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Internet Themes Book 1by Jane Bourke; Judy Gabrovec; Rod Jefferson
Ready-Ed Publications 2001; US$ 8.40A collection of highly motivating Internet based research topics includes Literature, Science, Space, Holidays, Health, Animals, Safety and Countries of the World. Web references for research are sourced, provided and regularly maintained through the publisher?s website. more...
Managing Information Servicesby Jo Bryson
Ashgate Publishing Ltd 2011; US$ 59.95This third edition of Jo Bryson's highly regarded Managing Information Services has been thoroughly revised with an emphasis on managing for a sustainable future. Libraries and information services face uncertain times and this new edition tackles the challenges of planning and managing change, future-proofing for tomorrow, and leading the transformation to a sustainable future. The text also addresses the integration of information services including librarianship, records management and ICT. Essential reading for information students, this text also serves as a comprehensive and detailed reference on the key management topics for information service managers. more...
Children's Reading Choicesby Christine Hall; Martin Coles
RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 52.95This book is the result of a major national survey aimed to discover the books children choose to read and why. more...
Young Researchersby Margaret Mallett
RoutledgeFalmer 1999; US$ 46.95Informational kinds of reading and writing are crucial in every lesson. This book looks at how we can encourage children from the very beginning to think of themselves as young researchers using skills and strategies for clear purposes. more...
Library Skillsby Susan Levy; Rod Jefferson
Ready-Ed Publications 1996; US$ 7.95Written to assist the teacher librarian to revise or teach library skills. The activities focus on areas where children may be lacking in skills. The easy to complete tasks will increase students? library knowledge and improve the library use techniques. more...
Internet Themes Book 2by Jane Bourke; Rod Jefferson
Ready-Ed Publications 2001; US$ 8.40A collection of highly motivating Internet based research topics including Marine Life and other Underwater Wonders, Astronomy and Space, the Ancient World, Famous People, Our Earth and Unexplained Mysteries. Web references for research are sourced, provided and regularly maintained through the publisher?s website. more...
Web Search Savvyby Barbara G. Friedman
Lawrence Erlbaum Associates 2005; US$ 34.95This resource outlines research strategies and technologies for journalists performing electronic searches for the development of their news stories. The text covers retrieving and analysing information from the Internet and the Web in the development of news stories. more...
Using the Internet to Strengthen Curriculumby Larry Lewin
ASCD 2001; US$ 22.95Today?s students literally grew up with the Internet. For too many students, though, the glowing computer screen in front of them is just another game platform, shopping mall, or telephone line. But teachers who can help students use the Internet as a learning tool will improve their instruction and their students? learning. Using the Internet to Strengthen Curriculum is not a technical book; rather, it is a book about teaching. Its focus is on helping teachers learn how to bring the Internet?s more...
Reading the Webby Maya B. Eagleton; Elizabeth Dobler
Guilford Press 2006; US$ 35.00Packed with ideas and instructional activities that cut across all content areas, this engaging book provides a comprehensive framework for promoting vital Web literacy skills in grades 3-8. Teacher-friendly special features include helpful graphics, sidebars, practical tips, and nearly 100 reproducibles. Using a research-based, classroom-tested model of Internet inquiry, the authors explain the "whats," "whys," and "how-tos" of helping diverse learners:. *Locate us more...
Plagiarism, the Internet, and Student Learningby Wendy Sutherland-Smith
Taylor & Francis 2008; US$ 44.95Written for Higher Education educators, managers and policy-makers, Plagiarism, the Internet and Student Learning combines theoretical understandings with a practical model of plagiarism and aims to explain why and how plagiarism developed. It offers a new way to conceptualize plagiarism and provides a framework for professionals dealing with plagiarism in higher education. Sutherland-Smith presents a model of plagiarism, called the plagiarism continuum, which usefully informs discussion and direction of plagiarism management in most educational settings. The model was developed from a cross-disciplinary examination of plagiarism with a particular focus on understanding how educators and students perceive and respond to issues of plagiarism.... more...