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About timthelibrarian

Tim Harwood is a Teacher Librarian and eLearning enthusiast.

Tablet Kung Fu

Posted on 10/05/2011 by timthelibrarian

At today’s PLT meeting we discussed a number of tools for use with the tablet PCs. In particular we discussed the snipping tool and problem solver, YouCam, writing on PowerPoint presentations and also the functions of the buttons on the … Continue reading →

Posted in PowerPoint, Problem Solver, Snipping Tool, Tablet PC, YouCam | 2 Comments

Maintaining your online profile

Posted on 09/05/2011 by timthelibrarian

To view the presentation slides for the talk on maintaining your online profile at Google Docs, click here. For the notes on the talk, click here.

Posted in Digital Citizenship | 1 Comment

Uploading Videos to YouTube, etc.

Posted on 05/05/2011 by timthelibrarian

Important! Before you upload anything it is important to note that, while the students have consented to having their images published on the Aitken College website, we do not have permission to show them on third-party websites. Uploading Videos Creating … Continue reading →

Posted in Creating Video, TeacherTube, Uploading Video, Vimeo, YouTube | 3 Comments

Delicious bookmarks

Posted on 08/04/2011 by timthelibrarian

Since I have just added an ace site to my Delicious page, I thought this would be a good opportunity to point out a few things about both sites. What is Delicious and what is it for? As we know, … Continue reading →

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Turning a Scanned Document into a Word Document

Posted on 08/04/2011 by timthelibrarian

You would think it would be easy to work out how to turn a scanned document into a Word doc but it isn’t. Fortunately, it is easy to accomplish once you know what to do, just follow the steps below (borrowed … Continue reading →

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ScreenCasting

Posted on 05/04/2011 by timthelibrarian

There are heaps of programs out there that you can use to record the goings on on your screen (called a screencast). These programs are sometimes attached to your computer’s webcam but sometimes they aren’t. Nevertheless, they all work pretty much … Continue reading →

Posted in CamStudio, CyberLink YouCam, ScreenCasting | 2 Comments

eWorkspace apps for the classroom

Posted on 31/03/2011 by timthelibrarian

Our new eWorkspace has loads of applications that you can use in class with your students. From sharing resources to one to one communication, eWorkspace allows us to easily connect with our students in a closed environment. While there are many … Continue reading →

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Creating a markbook using Excel

Posted on 28/03/2011 by timthelibrarian

Excel provides you with the opportunity to enter your marks into a spreadsheet that will then calculate the percentages and determine grades. This can be imported into Synergy making report writing quicker and easier. By far the easiest way to … Continue reading →

Posted in Excel, Markbook | 1 Comment

CyberSafety – Acceptable Usage Agreement

Posted on 28/03/2011 by timthelibrarian

Regarding my earlier post about CyberSafety, the Electronic Services Acceptable Usage Agreement (ESAUA) is indeed on the S drive and is easily located in the Proformas folder (S:\Proformas\IT\Electronic Agreement Forms). It is worth familiarising yourself with this document as it covers ways that students … Continue reading →

Posted in Copyright, CyberSafety, Digital Citizenship, ESAUA | 1 Comment

Referencing – Our problems solved!

Posted on 24/03/2011 by timthelibrarian

Getting students to write bibliographies has always been a challenge and getting them to write one properly is even more so. Recently, academics have moved to using programs to generate their bibliographies and there is no reason why students shouldn’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Bibliographies, Referencing | 4 Comments