tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-74390833481341764812024-03-05T06:06:58.063-04:00HERH LibraryA Blog to help you with your information needs.Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-11019577362622771762014-12-08T13:35:00.002-04:002014-12-08T13:35:57.190-04:00Insight / Video Games / Hour of Code<div>
Will try this all once again - gotta love power failures...</div>
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<strong>Farionics / Insight</strong> - Some of you may not be aware of
Insight being available on computers in the labs and library. It gives you the
ability to observe student activity/viewing on those computers. When logging
onto the teacher computer in the labs, you may be prompted for a password... (ask in the library)
enter the password - caps are necessary. Click the
little white icon in the bottom right hand corner of the screen and you should
have a display of all the computers. If not & you have little locks on the
screens - you have entered the password incorrectly. No worries, go to
administer and exit Teacher Console. Login again by going to<strong> Farionics
Insight Teacher</strong> in the start up menu. This is a powerful piece of
software, you may block software/web sites, poll the class, set up tests, share
monitors, and send messages.</div>
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<strong>Video games</strong> are not such a bad thing. They encourage and
develop creativity, sharing and communication. Give these articles a
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<a href="http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2013/10/awesome-power-gaming-higher-education">http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2013/10/awesome-power-gaming-higher-education</a></div>
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<a href="http://gamingandeducationengagementinlearning.com/">http://gamingandeducationengagementinlearning.com/</a></div>
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<strong>Minecraft</strong>, which has an educational version, is also
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<a href="http://www.minecraftercamp.com/minecraft-in-education.html">http://www.minecraftercamp.com/minecraft-in-education.html</a></div>
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Next week is <strong>Hour of Code</strong> - a global initiative to promote
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<a href="http://code.org/learn">http://code.org/learn</a></div>
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<a href="http://code.org/educate/hoc">http://code.org/educate/hoc</a></div>
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<a href="http://hourofcode.com/ca">http://hourofcode.com/ca</a></div>
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Might be a good idea for an activity on December 19th.</div>
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Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-73753894416229504162014-11-20T13:20:00.000-04:002014-11-20T13:20:53.754-04:00Inspirational Eduation TED Talks<div>
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First of all a couple of exceptional TED Talks to take a peek at - Dealing
with students and creativity.<br />
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A video from Eric Sheninger <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwrLVvORugw">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mwrLVvORugw</a></div>
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For commentary on this talk and how much school has to change see: <a href="http://esheninger.blogspot.ca/">http://esheninger.blogspot.ca/</a></div>
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And second a classic education video by Sir Ken Robinson <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG9CE55wbtY</a></div>
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Also a list of the 10 Best TED Talks of 2014 for Educators : </div>
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Take a look around this site, it has lots of excellent links on technology, use
of Ipads, and apps for your phone...</div>
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Just a couple of additional notes; </div>
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1) Having trouble opening/printing a student file - It is probably an
incompatible file type that our version of Windows/Office cannot deal with. I
suggest having the student save their files at home as an <b>.rtf file</b> (rich text
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2)Trouble with opening one of our Mac Laptops to windows. Simple enough,
hold down the <b>option key</b> (the second key on either side of the space bar) while
holding down the <b>power key</b> as well. You may have to hold the power key down for
a considerable length of time for the laptops to boot up. And then <b>click on the
Windows Icon</b> (or the Mac Icon if desired).</div>
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Also while USB drives are excellent for transporting files, they do
occasionally crash. You cannot back up your work often enough.. You might also
try cloud storage services such as <b>OurCloud</b> or <b>Google Drive</b> to back things
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Library notes are archived on the HERH Library Blog at <a href="http://herhlibrary.blogspot.ca/">http://herhlibrary.blogspot.ca/</a></div>
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Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-81464587217608632732014-11-13T14:51:00.000-04:002014-11-13T14:51:13.803-04:00Twitter<div>
