Nip, Tuck and Polish: Reworking those library lessons with your technological toolkit (K-8)

Nip, Tuck and PolishReworking those library lessons with

your technological toolkit (K-8)

Kate Reid P-8 Teacher Librarian

The Hutchins School, Tasmania

10 seconds about me...

Evolution of a TL• Lockhart Central School, NSW 2000-2006

• M App Sci (Teacher Librarianship) - CSU 2002-2007

• The Hutchins School, Tasmania 2008-2011

• 2010 Tasmanian Teacher Librarian of the Year

• Australian International School Hong Kong 2011-2012

• The Hutchins School (again!) 2013

My PLN

• Twitter - #austl, #edchat, #asla13

• Blogs - The Daring Librarian, SLJ etc

• Google+ - still building this one

• Facebook - making connections with TLs

• Conferences like this :)

Inspiration

http://youtu.be/vHYq3nGnoso

Essentially we have...

Reading and

Research

Toolkit?• Hardware: desktops, laptops, tablets, mobile devices...

• Peripherals: cameras, headsets, printers, photocopiers, scanners...

• Connections: intranet, wifi, internet access...

• Online tools: the list is endless...

Most importantly: your own skills and creativity

Workshop Tools• An activity, lesson or unit to nip, tuck or polish

• Examples and resources on: http://niptuckpolish.weebly.com/

• Ideas and suggestions from your PLN

• Any tools and resources you can find online which are appropriate, accessible and Creative Commons licensed!

Your Turn

Get in touch!

• @katemreid

• kate.reid@hutchins.tas.edu.au

• kate.reidtl@gmail.com

• http://katemreid.edublogs.org

Credits• Twitter icon https://twitter.com/logo Accessed 28/09/2013

• Facebook icon http://www.facebookbrand.com Accessed 28/09/2013

• Google+ icon https://developers.google.com/+/branding-guidelines Accessed 28/09/2013

• Global network icon http://www.iconarchive.com/show/free-global-security-icons-by-aha-soft/Global-Network-icon.html Accessed 28/09/2013

• ASLA XXIII icon http://www.asla.org.au/Professional-learning/ASLA-Conference-2013.aspx Accessed 28/09/2013

• Boy detective image http://thefluffyshrimp.deviantart.com/art/Boy-Detective-119289411 by thefluffyshrimp (CC licensed BY 3.0) Accessed 28/09/2013

• Reading image http://pensel.deviantart.com/art/Reading-59515854 (CC licensed BY-NC-SA 3.0) Accessed 28/09/2013

• Left-brain-right-brain http://www.flickr.com/photos/vaxzine/2278300537/ (CC licensed BY-NC-ND 3.0) Accessed 28/09/2013