First Blog Ever!
Submitted by jinierrichetti on Sun, 2007-01-07 23:54.
Well, I'm feeling a little out of place and intimidated. I'm only a lowly elementary school librarian. However, I do hope to move up to the high school level, possibly next year. I've always tried to stay on the "cutting edge" ( I really don't like that term) and I love technology. I don't want to be left behind and, as one of my classmates mentioned, as a parent of two soon-to-be-teenagers, I feel I need to keep up with them in terms of technology. I've been reading about Blogging, RSS, etc. in my professional journals for quite a while now and this course will give me the opportunity for some hands-on experience. I live and work in Cherry Hill, New Jersey and I have held several district-level positions, including Instructional Television Coordinator and Distance Learning Coordinator. Looking forward to working with everyone.
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We've got five other school
We've got five other school librarians participating. At least one serves elementary-age students. Hope that helps you feel comfortable!
Hi from TN
My sister lives in Cherry Hill! Or she used to...she recently bought a house in some other neighborhood. She homeschools her daughter (due to severe allergies) and I have been looking at the NJ state electronic library. I think there should be some resources there for her first grader, but most things looked like they would be for older students to me. Do you use any kind of electronic databases/resources in your library? I should get to my own blog post!
See you,
Suzanne Mangrum
I do use databases in my
I do use databases in my library but you are right, they are mostly geared toward 3rd grade and up. Grolier has some good ones. They just got a new one called Amazing Animals that 2nd graders were able to use. This isn't a database but a good, simple website (with ads unfortunately)http://www.enchantedlearning.com/Home.html
Elementary School Librarians rock!
Your colleagues in elementary school libraries are no slouches. I've seen a lot of really innovative things that librarians and teachers in elementary schools have been doing with social software.
Here are a few links to interesting examples:
http://www.grandviewlibrary.org/
http://www.eschoolnews.com/eti/2005/03/000721.php
http://www.bobsprankle.com/blog/C1697218367/index.html
Although it's already been
Although it's already been mentioned, I just want to reiterate that I certainly don't see a hierarchy in the academic library world...the value of librarians working with students at any level can't be overstated. And hopefully an early start with information literacy and technology will benefit students as they grow into secondary education...Shireen