Twitter - My favorite Social Media Tool !!</div>
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Twitter is the tool for Educational PLNs / Professional Development.. I
know many just cannot get into it, but believe me when I tell you it is very
useful. It is not just a chat medium, Although it can be hampered by the 140
character limit, much can be learned from those few characters - primarily those
few characters are a link to current awareness tools such as news, magazines,
weather, sports & yes last but not least - educational blogs &
experts. The education field has been an early adopter of Twitter & there
is a lot out there... No need to reinvent the wheel. Conversations are also
hosted at various times on Twitter dealing with various groups under hash tags
such as #edtechchat and #1to1ipadchat </div>
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So watch the linked slide show & watch these two short videos - give it
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<a href="http://www.teachercast.net/two-great-videos-get-started-twitter-teachercast-university-production/">http://www.teachercast.net/two-great-videos-get-started-twitter-teachercast-university-production/</a></div>
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Twitter can be accessed on the web, and through various twitter based apps
on your cellphone.</div>
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For more information see me in the library.</div>
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Library notes are archived on the HERH Library Blog at <a href="http://herhlibrary.blogspot.ca/">http://herhlibrary.blogspot.ca/</a></div>
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Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-77752865756335675102014-11-06T14:20:00.001-04:002014-11-06T14:20:34.363-04:00Streaming Video & TeacherCast<div>
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Having trouble with streaming video (YouTube, Vimeo, etc) at HERH. Former
school computer technician Rick Negus has provided us with a solution. Youtube
downloader </div>
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1) Copy the file youtube downloader 4.7 from our shared drive to your flash
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2)Open the link/video you wish to copy.</div>
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3)Open the downloader - you may have to copy the video link to the
downloader.</div>
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4) Check where you wish to save the file (best bet is your flash drive.
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5)Hit download.</div>
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With luck - your video will be saved to your flash drive.. Use VLC for best
playback results. Further instructions are available in the folder you copied.
This app is also available in IOS and Android. If you need help with this
please feel free to drop by the library and ask for assistance.</div>
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With that in mind, Heather Mumford has provided me with an excellent movie
streaming site called Snagfilms. It offers many excellent documentaries and
biographies (including the films - One Week Job & Supersize Me, and various
National Geographic features) For best viewing results the Chrome Browser is
recommended. <a href="http://www.snagfilms.com/films/">http://www.snagfilms.com/films/</a></div>
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Looking for an excellent site to learn new ideas for education/professional
development - TeacherCast (A Place for Teachers to Help Other Teachers) could be
the answer. It offers podcasts & video on the very latest in the education
field from discussions with prominent educators, to hints and advice on using
technology & various apps in your classroom. Give it a try...!!</div>
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<a href="http://www.teachercast.net/">http://www.teachercast.net/</a> Apps
are also available for you IOS and Android devices.</div>
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May be followed on Facebook or on Twitter at @TeacherCast</div>
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An archive of these tips, video sites, etc is maintained on the HERH
Library Blog at <a href="http://herhlibrary.blogspot.ca/">http://herhlibrary.blogspot.ca/</a></div>
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Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-30644647296774122872014-10-29T10:30:00.002-03:002014-10-29T10:30:54.787-03:00Chronicle Herald Online & Khan Academy<div>
A couple of quick hitters for this PD week.</div>
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We have access to the <strong>Chronicle Herald online</strong> for
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The login is <a href="http://halifaxchronicle.can.newsmemory.com/nie.php">http://halifaxchronicle.can.newsmemory.com/nie.php</a> </div>
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The username is: <a href="mailto:brownt@ccrsb.ca">brownt@ccrsb.ca</a> </div>
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Password: 123456</div>
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A demo/instructional video can be found by clicking on the white question
mark in the red box along the top of the page.</div>
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Another excellent site is <strong>Khan Academy</strong>. An extensive
collection of videos is available, broken down into individual skills for most
topics including Math, Chemistry, Biology, Physics, Economics & Computing.
