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What's New
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 16, Term 1 1996
The Internet: Communicating with people around the world This video explains in simple terms what the Internet is and how it operates, and provides a clear introduction to this important information source for both teachers and students. It illustrates how three Australian schools are 6 using the
News from the Information Program
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 16, Term 1 1996
Bahasa Indonesia See INDONESIAN LANGUAGE BIOMECHANICS** (Addition) Use for works about the application of physical principles and methods to explain the mechanics of living things. x Animal mechanics; Human mechanics XX BIOLOGY; MECHANICS · BIOLOGY** (Addition) See also BIOMECHANICS FOOD
Have You Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 16, Term 1 1996
ounded by Harlan Ellison and other authors in Writers and the Internet , where the Internet is described as the 'most potentially dangerous weapon against writers in existence'. Internet Australasia, vol 2, no 2, p.30. Australian Library Week Australian Library Week (5 - 11 May) needs a p
Internetting Corner
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 16, Term 1 1996
work units, and to assist the faculty head in developing curriculum material that involves the Internet. The Mentors are 'rewarded' with their own e-mail address and assistance in developing their subject WWW page. For further details contact: [email protected] These sites are recommend
Letters to the Editor
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 16, Term 1 1996
, Issue 15, on page 5. CIRCIT has recently completed a research report on 'Management of Student Access to Controversial Material on the Internet' available at http://teloz.latrobe.edu.au/circit/schome.html, which may provide some interesting solutions. I'm sure others have been active in this area
ASLA XIV... From the Delegates Perspective
By Pru Mitchell
Issue 15, Term 4 1995
l or St. Patrick's Primary School. Dr. Carmen Lawrence (Member for Freemantle) opened the Conference Sunday afternoon and delegates were then entertained by Prof. Mike Eisenberg from Syracuse University who gave the SCIS Oration entitled Library and information professionals for the 21st ce
What's New
By Schools Cataloguing Information Services (SCIS)
Issue 15, Term 4 1995
was originally produced for VCE students who are required to follow a social issue in the press over a period of time. Published by The Age it contains over 1500 news and feature stories from 1995, divided into 60 topics or issues. It becomes a national educational tool because many of these issu
Supporting Legal Study requests with ease
By Jan Barnett
Issue 15, Term 4 1995
econdary students and non-legal users of the CD-ROM. By introducing CD-ROM resources before research begins, students become familiar with what's available and the relevance to that particular assignment. In particular, these 3 CD-ROMs have enabled the Library to satisfy demand for information as
Have You Read This
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 15, Term 4 1995
staff. Integrating the Internet into a LOTE curriculum means language learners in Australia circumvent their geographic isolation. Andrew Lian explains how the electronic superhighway shrinks distances in Virtually speaking: technology-enhanced language learning in Australia. Education Australi
Internetting Corner
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 15, Term 4 1995
http://www.amrta.org/-amrta Natural medicine, complementary health care and alternative therapies. http://www.ualberta.ca/dept/slis/ cais/ Collection of Papers from the proceedings of the annual conference of the Canadian Association for Wormation Science. http://www.aa.gov.au Australi
New Zealand News
By Judith Schroder
Issue 15, Term 4 1995
em information professionals we should not let the place shape our job but shape the job for ourselves, recognising opportunities and educating and training others so that our role is more one of managing information rather than using it. One of the most popular speakers was Robert Berring who in
News from the Information Program - New, amended, replaced subject headings 1995
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 15, Term 4 1995
Biomechanics ** (Replacement) (Replace Biomechanics See Human Engineering) BIO MECHANICS Scope note and reference structure to be decided. CD ROM ** (Replacement) [Replace x Compact disc (Read-only memory); Discs XX COMPACT DISCS; COMPUTER STORAGE DEVICES] See CD-ROM CD-ROM x Compact disc
Letters to the Editor
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 15, Term 4 1995
he staff: hone in on a teacher/grade interested in a theme or project, provide them with a selection of relevant www sites or perhaps link them via email with a class across the world looking at the same topic! Once the students are exposed, the teachers will be compelled to follow. Good luck. Hea
Brisbane Cath. Ed. Skills teachers with ‘C.L.I.C.ed’
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 14, Term 3 1995
Since the beginning of 1994 Brisbane Catholic Education have conducted Computer Key Teacher training courses to enable the presentation of a Computer Literacy Inservice Course to school personnel. On present numbers, by the end of 1995 this course will have trained more than 200 Key Teachers from 1
CLIC-ED on at OLR
By Chris Skrzeczunski
Issue 14, Term 3 1995
As part of the CUC Key Teacher team from Our Lady of the Rosary Primary School (OLR), Kenmore I was involved in the CUC Course in Term 1 of 1994. Following our inaugural CUC-ing, we CUC-ed a staff of 30 over 1994 and an additional 10 in 1995 as new staff members arrived. This indeed demonstrates
Have You Read This?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 14, Term 3 1995
The I RATV Seminar Series No.46 looks at three aspects of Internet use under the title Using Internet in schools: perspectives, possibilities and issues . Lindy Nevile reflects on learning issues with the Internet in Internet and the World Wide Web: learning in a new environment (p:3) while
What's New?
By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)
Issue 14, Term 3 1995
ia. Dr. Lawrie Shears, former Director-General of Education in Victoria, directed the project which initiated from his own concerns about competing claims on the benefits of laptop computers in the hands of individual students. Of the schools involved, seven came from the independent sector and thre
New Zealand News
By Merilyn Small
Issue 14, Term 3 1995
ocument Supply Service in Wellington. The first CIN was established between six local high schools as a pilot scheme in 1993. This model was used again when then CIN2 was discussed by a second group of library staff who met late last year over the requisite tea, coffee and biscuits. We agreed that
Letters to the Editor
By Heather Kelsall
Issue 14, Term 3 1995
ternet is networked in this library. Schoolsnet is our service provider and an IT support person is employed to help teachers use it. He has held training sessions for teachers in order to develop their skills and confidence in using the Internet, both e-mail and surfing the 'Net. We have purcha
News from Curriculum Corporation
By Lance Deveson
Issue 14, Term 3 1995
re of a product, please contact the Information Program before ordering. Schools need to be aware that Curriculum Corporation has contracted and pre paid external suppliers to produce the products for each user for a 12 month period. Consequently, a refund of a product will not always be possible. S