Cathy Oxley (cathryno)'s Public Profile in the Diigo Community

I am in charge of the library at Brisbane Grammar School, Australia, and I'm interested in anything that makes learning more engaging and relevant for students.

My blog: cathryno.globalteacher.org.au

Member since Aug 03, 2008, follows 12 people, 9 public groups, 423 public bookmarks (429 total).

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Summon | Serials Solutions on 2009-11-20
Lucacept | Bright ideas on 2009-11-20
Laptops pass the big exam | The Australian on 2009-11-20
Libraries & Evidence-Based Learning on 2009-11-19
Call for descriptions: online safety programs | Berkman Center on 2009-11-19
Flip This Library: School Libraries Need a Revolution - 11/1/2008 - School Library Journal on 2009-11-19
- We’ve created and invested in library media centers—and, in recent years, their Web sites—with the expectation that our students will come to these places.
  
  Sorry folks, but the old paradigm is broken. It’s time to become part of the Google generation. If we polled our students, we’d probably discover that they’re busy searching online, and maybe IMing or texting each other. Our school libraries and Web sites are the last things on most kids’ minds. At some point, we have to admit that our creations have become irrelevant to today’s students. There isn’t time for business as usual.
- We don’t need a revision. We need a reinvention.
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- - If we want to connect with the latest generation of learners and teachers, we have to totally redesign the library from the vantage point of our users—our thinking has to do a 180-degree flip.
  - What we’re proposing is bold. Gone are the days when we can afford to exist on the periphery. The new learning commons is at the very center of teaching and learning. No longer will the library be something that students and teachers need to remember to come to—instead it will be integrated into their lives. Finally, the library will become the hub of teaching and learning—a place that everyone owns and contributes to—one giant conversation that’s both a social and a learning network.
    
    Face it, folks. We’re at a crossroads. Doing nothing, trying to shore up the status quo, or attempting to resuscitate a dead model aren’t feasible choices. It’s like mom saying, “Either eat your spinach or go to bed.” We may not like it, but let’s start eating.
NASA - Solar Storm Warning on 2009-11-17
YouTube - Internet Security - How to Stay Safe Online on 2009-11-17
YouTube - Must Watch- Your life and security in the digital age-1/2 on 2009-11-17
YouTube - Digital Footprint on 2009-11-17

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Classroom 2.0

1588 members, 4622 items

A place for members of www.Classroom20.com to share links, Classroom 2.0 is social networking site devoted to those interested in the practical application of computer technology (especially Web 2.0) in the classroom and in their own professional development.
Digital Citizenship

23 members, 49 items

A website to share resources related to digital citizenship. Digital citizenship is a broader concept which includes more than simply Internet safety. Anyone using the Internet today is a citizen of a growing digital community. It is important to understand and regularly discuss the rights and respon
educators

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Educators sharing bookmarks and best practice. We have a set of standard tags to help us share things that you may use in addition to your tags. (You may subscribe to these tags via RSS feed by subject area, which makes it very useful.)
Engaging Digital Natives

121 members, 674 items

This list accompanies the Engaging Digital Natives professional presentations conducted by Jennifer Carrier Dorman.
K-12Librarians

53 members, 459 items