tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-77114129374189710242024-03-14T12:42:05.471-04:00LibSciGal's WorldWelcome to a world where reading, books, technology, school libraries, and education rule.Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.comBlogger68125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-58044225600862924592014-03-27T18:09:00.001-04:002014-09-21T22:34:42.462-04:00Divergent Day at ToddCheck out this cool Smore that my talented colleague, Wendy Rollins, made to promote <b>Divergent Day</b> at our school. Can't wait for all the fun and I am excited that so many students are becoming interested in the series.
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SCASL 14 Day 3 Final Reflection - Friday, March 14, 2014 SCASL kicked off the last day of conference with our ... <a href="http://t.co/rq8DYTJtq3">http://t.co/rq8DYTJtq3</a><br />
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<script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js"></script>Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-30724217220460885242014-03-05T18:03:00.001-05:002014-03-05T18:32:22.547-05:00Wacky Socks Day in Honor of Dr. Seuss<iframe allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="710" scrolling="no" src="//instagram.com/p/lKilhORolt/embed/" width="612"></iframe>Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-5012067064728606192014-03-02T09:36:00.001-05:002014-03-02T09:37:56.138-05:00Dr. Seuss Week at Todd<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Check out Dr. Seuss Week at E.P. Todd (via <a href="http://t.co/X2NhihYE9o">http://t.co/X2NhihYE9o</a>) <a href="https://t.co/Ksd5BL7kjY">https://t.co/Ksd5BL7kjY</a></p>— Elizabeth Graham (@LibSciGal) <a href="https://twitter.com/LibSciGal/statuses/439972102074945536">March 2, 2014</a></blockquote>
<script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-59079314291436039332014-02-19T19:31:00.001-05:002014-02-23T23:17:01.568-05:00Google Forms for Libraries<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuydXB9n1c-mIhK2xL4eP9SBW3qg1ZVL1dFGkmfrcyAiqEIt64OBcsGjuy0fo3tSbGKAlIM425Y4KF-iuiWxE_grYsxQSkU1wIPwD5jFKiKpo0YxePrclAAycWEpkKnuC2U2b8lYGV9Lnd/s640/blogger-image--1274538516.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuydXB9n1c-mIhK2xL4eP9SBW3qg1ZVL1dFGkmfrcyAiqEIt64OBcsGjuy0fo3tSbGKAlIM425Y4KF-iuiWxE_grYsxQSkU1wIPwD5jFKiKpo0YxePrclAAycWEpkKnuC2U2b8lYGV9Lnd/s640/blogger-image--1274538516.jpg" /></a>Taking a page from my Dorman high library mentors, <b>Melanie Dillard and<a href="http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/" target="_blank"> Cathy Nelson</a></b>, I created a book contest entry form using Google forms. The contest is to pick the first student to check out Jeff Kinney's 8th installment in the Diary of a Wimpy kid series, <i><b>Hard Luck</b>. </i>Our students LOVE this series and are eagerly awaiting the newest one.<br />
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This year our school is <b>1:1</b> with iPads (3rd-5th) and MacBooks (6th-8th) so students will be able to access the entry form very easily. What I like the best, aside from the ease of use in creating the form and tweaking the look and content, is that the results will feed into a Google spreadsheet with each entry sorted automatically.<br />
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Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-10103684382332960932014-01-30T19:43:00.001-05:002014-01-30T19:51:41.812-05:00Snow Days = Reading Days<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-87763224839370741142014-01-26T22:46:00.000-05:002014-01-30T19:48:16.857-05:00New Year, New Blog?<span style="font-family: inherit;">Well, it has happened. After almost three years, lots of reading, many research papers, and much help from my family and friends, I have graduated with my Master of Library & Information Science and have a pending South Carolina State Teaching certificate. The next step is finding a position as a school media specialist.</span><br />
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Transitioning from a graduate school focus, this blog will discuss <b>books, apps, and tech tools. </b>Eventually it may evolve again to reflect my life as a newly minted school media specialist<b>. </b>But not yet<b>...:)</b></div>
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After six books and over 300,00 words, I finally completed all of <b>Michael Grant's Gone series.</b> Set in a California beach town in the aftermath of a nuclear powder plant accident, this series is full of richly developed, memorable characters (Whip Hand anyone?). Whether hero, villain, or a mixture of both, no one leaves the FAYZ unscathed. I would love to see this series brought to the big screen. <i>Gone</i> has become one of my go to titles for those students that have already read other popular dystopian series such as <i>The Hunger Games </i>or<i> Divergent.</i></div>
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<i><b>Catching Kisses</b></i><i> </i><span style="font-family: inherit;">is a new picture book by Amy Gibson. The story follows kisses as they are blown and fly off with the wind around our country. I especially enjoyed Maria Van Lieshout's striking retro style illustrations of various U.S. cities and the game in recognizing the places in the book.</span></div>
