If you click on the map to zoom in, it will show the location of our libraries, reception and other useful locations. This was designed using http://maps.google.com.au/ and the” my maps tool.” Instructions can be found here http://earth.google.com/outreach/tutorial_mymaps.html View All Hallows’ School in a larger map

If you are visiting our school, this map may help. Check the map carefully-easiest access is via Dodge Lane (off Boundary Street) to access the carpark. Please be aware parking is not always available. Also see the widgets on the right to see the carpark entrance in Dodge Lane. Use the opening second from the [...]

Recently, I was asked to suggest novels on the basis of readability in relation to syllables. This was to assist reading recovery for secondary students. “Readability” is interesting, not only in relation to recommending books, but also in relation to our own writing. The following site allows checking of writing for readability http://www.online-utility.org/english/readability_test_and_improve.jsp . I [...]

Scope of the Co-Curricular Licence for participating Catholic Schools in QLD The Co-Curricular Licence allows the school to play films that are purchased or rented by the school to the teachers, students and parents of the school for the following purposes: At school for entertainment purposes (e.g. at lunchtime on a rainy day) On bus [...]

Home and Away by John Marsden and Matt Ottley

Here is what is happening in ours • Students finished Friday lunchtime followed by staff lunch to farewell staff leaving • This week – Meetings and planning with teaching and Library staff, HODs etc • Professional Learning sessions- cameras, turnitin, referencing, making posters, using copiers, blogging, netbooks, implementing one-to-one model in Departments, rewriting units • [...]

Amazon offers free Kindle software app for PCs, with Apple version on its way. Brennon Slattery (PC World (US online)) 11/11/2009 reports Amazon released a Kindle for PC app, available as a free 5.17MB download for Windows 7, Vista, and XP. Much like the Kindle for iPhone, Kindle for PC allows e-book downloads and shows [...]

As part of the Australian Government Quality Teachers program, I investigated digital storytelling in 2006. My activity was designed to take only a few lessons, but students achieved some wonderful stories in a short space of time, learnt skills they could apply to the many powerpoints they construct for assessment and had lots of fun. [...]

Here is the last of the examples of digital storytelling commenced in preceding posts. DinoNap View more presentations or Upload your own.

Here is another example of telling stories with p.owerpoint The Awesome Stack View more presentations or Upload your own.

Here is a choose your own adventure type digital story example. Escape from Devil's Island View more presentations or Upload your own.

Here is another example of using Powerpoint for digital storytelling which will test slideboom as it is quite a large file. Snowboarding View more presentations or Upload your own.

From 2003-2006, I used powerpoint with groups of students over a couple of lessons and we had fun and learnt a lot about digital storytelling, inlcuding choose your own adventure stories. I have now discovered slideboom http://www.slideboom.com , which allows sharing of these stories on this blog while retaining the animation. I will inlcude some [...]

Hopefully, this blog is encouraging you to try blogging. If you would like to share a file, as in the previous post, googledocs can help with this http: //docs.google.com/ You may need to sign up with google. Then, login to google docs, and click upload in the right corner. Browse for the file/s you want [...]

To encourage holiday reading, Elizabeth in our Library made a life size poster. This has been a huge hit. The instructions can be found at http://tinyurl.com/displaypeople The image is being used under copyright for the curriculum purpose of reading promotion. The instructions explain using the site www.blockposters.com . This method could be used for assessment [...]

Hi All Teachers and Teacher Librarians, You are invited to register for the Jamie McKenzie Workshop at All Hallows’ School, Brisbane, on Saturday, 23rd January 2010 – Managing the Hands – On Laptop Classroom. This should be a very worthwhile professional development workshop with many schools moving to laptop/netbook classrooms. Details are below and at [...]

While it is wise to consider the need and ways to protect privacy on the internet and to consider carefully what is published; on the other hand many seek to use the internet to reach more people. What if you want more google fame for you and your edublog? Here are some ideas • List [...]

Sign up to http://www.slideshare.net/ Click the upload tab, and upload your powerpoint Once uploaded, choose wordpress (for edublogs), copy the embed code, go to edublogs and your post, click html and paste

Blogs Online C View more presentations from Anne Weaver.

Blogging is an easy way for anyone to publish on the internet. Below are 2 sites to help those who would like to get started using edublogs. Edublogs is free and easy to use. Just remember that once published publicly on the internet, material may be available forever – others can copy it – so [...]

 At the recent Celebration of Excellence, issues were raised about the impact of media. These concerns included underpinning values that promote the commercialization of people as products, and emphasis on celebrity, appearance possessions and money. The book, The Butterfly Effect, by Danielle Miller, focuses on issues surrounding poor body image and the pressure girls face [...]

Hi, I have added the ability for readers to be able to receive RSS feeds or email subscription from this blog. If you would like to know how to do this for your own edublog, the instructions are below.  http://theedublogger.com/2008/03/12/redirecting-your-blog-feed-to-feedburner/ http://theedublogger.com/2008/02/06/how-to-add-an-email-subscription-to-your-blog/

Hi, I have added clustrmaps to this blog which as you can see counts how many people access the blog and where they are located- quite fun. If you would like to add clustrmaps to your edublog, the instructions are below. http://theedublogger.com/2009/02/08/adding-clustrmaps-to-your-blog-sidebar-using-a-text-widget/ http://clustrmaps.com/admin/action.php