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Australian School Library Association
Presentation: Deborah Cohen
Topics: My Place and Persuasive Text
Venue: Saint Ignatius' College, Sydney, NSW
Website: www.asla.org.au

Summary: My Place: a multimodal destination that brings to life Australian history
My Place (2008-1778): a multimodal destination that brings to life Australian history through the ‘eyes’ of children. It is a resource that traces the diversity of Australia and the many cultures that have enriched an Australian way of life.

Persuasive text : using media texts to support persuasive language and writing in the classroom
This seminar provides beaut ideas to support teachers addressing persuasive texts in the classroom. The ACTF has a variety of media productions that are exemplary of different contexts of persuasion. The seminar will draw on these examples to develop different ideas for addressing verbal and non-verbal persuasive devices.

Australian School Library Association
Presentation: Maggie Garrard
Topics: Animalia and Digital Authoring
Venue: Saint Ignatius' College, Sydney, NSW
Website: www.asla.org.au

Summary: Digital authoring: the way forward for learning and learners.
In this workshop participants will explore how easy it is to engage students in creating their own digital worlds, characters and films.

The Animal within: exploring the use of digital media resources in the classroom
The Animalia Teaching Resource developed by the Australian Children’s Television Foundation uses digital media from the TV animation series, to support primary teachers in exploring concepts and issues of Civic & Citizenship, Values and Identity. The TV series is based on the picture book, Animalia by Graeme Base.