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Current favorite apps: <b><a href="http://www.haikudeck.com/" target="_blank">Haiku Deck</a> </b>and <b><a href="http://www.smore.com/" target="_blank">Smore</a></b>. Haiku Deck is super simple to use and creates very visual, striking presentations. Streamlined alternative to PowerPoint. Smore is for digital flyers, newsletters, invitations, and much more. It is intuitive to learn and features modern fonts and backgrounds. I have made Smores for school drop ins, yard sales, and professional development presentations. </div>
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Taking a page from my blogging and librarian mentor, <a href="http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/" target="_blank">Cathy Nelson</a>, here are my nominations for the <b><a href="http://edublogawards.com/" target="_blank">10th Annual Edublog Awards</a></b>. (I did not nominate in every category as I did not have experience/knowledge of all of them.) <div>
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Blogging has been a great tool for me during my graduate school career and I plan to continue as a school library media specialist. I have learned so much from the many library/education/technology blogs out there and thank you to everyone that continues to share their ideas, inspirations, and knowledge with the world wide web!</div>
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<li>Best individual blog:<b> <a href="http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/" target="_blank">Cathy Jo Nelson's Professional Thoughts</a></b></li>
<li>Best ed tech/resource sharing blog: <b>Richard Byrne's <a href="http://www.freetech4teachers.com/" target="_blank"> Free Technology for Teachers</a></b></li>
<li>Best library/librarian blog: <b>Julie Greller's<a href="http://mediaspecialistsguide.blogspot.com/" target="_blank"> A Media Specialist's Guide to the Internet</a> </b></li>
<li>Best administrator blog: <b>George Couros'<a href="http://georgecouros.ca/blog/" target="_blank"> The Principal of Change</a></b></li>
<li>Best individual Tweeter: <b>Donalyn Miller AKA The Book Whisperer @donalynbooks</b></li>
<li>Best Twitter hashtag:<b> #tlchat</b></li>
<li>Best free web tool:<b> <a href="http://www.smore.com/" target="_blank">Smore</a></b></li>
<li>Best mobile app:<b> YALSA's Teen Book Finder</b></li>
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Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-67452009224712211852013-11-22T21:49:00.001-05:002013-11-22T21:49:44.315-05:00Day 20 - Goodbyes<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Thursday was the final day of my Dorman internship and I left with mixed emotions. Though I am thrilled to have completed one of the final components of my MLIS program and will graduate from USC's SLIS program December 6, I know that I will miss the <b>fantastic</b> DHS media center team - Melanie, Cathy, and Erika. They welcomed me in, challenged me to try new things, and were always willing to answer my questions and listen to my ideas. </div>
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Thank you to Dorman High School's students and teachers for all the great times! I have truly been able to experience all aspects of a high school library program and would love to work at one in the future. Love the spirit, the energy, the YA novels, the learning, the ideas, and the fun that comes with teenagers. <br />
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I enjoyed reflecting with Melanie and Cathy about how they evaluate and design action plans for their program. Cathy also shared details about her American Association of School Librarians <span style="font-family: inherit;">conference adventures last week. Check out</span> her <a href="http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/" target="_blank">blog</a> to learn more.<br />
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Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-81880232559846291152013-11-16T19:44:00.001-05:002013-11-16T19:50:48.424-05:00Day 18 - Day of Reflection<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGjen_FFKjkO5JVY4hk9laIa2PCy0iJAMsuUiU7ci01dNK_WkNWZX07wvFaOMxaD4jbzngk2PAcM1WuCcqN7T0D8a5iqMRSDTCIUBaYQ0E5D7ErKuVanMhtAfKAK1s3bbN7-RY5Z5vE6X/s1600/allegiant.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIGjen_FFKjkO5JVY4hk9laIa2PCy0iJAMsuUiU7ci01dNK_WkNWZX07wvFaOMxaD4jbzngk2PAcM1WuCcqN7T0D8a5iqMRSDTCIUBaYQ0E5D7ErKuVanMhtAfKAK1s3bbN7-RY5Z5vE6X/s200/allegiant.png" width="133" /></a><span style="font-family: inherit;">Thursday was an unusually quiet day at DHS. This provided a good opportunity to reflect on my goals and plans for my remaining week. I met with a student teacher to share my New Teacher's Guide to the School Library presentation. Another book order came in and, as usual, I loved looking through all the great new titles. I recognized quite a few books from my browsing at the Teen department at the Spartanburg Public Library. Even better, I was able to check out a copy of this hot title. Thank you Melanie! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">With Erika's help I put together a display of <b>sports titles</b>, both fiction and nonfiction. At first I intended to only feature football books, but since basketball season is beginning we decided to feature all sports. I will check on Tuesday to see if any titles are missing - meaning they are checked out!</span></div>
