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School / Work Affiliation: Hardin Middle School

About Me: I'm a school librarian, helping students and teachers locate, evaluate, and form new ideas.

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New month--putting ideas to work

Posted on October 3, 2009 at 12:19pm 0 Comments 0 Likes

In the library, my stats are down compared to next year. I'm not to worried yet...We did have computer problems at the beginning of the year (anyone out there using Follett). Many of my classroom teachers have classroom libraries. Some students are not checking out because they are reading a novel in class, and don't want to get the plots mixed up. Oh, did I mention the library down the street?

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At 9:18am on October 11, 2009, Kathy Martin said…: Dana, I keep all my user names and passwords in a spreadsheet on my Google Docs. Naturally, I have kept the file private. Now I only have to remember the password for my Google Docs. My para keeps all of hers in a file folder. She has written all over the folder and has also filled it with slips of paper that she prints out. Both ways work. I think mine is better. You will have to decide which works best for you.

At 11:28am on September 26, 2009, Mark Cruthers said…: Hi Dana,

With your work in Technology and Library Media, I recommend you take a look at Wiziq's virtual classroom and authorstream's power point presentation platform. Both are web based platforms, have a bunch of features and free basic service. Here’s a public class recording you might find of interest.

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