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About timthelibrarian

Tim Harwood is a Teacher Librarian and eLearning enthusiast.

Power Searching thanks to SLAV

Posted on 04/08/2011 by timthelibrarian

The SLAV Bright Ideas blog has put up a recent post about ‘Power Searching’ – using Google to more effectively target your search. You can view the post here or view the videos below… Power Searching – Part 1 Power Searching … Continue reading →

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Call of Duty: Black Ops on iCyberSafe

Posted on 04/08/2011 by timthelibrarian

If you are interested in the content of the latest installment of Call of Duty, have a look at the iCyberSafe blog! They have posted a review of the game from Commonsense Media which describes, in some detail, the content … Continue reading →

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IGS CyberSafety blog – iCyberSafety.com

Posted on 25/07/2011 by timthelibrarian

Ivanhoe Grammar School has been running a blog on CyberSafety for the last year or so that has developed into a terrific resource on the subject. iCyberSafe.com looks at all sorts of issues relating to CyberSafety and computer use by students … Continue reading →

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Setting homework tasks using eWorkspace

Posted on 28/06/2011 by timthelibrarian

eWorkspace has an area dedicated to homework tasks. This area allows you to set tasks, upload assignment sheets and prescribe due dates. Finding the Homework Tasks area You can get to the Homework Tasks area by clicking the link to … Continue reading →

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Publishing resources in eWorkspace

Posted on 27/06/2011 by timthelibrarian

eWorkspace has an area for electronic resources to be shared with your classes. This area is called the Publication Area. The publication area can be used to publish assignments and revision sheets as well as sharing other types of files … Continue reading →

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Data Projector Troubleshooting

Posted on 23/06/2011 by timthelibrarian

The data projectors (hereafter referred to as dps) have proved to be pretty user-friendly but, as we are using them more and more, some funny little problems are popping up. I have divided these into two categories below: sound and vision. … Continue reading →

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Messaging Parents in eWorkspace

Posted on 20/06/2011 by timthelibrarian

I have updated the entry on Emailing parents using eWorkspace so that the information is current. If you notice any inaccuracies on this blog, please let me know either by putting a comment at the bottom or sending me an email and … Continue reading →

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Opening attachments from emails

Posted on 17/06/2011 by timthelibrarian

This may be a temporary problem as we are talking about changing our whole email system for the students but… We have had a number of students in the library lately having trouble opening attachments from their emails. The reason for … Continue reading →

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Creating Video

Posted on 16/06/2011 by timthelibrarian

Windows Movie Maker is really easy to use as long as you have video already in a format that it accepts. For a list of these click here. The easiest way to create a video in one of these formats … Continue reading →

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Make a movie using Movie Maker

Posted on 15/06/2011 by timthelibrarian

In earlier posts I have discussed creating video content and uploading it to the web, now it’s time to look at how to make it watchable. Computers in the school have a program on them called Movie Maker. This is … Continue reading →

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