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About timthelibrarian

Tim Harwood is a Teacher Librarian and eLearning enthusiast.

Conducting research

Posted on 21/02/2014 by timthelibrarian

When you are given a new research assignment, the first thing that you will want to do is panic. Then, following a period of not knowing where to start and wallowing in self-loathing and the unfairness of the school system, … Continue reading →

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Teaching Vocabulary

Posted on 20/02/2014 by timthelibrarian

Following on from Hugh’s and Di’s presentation yesterday, I had some thoughts about integrating what they were talking about into the school’s teaching frameworks. GANAGing vocabulary When is the best time to introduce new terms? New terms will be encountered … Continue reading →

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It’s your library

Posted on 11/02/2014 by timthelibrarian

Welcome to the Hoppers Crossing Secondary College Library. It’s your library. We try to do everything we can to support your pursuits while at school. If you can see a way that we could do something better, tell us. Collections … Continue reading →

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How to: Set up a quiz

Posted on 06/08/2013 by timthelibrarian

Matt Kuhn has been showing a group of us some technology ‘that works’. Among the many applications and pedagogical considerations that he has been covering, he has shown us this quiz builder from Infuse Learning – a dynamite website to … Continue reading →

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How to: Borrow an eBook

Posted on 19/07/2013 by timthelibrarian

In order to borrow books from our ePlatform, students will need to create and Adobe username and password and log in to accept their Terms and Conditions. Adobe Digital Editions (ADE) Your netbook should already have Adobe Digital Editions installed … Continue reading →

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English Dept. Holiday Reading

Posted on 28/06/2013 by timthelibrarian

Thank you all for enduring my rushed presentation at the English Faculty staff meeting yesterday evening. I thought I would follow up with a few longer form notes on the books that I spoke about and some that I didn’t. … Continue reading →

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Reading Matters 2013

Posted on 21/06/2013 by timthelibrarian

Rarely do we get to get to know our nerds authors in such an up-close and personal way as at Reading Matters. The kids who run the Centre for Youth Literature (the very same kids who are behind INSIDEaDOG) somehow … Continue reading →

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ClickView – SchoolBag

Posted on 22/05/2013 by timthelibrarian

This post is now outdated. ClickView videos are now available online. For updated information, see this post. ClickView SchoolBag allows students to transfer videos from our ClickView Server onto a USB stick so that they can watch ClickView content without … Continue reading →

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TLT Blogs

Posted on 04/03/2013 by timthelibrarian

Two new blogs have been created to support the two Netbook Implementation Planning TLTs! The blogs are located at: TLT1 – http://netbookimplementation1.wordpress.com/ TLT2 – http://netbookimplementation2.wordpress.com/ These blogs will provide agendas, notes and information about the applications covered in the sessions. … Continue reading →

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Can’t hurt to ask…

Posted on 22/02/2013 by timthelibrarian

As has been ably demonstrated by this guy, it can’t hurt to ask when are wanting to give your students real experience with key players. He has just managed to set up a skype chat with Kevin Rudd. In the … Continue reading →

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