as well as other specialist computer magazines. This u
Reviews
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 31, Term 4 1999
mation literate school community, the collection includes case studies, research and information pertaining to principals, professional associations, teachers and Teacher Librarians. The range of issues found in this timely work need to be read, digested, interpreted and implemented by all groups wi
Handy Hints
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
Cataloguing pictures and prints Did you know that SCIS catalogues pictures and prints? As these items do not have an ISBN Teacher Librarians need to locate the SCIS record number in the SCIS OPAC before they create or upload an order. When applying limits for pictures and prints in the SCIS OPAC,
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service
Issue 32, Term 1 2000
The following are some interesting websites which may be of particular interest to Teacher Librarians. The first site is http://www.telerama.com/-mundie/ CyberDewey/CyberDewey.htm I. This site lists internet sites organised using Dewey Decimal Classification numbers. The front page displays the
A Question of Technology?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 33, Term 2 2000
Dr. Jamie McKenzie is well known to Australian teachers for his knowledge of information technologies in education and their potential to transform student learning, classrooms and schools. He supports student-centred, engaged learning, with his approach informed by 30 years of experience as a teac
Venturing Out on the NSW Board of Studies Website
By Louise Bidenko
Issue 30, Term 3 1999
which also exist in printed form. The Internet provides immediate access to syllabuses, papers and reports, and is proving a very popular service for teachers and librarians. However, what is being developed at present is a departure from the placement of documents on the website. Publishing of new
New Zealand News
By Jenny Carrol
Issue 19, Term 4 1996
we are not to be left behind. Our students are also being urged to take responsibility for their own learning and as Patricia Senn Breivik said the teacher is no longer seen as the sage on the stage but the guide on the side". Therefore the process of gathering and manipulating information becomes
New Zealand News
By Rosa-Jane French
Issue 17, Term 2 1996
igrants and students here for short term language courses. There are a variety of courses available at local and national levels for librarians and teacher-librarians. Some are formal and long term whilst others are short term and arranged on a needs basis. Courses are offered by a variety of prov
News from Curriculum Corporation
By Lance Deveson
Issue 14, Term 3 1995
ts and services will be held at 1995 prices. Please note, the subscription form will be addressed to the Principal with, " For the attention of the Teacher Librarian ", on the mailing label. Dates for 1996 The Summer edition of Connections (November) will include insert sheets of the following
A Masters - What's The Point?
By Jan Barnett
Issue 13, Term 2 1995
The benefits (for me): being current in my professional reading in education, teacher librarianship and librarianship; gaining a sense of achievement; having empathy with all students; improving my time management skills; having a current recognised qualification; being able to stud
Have You Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 13, Term 2 1995
f multimedia computers and CD ROMs within the classroom. Jon Madian evaluates their educational value in Multimedia -Why and why not. The Computing teacher. Vol. 22 No. 7. p:16. T /L's faced with providing staff inservice on the Internet could find the paper Training with the Web: Internet tr
Have You Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 12, Term 1 1995
has written the first of six articles on various aspects of the Internet. For those still hazy on the terminology, ownership, global networks, use to teachers, etc you will find this article most informative. Rosie Cross and Suzanne Fraser believe the Internet is dominated by males 'bent on confro
Cessation of CIN
By Warren Brewer
Issue 2, Term 2 1992
ACIN was deliberately conceived as a network with no centralised collections of materials and no systematic accessing of the data. It intended to put teachers and curriculum workers in touch with each other across the nation. That vision has only partially been realised and the challenge remains. AC
Improving Retrievability in School Libraries
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 35, Term 4 2000
SCIS is launching a new product, SCIS Authority Files, that will enhance retrievability in school catalogues. All Teacher Librarians know that searching in a library catalogue is not as simple a task as it may appear at first glance. While the modern automated catalogue supplies the user with a