By: Sheila Henline, Collection Analyst. “Why do I need a school librarian? I have Google and the Public Library.” This pointed and myopic question is the typical line of thinking from those not familiar with the nuances of school libraries and the roles of School Librarians and Media Specialists. Public Libraries are an essential part…
Tag: technology
Pomodoro Time Management – an article from Medium.com
Trying a new way of managing my time. Not sure about the ‘clickbait’ style heading, but the theory seems interesting.
I will report back at a later date on my success – or otherwise.
Thoughts on the 2015 SLAV conference on eResources
A really interesting day, and one in which I got to pick the brains of many like-minded library staff. Lots of robust discussion around eBooks and eResources (and the vendors!) not only what’s out there, but how to make it work for you.
Some ‘takeaways’ from the day:
Do your homework!
What ‘extras’ does the vendor offer? Stats, DDA, purchase limits, purchase triggers, etc.
How will you catalogue it? Does the vendor provide downloads?
The full Storify available here:
SLAV eResources
Show Me What’s Wrong
This looks like something very useful, for families and for schools.
ShowMeWhatsWrong is a free screen-casting service. You input your Name and email address and SMWW generates a URL, then send the resulting URL to whoever needs to show you a problem. This URL takes them to the ShowMeWhatsWrong website where you can record up to 5 mins of screencasting, which gets posted to you so that you can see the problem.
Thanks to Tom Byrne (Free Technology for Teachers) for the link.
Karen Bonanno’s great Slideshare on Library Advocacy
7 successful strategies to develop your school library advocacy toolkithttp://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=advocacy-karenbonanno-110301044253-phpapp01&stripped_title=7-successful-strategies-to-develop-your-advocacy-toolkit&userName=kbonanno
View more presentations from Karen Bonanno KB Enterprises (Aust) Pty Ltd.
Goalsetting Prezi
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Goalsetting on Prezi
Did You Know?
Mention Map
This is a cool little tool to see where you do your most learning/ have the closest connections on Twitter. Thanks to Bev Novak for the link.
http://apps.asterisq.com/mentionmap/main.swf?username=mentonemif
Prezi
Thought I would share my new Prezi.
It’s hard to use a new tool unless you’ve got something specific to make using it. So I designed this Prezi to use with my Year 9s next year to facilitate a conversation about Goalsetting, and hopefully help the students to think more deeply about their personal goals.
Week 11 – Presentation Tools 2
Key activities
- Slideshare
- Docstoc
- Scribd. Read about Scribd here.
- Storybird. View a presentation on Storybird here.
- Google Lit Trips. Read about Google Lit Trips here and here. (Google Earth must be downloaded first if it is not already on your computer).
2. Can you find and share any pertinent Slideshare, Docstoc or Scribd presentations by embedding them in your blog?
This from SlideShare. I like it because it is succinct – really to the point.
What Is Library 2.0 ?http://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=what-is-library-201882&stripped_title=what-is-library-20
Love this! This Guy Ritchie (OMG!) comic is the bomb! But it also has swearing, so maybe not so good for schools. 😦
GUY RITCHIE – GAMEKEEPER #1 – FREE http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=28830015&access_key=key-2l623x54fqdldnuh3438&page=1&viewMode=book
But this is a great use of Scribd for students
Comics http://d1.scribdassets.com/ScribdViewer.swf?document_id=31423931&access_key=key-10by56bk6xtqp2qly50z&page=1&viewMode=list
I love this StoryBird!
http://media.storybird.com/embedplayer/bin/StoryplayerEmbed.swfThe Adventure of Reading by abigailcullen74 on Storybird
3. Can you develop a brief Slideshare, Docstoc or Scribd presentation of your own? Please embed it into your blog.
I decided to use Slideshare to create a presentation. I think you will see from this presentation how poorly I think Slideshare works. It is obtuse, clunky and very anti-intuitive. It is probably the least user-friendly thing I have used in the PLN program and took me more than two hours to put this 5 slide presentation together. Grrrrr!
Stuffing around using slide sharehttp://static.slidesharecdn.com/swf/ssplayer2.swf?doc=stuffingaroundusingslideshare-100803235007-phpapp01&stripped_title=stuffing-around-using-slide-share-4898649
4. How could these presentations be used at school?
If it wasn’t so hard to use Slideshare would be great for sharing documents – but it’s not helpful or easy to use. I won’t be sharing it with ANY teachers unless they have advanced podcasting skills.
5. How could Google Lit Trips be used for subjects other than English?
First of all, here is the link to the FAQ on viewing a GLitTrip, which should be on the Home page.
Google Earth would be brilliant for bringing history to life – recreating the journeys of the great explorers – and for documenting hiking tours for Duke of Ed awards – camping or adventure camps, etc.
This Teaching Life Two 
