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November 2011

Centre for Youth Literature

insideadog

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What’s in a name?

“Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read.”  Groucho Marx

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The Centre for Youth Literature

2006 The original ‘insideadog’ site was launched proving to be a runaway success.

July 2010Work begins on the new look.

March 2011Re-developed insideadog relaunched.

July 2011•1800 users•+1000 book reviews•130 book clubs

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The ‘old’ dog

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Insideadog

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Teacher Resources

Two pronged approach:

• How to use the site, and

• How to engage readers creatively.

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Reader Profiles

Features:

• Avatar• Personalised

reading list• Wish list• Review archive• Book club

membership

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Book Reviews

Each book’s page features:

•Author and genre as live links•Listing and rating capabilities•Reviewing•Recommendations•Random questions

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Insideadog blog

Blog:

News Blog • Youth lit news• Trailers• Wordbox• Competitions• Fun links

Writer in Residence• Monthly• Interactive• Personal

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Book Clubs

Features

• Privacy settings – public and private

• Great resource for teachers (as supported on TR page)

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Forums

Discussions

•Dog Reads competition•Movie adaptations and casting•Latest reads•Competitions

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Inky Awards

• Judge profiles• Long and short

list titles tagged• Guidelines

provided• Creative Reading

Prize

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Why make a book club?

Student engagement

Content creation

Collaboration

Safe online space: you set the security level

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Making a book club

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Making a book club

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Making a book club

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Making a book club

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Making a book club

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Book club features

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Book club features

Featured book

• Link directly to a title• Update as you wish• Archive of old choices is kept

Blog posts

• Share reactions and ideas• Post creative responses

Forums

• More back and forth comment• Another way to share

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Partners

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PS! FUSE innovative digital content

Partners:

• Art Education Victoria • Asia Education Foundation • Australian Centre for the Moving Image• Complete Works Arts Education • Cultural Infusion • History Council of Victoria• HTAV • ICT in Education • Museum Victoria• School Library Association of Victoria • SLV - State Library of Victoria• Social Education Victoria• Soundhouse Music• SYN Media • Teacher Learning network• The Arts Centre• VITTA • Zoos Victoria

For more information, visit:

http://slvonline.global2.vic.edu.au/

Projects:

•Art Room 2.0•Travel bugs•15 Second Place •Phat Poetry•Discovering Diversity•One place, many stories•1000 Poppies•Playing for Real •Making History•Web Elements Engaged•WE SOLVE it inquiry online•Merspi •Inside a dog •Portsea Quarantine Station•The Model Citizen•RIP Music •IncrediBubbles •VidFest•Work Right•Playgrounds •Page to Stage•POSTi!•CC sMASH•Virtual Sports•Act Wild