Notes from Teacher PD sessions for September 1st and 15th (Catholic primary teacher librarians)

1. State Library of Victoria Teacher professional development September 2010

4. SLV catalogue The Library’s collections can be searched through the ‘Search’ box on most pages of the website: For advanced searches, you can access the main catalogue search page at: http://search.slv.vic.gov.au

5. Information databases The Library subscribes to a number of information databases and provides free remote access for registered library users. To log on, just enter your surname and the barcode from your Library card. To join the Library, visit: http:// www.slv.vic.gov.au /services/join-library

6. Information databases Information databases can be searched through the ‘Article databases’ tab in the main catalogue, or through: http://buddynew.slv.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/buddy/slv They provide good reference materials for teachers looking to extend their own professional learning

7. Newspapers The Library also has many digitised newspapers available online. Historical titles (The Argus, Camperdown Chronicle) are available through the National Library of Australia at: http://newspapers.nla.gov.au/ To do a more extensive search of the collections of Australian libraries, try Trove: http://trove.nla.gov.au/

9. Newspapers To access Press Display, search for your title on the eJournals and Newspapers page. Choose ‘Press Display’ where it offers options for ‘Full text available online. You can then search within the service using the search box at the top of the page:

11. Online education resources Online education resources are listed by subject. History and research resources can be found at: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/learn/online-education-resources/history-resources They cover topics such as: Burke & Wills , Ned Kelly , Eureka and Medieval manuscripts .

12. Online education resources The Library also has a number of websites developed for teaching and learning. These are listed on the online resources pages, but here are a few quick links: Dig : the Burke & Wills research gateway http://burkeandwills.slv.vic.gov.au

13. Online education resources Centre for Youth Literature sites: insideadog : http://www.insideadog.com.au/ Contains book reviews, news, sneak previews of upcoming books, a writer-in-residence blog, the chance to win stuff, a discussion forum and audio.

14. Online education resources ergo: http://www.slv.vic.gov.au/ergo/ Barak drawing a corroboree Talm & Co., photographer, circa 1895. Photograph. Indigenous artist William Barak drawing a corroboree. From the State Library of Victoria's Pictures Collection.H141210 View this item in the catalogue View image [opens new window] to print

15. Using SLV collections in the classroom There are lots of ways to incorporate SLV resources into your teaching. This is an example activity called ‘My Early Melbourne’ that shows how you can use SLV collection items and a free Web 2.0 application to create a classroom activity.

16. My Early Melbourne Open the ‘My Early Melbourne picture list’ on your computer. Go to Zoho notebook at: http://notebook.zoho.com Login via Google using the following details: Username: myearlymelbourne33 (for September 1 st ) myearlymelbourne34 (September 15 th ) Password: slveducation (for both groups)