Middle+School+Notes

Reading & Collection Development
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 * Megan M.: Work directly with a teacher who brings her class to the library for book talks. 5 students are given mp3 players with audio versions of books from Denver Public Library. Matches physical book with audio. Very successful with students on the cusp. Wrote a grant to get more mp3 players. Uses Overdrive software.
 * Susan: Uses device that allows multiple access to one mp3 file so that 5 kids can access audio version at the same time Belkin Rockstar 5 way Headphone Splitter
 * For fluency, take book from libravox or project Gutenberg (p. Use public domain), kids read orally and make a podcast. Uses Garage Brand. Create beautifully read podcast collections
 * 7th and 8th grade teachers come to library. Kids use index cards - list reading goals, favorite books. Kids keep reading lists - those are tallied, kind of a contest between classes. Classes share.
 * Movie tickets for kids who participate in book trivia contests
 * Use of Kindles - can register multiple kindles with school account []
 * Netvibes: RSS feed aggregation - can publish public page that can be linked to library website or blog Example: Newz4U
 * Portal all web 2.0 resources from Library website or blog
 * Good Journal for Tweens?
 * How to get kids in to the library after orientation? Have to be an outreach library. Separate check-out and research.
 * Favorite Databases: Worldbook Online, Ebsco CultureGrams
 * Important to partner with Public Library - Possibility of sharing databases

**Information Landscape, Access, Equity, Advocacy and Copyright, Copyleft and Information Ethics**

__ **Information Landscape** __
 * database
 * streaming video: safari montage, CCC: instead of owning large number of DVD in your collections
 * library of congress, american memories, western history with the denver public library world digital library, state archives,
 * Biography, trialsEyewitness to Historycolect websitesl
 * Delicious pre-set web site
 * Internation Public Library


 * __Access, Equity, Advocacy__**
 * RAFT - teacher resources
 * Teach students how to 'read' a nonfiction website. Copy and paste, along with the URl.
 * TLAP - digital citizenship: using the web sites for deeper learning
 * vocabulary: not using Excell using spreadsheet
 * why are we using a blog, not just using it
 * can see the prototype of the test during certain times, when are these times
 * Educate teachers to be able to use internet effectively
 * Send out a website and ask staff to give opinion - quiz of the day, online surveymonkey eval at the end of PD
 * 'Tech tip' emails
 * Blend the TLAP scores in particular standards and the core curriculum standards


 * __Copyright, CopyLeft, Information Ethics__**
 * Bibliography formation
 * Explains how to cite
 * Easy citation machine
 * Teach students why we cite. Use Creative Commons or streaming video to explain 'plagerize'
 * You don't plagerize words, you plagerize ideas.
 * Creative Commons: easy to build a license for students.
 * Copyright info to pass onto staff
 * Video on Copyright to share with staff
 * schooltube is not blocked for students or staff. Can embed the code from videos and will always open.
 * ALA Fair use

Leadership in Learning: Participating in a PLN
TED School library journal Library Media The Journal Alan November Freetech4teachers CCIRA Edcuational publications Joyce Valenza Power Libraries for Colorado
 * Leadership characterics: 'Leading from the Middle'
 * Seen as a teacher and leader once created and mounted wiki, connected to school web site - connecting it to state standards
 * Making librarian presentations to all district principals
 * 'Model the Way'
 * 'State the Library' once a year (accomplishments, collection development, program additions)
 * Marketing -
 * To parents, Administrators, teachers
 * Newsletters
 * Weekly scheduled meeting with the principals with written progress
 * Unless what you is as obvious as your budget is you are always on the chopping block
 * Digital student work with __comments__ from the Admin
 * Email all parents when new work is posted on the school web site


 * ETIL: Educational Technology Information Literacy

Leadership video with dancing guy