Wednesday, October 31, 2012
Congratulations to Our Winners!
Our Grand Prize Winner was Phyllis Hall! She won a $25.00 gift certificate to Applebees.
Additional winners were:
Mary A.
Janice
Julie B.
Susette
Sarah
Watch for your prizes to arrive through district mail.
Thanks to all of you for your contributions to our Connect Collaborate Share Blog!
Monday, October 29, 2012
Media Center Catalog
Are they catching on? Does it seem to be working out for them? Have they been able to find the videos and DVDs that they need?
As you've trained them on this new method, has the response been positive?
Thursday, October 25, 2012
Decorating Your Library
If so what do you do? Something big? Something small?
Do you have some good Halloween decorating ideas that do not take too much time, effort, or money?
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Do You Think This Is a Compliment???
Tuesday, October 16, 2012
How Does Your Boss See You?: Proof That Principals Value Librarians
This article really hits home in a time when librarians are being asked to do more and more and to take on so many numerous tasks in our schools. This article claims that because of the many different hats and the increasingly varied roles that librarians play in their schools, their principals DO highly value them and think that librarians have a positive impact on their schools.
According to the article, this is the top ten tasks that principals think that librarians do.
According to the article, this is the top ten list that librarians, themselves, think that they do in their schools.
A fabulous quote from one of the principals in the article: “An effective librarian could be as important as an effective principal, given his/her ability to impact teaching and learning in the school.”
Even though the principals surveyed were well aware of the importance of their school librarian, many of them did not know the full extent of what librarians do each day. "When asked to list the activities that librarians perform daily, media specialists provided a list that exceeded 100 tasks. On the other hand, principals listed 20 items, which, when we eliminated redundancies, were narrowed down to a mere 10. The good news is that both pretty much agree that the top tasks performed by librarians include helping students to access books and information, teaching students and teachers research and tech skills, and collaborating with teachers."
The section in the article called Tech Respect was especially interesting. One principal indicated, “The librarian needs to be current on new and emerging technologies, and assist others in their use.” Another explained that our “teachers are not technology literate, but the librarian is doing her best to change that problem.”
What do you think about this article? It's kind of long, but very interesting. I don't agree with the part about the pumpkin sweater. :-)
A fabulous quote from one of the principals in the article: “An effective librarian could be as important as an effective principal, given his/her ability to impact teaching and learning in the school.”
Even though the principals surveyed were well aware of the importance of their school librarian, many of them did not know the full extent of what librarians do each day. "When asked to list the activities that librarians perform daily, media specialists provided a list that exceeded 100 tasks. On the other hand, principals listed 20 items, which, when we eliminated redundancies, were narrowed down to a mere 10. The good news is that both pretty much agree that the top tasks performed by librarians include helping students to access books and information, teaching students and teachers research and tech skills, and collaborating with teachers."
The section in the article called Tech Respect was especially interesting. One principal indicated, “The librarian needs to be current on new and emerging technologies, and assist others in their use.” Another explained that our “teachers are not technology literate, but the librarian is doing her best to change that problem.”
What do you think about this article? It's kind of long, but very interesting. I don't agree with the part about the pumpkin sweater. :-)
Congratulations to Our Winners!
Congratulations to our 10 big winners! For the past two weeks, we put the name of everyone who commented on the blog into a hat. If a librarian commented 6 times, his/her name went into the hat 6 times. We have drawn our 10 winners, and they are:Pamela
Janice
Jean B.
Stephanie
Mary A.
Linda H.
Marianne
Phyllis
Tamara
Margo
We appreciate all of your comments and contributions to the Connect Collaborate Share Blog as we continue to build a community of librarians committed to excellence.
Friday, October 12, 2012
Favorite Halloween Books
What are some of your favorite Halloween books to read to students in October?
Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Marianne's Birthday
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Julie's Birthday
This posting is from Linda.
Today is Julie's birthday!
Here are some of the things that the DMC staff appreciates about her:
Here are some of the things that the DMC staff appreciates about her:
Tagen: I appreciate how Julie is always so cheerful…even when we are always having her fix our timecards!
I also appreciate what a good boss she is. She is always willing to help us in any way she can and wants to make our work environment the best place it can be.
