TL Under Construction

The life-long learning journal of a Teacher Librarian

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Entries Tagged as 'goals'

Games-based Learning: Hunting and Planning

September 8, 2012 · 2 Comments · Future Directions, ICT for Teaching and Learning, Teacher Librarian as Leader

MineCraft After talking with my boss (Head of Learning Resources) and with one of the school IT staff who is very supportive of games-based learning, we have decided to pursue setting up a Minecraft private server and beginning a small after-school group in the library next term. The MinecraftEDU wiki has been an invaluable source [...]

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Games-based Learning: My PD goal for 2012

July 21, 2012 · 1 Comment · Future Directions, ICT for Teaching and Learning, Teacher Librarian as Leader, Uncategorized

I’m a big fan of play – it is one of the most authentic, engaging, rewarding modes of learning. My old school (primary) was heavily into play-based learning but now I work in a high school. We have rules banning students from many online games and I understand some of the reasons why (time/task management [...]

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Our 21st Century Destiny

May 29, 2012 · No Comments · Accessing information (ETL 505), Future Directions, Teacher Librarian as Leader

Maybe you have to be a librarian to get excited about the Library management system but I hope not! Especially when it comes to the Destiny Quest feature of Follett’s LMS that we  launched a couple of weeks ago at school. It’s so slick and user-friendly that I’m hoping the whole school will be kicking [...]

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PD Reading Challenge: Connect to Enchant

February 14, 2012 · No Comments · PD on the side, Teacher Librarian as Leader

The 2nd chapter in Kawasaki’s Enchantment focuses on achieving likability. Basically, be nice! Everything works better when people are nice and try to get along. He lists likability as the foundation to success, I agree. The steps towards likability are easy: get close make contact get connected As I read through his list I’m mentally ticking [...]

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Get eSmart-vsc — 2011 in Review

January 11, 2012 · No Comments · Uncategorized

One of the projects I initiated and worked on for the year was our school’s digital citizenship website. At the end of the year WordPress sent out a very neat stats review presented in a very user-friendly way. You can see the report by clicking on the image above or the link:     http://getesmart-vsc.com/2011/annual-report/ It was [...]

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