I.B. Conference
Information Literacy across the IB Programmes 31 March to 2 April 2007
From what I hear and the feedback listed on the IB website ... this was an event well worth attending.
Some materials are available to download at    www.ibo.org/ibap/conference

Conference Forums ...
The 2007 IBAP Teachers’ Convention featured two Forum Sessions over the three-days programme. During these sessions, participants gathered in 5 separate forum groups, representing the 5 programme strands.

- Library / Resource Ctre Mgt Forum
- On-line Learning Communities Forum
- Applied Technologies Forum
- Developing Multi-modal Literacies Forum
- Learner Profile and Information Inquiry Forum

Several questions were asked including: "The IT tsunami is not coming – it is here now! We may know how to swim … but can we surf? Are schools surfing or sinking in regard to promoting information literacy?"
To see the outcomes of these discussion download this   pdf document 50(KB)

IB Workshop Registrations Open    www.ibo.org/ibap/workshops
MYP & DP IB Asia Pacific Regional Workshops in Bangkok (21 - 23 September 2007)
PYP, MYP & DP IB Asia Pacific Regional Workshops in Singapore (2 - 4 October 2007)
PYP, MYP & DP IB Asia Pacific Regional Workshops in Beijing (26 - 28 October 2007)

IB and Web 2.0 Wiki   http://ibapteachersconvention.wikispaces.com
IB educators using Web 2.0 technologies to enhance classroom practice.

It's easy to get seduced (or intimidated) by Information Technology .... and even blinded by the new software, new toys, gadgets, the internet ..... when we really need to be embracing the one literacy that should become second nature and the life-line to us all .... Information Literacy.

To bring this message home (to you and students) visit the Shambles Information Literacy area and watch one or two of the presentations linked to at the top of the page .... do not miss "Did You Know" and "2014" ..... in a few minutes you'll appreciate the enormity of the task ahead.

There are also other info. lit. videos and PowerPoints at the

exciting or daunting? ... that's your choice

click to view intro PowerPoint

www.learning2.net.cn

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Over the past few months a "Forest of Theme Blogs" has been growing around the boundaries of the Shambles website.
Most of these contain videos and PowerPoints which play inside the Blog itself www.shambles.net/blogforest

The list is growing and will continue to do so as a resource to save teachers, students and other school community members time when searching for internet multimedia content ... topics so far include:
| Libraries and Librarians | Information Literacy | Plagiarism and Copyright | About the Internet | Internet Safety |
| Viral Videos in Marketing and Search Engine Optimization | Web 2.0 | SEO and Marketing | Blogging |
| Technology and ICT (Information and Communication Technology) | Technology History Photographs |
| The Future of Technology | Screencasts Library ... (mainly ICT and web application skills) | Podcasting |
| Teaching the Alphabet and ABCs | Nursery Rhymes | China and the Chinese | Climate Change |
| Teachers and Teaching | The Future of Education, Future Schools | Water | Volcanoes |

If you have any specific requests for a particular theme then email me and we will do the research for you.

Suggestion for use in T&L:
All the theme Blogs have a facility for visitors to leave comments under each of the resources (usually a video or PowerPoint) .... so one option for teachers is to set a task (homework) for students to review one of the topic resources and then leave a comment online .... to be seen by other students or visitors ... easy for teachers to see and assess. (remember the Theme Blogs are public).

this button will take you
to a single page that
lists all the theme Blogs

Google Librarian Newsletter : March2007 www.google.com/librariancenter/newsletter/0703.html
Your library in Google Groups | Explore the world in books | Import citations from Google Scholar | Start your Custom Search Engines | Google Book Search by the numbers | Resource update: Google for Educators |

Redesign of School Libraries and the Role of Librarians
http://nlcommunities.com/communities/alannovember/archive/2007/02/12/118272.aspx
Rethinking Libraries of Today .... Podcast from Alan November .. 5 minutes
Based on a meeting with a librarian and an architect, Alan discusses the changing role of librarians, along with what the ‘ideal’ school library might look like given the anticipated impact technology will have on teaching and learning.

WikiSummaries www.wikisummaries.com
Free book summaries that anyone can edit! WikiSummaries.org provides free summaries of books, plays and other written documents. This complements Wikipedia, which is already an excellent source of information on authors and brief book summaries. Where Wikipedia leaves off, WikiSummaries will continue with character profiles, detailed chapter summaries, study questions, important quotes, analysis of metaphor and symbolism, etc.

Free email account with address username@internationallibrarian.info
http://www.internationallibrarian.info/
Would you like a free email account with the domain name @internationallibrarian.info
If yes then just send me an email with your first name / last name / and the username you would like and I shall create it for you. The actual email engine being used for this is Google's gmail .. so very reliable, confidential and trustworthy.
After I've created the account for you then just log in at http://mail.google.com/hosted/internationallibrarian.info to send and read email ........ ONLY for librarians and library staff.

video
Introducing the Book

click the image to view video
http://tinyurl.com/255yut
This video makes fun of
newbie computer users
by illustrating - in a way fully understandable to them - how silly some of their questions are
by creating a similar problem
from 500 years ago.

Coming of Age

ICASE:
International Council of
Associations for
Science Education

School Academic Year Calendars

download 2007-2008
school / academic year
calendars

The Curriculum BIG Picture

Podcast with Dr Jadis Blurton in Hong Kong     www.shambles.net/podcasting
Last month I interviewed Dr Jadis Blurton who has been in Hong Kong for the past 12 years and Heads up 'Therapy Associates" a team of professionals offering SEN support to all age groups.
I asked Jadis about the SEN support provision in Hong Kong and also for her advice to families moving to HK who had SEN children .... click on the link above or listen here

CPD for SEN"    www.shambles.net/pages/learning/sen/seninset
Continuing Professional Development opportunities for teachers, list on Shambles

FOCUS: conference on Learning and Attentional Disorders    www.focus.org.hk
Hong Kong 29th February to 1st March 2008
FOCUS (Focus on Children's Understand in School) is the non-profit organization in Hong Kong holding this conference to cover topics which include dyslexia, ADD and AD/HD

Designed for educators, medical professionals and parents, the conference, titled “Unleashing Potential – Helping Youth Cope with Learning and Attentional Disorders,” will feature keynote addresses by internationally acclaimed experts as well as a range of practical workshops.
Facilities for simultaneous translation in Cantonese and Mandarin will be available.

For more details download this flier (34 KB Word doc) or email info@focus.org.hk

Google for Educators:   www.google.com/educators/index.html  
Here, you’ll find a teacher’s guide to Google Tools for Your Classroom, as well as a number of additional tools.
And to spark your imagination, you'll find examples of innovative ways that other educators are using these tools in the classroom.

Google Teacher Center Newsletter:
http://groups.google.com/group/Google-Teacher-Center/      second edition of newsletter  
"We know the site hasn't changed much since you first saw it.
That's going to change in coming months -- we're going to be updating the site regularly with added tools and teaching activities -- so please be sure to check in with us often. We look forward to continuing to help you access the information and tools you need to give students the best education possible, and as always we invite your comments and suggestions"

Google for Educators Discussion Group: http://groups.google.com/group/google-for-educators
"We'll be using this group to keep you updated on Google's K-12 Education initiatives, but our real hope is that this will become the home of a vibrant community of educators. We encourage you to use this space to start discussions with fellow teachers. Talk about anything you'd like.
Share ideas about innovation in education; ask questions about where to find teaching resources; tell your colleagues about curricula you've created that have worked really well."

Inservice
opportunities
for teachers
and
schools
in
Singapore

ICT
across the
curriculum

including
Web 2.0

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