Library Online

Mockingjay is here!

Mrs Robinson — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:43:30 +0000

Our two copies of Mockingjay arrived yesterday! Mrs Robinson read the book last night – it was so good that she couldn’t put it down and read into the early hours of the morning – fantastic!

Mockingjay Book Trailer

Mrs Robinson — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 11:24:47 +0000

We just can’t wait for this book! Mrs Robinson has pre-ordered two copies which will be waiting for the first two students to ask for them! Mind you, she is going to read it first.

Mockingjay Book Trailer – The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins
- Watch more Videos at Vodpod.

Planning for next year using Mindomo

Mrs Robinson — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:28:37 +0000

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!

Welcome to Sixth Form Historians!

Mrs Robinson — Tue, 22 Jun 2010 19:35:01 +0000

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!

Effective Research: Advanced Search on Prezi

During your session in the Library, you will also be introduced to our new online resource – History Study Center. Please ask me if you need more practice with this.

Welcome to Year 10 Physicists!

Mrs Robinson — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 09:38:17 +0000

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

Welcome to Year 10 Geographers!

Mrs Robinson — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 20:24:30 +0000

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.

FIFA World Cup 2010

Mrs Robinson — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 18:30:12 +0000

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

The Dixie Grammar School – Library Online @ Netvibes – World Cup 2010 via kwout

Countdown to publication of Mockingjay!

Mrs Robinson — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:05:58 +0000

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!

Coming soon – new Online Databases!

Mrs Robinson — Mon, 24 May 2010 13:31:43 +0000

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!

A Library for the New Millennium

Mrs Robinson — Mon, 17 May 2010 12:54:06 +0000

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