Accounts may be set up to track usage, and/or to reward students with "badges"
for achieving various learning objectives.</div>
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Apps for Khan Academy are available for IOS and Android. Khan Academy is
very popular with those who are using the Flipped Classroom: a popular (fairly
new) technique used by many educators where students learn their content/skills
at home using videos, classroom time is then used to further discuss this
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Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-28459795557731476642014-10-28T11:09:00.000-03:002014-10-28T11:09:36.997-03:00OURCLOUD, Eduportal & TED<div>
For those who might have missed it, two important NS Department education
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The first being The Ednet Cloud located on NS Department of Education
servers is an online drive where one can download and upload documents &
create or share documents between students & teachers on various devices
including laptops, desktop, tablets and phones. It is also available as an app
on Apple IOS or Android - called OwnCloud. It provides up to 2 GB of storage
space. Here is the link to login to your account, using your ccrsb email
address & password. <a href="https://ourcloud.nspes.ca/">https://ourcloud.nspes.ca</a> For further
information check out this site for instructional videos <a href="http://dvl.ednet.ns.ca/ourcloud-video-series">http://dvl.ednet.ns.ca/ourcloud-video-series</a>.
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The second Department of Education site that is very valuable is Eduportal
- a one stop site that provides many valuable resources from an Online Video
Library (10,000 video clips on many topics), Teacher Webspace, Shakespeare
Online, EBSCO databases. Moodle, and access to OurCloud. To setup an account
you will need your teacher number. The setup page is <a href="https://edapps.ednet.ns.ca/eduportal/Login.aspx">https://edapps.ednet.ns.ca/eduportal/Login.aspx</a>.</div>
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For excellent thought provoking videos, TED and TED-ed are beyond reproach.
The TED video site has established quite a name for itself with insightful,
intelligent, concise 18-20 minute videos on a variety of topics keying on the
fields of technology, education and design. Recently the website surpassed the
total of over 1 billion views.
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Seeking to educate and develop a younger audience. TED-ED was born to
achieve this goal and has already surpassed 10 million page views. Web addresses
are <a href="http://www.ted.com/">www.ted.com</a> and
<a href="http://ed.ted.com/"><em><strong>ed</strong>.<b>ted</b>.com/</em></a></div>
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Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-72735617722590503282013-01-18T12:36:00.001-04:002013-01-18T12:38:51.654-04:00Beautiful new winter scene on Bulletin BoardThanks to Ms White's EPS group. Great work! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJsMS4GaX45SUXmwE7Ltsiv1kBwhSsF1qYwfUXJF7N26EuywMUsId-fIwSQLIVCVx-BHBPhu5Oumfpg23A4g-0C5HMgoRQ-PssKwsdEFvezB8zvOjRTZdjAFCA4u3vvakLDufj9aN4IM/s640/blogger-image-1606591579.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqJsMS4GaX45SUXmwE7Ltsiv1kBwhSsF1qYwfUXJF7N26EuywMUsId-fIwSQLIVCVx-BHBPhu5Oumfpg23A4g-0C5HMgoRQ-PssKwsdEFvezB8zvOjRTZdjAFCA4u3vvakLDufj9aN4IM/s640/blogger-image-1606591579.jpg" /></a></div>Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-7189497804147446282013-01-11T15:26:00.001-04:002013-01-11T15:27:39.286-04:00New LCD Monitors in the Library! <br/><br/><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5sJggJctgHwb-F9rRirNv_I0DQUt3Up-Cyd9aCVkd8a_I-Bl8fuXqo_9bpq8WerewwoAhRFnrjO2RbZSOc6jAUi7QJQ4lZwQCFyFDdxsWNv_kOvAd6RJpvquew78jpKU4VsYGjQpXhY/s640/blogger-image--1964340045.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl5sJggJctgHwb-F9rRirNv_I0DQUt3Up-Cyd9aCVkd8a_I-Bl8fuXqo_9bpq8WerewwoAhRFnrjO2RbZSOc6jAUi7QJQ4lZwQCFyFDdxsWNv_kOvAd6RJpvquew78jpKU4VsYGjQpXhY/s640/blogger-image--1964340045.jpg" /></a></div>Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0Americas (null)45.047142 -63.435573tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-51220771516211405592012-11-14T14:13:00.001-04:002012-11-14T14:13:23.682-04:00Raves for new TED-EDThe TED video site has established quite a name for itself with insightful, intelligent, concise 18-20 minute videos on a variety of topics keying on the fields of technology, education and design. Recently the website surpassed the total of over 1 billion views.<div>
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Seeking to educate and develop a younger audience. TED-ED was born to achieve this goal and has already surpassed 10 million page views. </div>
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worth sharing is an extension of TED’s
mission of spreading great ideas. Within the
growing TED-Ed video library, you will find
carefully curated educational videos, many
of which represent collaborations between
talented educators and animators
nominated through the TED-Ed platform.