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Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-24060338973242270492013-11-12T22:26:00.000-05:002013-11-16T21:22:37.528-05:00Day 17 - Professional Development and iPadsIt is hard to believe that I am in my last two weeks at Dorman. This semester has gone so rapidly and I have truly enjoyed going "back" to high school and working with such a knowledgeable pair of media specialists. I'll save the rest of my reflections for next week's posts, but I already know that I will miss working with the DHS MC gang!<br />
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Today was a rewarding day for me as I had the opportunity to provide<b> professional development</b> for a group of student teachers. As a fellow student, I could relate to their challenges and wishes for the future. My presentation (see below for the <a href="http://www.haikudeck.com/" target="_blank">Haiku Deck</a> visual portion) focused on why new teachers should partner with their school librarian. Aside from the fact, that librarians are a terrific bunch, we covered collaboration opportunities, research guidance, and identified beneficial resources for teachers (e.g., Discus, Streamline SC). Next week I have an opportunity to present to a group of second year teachers and will customize to fit their needs.<br />
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Good luck to Cathy as she ventures to cold Hartford, CT for the AAAL (American Association of School Librarians) conference. A great opportunity to share best practices with school librarians from all over the country.Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-36944782522099843212013-11-10T18:19:00.002-05:002013-11-10T18:19:36.302-05:00Day 16 - Research and BYOB Club<a href="http://scdiscus.org/sites/default/files/images/database_logos/ovic.gif" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="Opposing Viewpoints In Context" border="0" src="http://scdiscus.org/sites/default/files/images/database_logos/ovic.gif" /></a><a href="http://scdiscus.org/sites/default/files/images/database_logos/ebsco/logo_povrc.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Points of View Reference Center" border="0" height="61" src="http://scdiscus.org/sites/default/files/images/database_logos/ebsco/logo_povrc.png" width="200" /></a>Thursday was one of the busiest days I have had at Dorman: completing ongoing projects, assisting three blocks of students working on argumentative essays, and the Lunchtime Book Club. Melanie and I provided formatting, citation, and research assistance for Mr. Smutzer's senior English class. Hanging indents and controversial topics anyone? Once again, I was reminded how fortunate we in South Carolina are to have access to databases like Points of View and Opposing Viewpoints through <a href="http://scdiscus.org/" target="_blank"><b>Discus</b></a>. Now to convince students of the advantages of these databases...<br />
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Speaking of enthusiasm for reading, check out Cathy's blog post about her book matching for students project <a href="http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=3127" target="_blank">here.</a> Yet another great idea for creating a <b>buzz about reading</b> from my Dorman mentors! Once I have my own media center, I plan to emulate and shamelessly copy (with proper accreditation of course!) many of Melanie's and Cathy's library programs, clubs, and activities. The Dorman Media Center always has something going on and students flock to be a part of it. Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-72621108982594047582013-11-05T17:13:00.002-05:002013-11-05T17:13:33.444-05:00Day 15 - Weeding, Romance and ResearchAs part of my internship requirements, I am weeding, evaluating and recommending new titles for a small section of the library collection. Melanie suggested Astronomy (520s). I am going through the section, but do not want to leave the shelves bare! Weeding is a challenge, but a necessary task for maintaining a relevant, appealing collection. Subjects such as astronomy change rapidly and guidelines call for titles being no more than seven years old. I have found some more recent materials that would make good additions to the collection, but many nonfiction reference materials are also available as eBooks or through electronic databases.<br />
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Today, I had the opportunity to observe both of my mentor librarians as they made presentations to classes. Cathy did a<a href="http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/?p=3114" target="_blank"> booktalk</a> featuring fve <b>Romeo & Juliet</b> themed novels and combined music, news clips, and images from popular culture to represent the theme of the books. Melanie went over Google vs. Discus, easy tips for citations, and other great research guidelines. Two great examples of librarians working in coordination with classroom teachers! </div>
Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-754477910345962082013-11-03T10:56:00.001-05:002013-11-03T10:57:19.739-05:00Day 14 - Happy Halloween<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Today Erica put out new books for students and they browsed and selected as though they were at a retail book store. Love those <b>new books! </b><br />
