New tables for our library

We saw these advertised in a weekend newspaper magazine a few months ago. They were not too expensive so we thought we would buy a couple for the library. With our new chairs we thought it might make the area more interesting. Available from  Form.Function.Style: design online they are called a “bookworm cardboard stool”. although they are cardboard but [...]

Useful sites (weekly)

  by  kefiore1  Skype in SchoolsThe Skype In Schools Livebinder: This is a great resource from Kelly Hines that has tons of information on getting started with Skype, various projects you can take part in and ideas on how to get connected    Subtangent – words and numbers starters | The Whiteboard Blog     Study Search Australia – Get [...]

Useful sites (weekly)

Storyboard Depot : The eLearning Coach A collection of storyboard templates  Obsurvey A new survey tool that looks quite impressive at first glance. “Create a survey, collect responses, analyze results no ads, no cost, no limitations.”  Innovative school design is hard, but it doesn’t have to be. – By Ronald E. Bogle – Slate Magazine Creativity in designing [...]

Book covers – a history

I recently found the Cover Archive by Alexander S. Budnitz. I am always fascinated by the covers chosen for books and how why they change with new reprints and editions. The styles over the years also changed with the societal changes. There are some lovely early covers and some of the 1960′s and 70′s covers now appear to [...]

Readability – Decluttering the webpages

Sometimes you just want to read an article. The information is important or interesting to you but, if like me at the end of the day you are tired, it can be a chore to reading something that has been cluttered up with advertisements and widgets. It is distracting and annoying that there is increasingly more clutter [...]