This platform also allows users to take any
useful educational video, not just TED's, and
easily create a customized lesson around
the video. Users can distribute the lessons,
publicly or privately, and track their impact
on the world, a class, or an individual
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Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-9275408922276293522012-11-13T13:52:00.001-04:002012-11-13T13:52:37.839-04:00Introducing the New Online Video LibraryThe new online video libary provides access to over 9000 educational videos that support grades P-12.<br />
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It is accessed via the new Eduportal <a href="https://edapps.ednet.ns.ca/eduportal/Login.aspx">https://edapps.ednet.ns.ca/eduportal/Login.aspx</a> which is a gateway to access the this new online library and many other services provided by the Nova Scotia Department of Education.<br />
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Teachers currently have access to the Eduportal, they simply need to access the site and set up their accounts - and provide some basic information such as Employee ID (found on pay stub), Last name, firstname, birthdate, email, board, home school and position.<br />
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Some of the other offerings of Eduportal are access to EBSCO, Jobs People do, Nova Scotia Virtual High School, Moodle, and video conferencing.<br />
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This online site appears to be a very promising, and has the capability to download the videos to provide quicker access to the videos without the limitations of streaming. Video may be filtered by subject area, grade level and media format and in many cases teacher resources, provincial standards and citations may be included with the video.<br />
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For further information feel free to stop by the library.Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-85316282707473447442012-11-13T13:09:00.001-04:002012-11-13T13:19:03.769-04:00Winning BookIn the better late than never category - the votes are in and <i>The Hunger Games </i>by Suzanne Collins was voted number one by the students of CCRSB to be the Winner of the first annual Teen Reader's Choice Award, 2011-12. Of the 1388 votes cast in total, 588 went to the <i>The Hunger Games.</i><div>
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Second place went to S.E. Hinton's <i>The Outsiders </i>and third place went to <i>Harry Potter and the Deadly Hallows </i>by JK Rowling.</div>
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Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-43194539135164683642012-02-15T11:15:00.001-04:002012-02-15T11:15:29.586-04:00New BooksCome take a look!<br />
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<i>Diary of a Wimpy Kid</i> by Jeff Kinney<br />
<i>Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows</i> by J. K. Rowling<br />
<i>Hatchet</i> by Gary Paulsen<br />
<i>The Hunger Games</i> by Suzanne Collins<br />
<i>To Kill a Mockingbird</i> by Harper Lee<br />
<i>The Lightning Thief</i> by Rick Riordan<br />
<i>The Outsiders</i> by S. E. Hinton<br />
<i>Thirteen Reasons Why</i> by Jay Asher<br />
<i>Twilight</i> by Stephenie Meyer</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;">Some top 10 titles are already available in the HERH library and all titles will be here shortly for your reading pleasure! Be sure to stop by the library and check them out. Already read some books on the list - check out <a href="http://ccrsbteenchoice.wordpress.com/" style="color: #0065ff; text-decoration: none;" target="_blank">http://ccrsbteenchoice.wordpress.com</a>and add any comments you may have about the books - be sure to check out some of the other nominees as well!</div></div>Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-59148837384311300062011-11-15T15:25:00.001-04:002011-11-15T15:31:27.526-04:00CCRSB Teen Reader's Choice AwardWhat is your favorite book? Now is your chance to have a say with the Inaugural CCRSB Teen Reader's Choice Award. Fill out a nomination form at the HERH Library and have your say. The top 10 choices will be compiled, a short list created and students will then have a chance to read and discuss the top 10, and then vote for their choice. For further information contact your librarian Mr.Brown or check out the following<a href="http://ccrsbteenchoice.wordpress.com/"> link</a><br />
