Library Online

As I work during the Summer I will be constantly adding my thoughts to this mindmap, made using Mindomo. A fantastic US teacher librarian , Buffy Hamilton, gave me the idea – so I am running with it!

Why not try this the next time you need to think something through:

See this on Mindomo and make one for yourself!

written by Mrs Robinson \\ tags: mindmapping, Mindomo, planning, thinking

Need help finding sources for your assignments? Do you need ideas to improve your searching? Well, why not have a look at the presentation below!

written by Mrs Robinson \\ tags: history, information literacy, learning, Learning Skills, online_databases, teaching

Electricity in the UK for the next generation

Dear Year 10 student,

I have put together some websites to help you with this assessment. If you click on the links below, you will go through to the Library Online page on Delicious. This is where I have gathered a whole lot of websites for you to see. I hope you find them useful.

• How power stations work
• Statistics on electricity production
• Fossil fuels
• Renewable energy sources
  • biomass
  • hydroelectric power
  • solar power
  • tidal and wave power
  • wind power
• Nuclear energy

Good luck with your work!

Mrs Robinson,
Librarian

written by Mrs Robinson \\ tags: electricity, Physics, Science, weblinks

Effective Research: Recording, Referencing and Bibliography

This is the presentation that I gave you on Wednesday 16 June. You can watch the presentation again here. Also, it will stay on the Learning Resources> Presentations page.

written by Mrs Robinson \\ tags: bibliographies, citation, Geography, information literacy, referencing, students, teaching

If you want to follow World Cup news – here is an addition to our Netvibes page!

written by Mrs Robinson

Are you eagerly awaiting the last book in the Hunger Games series by Suzanne Collins? Well this countdown clock shows you how long you will have to wait for it!

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We are pleased to tell you that The Dixie Grammar School community will soon have access to a range of fantastic online databases through our subsciption to Leicestershire Library Services for Education.

They are:

• Credo Reference
• Guardian and Observer Digital Archive
• History Study Center
• Science Reference Center

Mrs Robinson is sorting out access and then she will begin to demonstrate these services to staff, students and any other interested member of our community.

Watch this space for more information!

written by Mrs Robinson \\ tags: online_databases, resources

Mrs Robinson, the Librarian, recently wrote an article for SecEd magazine about the development of our Library. You can read it online here:

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Mrs Robinson has put some web sites together for you on Acid Rain:

http://delicious.com/DixieLibrary/acid_rain

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For the first time, students at The Dixie Grammar School are joining in the CILIP Carnegie Medal Shadowing Scheme. We have had our first meeting and 14 students from Years 8 and 9 have signed up!

There are 8 books on the shortlist:

1. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson
2. The Graveyard Book by Nail Gaiman
3. The Vanishing of Katharina Linden by Helen Grant
4. Rowan the Strange by Julie Hearn
5. The Ask and the Answer by Patrick Ness
6. Nation by Terry Pratchett
7. Fever Crumb by Philip Reeve
8. Revolver by Marcus Sedgwick

The group will be meeting in the Library on Friday lunchtimes every week – we hope to have a lot of fun and great discussions as we read the books!

If you are a Shadower, then click here to access the official website and post a review.

1. Click on “Post a Review”
2. Enter “Dixie” in the search box and you will then be able to select “The Dixie Grammar School”.
3. Write your review and click on “Send”.
4. Mrs Robinson will then check your review and enable it to be uploaded to our site.
5. To read any reviews from our group – have a look at our page on the site.

Have a look at this Prezi for more information:

written by Mrs Robinson \\ tags: books, Carnegie Shadowing, reading, reading_group