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LRC Newsletter: Term 4, 2021: Newsletter 2

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New to ClickView: Your 2 minute introduction

ClickView Training Early 2022

ClickView have just announced their online training sessions for early 2022 and it's a great opportunity to familiarise yourself with the platform or transform yourself into a power user.

Feb 8 - What's New with ClickView

Feb 17 - ClickView for New Staff (Secondary)

Feb 24 - The impact of video in K-12 education

March 3 - Using video in the classroom and hybrid learning

These online sessions are interactive, allowing you to pop questions into the chat. If you can't make the session time, consider registering anyway to receive a link to the recording. Sessions are FREE as part of our ClickView package and you'll find them most worthwhile.

REGISTER NOW

Looking for more personalised ClickView training? ClickView can organise specific group training sessions to suit English / Maths / Humanites/ Science staff . Learn together as a faculty and support one another. Sessions are online only at this stage.

Like to book your team in a for a training session in 2022? Contact Glen to get the ball rolling.

Coming soon to ABC TV: Watch the Trailer

Acclaimed actor Claudia Karvan embarks on an extraordinary literary adventure to explore the stories that have shaped our nation's identity. 

Books That Made Us premieres Tuesday 23 November at 8.30pm on ABC TV and ABC iview. More Information HERE

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary Special

20th Anniversary Reunion special. In Australia being broadcast on Fox 8 from January.

Trailer: Grammar for Writing. Full series now on Clickview

Writing is an essential skill for all students, from the English classroom to the Science lab. This series describes and models how to effectively use a variety of sentence forms and types to achieve different effects in imaginative, persuasive and informative texts. Explore the full series on ClickView. Please note this series is only available on ClickView

Planning for 2022

Journals

Popular Books

Some of the most popular books that have been read this year (outside of Sion) from different publishers include:

New resources for Teachers

Connect with Respect

This teacher resource focuses on five short videos produced by SBS. The videos and associated classroom activities provide opportunities for important conversations with your students about being respectful, supportive friends and navigating their social lives safely. 

at SBS LEARN

Stories from a Stop Start Nation

Coming to ClickView in 2022. New Series

Watch the trailer for WHAT YOU NEED TO SUCCEED. Coming to ClickView early 2022.

Synopsis: Getting in touch with your inner self is a recipe for growth and success. This series equips students with vital tools to help them build resilience, and ultimately, to reach their true potential.

Watch the trailer HERE

SBS audio described programs

SBS now provide a monthly list of their audio described programs to assist low vision or blind viewers

Your guide to audio described programming in December 2021

The schedule for ABC TV is also online.

Audio Description Schedule

Evaluate Us!

2021 LRC Newsletter Evaluation

Anonymous and only open to Sion

Dates to remember

27th January 2022

International Day of Commemoration in Memory of the Victims of the Holocaust

1st February 2022

Chinese New Year

13th February 2022

World Radio Day

14th February 2022

Library Lover's Day

20th February 2022

World Day of Social Justice

 

The school that tried to end racism

New on ClickView

Environmental Activism

New 8-part series talks to young people concerned about climate change and their desires for action and justice.

Short episodes. PDF teacher notes in the Resources tab.

Environmental Activism (series)

 

Watch the trailer (below)

New for History and Race relations

GOLD

Welcome to GOLD, an SBS Learn website about the Australian Gold Rush

To the Goldfields

New New New!

ACMI resources for Teachers

ACMI (the Australian Centre for the Moving Image) in Melbourne have just released their Education program for 2022. It would be of most interest to teachers or English, Humanities, Media Studies and R.E. ACMI is also offering FREE memberships to all teachers and this gets you discounts to films, exhibitions, the ACMI store and parking. You'll also receive special invitations to member events. 

https://www.acmi.net.au/education/

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