Elyse's Journal for Teacher Librarianship
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I have previously written about what it is like to be a GenY teacher and the accompanying labels and stigmas (you can read about it here). This time I want to look at the idea of people growing up in social media. The following extends from the recent writting of an assignment and is observational … Continue reading Growing up in the would of social media
I have learnt of the new tools for procrastinating that do hold great value in the scope of education, that is if you are learning in the areas of Science, Geography and Media. Of course you could include other areas such as English and Creative Arts. What’s this tool you ask? Why Zoo … Continue reading The Perfect Procrastination Tool
With us all now teaching online I thought I would go through some of my top picks for creating engaging and insightful lessons fo both teachers and students. I am a high school teacher, in 2016 I started doing more and more online for my students through Google Classroom, I will admit very haphazardly. I … Continue reading My Top Picks for Online Teaching and Learning
Last night on social media a mother was shamed for sending her child to childcare during this outbreak of COVID-19. (A not uncommon event on social media). The mother of the child who actually runs a childcare centre and whose partner is a frontline worker. We are both teachers, I am a casual teacher, if … Continue reading Working whilst others are locked down
I have just done a walk through of the Sydney Observatory. Whilst we continue to struggle through this new world of social isolation, these initiatives are invaluable. The ability to explore the world around us without actually being there is amazing. Whilst using this technology can be a process of trial and error as you … Continue reading Virtual Sites to visit
My Strengths! What an idea to be writting about. If I said I felt comfortable writting this, id’ be lying. I have never felt comfortable in talking about myself or talking myself up, yet it is something we are required to do in order to gain employment. So here is a little about me, I … Continue reading My Strengths!
For my blog post today, I have decided to start by examining the statistical data and presence of two organisations on Twitter: Australian Library and Information Association @ALIANational Digital Education Research Network @derntwits @ALIANational @derntwits Followers 10900 1917 Following 1063 2262 Joined June 2009 January 2010 Number of Tweets 28900 550 Looking at the information … Continue reading OLJ Task 4 : Twitter feeds
Social media has dramatically changed the way communication and accessing information occurs. Communication is seen as being easy and readily available on social media platforms. Whilst the ability to post and share information from other sources is a way for collation on one platform rather searching for it as individuals. Surf Life Saving (Australia, … Continue reading OLJ Task 3: Reflections on the impact of change
I have had quite a bit of time thinking about my professional goals as a Teacher Librarian. I am not currently in a TL position so it does make it hard to know what I want in the future in the role. However, I have made some goals based on a general desire to improve … Continue reading Professional Goals
I will start this with a warning: this has been written during the Covid-19 outbreak and escalation in Australia with gatherings of more than 500 people to be banned from tomorrow (Monday 16th March 2020), so there are quite a few raw emotions about workplace expectations under the current circumstances and the reports circulating from … Continue reading OLJ Task 2: The influence of technology on society