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Issue 85 Summary

By Anthea Amos

Issue 85, Term 2 2013

: Digital citizenship Judith Way, Kew High School Using archetypes to matching learning spaces with physical and digital spaces Bianca Hewes, Teacher and Blogger The Annual Report: your ticket to greater advocacy Dianne McKenzie, Discovery College, Hong Kong Website and app reviews N

Issue 66 Summary

By Editor

Issue 66, Term 3 2008

School, NSW SCIS handy hint New and revised subject headings SCIS news AskNow.gov.au National Library of Australia Challenges for teacher librarianship in the 21st century: Part 1 – Technology Barbara Combes, Edith Cowan University Educational Lending Right Renate Beilharz,

Issue 63 Summary

By Editor

Issue 63, Term 4 2007

  Connections   is only available in PDF format. Articles in this issue include: Need support and advice? Network! Pamela Rushby, Author Teacher librarian exchange to Canada 2006 Christa Mood, Narooma High School ABS brings data to life in the classroom Internetting corner Nige

School Libraries and the Knowledge Economy of the 21st Century

By Kerry Tanner

Issue 32, Term 1 2000

ectual capital' are catch-phrases of the new era. How is 'knowledge work' and 'knowledge management' different from what we have always done? Haven't teachers and Teacher Librarians always been 'knowledge workers'? What is our professional role in the new landscape? The evolution of knowledge man

Staff Profile

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 3, Term 3 1992

Lance Deveson: Senior Information Officer. Lance started his teaching career as a classroom teacher then furthered his qualifications with study in teacher librarianship and computing. He worked in city and country schools in Victoria for 15 years before becoming a Library Consultant i

Issue 37 Summary

By Editor

Issue 37, Term 2 2001

files Anne Dowling, SCIS Providing opportunities for students June Wall, Australian School Library Association (ASLA) Library technicians and teacher librarians: Complementary roles Jenny Baran, SCIS Internetting corner Nigel Paull, South Grafton Primary School Management of electron

In This Issue

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 1, Term 1 1992

edition of Connect, we address issues relating to the implementation of CD-ROM technology in school libraries, based on the practical experience of a teacher-librarian. In future issues other technologies, such as on-line searching and bulletin boards, will be discussed in terms of their practical

Letters to the Editor

By Heather Kelsall

Issue 15, Term 4 1995

ion to your editorial regarding 'educating your staff'. I would be extremely interested in knowing the type of results you had with the laptop... and teachers using it overnight for Internet experience. We at Sacred Heart Primary School are new to the Internet. There is only one very immobile conn

Have You Read This?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 14, Term 3 1995

ares his own experiences and the manner in which the Internet has impacted change. In the third article, John Turner looks at the Internet for the IT teacher: Travelling on the Net: an Information Technology teacher's perspective (p:14) . As school librarians respond to information servicing via

CC News

By Schools Catalogue Information Service (SCIS)

Issue 27, Term 4 1998

ments. PLEASE NOTE: For all people not involved in bulk arrangements the SCIS Subscription forms will be forwarded to schools in October to allow Teacher Librarians sufficient time to budget and plan for 1999.  Why you should choose SCISWeb To assist customers who are undecided about which p

Preserving the past: becoming the archivist in the school library

By Naomi Heyman, Nigel Paull

Issue 107, Term 4 2018

employed several days a week. In many schools, the role of the archivist is often delegated by the principal to library staff. Although perhaps few teacher librarians and trained library staff may have studied specific aspects of archives administration within their formal training, most would hav

Internetting Corner

By Nigel Paull

Issue 30, Term 3 1999

/page3.html With the increasing integration of students with Asperger's Syndrome or Autism into mainstream classes, this is a useful site to assist teachers to understand the particular needs of these children. A variety of pertinent links are available. Australian Bureau of Statistics World Wi

Reviews

By Nigel Paull

Issue 28, Term 1 1999

cluded. Jones, J, 'Isolated no longer: Internet solutions at Moree Technology High School' in Scan, 17(4), November 1998, pp 33-35. Jill Jones, Teacher Librarian at Moree Technology High School, outlines how computer technology, and in particular the Internet, has diminished the isolation of t

Professional Development

By Sue McKnight

Issue 16, Term 1 1996

ferences offered little content relevant to school libraries. In fact, of the 1000+ delegates at the joint NZLIA/ ALIA Conference 1994, only thirteen teacher-librarians attended. Reading the Future, to be held in Melbourne later this year aims to be different. The ALIA '96 Conference Committee h

Using the Medium blogging platform to teach critical and digital literacies in art

By Tania Sheko

Issue 110, Term 3 2019

The teacher librarian role is elastic What I love the most about the teacher librarian role is its elasticity; it can assume so many different shapes and play out in a variety of stories. In many cases, teacher librarians have come from classroom teaching and therefore bring their expertise and e

Embracing change

By Gabrielle Mace, Merrilyn Lean

Issue 120, Term 1 2022

d to respond anonymously to Just Read pre-introduction and postintroduction surveys to collect data on a number of aspects relating to the program. Teachers’ changing attitudes to Just Read Teacher modelling is a crucial component for the success of a silent sustained reading program for student

Collector, curator or collaborator?

By Jennie Bales

Issue 100, Term 1 2017

reflects best collaborative practice. It is worthy of your personal commitment. Professional engagement The Australian Professional Standards for Teachers (AITSL 2014) require all teachers to ‘engage with professional learning networks and the broader community’ (AITSL 2014, p. 21). There are ma

Thank you Heather, Welcome Nigel

By Lance Deveson, Heather Kelsall

Issue 23, Term 4 1997

ewsletter. For the 1997 school year, Heather accepted a new position at the Southport School as Director of Admissions but with her dedication to the teacher librarian profession decided to continue as Connections Editor, 'just to keep her hand in'. However, as the demands of her new position become

What's New?

By Schools Catalogue Information Service

Issue 31, Term 4 1999

arians. The sites available via LIIWeek are largely from the USA, but as they are abstracted and hotlinked selection is simple. By scrolling through, Teacher Librarians can access a wide variety of sites that may be interesting or relevant to themselves, teachers, parents or students. To subscribe:

EdNA Adopts SCIS Metadata Standard

By Ellen Paxton

Issue 27, Term 4 1998

NA ( Education Network Australia) has announced that by October 1998 it will implement SCIS subject headings as p art of its metadata standards. When Teacher Librarians and students access EdNA they will b e a ble to search and retrieve Internet resources using familiar SCIS subject headings. This i