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Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-20288058482441362822013-10-31T21:38:00.001-04:002013-10-31T21:38:32.845-04:00Courtesy of Cavaliers Read!: And our first copy of Allegiant goes to....<a href="http://cavaliersread.blogspot.com/2013/10/and-our-first-copy-of-allegiant-goes-to.html?spref=bl">Cavaliers Read!: And our first copy of Allegiant goes to....</a>: Keri M! Congrats for entering our Allegiant contest (put together by Mrs. Graham, our intern.) You won the first checkout!Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-12870310475251129692013-10-27T20:50:00.001-04:002013-10-27T20:54:15.110-04:00Day 13 - Writing Lab, Contest, and Cool Tools<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This was my final day to work with Mrs. Shepard and her 10th graders in the writing lab. Most students had already completed their Destiny Quest book reviews and were working on the visual book report. <a href="http://blog.cathyjonelson.com/" target="_blank">Cathy</a> shared exemplary samples of visual book reports made using <a href="http://www.postermywall.com/" target="_blank">PosterMyWall</a>, PowerPoint, and a book trailer made with <a href="http://www.animoto.com/" target="_blank">Animoto</a>. If I do this project again, I would walk students through the entire process by making a class visual book report and then have them work individually. <br />
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Students have been entering the <em>Allegiant</em> contest and I can't wait to see who wins the honor of being the first student to check out <a href="http://veronicarothbooks.blogspot.com/" target="_blank">Veronica Roth's</a> <em>Allegiant</em> (#3 in the Divergent series). I also can't wait to read it, though I may have to reread <em>Divergent</em> and <em>Insurgent</em> as I read them both over a year ago. <br />
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Erika showed me some cool repair tools that I would love to have in my own library someday. <a href="http://www.gaylord.com/page_manager_st_leftnav_no_ewe.asp?page_ID=504" target="_blank">Gaylord</a> book jacket covers on rolls I am looking at you! I also like the Helios 60 that repairs bindings giving new life to broken books. <br />
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Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-34729821122819619252013-10-20T21:13:00.001-04:002013-10-22T21:24:46.195-04:00Day 12 - Busy Day at The DHS Media CenterAs expected, Thursday was jam packed with activity. Melanie went over budgeting, requisitions, and purchase orders with me, but, as she advised me, each school will have its own unique requirements and steps for budgeting and spending. Once I have my own library, I will need to make good friends with the school bookkeeper so they won't mind all the questions I will ask them!<br>
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Mrs. Shepard's class completed their Destiny Quest book reviews. I briefly went over copyright and citations and then the class moved on to the next phase of the project: visual book reports. Visual book reports are a mashup of text and images that represent the major themes, symbols, and or characters of the novel. I think the students will enjoy the creative freedom of this project and I am excited to see their final products. Cathy will work with us on the final day and provide needed guidance on the graphic design aspects of the visual book report.<br>
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Teen Read Week (TRW) festivities continued with library trivia and special guests, Travis and Heather, from <a href="http://www.infodepot.org/" target="_blank">Spartanburg County Public Library</a>'s teen library staff. Many students stopped by during lunch and won t-shirts and other cool swag for showing their SCPL cards. See more TRW pictures and details on the Cavaliers Read! <a href="http://cavaliersread.blogspot.com/2013/10/thanks-fro-great-dhs-teen-read-week.html" target="_blank">blog</a>.<br>
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Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-2398774728654150912013-10-15T21:32:00.000-04:002013-10-19T20:24:36.061-04:00Day 11 - Book Reviews and Teen Read Week<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What an exciting day at DHS! I put together a Halloween display with zombie, vampire and other spooky stories. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;">One student helped us identify the word limit of a Destiny Quest review (1000 characters), but overall things went smoothly. My hope is that the students continue to use the social media components of Destiny Quest. Add friends, add books to virtual book shelves, and share reviews. Reading 21st century style.</span></div>
