It was interesting to hear all of the different takes on what the LMS role consists of in each of our districts. My description was more bookish of course due to the fact that I am not currently within the library. I did like many of the points all of you shared due to the different roles each of you have as the LMS in your schools.
Another important point that has continually been brought up is the need to make sure your administrator knows what you do for the school as the LMS in his/her building. It is understandable that you want to make sure they know your usefulness and how you can support the students and curriculum in the school building.
What are your thoughts about the tools provided by DPI for library media programs? Were you aware of these? Which things do you see as most valuable to you?
I was not aware of the resources provided by the DPI for library media programs. I found some of the information to be useful.
What are your thoughts, concerns and questions about library program evaluations?
I did not like the Denver database rubric at first glance; however, Stacy's comment on how the rubric could be used to her advantage was a good point. I did like the New York evaluation rubric due to the information it concentrated on.
Questions about your Online Database Presentation or your Library Lesson? What is your topic?
I have chosen the online database of PowerSpeak Languages because of the usefulness it can provide to the clientele I work with on a daily basis. I look forward to further investigating this database to present it to the class next week. I initially was going to present on another database but there is an abundance of resources which would be too broad to present.
Since I have spring break next week (yeah), I am going to work on my library lesson.
(Louis Question) – How has our class and this week’s activities effected you in your professional life? Discuss two things that you have learned about this week.
Prior to coming to class, I had to stop by the district office to drop off paperwork on a student. I came upon a discussion between two secretaries and a coordinator of special education. The coordinator just received an I Pad. We starting talking about apps and I mentioned the Google Translate app. She proceeded to show me a handout she had on good apps for students with special education needs. I asked her if I could have a copy of the document. I don't know if she will share or not but it looked very interesting.
As I mentioned in the discussion, it is important not to have a weak link in your LM department due to the negative impact it could have on the program as a whole. The unfortunate party in the whole group are the students who are not getting the amount of services they deserve and not being taught to continue to use the resources at their current level.
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