I am a newly hired Elementary Media Specialist. Classes have Library for 30 minutes a week and Technology for 30 minutes a week. This week, I was able to observe and speak to the technology coordinator teaching the tech classes for now. From what
Read more…I would like to try to have a student video contest that would promote reading. I have never done this before and am looking for someone who has done one that can share the guidelines, criteria, etc. that you used. Can anyone help me with this?
Read more…I am looking for suggestions for a Valentine's Day-themed book club activity. Our students are not currently reading any one book in particular, and many of them are not even heavy readers, so it would have to be activity-based more or less.
Than
Read more…Okay, here is my delima. I teach k-5, and have a few students who frequent the library every morning to return and check out a new book. Sounds great right? Not so, the problem comes in when I know that they are not actually reading the books, bu
Read more…Our administration wants us to record the date and time students enter the library afterschool and when they leave. We currently use student ID cards with barcodes so we don't have problems like students falsely identifying themselves.
Our system u
Read more…I am exploring other school libraries that are entrenched in using Web 2.0 tools. I am the Librarian/Technology teacher at an Independent School in Delaware. I have been asked to write a Library Forecast for the next three and five years.
I am inte
Has anyone completed their MLIS online? I did my graduate studies for my teaching certification online at Western Governor's University and it was a great experience. I am currently Elementary and Secondary Teacher Certified, but do not yet have my
Read more…i have just started my student-librarian-practicum, and am looking for a concise weeding checklist to share with the librarians mentoring me. does anyone know of one that already exists, preferably from a revered source? thanks.
Read more…We are looking for collaborators for a Wallwisher and blogging project to evaluate the Caldecott Medal Award winners Honor Books. Please contact me at jharaz@msn.com if you are interested. Thank you.
Read more…I am getting a SmartBoard in the elementary school where I Librarian. I am having a hard time finding some really great lessons for K-5 library skills. If you have some and would like to share, I am very grateful. On the flip side, if I find some
Read more…My principal wants to purchase Kindles for our middle schoolers (100) to initially use for summer reading requirements. She then sees them as replacing classroom sets of books, other assignments, etc. She has asked me to look into the costs, logistic
Read more…Help! My students are embarking on a blogging project and we are seeking other schools to join us. One class is doing book reviews and the other class is blogging the research process. We are using Blogmeister. Is anyone interested????
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Forgive me if this has been asked before. I have a teacher who wants her students to upload videos for an oral history project. I am looking for a recommendation for a good, free video-hosting site that would be geared toward K-12 (specifically
Read more…Good morning,
Google is offering a free training for educators entitled "Beyond the
First Five Links: Using Google’s Left-Hand Panel to Reveal The Good
Stuff." This webinar is the first in a series.
Course description: Looking for new ways to motivate s
A number of the Twitter hashtag groups offer focused discussion over the course of a day or week. Should we move #tlchat in that direction?
Take a look at this edchat reflection and a recent #edchat's poll for ideas.
Ideas, gang?
Read more…Hi,
TenMarks has launched a math practice and learning program for grades 3 - High School and as of today, it’s FREE for teachers to use in class or for their students to use at home.
The TenMarks approach gives students a variety of problems on
Read more…Hello everyone, We are investigating alternatives to Athena (Sagebrush/Follet). Which system are you using and are you happy with its capabilities Thanks in advance for any input. Pat Ropchan
Read more…I am considering re-arranging our fiction collection by genre. I am in a middle school with an overly large fiction collection. I am not crazy about overusing labels, since our books already have color labels for AR (not used as much anymore). Any
Read more…We were asked to share how the librarians use technology to help teachers select
books for students, and how we use it to help students select their own books.
We will present various websites, wikis, blogs, etc. and we thought we'd pick
your brains a b
Hello,
I'm thinking of relocating to Portland from LA. I will have finished with my TL credential and have 9 yrs of teaching experience. Does anyone know what the job prospects are like up there?
Thanks!
Sally
