A touch of humour!

Captivating students through the GiggleIT Project

Abstract

Come and learn about GiggleIT! See how we have successfully implemented the GiggleIT Project, an initiative of IASL, with Year 5 and 6 students as part of our library program at William Clarke College in Australia. Involvement in this new, exciting, online project based on humour has given the students a reason to read, research, discover, discuss, write, reflect, communicate with others and publish their work. The successful collaboration between Teacher Librarians and teachers through this project has provided a
platform from which to promote the library across the school community and beyond. Working closely with class teachers provides opportunities to assess, evaluate and modify the program as necessary. The extensive use of technology and the strong international focus is appealing to all students. They can‟t wait to get to library lessons!