Today's High School Hours: 0.5 hours
Total High School Hours: 5.0 hours
Total Hours: 28.0 hours
Today Pam received an order from Follett. This order contained a good number of AV/DVD selections. These selections were not labeled according to how we have selected to have them labeled from Follett. Pam showed me who to contact and how to contact them at Follett and the correction was made so that it will not happen on the next DVD order. Then I changed the headings in the system so that they showed up correctly in the system, and I manually changed the labels to match the correct system identification.
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Monday, March 15, 2010
Elementary Hours (MJDS)
Today's Elementary/Middle Hours: 8 hours
Total Elementary/Middle Hours: 23 hours
Total Hours: 27.5 hours
Today I spent the day at the Milwaukee Jewish Day School again. Once again, I really enjoyed my time here. I knew going into the day that I would get the chance to teach 2 classes. The first class at the beginning of the day was the senior kindergarten class. I knew that I would be reading them Pickles to Pittsburgh, the sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Before they came in I set out their "shelf elves," which are laminated cards that serve 2 purposes - they allow students to stick something into the bookshelf when they pull out a book that they are not sure if they are going to check out, then put it back in the correct spot if they do not want it, and they also have the student barcodes on them so they can check out with it when they are ready. Then I picked out some books that have to do with traveling (like Pickles to Pittsburgh) in case they wanted to read something on a similar topic (they didn't but I didn't take offense). Then when they came in, I sat in the rocker and they sat on the carpet and I read the book to them. I first asked them what they remembered about the first book and they came back with a lot. It was fun reading a kids book and showing the pictures. They're so chatty and fidgetty and wanted to point out every little thing they noticed about the book. Like I told the librarians after, "It's kind of like playing with my nephews, it was fun for a few minutes but I wouldn't want to take them home with me just yet."
After the senior-k class I covered a few books. Not much else to tell here.
The last time I was here I weeded a bunch of books from the 300 section. This time, the LMS printed out the list that they ended up getting rid of from the ones that I picked out and I got to go through the list and create a new list on Titlewave that will eventually become the replacements for the books that I weeded. In the middle of this I took a break to observe the LMS read to the 3rd graders. I noticed that this was a different experience than reading to the senior-k class because she read a short novel (or chapter) book to them.
Next, I stamped book for a bit and put "Date Due" stickers in them.
Finally, the big show of the day...I got to give a presentation to the 4th graders on what type of sites we can trust for information on the internet. I gave a kid-friendly presentation about who we can trust in real life, then compared it to who/what we can trust online. When I asked them questions, they always had a bunch of great answers, which made this really fun and not stressful or awkward at all (for the most part). My big mistake was telling them that there are liars out there on the internet and then giving them some examples of that. My main example was the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. After I showed this fake website, that was all they could talk about. At first I thought that they actually understood what types of websites were good to get good information from, then I realized that all that they would remember would be the Tree Octopus website. Oh well! I tried!
Then I covered books again to wrap up the day.
Fun day!
Total Elementary/Middle Hours: 23 hours
Total Hours: 27.5 hours
Today I spent the day at the Milwaukee Jewish Day School again. Once again, I really enjoyed my time here. I knew going into the day that I would get the chance to teach 2 classes. The first class at the beginning of the day was the senior kindergarten class. I knew that I would be reading them Pickles to Pittsburgh, the sequel to Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs. Before they came in I set out their "shelf elves," which are laminated cards that serve 2 purposes - they allow students to stick something into the bookshelf when they pull out a book that they are not sure if they are going to check out, then put it back in the correct spot if they do not want it, and they also have the student barcodes on them so they can check out with it when they are ready. Then I picked out some books that have to do with traveling (like Pickles to Pittsburgh) in case they wanted to read something on a similar topic (they didn't but I didn't take offense). Then when they came in, I sat in the rocker and they sat on the carpet and I read the book to them. I first asked them what they remembered about the first book and they came back with a lot. It was fun reading a kids book and showing the pictures. They're so chatty and fidgetty and wanted to point out every little thing they noticed about the book. Like I told the librarians after, "It's kind of like playing with my nephews, it was fun for a few minutes but I wouldn't want to take them home with me just yet."
