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About timthelibrarian

Tim Harwood is a Teacher Librarian and eLearning enthusiast.

Read eBooks straight from your netbook!

Posted on 17/03/2015 by timthelibrarian

There are a number of ways to access eBooks from the school’s ePlatform. One of the easiest ways is straight from your netbook with the platform’s built in reader. How? 1. Go to: https://hopcross.wheelers.co/ 2. Find the book that you want … Continue reading →

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Locate a comma to separate items in a list

Posted on 17/03/2015 by timthelibrarian

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. At Year 7 level, the students are expected to be able … Continue reading →

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Identify the phrase required to complete a sentence

Posted on 13/03/2015 by timthelibrarian

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. At Year 7 level, the students are expected to be able … Continue reading →

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Identify correct subject-verb agreement in a sentence

Posted on 10/03/2015 by timthelibrarian

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. At Year 7 level, the students are expected to be able … Continue reading →

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National Grammar Day (US)

Posted on 05/03/2015 by timthelibrarian

I am a bit of a Johnny-come-lately to this one but yesterday in the United States was National Grammar Day! March 4th has been celebrated as the day to celebrate grammar ever since the fun-lovers at the Society for the Promotion … Continue reading →

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Identify the correct personal pronoun required to complete a sentence

Posted on 02/03/2015 by timthelibrarian

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. At Year 7 level, the students are expected to be able … Continue reading →

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Identify the correct form of the verb required to complete a complex sentence

Posted on 19/02/2015 by timthelibrarian

This post is part of a series relating to the Minimum Standards for Grammar and Punctuation in the NAPLAN tests. For the first post in this series, click here. At Year 7 level, the students are expected to be able … Continue reading →

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Grammar and punctuation

Posted on 19/02/2015 by timthelibrarian

While our NAPLAN results have been on the up-and-up, there is always room for improvement. One area that we can work on is Grammar and Punctuation. While this can be a bit baffling for those outside of the English KLA, … Continue reading →

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eBooks – Adobe’s Terms

Posted on 03/03/2014 by timthelibrarian

Before you can use your netbook as an eReader, you will need to log in to Adobe and accept their terms and conditions. 1 Go to Adobe online. 2 Enter your username (username@hopcross.vic.edu.au) and your network password. 3 Check the box … Continue reading →

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Referencing

Posted on 27/02/2014 by timthelibrarian

Referencing may be your last thought when you are conducting a research assignment (or ERA in psych) but it should really be your first.This is because, from the very first searches that you do in your assignment to the quotes … Continue reading →

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