Thursday 16 October 2014

Rachel Morgan: Two Years of Creepy Hollow: Time for a GIVEAWAY!

Rachel Morgan: Two Years of Creepy Hollow: Time for a GIVEAWAY!: Some of you will remember that I first began publishing Creepy Hollow as a series of novelettes ( Guardian , Labyrinth , Traitor , Masqu...
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Thursday 24 October 2013

Blogging



https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B2d5E-4M29tjZnBZN05aRXhjbkU/edit?usp=sharing












Blogging Videos
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  • Getting started Guide
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  • How to publish a post
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  • How to create and edit pages
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  • Managing comments on your blog
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  • Importing and exporting your blog


Blogging tips eg change the order or date of posts
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Thursday 4 April 2013

Mathematics Education

The info from Janet Hyde was very interesting and informative.  Vital Mathematics gives so much info and help in video format on YouTube.
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Mobile technology

Mobile technology is something we all will have to embrace in the modern school library. I would be interested in discussing what we may need regarding technical support.
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Library spaces



Libraries are hybrid spaces which should allow library users to engage in academic, cultural and social activities permissible within the perimeters of the educational environments. We should not be limiting users by our inabilities. Whether we like it or not the 21st century eccentricities are upon us!

Image of Scottsdale Arabian Library, Arizona USA.

See article here: http://inhabitat.com/arabian-library-by-richard-and-bauer/

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Changing World


Librarian's have a duty to increase their awareness in as many areas as possible, so that they can stimulate the thought processes of visitors to their library. They should also be humble enough to be open-minded in such a way that they can learn from others - including their pupils.

That is one of the reasons why I found Jason's talk so excellent. He made us aware of how precarious the position of MOTHER EARTH is, how her very survival - and therefore ours - is seriously threatened. Though the picture he presented was very bleak indeed, he also showed how there are natural solutions that we can use to change the scary situation we find ourselves living in.

One extra-ordinary thing he taught us was about the value of FLIES in solving many of our problems. Yes! The common FLY has an important place in the scheme of things. It lays its eggs and the larvae which hatch secrete an antibiotic which can be utilised. Jason referred to Napoleon's troops in his discovery of this interesting fact. His generals could not understand why the wounded soldiers that had had their wounds exposed to flies seemed to recover faster than those who had their wounds cleaned straight away.

He also explained how "FLY FARMS" can be used to replace fish meal as a food source for chickens etc.

It is so important to allow ourselves to be excited by discovery of new things. That is what keeps us delighted to be alive!

A library helps us to do this.

Image by: https://blogs.libraries.iub.edu/ 
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Overwhelming feeling but wanting to make the change


The conference sessions were really good, but I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with all the new technology and exciting thigs that can be done with learners. However my knowledge of how all this works is very limited. How can I get on board and get together with teacher librarians who feel the same?
Where do I begin???

I want to make ebooks with my learners using the ipads, but have to learn to do this myself with confidence. Is there a workshop where I can attend for a few sessions in order to learn this skill?
I want to learn all the new IT jargon.

Image source: http://www.bachelorsdegreeonline.com/blog/2009/100-best-blogs-for-librarians-of-the-future/



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