I love to help the teachers with AV problems, and it becomes a joke if
something funny happens. But I do appreciate this "venting" thread just so
we as librarians feel like we have a common thing to relate to. It's nice
to read about someone's funny AV experiences and laugh along with them, and
I believe that the LIS students on this listserv probably get a lot of good
insight and if they are of the "librarian" mind then they know that venting
is just a part of any profession. Keep the funny AV stories coming!! : )
-----Original Message-----
From: School Library Media & Network Communications
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: 10/16/2005 7:37 PM
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Vent - Teachers and AV
What media training?? When I had media training in my BS (long ago)and
MLS
days (not so long ago) were trained in how to use a 8mm film projector,
tape
recorders, etc. There was essentially no computer use except a short
intro
to APPLE IIEs. Every single thing I learned about the current media was
self taught by reading the owner's manual! I have taken a few courses in
computer since then as I need credits for renewing licensure.
The reason we do help as that we, more than classroom teachers have
time
without a bunch of kids in front of us to go to their aid. I myself
know
that dreaded lesson when nothing goes right and the students are getting
restless and then the overhead bulb blows, the internet goes down, the
tape
breaks........I also have an aide in each of my 3 bldgs. who can either
fix
the problem or free me from the library to deal with it.
Cheryl A. Sturgeon
Elem. Media Spec.
Highland Local Schools (OH)
csturgeo@ohio.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Salesses" <PSALESSES@EOSMITH.ORG>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Sunday, October 16, 2005 6:00 PM
Subject: Re: [LM_NET] Vent - Teachers and AV
> Hi,
>
> I just wanted you to know that I am a School Library Media Specialist
that
> deals ONLY with AV and no books (dust, mold, torn pages, water, etc);
no
> periodicals (same as above + scrunched in the bottom of lockers). I am
the
> Director of a HS Library Media Center and have a Library Media
Specialist
> that I serve with, plus a clerk and a secretary. Yeah, maybe I do have
it
> good, but I worked to keep them for the last 28 years. And yeah, the
three
> of them handle the library and I only do AV. And yeah, it works!
>
> Each of us is good at what we do and if we HAD to learn to do each
other
> job
> we could do it. But this "venting" leaves a lot to be desired and
tells
> the
> new library students something that just isn't right.
>
> Since when do department chairs have the Media(not AV) training that
you
> have. Dropping this in their lap won't make you any friends there
either.
> Perhaps what you should have done was an in-service to teach everyone
what
> to do in common situations.
>
> Peter
>
>
> Peter Salesses
> LMC Director
> E.O. Smith HS
> Storrs, CT 06268
> Psalesses@eosmith.org
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Date: Sat, 15 Oct 2005 21:48:15 -0700
> From: "The librarian lady ;-)" <daichan@SHAW.CA>
> Subject: Re: Vent - Teachers and AV
>
> OMG - I hate AV. We took over the textbook circulation for the school
a
> number of years ago and shortly after that I went to the principal and
> said
> Textbooks or AV - can't do both and still run the library." All the
AV
> was
> then passed off to each department. Six years later I still get
panicked
> phone calls from teachers when their VCRs, DVDs, video cameras don't
work
> or
> when the overhead has packed it in or when they need a CD player and
can't
> find one. I, with a silent thank you to a very understanding
principal,
> remind them that I am no longer responsible for AV and tell them to
> contact
> their department chair.
>
> Diane Gallagher-Hayashi
> Teacher-librarian
> Stelly's School
> SD63 (Saanich)
> Saanichton, B.C.
> Canada
> Diane_Hayashi@sd63.bc.ca
> daichan@shaw.ca
>
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