8:30-10:30AM
Today all books were due back to the media center for the Thanksgiving break. So it was packed in there! When I walked past, there were piles and stacks everywhere! So I stopped in to see if they could use any help! They of course said they could! The media clerk, two other paras, and I worked diligently for close to two hours before we finally got all the books where they belonged. There were books stacked on the checkout desk, carts, and pretty much everywhere you could find a space! One of the paras was constantly checking books in and putting them into a different stack to be organized and reshelved. The other para and I were picking through the stacks to get any books that belonged in the row for series. The media clerk was in the easy section with an overburdened cart putting them away and straightening shelves as quickly as she could. It seemed that every time we got through a stack another one appeared! After a while, the stacks finally started to shrink and by about 10:30, most of the books were where they belonged. I guess this is what it is like every time all books are due! I knew they were swamped during this time, but I never realized they were this swamped! Thank goodness for outside help!
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Frank Long Elementary
9:30-10:30AM
This week is Children's Book Week, so the media center is the place to be! Today was our reading lock-in where students were allowed to wear their pajamas and were encouraged to read all day. Because of this, the media center was incredibly busy. I stopped by to get a couple books so I could read to a Kindergarten class and I could hardly see the media clerk behind all her piles. So I stayed to help reshelve books and get them caught up. I had never reshelved in the media center so I was a little unsure of their organization system, but caught on rather quickly. I took several of the series books and put them where they belonged. The students were incredibly helpful in the fact that if I couldn't find a series, they would tell me exactly where it was! After about an hour, they seemed to be caught up pretty well and had called in enough reinforcements that I felt like I could leave and not affect them too bad.
This week is Children's Book Week, so the media center is the place to be! Today was our reading lock-in where students were allowed to wear their pajamas and were encouraged to read all day. Because of this, the media center was incredibly busy. I stopped by to get a couple books so I could read to a Kindergarten class and I could hardly see the media clerk behind all her piles. So I stayed to help reshelve books and get them caught up. I had never reshelved in the media center so I was a little unsure of their organization system, but caught on rather quickly. I took several of the series books and put them where they belonged. The students were incredibly helpful in the fact that if I couldn't find a series, they would tell me exactly where it was! After about an hour, they seemed to be caught up pretty well and had called in enough reinforcements that I felt like I could leave and not affect them too bad.
Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Frank Long Elementary
2:45-4:30PM
Today I had shortened hours in the media center since there was no after school program. I just kept the doors open for anyone searching for a book or needing to use the workroom. I had close to the same amount of people using the tools in the back room. I also had a couple questions about books and other resources. Since there were not a lot of people still at the school, I decided to close it early and go home.
Today I had shortened hours in the media center since there was no after school program. I just kept the doors open for anyone searching for a book or needing to use the workroom. I had close to the same amount of people using the tools in the back room. I also had a couple questions about books and other resources. Since there were not a lot of people still at the school, I decided to close it early and go home.
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Bradwell Institute
3:00-5:00PM
Today I went to work at Bradwell Institute to complete my weeding activity. The media specialist went through her rules of how she determines which books should be removed from the collection and which ones stay. She gave me the acronym "MUSTY" which I had learned in previous classes but had forgotten. So I took the acronym and the county policy on weeding and went to work on one section of the collection - the 600s. I checked the copyright dates of each and every book in this section and found that around half of them fit the criteria for removal. I asked the media specialist what process she follows to keep the collection full of resources for students to use and she told me that after she weeded one section like I just did, she would immediately go to Titlewave and put new books on a wishlist for future orders. This is how she manages to keep most of the sections current.
Today I went to work at Bradwell Institute to complete my weeding activity. The media specialist went through her rules of how she determines which books should be removed from the collection and which ones stay. She gave me the acronym "MUSTY" which I had learned in previous classes but had forgotten. So I took the acronym and the county policy on weeding and went to work on one section of the collection - the 600s. I checked the copyright dates of each and every book in this section and found that around half of them fit the criteria for removal. I asked the media specialist what process she follows to keep the collection full of resources for students to use and she told me that after she weeded one section like I just did, she would immediately go to Titlewave and put new books on a wishlist for future orders. This is how she manages to keep most of the sections current.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Frank Long Elementary
2:45-6:00PM
Today I worked in the media center again after hours. I invited the after school program to take advantage of the extended hours and they did! I had two classes in there the entire time until 4:30. I set up all the computers prior to the students arriving for Study Island. Each computer was logged on and had the program up and running so all they had to put in was their usernames and passwords. It made the process so much easier! They were actually able to be actively engaged for the entire 90 minutes they were there. I was glad to be able to help them in this way!
During this time, I also had the same handful of people using the laminator, ellison cutters, and paper cutters in the workroom. I also helped a couple teachers find books they were looking for. They got whatever information out of them that they needed and left.
Today I worked in the media center again after hours. I invited the after school program to take advantage of the extended hours and they did! I had two classes in there the entire time until 4:30. I set up all the computers prior to the students arriving for Study Island. Each computer was logged on and had the program up and running so all they had to put in was their usernames and passwords. It made the process so much easier! They were actually able to be actively engaged for the entire 90 minutes they were there. I was glad to be able to help them in this way!
During this time, I also had the same handful of people using the laminator, ellison cutters, and paper cutters in the workroom. I also helped a couple teachers find books they were looking for. They got whatever information out of them that they needed and left.
Thursday, October 22, 2009
Lewis Frasier Middle School
2:45-3:45PM
I went over to Lewis Frasier Middle School and worked in the media center today. I worked with the media specialist on inventory of one section. She taught me how to use the hand held scanner they have to help make the process easier and quicker. I took one shelf and started the inventory on it. When I finished that section, the program determined that we had 3 items missing. The media specialist looked to see what was missing and immediately identified the missing items as something she keeps in the professional section. So she went to get them, I scanned them, and reran the report. It them showed that all items were accounted for. It didn't take very long to do that small section, but I can imagine it would when having to scan the entire media center!
I went over to Lewis Frasier Middle School and worked in the media center today. I worked with the media specialist on inventory of one section. She taught me how to use the hand held scanner they have to help make the process easier and quicker. I took one shelf and started the inventory on it. When I finished that section, the program determined that we had 3 items missing. The media specialist looked to see what was missing and immediately identified the missing items as something she keeps in the professional section. So she went to get them, I scanned them, and reran the report. It them showed that all items were accounted for. It didn't take very long to do that small section, but I can imagine it would when having to scan the entire media center!
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Frank Long Elementary
:45-4:45PM
Today I worked in the media center after hours. I actually stayed quite busy today. There was a baby shower in the media center, so I helped with that. I helped set up and clean up afterwards. When everyone left, I had a teacher come in and we discussed personal learning networks. I showed her the personal learning network I created for myself using netvibes and I also showed her the personal learning network I created for the school to help organize all of the websites that teachers use on a daily basis! We ended up discussing the benefits of this tool for quite some time. By the time I looked up, it was time to go!
Today I worked in the media center after hours. I actually stayed quite busy today. There was a baby shower in the media center, so I helped with that. I helped set up and clean up afterwards. When everyone left, I had a teacher come in and we discussed personal learning networks. I showed her the personal learning network I created for myself using netvibes and I also showed her the personal learning network I created for the school to help organize all of the websites that teachers use on a daily basis! We ended up discussing the benefits of this tool for quite some time. By the time I looked up, it was time to go!
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