After the senior-k class I covered a few books. Not much else to tell here.
The last time I was here I weeded a bunch of books from the 300 section. This time, the LMS printed out the list that they ended up getting rid of from the ones that I picked out and I got to go through the list and create a new list on Titlewave that will eventually become the replacements for the books that I weeded. In the middle of this I took a break to observe the LMS read to the 3rd graders. I noticed that this was a different experience than reading to the senior-k class because she read a short novel (or chapter) book to them.
Next, I stamped book for a bit and put "Date Due" stickers in them.
Finally, the big show of the day...I got to give a presentation to the 4th graders on what type of sites we can trust for information on the internet. I gave a kid-friendly presentation about who we can trust in real life, then compared it to who/what we can trust online. When I asked them questions, they always had a bunch of great answers, which made this really fun and not stressful or awkward at all (for the most part). My big mistake was telling them that there are liars out there on the internet and then giving them some examples of that. My main example was the Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus. After I showed this fake website, that was all they could talk about. At first I thought that they actually understood what types of websites were good to get good information from, then I realized that all that they would remember would be the Tree Octopus website. Oh well! I tried!
Then I covered books again to wrap up the day.
Fun day!
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
High School Hours (Reagan)
Today's High School Hours: .5 hours
Total High School Hours: 4.5 hours
Total Hours: 19.5 hours
Today I spent a half hour covering books. We don't normally do this because we normally have Follett do it when we order them. I had learned previously how to do this at my elementary placement, but it has been some time so I was a bit out of practice. We received some new books that were donated to us, so after cataloging them and putting them in the system last visit, I got to cover them today. They could look better, but I'm sure that I'll improve with practice.
Total High School Hours: 4.5 hours
Total Hours: 19.5 hours
Today I spent a half hour covering books. We don't normally do this because we normally have Follett do it when we order them. I had learned previously how to do this at my elementary placement, but it has been some time so I was a bit out of practice. We received some new books that were donated to us, so after cataloging them and putting them in the system last visit, I got to cover them today. They could look better, but I'm sure that I'll improve with practice.
Monday, March 8, 2010
High School Hours (Reagan)
Today's High School Hours: 1.0 hours
Total High School Hours: 4.0 hours
Total Hours: 19.0 hours
I spent today doing two things: practicing my cataloging and discussing the things that I have discussed or done on the Library Media Practicum Checklist with my cooperating librarian. I started out by cataloging some books. Pam had some new books donated to the library and needed to figure out where they should go in our library. They were already in the system, we just had to figure out where the best place would be for our students to find them. I used a combination of the Sears catalog and some other MARC records (LoC) to determine where best to put them. It was interesting because it was a bit ahead of where we are in the cataloging course so I kind of feel like I got a small preview of how to use these sources before we even got to learning about them.
In addition, we spent some time going over all of the things that we have already covered from the list that Dennis provided. I realized that in the short time that I have been working with Pam this school year, she has already covered many topics and information that are necessary to know about our library.
Total High School Hours: 4.0 hours
Total Hours: 19.0 hours
I spent today doing two things: practicing my cataloging and discussing the things that I have discussed or done on the Library Media Practicum Checklist with my cooperating librarian. I started out by cataloging some books. Pam had some new books donated to the library and needed to figure out where they should go in our library. They were already in the system, we just had to figure out where the best place would be for our students to find them. I used a combination of the Sears catalog and some other MARC records (LoC) to determine where best to put them. It was interesting because it was a bit ahead of where we are in the cataloging course so I kind of feel like I got a small preview of how to use these sources before we even got to learning about them.
In addition, we spent some time going over all of the things that we have already covered from the list that Dennis provided. I realized that in the short time that I have been working with Pam this school year, she has already covered many topics and information that are necessary to know about our library.
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
High School Hours (Reagan)
Today's High School Hours: .5 hours
Total High School Hours: 3.0 hours
Total Hours: 18.0 hours
As with many businesses and government institutions, our school district has not been able to escape the budget crunch. LMSs across the board in MPS have been getting their jobs cut left and right for next year. I spent about half my time today talking to the head of my library about this. It greatly concerns me because I do not have my certificate yet, but I am the one on staff scheduled to staff the library. Because I have or am working towards 2 certificates (teaching and LMS) I shouldn't be too worried, but you never know how things are going to shake out. So we discussed what's gone on in the past and the way things might play out this year.
