Oct.+11,+2011+Professional+Learning+Day

Hello there, colleagues! Here, I hope to reflect on a few things I took in and heard during our Professional Learning Day in Holy Spirit on October 11, 2011.

Note, also, that there is a question in the discussion page dedicated to your thoughts on the day.

Digital Textbook Repository Presentation
- download the complete Powerpoint presentation - access Alberta Education's Learning Resource Centre via lrccustserv@gov.ab.ca to get your personalized access. Your principal/purchasing supervisor should be advised. - Find a listing of approved novels available in e-formats here. - The info brochure for the Digital Textbook Repository is here. - For additional text to speech access (besides Dragon Dictation), check out Google Translate. It can convert your spoken text into different languages, too! - Another resource for spoken word literature and non-fiction is [|www.librivox.org]. - Rachael Collins from LPL will provide her complete Powerpoint presentation to us. Check back soon! - did you know that the complete archive of the Lethbridge Herald newspaper is available through the LPL? This allows you to make connections between curriculum and local reactions to events through the years. Visit [|www.lethlib.ca] for more information under the 'licensed databases' tab.

Media Literacy Session - K. Goble
- complete info is available at www.medialiterategeneration.wikispaces.com - data support for instructing kids on Web 2.0 tools: [|www.lynda.com], Russell Brown resources (he is an Adobe writer)