Nancy: I appreciate that Julie is always patient and upbeat even when things are tough.
Elaine: I appreciate her vivacious laughter and her willingness to always see the good in others. Her personality is the reason her colleagues awarded her the tropy for the SLASA LIFT Award.
Because of her own beautiful family, she understands when we need to take time off with our own families.
She is a very generous person. She has my vote for the person most likely to achieve.
Lonnie: I appreciate the way that Julie will listen and she always makes you feel good about yourself. She makes the office a happy place to work.
Because of her own beautiful family, she understands when we need to take time off with our own families.
She is a very generous person. She has my vote for the person most likely to achieve.
Lonnie: I appreciate the way that Julie will listen and she always makes you feel good about yourself. She makes the office a happy place to work.
Linda: I appreciate how much she cares about and supports all the programs and projects that our department works with. She especially cares about libraries and works so hard to be an advocate for the library program and for each library technology teacher.
She is also very patient and positive with us and keeps our department moving forward in a productive way.
Her interpersonal skills are superb, and she is the person in the district offices that everyone likes to visit with because she is positive and kind. She has the ability to finesse a situation and smooth things over so that everyone is happy, satisfied, and feels listened to and valued.
Her interpersonal skills are superb, and she is the person in the district offices that everyone likes to visit with because she is positive and kind. She has the ability to finesse a situation and smooth things over so that everyone is happy, satisfied, and feels listened to and valued.
Leslie: Julie is gentle, accepts people for their values and faults, and doesn't
expect people to be her mirror image. She wants thinkers. She celebrates our
victories with us and holds our hands in our defeats.
Julie trusts me, therefore, I never want to do anything untrustworthy.
Julie trusts me, therefore, I never want to do anything untrustworthy.
Julie is even-tempered; you know what to expect. She is generally in a
pleasant, happy mood and it spreads out from her.
John: I appreciate her passion for her job! She treats us all as equals and makes us
feel important and a part of the decision-making process in our department.
Julie loves music and enjoys sharing it.
I appreciate her positive, upbeat attitude. I feel like she is good at building rapport with others and truly cares about us and our families!
Julie loves music and enjoys sharing it.
I appreciate her positive, upbeat attitude. I feel like she is good at building rapport with others and truly cares about us and our families!
Friday, October 5, 2012
Vintage School Library Posters
A librarian in another district recently sent me this link about vintage school library posters. Use the Next and Previous arrows underneath the first poster in the article to see all the posters.
Most of these posters are from the 1960s. It's obvious from looking at the posters that our profession and the way that we access information has certainly changed! Remember when we really did have pamphlets in our libraries? :-)
What are your favorite kinds of posters that you have in your library learning centers now?
Most of these posters are from the 1960s. It's obvious from looking at the posters that our profession and the way that we access information has certainly changed! Remember when we really did have pamphlets in our libraries? :-)
Thursday, October 4, 2012
Julie Bentley's Birthday
Tuesday, October 2, 2012
10 Things Students Won’t Need To Know When They Graduate
10 Things Students Won’t Need To Know When They Graduate lists terms, phrases, concepts, and skills that students will not need in the future. Notice that #7 and #8 deal specifically with skills that we currently teach in our libraries. #4 deals with media literacy which we also teach.
What are your thoughts on this article? Are there parts that you disagree with? Or do all 10 items in the list ring true for you?
Wonder
I recently read a new book that has gotten some really good reviews--Wonder by R.J. Palacio.
It's about a young, 5th-grade boy named Auggie who has many severe facial birth defects. He has had many surgeries in his short life and has always been home-schooled. His parents decide, and he reluctantly agrees, that it is time for him to attend regular school. The main story is about Auggie's experiences as he deals with his classmates' reactions to how he looks.
The book moves the narrative along--sometimes from Auggie's point of view, sometimes from his friends' points of view, sometimes from his sister's point of view. The parts where Auggie's sister is the narrator are particularly poignant.
Have any of you read this book yet? What did you think about it?
The book moves the narrative along--sometimes from Auggie's point of view, sometimes from his friends' points of view, sometimes from his sister's point of view. The parts where Auggie's sister is the narrator are particularly poignant.
Have any of you read this book yet? What did you think about it?
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