Check this out… It’s amazing what students are doing!!

12 05 2008

When attending a conference last week, Westley Field Director of Online Learning at MLC Sydney / Managing Director Skoolaborate, shared this video with us. It made me wonder what is possible if given the tools to try!

“Watch the Math grow infront of you, witness the Geography be born and mature, problem solving everywhere and a million design,art and creativity outcomes to boot. You have to love the genius behind his diorama.”

This is happening now…





Manga Shakespeare

20 03 2008

To manga or not to manga? That is the question.  The indecisive Dane lives in the year 2107 on an Earth ravaged by global warming.

Manga Shakespeare is a series of graphic novels adapting from William Shakespeare’s plays. Drawing from inspiration from trend-setting Japan and using Shakespeare’s original texts, this series – edited by Richard Appignanesi and illustrated by leading Manga artists.

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Gary Eason, Education editor, BBC News website, writes an article describing the Shakespeare Manga phenomena. Click here.

Check out the books in the Library and let us know what you think.





Astro Boy Lives On…

7 03 2008

 Astro Boy has arrived in the Library with the addition of

Astro Boy Graphic Novels 1,2 and 3.

Check out the opening theme clip to the show…

Guess which Teacher Librarian thinks Astro Boy is the coolest!





Where the wild things are…

4 03 2008

Check out Maurice Sendak’s classic picture book which reminds us of ‘Where the wild things are…’

Thank you to Russell Lacey for sharing his animation.