open the door…

Graphic novels seem to be ‘flavour of the month’.

I have just finished reading a very impressive review of ‘Alice in Sunderland’ by Bryan Talbot – Thanks to Joy Lawn

As part of my background research I found a Google book about Bryan. I usually restrict myself to Full View books but even though this one was Limited View (ie the ENTIRE book is not available on-line) this one was so good I added it to my library anyway.

And here it is embedded in this post…

Now I just need to figure out how to stop the script embedding books I have previously featured !

Any suggestions?
Note Added 11/4/09 - this site http://code.google.com/apis/books/docs/preview-wizard.html provides more customized scripts

Since 1996 the Webby Awards have celebrated achievement in the field of interactive multimedia. Website entries make up the majority of Webby Awards Winners, Nominees and Honorees. The 2008 Webby Award Winners [announced May 6th] View the Winners’ Flash Gallery or the Static List

While all the nominated sites could be used to explore the techniques of effective multimedia communication the following selection could be useful general classroom resources. Teachers are advised to preview sites to ensure the content is suitable for students in their classrooms.

	Eyes on Darfur - Amnesty International’s unprecedented Eyes On Darfur project leverages the power of high-resolution satellite imagery to provide unimpeachable evidence of the atrocities being committed in Darfur – enabling action by private citizens, policy makers and international courts. Eyes On Darfur also breaks new ground in protecting human rights by allowing people around the world to literally “watch over” and protect twelve intact, but highly vulnerable, villages using commercially available satellite imagery. [Some images may not be suited to use with younger students]
	Invisible Children:Displace Me – People’s Voice Winner In the spring of 2003, three young filmmakers traveled to Africa in search of a story. What started out as a filmmaking adventure transformed into much more when these boys from Southern California discovered a tragedy that disgusted and inspired them, a tragedy where children are both the weapons and the victims.After returning to the States, they created the documentary “Invisible Children: Rough Cut,” a film that exposes the tragic realities of northern Uganda’s night commuters and child soldiers.
	Skills One – Webby Award Winner The Institute for Trade Skills Excellence promotes and advances learning, teaching and training in Australian trades education and elevates the status of traditional trades and trades education as a career choice.
	Smithsonain Education Peoples’ Voice Winner – The gateway to Smithsonian education resources. [including lesson plans]
	Design for the Other 90% Webby Award Winner – Encompassing a broad set of modern social and economic concerns, these design innovations often support responsible, sustainable economic policy.Design for the Other 90% demonstrates how design can be a dynamic force in saving and transforming lives, at home and around the world.
	World Without Oil – In May 2007, over 1,800 people combined imagination with insight to create World Without Oil (WWO), a realistic simulation of the first 32 weeks of a global oil shortage chronicled in 1,500 personal blog posts, videos, images and voicemails. Via these lesson plans, high school teachers can use this collaborative grassroots simulation to engage students with questions about energy use, sustainability, the role energy plays in our economy, culture, worldview and history, and many others.
	NASA Earth Observatory Peoples’ Voice Winner – The purpose of NASA’s Earth Observatory is to provide a freely-accessible publication on the Internet where the public can obtain new satellite imagery and scientific information about our home planet. The focus is on Earth’s climate and environmental change. In particular, we hope our site is useful to public media and educators. Also nominated NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
	Paper Critters – an online application for creating and sharing digital paper toys.

More resources suited to classroom use can be found in the Webby Awards Honorees section – start by checking out the Official Honoree sites for Activism, Art, Education, Health, Science and Youth.

from the web site… As part of National Youth Week 2008 five National Talent Competitions – RockIT, WriteIT, ShootIT, DesignIT and SnapIT – will be held as a way of unearthing some of Australia’s youngest and most dynamic musicians, writers, film-makers, designers and photographers. And you can win some awesome prizes!

The junior category is for Australian students between 12 – 17 years ( under 18 at 14th April 2008)

Entries are open now until 5.00pm (AEST) on 14 April. All winners will be announced in June 2008.

Prizes include:

Rock IT – A $5,000 Allan’s Music voucher

Write IT – A $5,000 Apple Computer package

Shoot IT – A $5,000 Sony cinematography pack

Design IT – A $5,000 Apple Computer package

Snap IT – A $5,000 Nikon photography pack

• The People’s Choice Award winners in each age group and category will win a Sony HandyCam valued at $999.95.
• The People’s Choice Finalist for each age group in each category will win a Nikon digital camera valed at $399.95.

View last year’s winning entries here.