As I have read through each module, reading and forum posts, I am invigorated to start the new year in my role as teacher librarian. There have been many inspiring readings I have come across throughout this unit. Areas that particularly resonated with me was copyright, although, somewhat daunting. The forum activity found everyone asking […]
Category: ETL503 – Resourcing the Curriculum
Censorship
I am placing this forum piece here as a time capsule… much like most of this blog really. I want to see how my knowledge develops. I also want to share this infographic and would love some feedback if people have the time. #havingfun #creative #loveit The references for this resource are: […]
1…2…3… Compare ye Three
Evaluating and Comparing Collection Policies…-1h0opdb This link shows my personal comparisons between three Collection Development Policy documents. #evaluatinglikeapro #makinglearningfun #policy
Evaluating the Collection Evaluation Process
There is a lot to consider before undertaking, what appears to be, a mammoth task of collection evaluation. Having completed a massive stocktake in my library at the end of last year, which involved two full time staff and 3 part time staff, I can only imagine the effort required to evaluate the collections in […]
Creative Commons Lesson Plan!
Year Level: 6 Library Lesson Duration: 45 mins Students watch Copyright and Fair Use Animation. CommonSense Media This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 International License. 2. Students take 3 minutes to write all of their own first thoughts or questions of the animation onto Post it notes, without discussion with other students. 3. […]
Making Music…
Smartcopying Music Search! Frank Hardcastle Frank Hardcastle is on the Case! An animation highlighting the effects of illegal music downloads. This ia a cartoon with a big message, one that students of all ages can understand and even relate. Most people love music, students love to include music into their presentations, particularly powerpoint or iMovie. […]
Acquisition Workflow
ASLA presents a succinct process for Ordering and Acquisitions that seem so obvious. The focus they present in their template are clearly explained. This is beneficial to someone new to writing purchasing policies 😛 I have created a rough flowchart of the purchasing process for my school. Acquisition Workflow-2bchfd7 There one main workflow in practice […]
E-books!
After reading Acquiring Text e-books (Morris, C. & Seibert, L 2010) I am taking some time to reflect upon what I have engaged with…. And it is safe to say that my brain officially hurts. E-book acquisitions is a hard business to comprehend. As comprehensive as Morris & Seibert were, I am more overwhelmed than […]
Debowski’s on the ‘money’
Teacher Librarianship is based on processes, traditions and foundations for future learning. There have been decades upon decades of predecessors who have pathed the way for lifelong learning. Debowski (2001) is no different. There was a certain familiarity when reading her strategies to collection management. There is nothing new or revolutionary, just commonsense and accountability. […]
More than ‘Show me the Money’!
As a TL there are some areas I enjoy more than others. I enjoying building collections for teaching, learning and fun. I also enjoy working in a team and collaborating with teachers. Something I learnt early on in my career was that I cannot teach my students if I don’t know my students, therefore building […]