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<br />Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-47542470370577419842013-10-13T23:35:00.001-04:002013-10-20T20:51:43.413-04:00Halloween Fiction Tagxedo<iframe frameborder="0" height="600" scrolling="no" src="http://www.tagxedo.com/art/ce53f3e69d944097" width="600"></iframe>Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-53120510217901257622013-10-12T18:54:00.001-04:002013-10-12T18:56:22.239-04:00Day 10 - Halfway There<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Tuesday began with an multistep student project. Cathy is helping an art class create narration files to go along with a physical and web based display of student created artwork, a virtual art walk. Using Audacity, students recorded narrations, exported the files, and created QR codes linked to the files. There are more steps involved, but the process should be worthwhile once the art and audio are linked.<br />
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Melanie discussed my <b>midpoint </b>evaluation with me and we identified checkpoint items that I still need to complete. For the professional development component I am planning to offer a Media Center 101 session to any student teachers at Dorman this semester. Another idea is to offer training on using Destiny Quest.<br />
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Melanie and Cathy attended EdTech this week and I look forward to hearing all about it. As I am posting after the big crosstown rival game, I must acknowledge that the Dorman Cavaliers beat my home school district team, the Spartanburg High School Vikings, 42-35. Hope I don't hear too much gloating on Tuesday!Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-44094260458513551912013-10-05T22:02:00.002-04:002013-10-05T22:42:55.648-04:00Day 9 - PosterMyWall and Basketball fiction<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1bS1REI6Nk0T9dW2QuHDxAalfTd0A1ANXAmRDW9uC0nSA2gtXFWREb59y3tRhDkL65yw-g_sCJK3ZgryJQpqmbkpHrduyEYRmYzg8qK48QhrOYV2W2hQWkbHEOGCpioppV6cC3idoOXw/s1600/BloomingOrangev1-resized-600.gif.png" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjb1bS1REI6Nk0T9dW2QuHDxAalfTd0A1ANXAmRDW9uC0nSA2gtXFWREb59y3tRhDkL65yw-g_sCJK3ZgryJQpqmbkpHrduyEYRmYzg8qK48QhrOYV2W2hQWkbHEOGCpioppV6cC3idoOXw/s320/BloomingOrangev1-resized-600.gif.png" width="247" /></a>Thursday was filled with lots of planning and working with students. Cathy gave me more ideas for visual, creative student projects. <a href="http://www.postermywall.com/" target="_blank">PosterMyWall</a> is a site that allows students to create collage posters that can be downloaded for free. This can be used to combine text and images to represent a work of fiction. This requires students to analyze and synthesize and work those higher order thinking skills. <br />
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Next week I take the PRAXIS II - Library Media Specialist area. This is one of my last steps in becoming a certified School Library Media Specialist!Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7711412937418971024.post-60051583260315526932013-10-01T21:31:00.002-04:002013-10-01T21:31:59.629-04:00Day 8 - Pinterest and Planning<a href="http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pinterest-pinboard-600.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="125" src="http://edudemic.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pinterest-pinboard-600.jpg" width="200" /></a>Today the focus was on a class project using Pinterest, planning for the Dystopian fiction unit, and completing a display. As always, I came away with great, practical tips from Melanie and Cathy on school library program administration and management.<br />
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On Monday, Melanie and Erika has worked with a Child Development class as they began a Pinterest project. The students had to set up Pinterest accounts using their student Gmails, follow their teacher, and then be invited to "pin" to shared Nursery and Layette boards. This process came with some obstacles, but once accounts and passwords were created, things ran more smoothly. This was a reminder to me to always plan ahead when using a Web 2.0 tool for student projects. <br />
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During 4th block I met with Ms. Shepard to plan activities and technology products related to the Dystopian fiction unit.While I had initially thought of student created book trailers, we decided that Destiny Quest book reviews would be a better fit for this class. Students will also create a visual/text digital product to represent their understanding of the novels or a specific characters. I am excited about working with this class and glad that I have read 3 of the 5 books that the various groups read.<br />
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Two exciting events occurred on Thursday and I was lucky enough to take part in both. <br />
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DHS Media Center received a large order of new books and I got to help with processing. Erika showed me how to use Tattle Tape, a tiny strip placed in each book for security purposes. ( Or loss prevention as I knew it in my retail days.) We also stamped and put extra barcodes in each book. I love <strong>new books</strong> and getting to look through a large order of new books was a huge treat!<br />
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Plans are in the works to collaborate with teachers, create shelf graphics for the graphic novel section, and soak up as much as I can from the <strong>Dorman's Dynamic Duo</strong> (Melanie Dillard and Cathy Nelson)!Elizabeth Grahamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14187930595765145865noreply@blogger.com0