Re: TARGET: Library Media Specialists-

[Florence Mcelligott <Fmce@AOL.COM>]

It drives me crazy the number of people who assume media people wind up in
the job as a second hand one.
I graduated from college in 1960 with a ba in teaching - major in Social
Studies and minor in library as there was no undergrad major at SUNY Albany (
in fact it was not called SUNY ALBANY at that time). I have always been a
library media specialist as it is the BEST job in the school.
I think both media people and teachers should be insulted at the suggestion
that worn out teachers would be the pool from which we are drawn!
  In the elementary school we have to have the computer skills as well as the
teaching, storytelling, administrative, etc.
   We integrate the skills as needed.
Our district does have computer TAs. Personally, I still need to be convinced
that students at least in elementary school need to create web pages.
Many times internet searching does not yield the information needed and too
much time is lost in fruitless searching, tho I guess this is a lesson in
itself.
   My bet is that in five years there will be a mixture of sources as there
is now. Wherever the source is - you will still have to READ it,  and
ascertain its mvalidity for your purpose which is the bottom line

Flit McElligott
Rosendale Elementary
Niskayuna NY
fmce@aol.com