4 - LIBE 465 Reflections week 5

Week 5

I am still figuring out how to post in my own blog, and where to post it in the LIBE 465 Course Discussion Board.... Hopefully I get it right this time!

For the last few weeks, I have been able to practice cataloguing with the Teacher Librarian I volunteer with. I have been able to input new books by 'copying' the records, just like Cathie mentioned in our readings this week! We scan the ISBN, 'copy' the record from an existing book (often in another school in the district), scan the new School Board label, and type in our school code. I check to make sure it shows up correctly, and Presto - it is done! Also, we are weeding books from the collection, and I get to 'delete' records from the catalogue (very similar to copying), and watch them disappear on the screen as I throw the books into a cardboard box below. It is pretty cool to see it in action, and know that we are creating the catalogue as we go - it seems live time. Pretty cool....

1 - LIBE 465 Reflections Journal Week 2

Week 2

I am impressed with the technological skills of several of our classmates, based on thier discussion posts. One student in particular that I will be keeping an eye on is Stefan Stipp. I will check out his Humanities Co-Op website http://www.coop2011.weebly.com/ , as it sounds like he is trying to do some of the same things I am doing in my grade 7 class wrt providing links to meaningful topics. I am using my school district Dashboard to communicate with my students on a regular basis, (they all have blogs) and it has been a great way to immerse them in Digital Literacy. It is password protected, otherwise I would post it here. Perhaps I can take a snapshot of the screen....