#22 & #23 Audio books and downloadable media

Have just enjoyed time searching the sites - amazing one good site always turns to more searching and exploring.  We are currently using ebooks on our Kindles and iPads (mainly the classics for older students on iPad at the moment as they are free!)  The Alice in Wonderland version we have is certainly fantastic with great moving special effects. Some fabulous stories (traditional & new) in cartoon version for younger ones and certainly enjoyed with the 'read along' versions being supportive.

I have only read one story myself on the Kindle and this was whilst driving (well I wasn't the driver) and found the Kindle great in the car - but not as good when I want a book in bed!!!

Thanks for the sites to browse

#21 again

http://www.flocabulary.com/fivethings.html
ooopppss did not practise what I had learnt properly and therefore link did not work - hope it's right now

#21 You Tube & Teacher Tube

A wonderful asset to a school room - we use the'tube' for storytelling, book trailers, mathematics explanations etc, etc - I'm always looking for a supportive site as our students these days are such visual learners. If you have time, and you're a teacher have a look at this great 'rap'

http://www.flocabulary.com/fivethings.html

#20 Podcasts

Podcasts - something I have definitely heard about and even subscribed to one very funny one I found a couple of years ago on iTunes - great for teachers - Called Grammar Girls I saved their work onto my iPod and used to listen when I drove my 40 minute journeys to work.  Now I am closer and have not checked them for ages - will do that soon to see if they are still around and still making people laugh.
The ABC podcasts are also good as I can catch up on any interviews I either heard advertised but were not available at time of braodcast or else I only heard half of and needed to hear the whole thing!!!

Thanks for the links to other podcast sites - I have always used iTunes but am now confidently branching out - Podcasts are great for someone like me who is a radio listener as opposed to TV watcher.

By the way - that presentation on 21century learning - all ending up on an iPhone was AMAZING!!!

#18 Wikis & #19 Rollyo

Yeah - something I know about this week!

 We have our own 'Wiki' for our Senior Library, it is a resource based wiki - whilst I cannot claim the credit for creating this, I know how to create, add & remove.  Currently in the Junior Library (my domain) I am creating a "Weebly" as we have decided to do this instead of Wiki and students will be able to use the recomended search engines, read book recomendations, see book trailers, etc etc

If you would like to check out the wiki here is the link   .http://lhagslrc.wikispaces.com/

At first I didn't think Rollyo would be useful for me as it was another search engine and another thing to log on to - however after spending the last 45 moins searching "books" and finding some great sites to explore I will visit here again and certainly add the sites to my search rolls.  The ability to share these searchrolls with other team members and colleagues will also be useful - we all love new sites - just the time for exploration is limited..

Happy Mothers' Day to those who will celebrate

# 17 - I've changed tack....

Hi Everyone,   I have looked at the delicious information and followed some of the prompts, however I have also talked to colleagues about this site and find that most of our staff prefer 'diigo', as do some of my friends, so I have decided that rather than just add another site to my growing list of registrations I will register with diigo in preference to 'delicious'.

Reasons:

• ease of sharing with colleagues
• the abilkity to highlight and sticky note pertinent sections of professional readings
• use on iPad, iPhone and PC

I know both sites allow collection, organisation and access wherever I go,  (now know what "Cloud Computing" is) but I feel happier with 'diigo' and have already started compiling my lists from my favourites.  I guess I would like a quick way to do this - if anybody knows one just let me know.  Hope everyone is happy and well

Robyn

#15 & #16

http://www.bing.com/videos/watch/video/english-setter/6wf4e3d  (Just practising adding links)

Well - at last I am back on deck and getting into my homework.  After a lot of time spent with family (and that is not a complaint) my fingers are now back on computer time and getting plenty of clicking and tapping opportunities!

I have decided I like my 'google reader' account better than adding RSS feeds.  The RSS is not available on many of the sites that I have stored in my favorites and yet I can add these to google reader whenever I want to and share them with friends so I think I will not confuse myself too much with too many places to go looking - just set myself along one 'tram line' so to speak.

I have managed to share a few items and look at some blogs and even grab a great idea to use in my school library - as well as all this I feel I am getting better, albeit slowly, at web2.0 tools.

By the way I have also made a "Glogster' this morning as a book promotion and inserted sound, pictures, you tube clip.  Very impressed.  Year 6 students will see this tomorrow and then start work on promoting their own holiday reading with a 'glogster'.  I am sure they will do a great job as they easily navigate their way about the tools!