Category Archives: Library

LITERACY CELEBRATIONS 2015

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During Literacy Celebrations Week we will be participating in many literacy activities designed to engage, challenge and promote the value of literacy.

Some classes  collaborating with other Junior School classes and in some cases with Senior School students.  Other classes have connected their Units of Inquiry with literacy experiences.

We would like to share some of these experiences with you (stay tuned) in Week 9.

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Literacy Celebrations Week @SALC

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Literacy 2015 – Created with Haiku Deck, presentation software that inspires

Learning about systems

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2015-02-02 17.16.33Year 4 are currently learning about systems. We have explored ICT systems such as the functions and parts of a computer, networks, and emailing.

Year 4 Term 1 blog post

The students also examine the way that the systems work in the JS Library.

One of these systems is the Dewey Decimal Classification system.

There are many resources to support the teaching of DDC (see here) but the quiz below is a different approach.

 

JSL Love your Lib (38)

Which Dewey Decimal Category Are You? DDC QUIZ

Learn about the library and the DDC through exploring your interests.

This quiz was created by EasyBib ( by Michele Kirschenbaum an information literacy librarian for EasyBib and ResearchReady).

This is what they say about the quiz…

“We know you love your library! Ever wonder what it would be like to become a book? Where would you be in the library? Which Dewey Decimal number would you be given? Take this quiz to find out!”

 

Love Your Library month & Book Giving Day

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For a few years we have been celebrating Love Your Library month. It is an excellent way to introduce students to the library as well as getting teachers involved and enthusiastic about visiting the library.

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This year we have had teachers select their own gift of a Picture Book, Fiction or Non-Fiction book  and a bookmark that “Gives the Gift of Reading” through a list of recommended authors on a specific genre.

 

JSL Love your Lib (38)

As a part of the Loving your Library  concept we also have “Getting to Know You” and  Library Orientation activities. These activities have been arranged around the PYP Concepts from the perspective of the library.

Classroom Teachers select how they would like to orientate their students and set up the Essential Agreements for the use of the library space.

Exhibition 2014 and technology

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The students have been engaging with a variety of ICT in order to present and share their learning journey. Below are the websites, apps and auras that were designed for the Exhibition 2014.

Additionally students have also created eBooks, iMovies, Keynotes and presentations in other formats using their iPads.

ART PIECE

The student art piece has been documented using the apps below and have been shared as auras (using Aurasma).

Art – Self Portrait Explained

Self portrait explained

WEBSITES AND APPS

Please note: the apps created with Blippit are no longer active.

As of March 2014 Blippit has changed to Blippit IO App Maker.
To retain the work of the students this presentation was created.

STOLEN GENERATION 6A WEBSITE
ARRANGED MARRIAGES 6A WEBSITE
TECHNOLOGY 6A WEBSITE
OBESITY 6A WEBSITE
STOLEN GENERATION 6B APP
STOP RACISM  6B WEBSITE
OBESITY 6B WEBSITE
RACISM 6B APP
PETS & WELBEING 6A WEBSITE

 

GAMES – CREATED USING SCRATCH

6A  SLEEP  GAME EXPLAINED

Sleepy bird Scratch game (created using Scratch)

SCREENSAVER

Designed using Pages and finalized using Comic Head app.

This has been added to the JS Library iPads.

Social Media screensaver

 

 

 

CONNECT TO READING #BOOKWEEK2014 WITH TWITTER

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TWITTER & BOOK WEEK

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I have posted a request on twitter for people to post their responses to this question “What is your favourite quote from a children’s book?” I intend to have these displayed as a tweet cloud on my interactive projector during lunchtimes. See example book quotes HERE .

 

If interested please retweet the tweet and/or post your book quote using the hashtag #bookweek2014 .

 

 

TWITTER TOOLS TO VISUALIZE THE TWEETS

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See VISIBLE TWEETS and TWITTERFALL as two possible tools that will allow you to display the #bookweek2014 hashtag.