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<span id="goog_1541376376"></span><span id="goog_1541376377"></span>Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-83776932833940261042011-10-25T15:40:00.001-03:002011-10-25T15:43:24.049-03:00International School Library MonthHere are a couple of pictures of fall colours and a love of reading kindly provided by our Extended Support Program. Thank-you for your colorful work. <div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQK3fQePgMR_fCHC0c4KlRnaYOaAh3iMlIPlWOEszjFb8KlWI7oQt5SGPZU4QJYzA0s15maWkm_PphzwPzFD-IxNazDGAAMpgRW8cuyle6OwUnV6aOVSkJufWjuqb8mpbdOxu5gHlF4M/s640/blogger-image-1803500851.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAQK3fQePgMR_fCHC0c4KlRnaYOaAh3iMlIPlWOEszjFb8KlWI7oQt5SGPZU4QJYzA0s15maWkm_PphzwPzFD-IxNazDGAAMpgRW8cuyle6OwUnV6aOVSkJufWjuqb8mpbdOxu5gHlF4M/s640/blogger-image-1803500851.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator"style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfLyNZSuSqOC6VseaP0DLVYOD38Xai030rNOLvg5zFiC1d_A0LAgwDYV-SpLQMeEAMITvxsgdeKs-JkfkJh73wCzdkgqpS9CfM8kkZT8qOL8WMsN8XdCj_JMwdIwZLjaTOcemLm2HQkA/s640/blogger-image--1029626231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDfLyNZSuSqOC6VseaP0DLVYOD38Xai030rNOLvg5zFiC1d_A0LAgwDYV-SpLQMeEAMITvxsgdeKs-JkfkJh73wCzdkgqpS9CfM8kkZT8qOL8WMsN8XdCj_JMwdIwZLjaTOcemLm2HQkA/s640/blogger-image--1029626231.jpg" /></a></div>Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-15781333349775219482011-10-24T12:04:00.000-03:002011-10-24T12:04:56.113-03:00International School Library Month<div class="post-header"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8983736522847672419"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-baws1-v4ANE/TqV35oeoZzI/AAAAAAAAACg/fr-A4aJSetg/s1600/ISLMonthLarge.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-baws1-v4ANE/TqV35oeoZzI/AAAAAAAAACg/fr-A4aJSetg/s200/ISLMonthLarge.jpg" width="196" /></a></div>October is International School Library Month 2011. Although October is coming to a close it is not too late to celebrate the school library, the school librarian and their important contribution to learning within the school environment. Further information may be gained at this link - <a href="http://www.iasl-online.org/events/islm/islm-projects.htm">International School Library Month</a></div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8983736522847672419"> </div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-8983736522847672419">In recognition of, and as part of International School Library Month, CCRSB has initiated a new project - The CCRSB Teen Reader's Choice Award. This award, CCRSB's first student driven book award is being facilitated by CCRSB Library Services. Interested students in grades 7-12 will be invited to nominate their favorite book for the award regardless of genre, publication date, origin or format. The award committee will consider all nominations to create a shortlist of ten books, which will then be made available in each participating CCRSB school library. Students will be encouraged to read the top ten books and discuss them with their peers both in school and online. Students will then vote for their choice from the top ten books. All voters will then be invited to an awards ceremony, at which time the winning book will be announced. For nomination information please contact your school librarian. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://images.amazon.com/images/P/044022876X.01._SX60_SY80_SCLZZZZZZZ_.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br />
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<span style="color: orange;">Welcome to The Chronicle Herald's Newspaper in Education E-Edition for 2011-2012! </span><br />
