CMIS Evaluation

This SlideShare presentation is also available for viewing on the CMIS Technology Focus Professional Reading page.
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More information about this article published in Edutopia February 2008 and links to DETWA resources from the Marc Prensky workshops held in Perth March 2007 are available on the Technology Focus Professional Reading page.

This briefing paper, released 11th January 2008 explores how ’specialist researchers of the future, currently in their school or pre-school years, are likely to access and interact with digital resources in five to ten years’ time.’ The document is available for download here.

The report of the National Assessment Program – ICT Literacy Years 6 and 10 was released this week by the Ministerial Council on Education, Employment, Training and Youth Affairs (MCEETYA). It reports on a study conducted in 2005 involving approximately 7400 students from Years 6 and 10 in around 520 schools across Australia.

The CMIS Technology Focus blog has links to the Acer Media release and MCEETYA where the report is available for download (1.78 MB)

Pew Internet report December 30th 2007 indicates that young people DO use libraries

Read more here

This video from TeacherTube – Librarian 2.0 Manifesto makes a strong statement about the changing role of libraries and librarians.

Download Video: Posted by gperreault at TeacherTube.com.

If the video does not display in your browser you may view it from the VodPod in the sidebar of this blog, or directly from Teacher Tube by clicking here.

This blog is set up to trial the application of new web technologies to sharing information. The blog will help create an active on-line presence for the CMIS team and allow us to supplement the  Curriculum Materials Information Service (CMIS) is a project within the Syllabus Development and Resources Directorate in the Department of Education and Training, Western Australia. The Evaluation section identifies curriculum materials that support school curriculum applications and coordinates the evaluation of those resources.

All forms of resources are reviewed for teachers and students: print; non-print; audio visual; videocassettes; DVDs; computer software and Internet sites. Resources are reviewed and evaluated through a network of teachers, Curriculum Officers and other professionals working in education.

Full details of the resources reviewed by CMIS are contained in the CMIS Reviewing Program [PDF]

The information is disseminated to District Offices and schools through a number of print publications, the CMIS website and the CMIS Resource Bank.

Print publications are distributed free of charge to all Western Australian public schools. Publications available for purchase or on subscription may be ordered direct from CMIS.