What have I been doing?

I can’t beleive my last entry was in November. After the holidays things have picked up in the library. We are still working on organization within the collection but now classes are starting to use the library as an extension of their classrooms. I am thrilled!!! I have been asked to collaborate with a 3rd grade ocean project. My role will be instructing students when they come to the library. Dicussion will be about evaluating, finding, and using information. The students will come to the library several times. The students will be introduced to the card catalog online, worldbook database, and keyword strategies.

Also the 5th and 6th grade classes have been using the library frequently as a site for researching and creating.

7th & 8th grade have a decades project that I have been involved with; selecting resources, book talks, and putting links on the website.

The library is slowly becoming part of the school. Teachers are using the space differently since we have added 11 laptops and a data projector. The next tech addition is a smart board.

Overall things are progressing and hopefully bringing the library into the 21st century.