TARGET:checkout books in popular demand

[Carol Van Hook <Hook2025@AOL.COM>]

Dear LM_Netters,

As I begin in the junior high, I am ready to set some fresh, new policies.
 We have a flex-schedule day, and a fully automated system.  As teachers
begin a unit, such as mythology, should the teacher check out the whole
collection of myth books, take to the classrooms, and from that point the
teacher does a check in and out system on paper?  Or should I set aside a
cart of books on myth to help students readily find the books or should I
just put together a helpful list of resources and have the list readily
available for student quick reference?  I believe the best option is to teach
students how to dig--on the computer card catalog and then proceed from
there, maybe with a shorter time allowed to check one of these books out.  I
want students to learn to think for themselves on just where they might find
a particular book or topic, of course with teacher quidance.   What do you
think?

Carol VanHook
hook2025@aol.com
Media Specialist
SE Polk Schools
Runnells, IA