Inside Hana’s suitcase. It is a remarkable and moving story about a Japanese teacher and her class who receive a suitcase when they are researching the Holocaust. This is being shown on ABC2 on Wednesday Night (25/11/09).
Here is a snippet from the documentary.
There is also the family’s website … Hana’s Suitcase which is well worth a look.
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Trove is a new discovery experience focused on Australia and Australians. It supplements what search engines provide with reliable information from Australia’s memory institutions.
If you are researching in the fields of the social sciences, literature, local or family history, or need inspiration for your school assignment, then this is the tool for you. This site is part of National Library of Australia with a wealth of information and resources.
New Series of Fantasy Books written by Melissa Marr – Wicked Lovely that is becoming popular with teens and those who love Twilight. The clash of ancient rules and modern expectations swirl together in this cool, urban 21st century faery tale. Rule #3: Don’t stare at invisible faeries. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world, and would blind her if they knew of her Sight. Rule #2: Don’t speak to invisible faeries. Now faeries are stalking her. One of them, Keenan, who is equal parts terrifying and alluring, is trying to talk to her, asking questions Aislinn is afraid to answer. Rule #1: Don’t ever attract their attention. But it’s too late. Keenan is the Summer King and has sought his queen for nine centuries. Without her, summer itself will perish. He is determined that Aislinn will become the Summer Queen at any cost! Suddenly none of the rules that have kept Aislinn safe are working any more, and everything is on the line: her freedom her best friend, Seth her life everything.
Check out the Book Trailer
There is even a fan based website with all things Melissa Marr. Click here to check it out.
Melissa Marr has sold the Wicked Lovely movie rights to Universal Pictures. No casting news or release date has of yet been announced. It is sure to be a winner with those who love everything fantasy, magic and folklore.
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Have you seen this new series published by Walker Books.
After Luke Watson transforms into a werewolf for the third time, he and his parents are moved by the Government Housing of Unusual Lifeforms (G.H.O.U.L.) to Scream Street – a community of vampires, zombies, witches and more! Luke soon makes friends with vampire Resus Negative and mummy Cleo Farr.
Check out Tommy Donbavand introduce his series of books…
Scream Street and Tommy Donbavand have a fantastic website with news, events, games and much more. Click here to check it out.
Click here to purchase the first book in the series – Scream Street 1 : Fang of the Vampire.
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Viewzi is a website search tool that offers results from Google and Yahoo in a variety of formats incliding Webscreen Shots, Simple Text, Google Timeline, Power Grid, Video x3, Photo Cloud and much much more. It is definitely worth looking at.
This video talks about what education might look like in 2025.
Things to think about…
There are technologies that didn’t exist even just a year ago. Students are growing up with these technologies and use them as second nature. Do we need to look differently at the way we approach our lessons?
National Geographic Kids is a fun and educational site featuring games, activities, animals, photos, videos, stories and much more This site is great for both students and teachers.
The site is full of content that is both educational and fun. Highly recommended!
The Online College is dedicated to bringing you the best online educational tools and resources.
Here is a link to a great post on the Online College for 100 Great YouTube Videos for History . History teachers, students and buffs will enjoy using this link.
YouTube always up to the challege of providing thorough, accurate information by delivering channels from leading names in historical studies, from The Smithsonian to the Discovery Channel.
This blog site and post has put the top 100 links together in one place. Areas include General History, Art History, Music History, World History and much much more.
Terrible Yellow Eyes is a collection of works inspired by the beloved classic, Where the Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak. Artists from all over the world have contributed to this site. The images are fantastic and show a range of interpretations of Max. Cory Godbey is the creater of this site and put together a wonderful collections of images dedicated to Maurice Sendak. Share this with your students.
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I'm enjoying looking at your blog. Last week's information on the Flip video was very interesting and the Librarian's Song was great.
Keep up the good work!
Denise O'Brien
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Trinity Catholic College
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