Our district has distance learning carts in all of our building libraries: elem, middle and high schools. We are looking for ideas and specific "places/contacts" that we can visit. Your feedback is most appreciated.
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I have a drawer full of brand new book jacket covers and was thinking of making them in a banner, maybe stringing them from a ribbon to hang in the media center. I thought it would add color and interest to the areas above the shelves. Has anyone ma
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I am working on a paper as part of my certificate of advanced study project at the University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign. My topic is teaching students in grades 6-12 to avoid plagiarism. I have decided to approach it from the standpoint
Read more…I'm developing an online course on digital citizenship using Moodle. It will be for students in grades 7--12. Anne Bubnic has sent me wonderful links but I am open to other suggestions!
http://www.diigo.com/list/abubnic/4a-iste-teacher-nets
We've had Follett Destiny for about 3 years and I continue to look for fun ways to train my K-5th students. Does anyone have something to share (PowerPoint lessons, games, or other activities)? We use the regular interface, not the elementary interf
Read more…We would like to invite everyone to Freeze-n-Read 4 Libraries during National Library Week! What began as a simple NLW activity for our school has grown into a library advocacy event we hope everyone who loves libraries will embrace. Our website, w
I have a question for all of you proactive, veteran librarians. I'm in my second year as a TL in an elementary school, moving into my library after only half a year of teaching. I'm a baby in this profession all around. I inherited a complete mess of
Read more…The library hosted a Family Literacy Night at our K-5 elementary school this March. I wanted to share how successful it was in order to encourage other school librarians to host their own Family Literacy Night.
This is a link to my blog and the websi
This is a silly, trivial thing, but I am wondering if anyone would mind sharing how you do magazine checkout in your media center/library. Right now my system is okay, but it leads to a few headaches for both me and the kids.
I am looking for impr
Read more…Do we have cuts in all 50 states?
Please continue to send stories of cuts- the federal education act will begin hearings NEXT WEEK, and it's crucial to make the case that a problem exists. As a Legislative Aide put it to me yesterday, "If we don't hea
If you're following the progress of the Common Core Standards Initiative, you may know that Kentucky is the first state to officially adopt the Standards and recognizes school librarians as an important component of the implementation strategy (see "
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Just thought I'd share a couple recent posts from my Teach with Picture Books blog (a blog which helps teachers use picture books as instructional tools in grades 3-8). Girls Got Game features four terrific books (plus related activities and links)
Read more…We are using Voicethread in a number of classes this year and want to do one on athletes. So the question is can we take photos off the internet and add them to voicethread to be viewed by all. My initial reaction is no since we are putting it on the
Read more…When I read this article in our local newspaper -- "Ontario County School Districts Look To Share" -- I thought 'that's a good idea. Of course, libraries having been sharing for years' -- but for how long?
I did a bit of research and developed this s
As part of the Common Core State Standards Initiative (CCSSI), the draft K-12 standards are now available for public comment. These draft standards, developed in collaboration with teachers, school administrators, and experts, seek to provide a clea
Read more…Last week, the National Assessment Governing Board voted to approve the 2012 Technological Literacy Framework, with some notable changes:
-- The title of the assessment is now the NAEP Technology and Engineering Literacy Assessment
-- The assessment wi
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I'm wondering how many of you left a different profession to become a school media specialist and what that transition was like for you. I have a teaching background, so it will not be a huge change for me when I go back. I have three classes
Read more…Hi group, I know there was just recently a discussion of whether to start Accelerated Reader or not. Here's my case, which I thought called for a new discussion, since I am looking for specific examples of AR alternatives. Our school has had a succe
Read more…Every year I compile the required summer reading lists for our rising 4th through 7th grade students. The teachers choose the titles (with my assistance). On each list is one required book plus the choice of one additional book. The lists don't chang
Read more…Hello everyone! I have found an interesting and unique way of learning English language in an intensive manner, the intuition language home tutorial school provides a good venue to forego taking up this intensive English language course program.