Then I finally finished shelving my books that I took out for my class to use.
Total High School Hours: 3.0 hours
Total Hours: 18.0 hours
As with many businesses and government institutions, our school district has not been able to escape the budget crunch. LMSs across the board in MPS have been getting their jobs cut left and right for next year. I spent about half my time today talking to the head of my library about this. It greatly concerns me because I do not have my certificate yet, but I am the one on staff scheduled to staff the library. Because I have or am working towards 2 certificates (teaching and LMS) I shouldn't be too worried, but you never know how things are going to shake out. So we discussed what's gone on in the past and the way things might play out this year.
Then I finally finished shelving my books that I took out for my class to use.
Monday, February 22, 2010
High School Hours (Reagan)
Today's High School Hours: 1.0 hours
Total High School Hours: 2.5 hours
Total Hours: 17.5 hours
Today I spent the majority of the time shelving books. I had actually pulled about a hundred books off of the shelf for my classes to use. They were doing a project where I created a wiki and then gave each of them a page. On their individual pages they are exploring the customs of a culture that they belong to. I went through pulled off many, many books on culture that they could use. When my class and the other teacher's class that had used them were done using them I checked all of the books in, even though they weren't technically checked out, so that we could see on our statistics that the books were being used. So I spent a large portion of my time putting these back on the shelves.
In addition, the head of our library went to a training session in New York this weekend. It was meant to explain to here exactly what types of things we need to have in a Middle Years Program for the International Baccalaureate organization that we are a part of. We discussed the things that she found out, as well as the things that she did not find out, and the things that we are going to have to research before our library is inspected to be on par with the IB Organization next fall.
Total High School Hours: 2.5 hours
Total Hours: 17.5 hours
Today I spent the majority of the time shelving books. I had actually pulled about a hundred books off of the shelf for my classes to use. They were doing a project where I created a wiki and then gave each of them a page. On their individual pages they are exploring the customs of a culture that they belong to. I went through pulled off many, many books on culture that they could use. When my class and the other teacher's class that had used them were done using them I checked all of the books in, even though they weren't technically checked out, so that we could see on our statistics that the books were being used. So I spent a large portion of my time putting these back on the shelves.
In addition, the head of our library went to a training session in New York this weekend. It was meant to explain to here exactly what types of things we need to have in a Middle Years Program for the International Baccalaureate organization that we are a part of. We discussed the things that she found out, as well as the things that she did not find out, and the things that we are going to have to research before our library is inspected to be on par with the IB Organization next fall.
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
High School Hours (Reagan High)
Today's High School Hours: .5 hours
Total High School Hours: 1.5 hours
Total Hours: 16.5 hours
Today we received a new shipment from Follett. We received a couple of DVDs that we purchased, as well as a sizable box of books. We are lucky enough to order the books preprocessed, so all of the codes are already on the books. We still do have to stamp them with the school stamp, as well as put an alarm sticker on them so they can't be stolen. I spent about 25 minutes of the 30 minutes that I was in the library completing this task. I was also shown briefly how to put the MARC records for the DVDs into our system, because with these we actually have to download them and put them into our catalog, then upload the whole collection to Follett again so that the next time we purchase books we don't purchase these same books.
Total High School Hours: 1.5 hours
Total Hours: 16.5 hours
Today we received a new shipment from Follett. We received a couple of DVDs that we purchased, as well as a sizable box of books. We are lucky enough to order the books preprocessed, so all of the codes are already on the books. We still do have to stamp them with the school stamp, as well as put an alarm sticker on them so they can't be stolen. I spent about 25 minutes of the 30 minutes that I was in the library completing this task. I was also shown briefly how to put the MARC records for the DVDs into our system, because with these we actually have to download them and put them into our catalog, then upload the whole collection to Follett again so that the next time we purchase books we don't purchase these same books.
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