21st Century Information Literacy Skills - updated

Happy and Sad Day

Well well well - wot a day. On one hand I am rapt to be turning 50, going on holidays with good friends and a big party tomorrow. Happy gal I am. The only sad thing is that I am finishing at Marryatville and I won't get to see and chat and discuss and lend books to the fabulous KOOBs. These girls have been a sheer pleasure to meet and encourage - not that they need any. Some are mad at me for gouing - thank the Goddesses for blogs eh. A big thankyou to everyone involved with the Koobs.
Bye for now.

The Wonders of Web 2.0

Don't we all just LUV holidays. I like these winter ones because that there is no need to go out - excuse reading - the best place is to get cosy. I am an especially gifted holidayer - been doing them my whole life. Enuff. This year tho has been great - besides books, there's blogs, wikis, You tube, myspace, links..... I am absolutely rapt that now a book can inspire bands, clothes, movies, widgets, mum's reading YA, new blogs with updated features.... and RSS ..... and imbedded videos. Here is a great link to the Twilight phenomenon - now mums are getting in on the act !! http://popwatch.ew.com/popwatch/2008/07/stephenie-meyer.html#comments

Half the time I can't remember how to do what I have just done whilst blogging, but, that's fine. It's fun and we can teach each other.
There has been quite a discussion amongst the KOOBs and others about whether a book is better than the movie. Nearly all the readers I know say 99% of the time it will be the book. .Here is a great site to check them out.
http://www.mcpl.lib.mo.us/readers/movies/

>Happy reading, movieing... and good on the girls who are happily blogging away - exciting stuff..

A Great time - Term 2

Well at this point I only have GOOD news. The KOOBs are going 4 it on their blog - just google "Koobians" and they are there about No 2. How Cooooool is that?
I do love working with smart, precocious students. Reb S made up a great new word today - something was "blaringly" obvious. Mmmmmm.

The Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging Widget

Like a lot of teenage girls all over the world, and many vampire book fans, most of the KOOBS are "obsessed" with this series. A classic love, action and trilogy series,The 4th book is due out in August, thefilm in December and the author, Stephanie Meyer here, is amulti-millionaress now, see http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html

Welcome KOOBs

Our wonderful readers' group has named themselves the "KOOBs" - as they know their books backwards! How cool is that? I am looking forward to them adding reviews here soon