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An interesting list of the top P-12 edublogs according to Technorati ratings. Many familiar including a couple of Aussies, HeyJude and CogDogBlog and there could be others. Plenty to follow up on. It would be good to see the geographic spread.

Attending the State Library of Victoria conference last week has really made me curious to see just what is happening out there in the world of public libraries.  It’s amazing and while public a school libraries are quite different beasts, in many ways we are wrestling with the same issues. The Youtube video Transformation Lab is [...]

Having attended the School Library Assoc Victoria (SLAV) last Friday and then the Victorian Info Tech Teacher’s Accoc (VITTA) it’s interesting to see the impact of the VELS curriculum reform. SLAV have equipped T-Ls and the schools with the production of the CD-ROMs Making a Difference: research guide and Researching together: Engaging minds. Making a [...]

I’ve seen loads of great student and class projects over the last few days. Some simple, some more complex. One of the best examples of a simple but thorough project I saw was the “Learning Kiosks using Powerpoint”. Myles Nickolich, has developed a cancer information kiosk for a hospital. Simple, well researched and so professionally [...]