As the school year quickly approaches, I've been doing a lot of thinking about how it's going to go. I had a pretty good year last year, especially considering I started a few weeks after the school year had begun and I felt like I was constantly behind. Even though the past school year was a good one, I am always trying to find ways to ... Continue Reading...
Google Powersearching Course
Just wanted to make everyone aware that Google is hosting a free online searching course. You can sign up here. It actually started yesterday, but you can still sign up! I'm doing a presentation on this in a couple of weeks, so I'm looking forward to learning some new stuff. ... Continue Reading...
Ed Tech Tuesday: LiveBinders Review
Every Tuesday, I will review a web tool or app that can help you in your library. Today's Ed Tech Tuesday focus is a LiveBinders review. I've recently started using LiveBinders and I must say it is pretty cool. It's a virtual three ring binder - basically like bookmarks on your browser that you can share with the world (or just those you choose to ... Continue Reading...
Library Organization
How do you organize your shelves? I did a major overhaul of my library this summer (I'm not finished), and I had a hard time deciding exactly what to do. This past school year was my first at this school and I inherited a mess, quite frankly. The collection hadn't been properly weeded in my lifetime, if I were guessing. The Easy collection had ... Continue Reading...
Summer Reading Programs
We started a summer reading program at my school this year. I've been pretty pleased with the results so far. We open the library from 10:00-12:00 every Tuesday so students can come in, read, and take Accelerated Reader tests. We've had around 30 students each week, which isn't bad for summer. Some other schools in the district are doing more ... Continue Reading...
Working hard on Library Lesson Plans
Well, it's July 4 and I've been hard at work on library lesson plans for the upcoming school year! So far I have finished plans for August and September. I'll be starting my plans for October soon. My intention is to get all plans finished for the first semester before school starts on August 8. The thing that really slows me down is digging ... Continue Reading...