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</div><div style="color: orange;"> Our Chronicle Herald E-Edition has every story, every feature and every ad exactly as it appears in print – with some exciting high-tech benefits. Your free online replica editions of The Chronicle Herald for 947 grades 10-12 students and staff at your school will start on September 1 and run seven days per week until June 19, 2012. Students can access our E-Edition at school or at home. Step 1 - Click <a href="http://halifaxchronicle.can.newsmemory.com/default.php">here</a>! This will take you to the E-Edition login page Step 2 - Use timbrown@staff.ednet.ns.ca as the user name Step 3 - Use niehehs as the password</div>Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-39041975401761228632011-09-06T13:55:00.001-03:002011-09-06T14:21:09.046-03:00Welcome back Students and TeachersAnother school year is upon us at HERH, and I would like to be among the first to welcome you back. Please feel free to ask me for assistance, whether it be books to order, help with researching your assignments or help with your computer problems, etc. I have a strong interest in technology. Please feel free to bring in your latest electronic devices for me to look at...maybe we can push for greater usage of them..<br />
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As for sites of interest, I very highly recommend Ted Talks and Khan Academy. <a href="http://www.ted.com/">Ted Talk</a>s for interesting, inspiring talks by fascinating people. <a href="http://www.khanacademy.org/">Khan Academy</a> consists of thousands of videos providing help in various skills in Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics, and History. The education world has flipped, homework being watching these videos followed by discussion in class. Take a look, tell your teachers! Tell me about great websites you have found and how social media might be better put to use at HERH.<br />
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Also, I would like to remind you of Ebsco and Infotrac, electronic databases that are available for your educational needs. They also include many periodicals you might be interested in for your day to day use. Time, Macleans, Sports Illustrated, etc. For further information feel free to contact me.<br />
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Have a great year!!Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-15320166391479950052011-04-14T10:36:00.000-03:002011-04-14T10:36:09.602-03:00Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education | Video on TED.com<a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/salman_khan_let_s_use_video_to_reinvent_education.html">Salman Khan: Let's use video to reinvent education | Video on TED.com</a>Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-66370153295875337802011-04-14T10:12:00.002-03:002011-04-14T10:15:30.436-03:00Back AgainHi there, <br /><br />Due to technical difficulties (ie. filtering) I have been absent from this blog for quite a while. I hope to become far more regular in my postings. It has been a busy year in the HERH Library with circulation and classroom usage increasing. Stay posted for updates.Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-88496451329842794762010-05-16T14:00:00.001-03:002010-05-16T14:08:56.953-03:00http://<a href="www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/ID=1487689793">www.cbc.ca/video/#/Shows/ID=1487689793</a><br /><br />Interesting interview on CBC Radio's The Current on hatred and anger with Dr. Abuelaish author of "I Shall not Hate".Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-91139213788565547032010-02-27T12:54:00.000-04:002010-02-27T12:54:58.178-04:00Video from the 2010 Winter Olympics - CTV Olympics<a href="http://www.ctvolympics.ca/video/index.html?assetid=5468bcbf-3100-4b30-bd0a-868d1d60e35f&amp;cid=rss">Video from the 2010 Winter Olympics - CTV Olympics</a>Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7439083348134176481.post-30901673743028489082010-02-24T14:54:00.001-04:002010-02-24T14:56:46.181-04:00Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food | Video on TED.comHow is your diet??<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.ted.com/talks/jamie_oliver.html">Jamie Oliver's TED Prize wish: Teach every child about food | Video on TED.com</a>Tim Brownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10893308163163318818noreply@blogger.com0