I too have the set on my shelf in the library, it doesn't seem to appeal to my
students. I will say this summer I began reading the first book and found it very
dull. I am a reader who usually sticks to a book until the end and I didn't with
this. Controversial or not I like a book to be interesting and capture my
imagination.
Carol DeMasi
Library Media Specialist,
Chesterfield Community High School
Chesterfield County, Virginia
Carol_DeMasi@ccpsnet.net
804-768-6156
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1. Math/Science website
2. Thank You
3. TAR: Follett Question
4. TAR: Attaching remote controls to equipment?
5. Thanks RE: Karen Kingsbury
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7. Golden Compass
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 08:46:29 -0500
From: Debbie Reese <debreese@UIUC.EDU>
Subject: Math/Science website
Take a look at this page, out of the University of Illinois:
http://www= <http://www=/>
.mste.uiuc.edu/resources.php?category=3D1
They do a lot of work with =
Illinois teachers. =
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:15:10 -0400
From: Melissa Small <msmall@LENOIR.K12.NC.US>
Subject: Thank You
I wanted to thank everyone that sent me support and suggestions about my =
schedule. We have started the new schedule today so we will see how it g=
oes. My principal did have 3 assistants in the library this morning to d=
o open checkout so I could go to my office and get some things done (I do=
n't normally have an assistant). I felt kind of funny not being with the=
students helping them find books, etc. It seemed to go pretty well, but=
I don't think the assistants ever realized how busy it is in here in the=
morning, but the managed to get books checked out to everyone and all of=
the books shelved which was really nice! I guess I'll just have to wait=
out this new schedule and see how things continue to go. Thanks again f=
or all the support!
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Kinston, NC
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:16:56 -0400
From: Melissa Small <msmall@LENOIR.K12.NC.US>
Subject: TAR: Follett Question
Hi everyone! Can anyone tell me if you can have follett running on 2 com=
puters at the same time. I am wanting to set up one computer for just ch=
ecking in books and one computer for checking out books. I am hoping thi=
s will speed some things up in the library. I usually have about 300 stu=
dents in the library in a 30 minute period so it is very hard to get book=
s checked in and out with onl y one computer. Does anyone know if this w=
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:11:07 -0400
From: Ilana Locker <lockeri@CICCARACAS.COM.VE>
Subject: TAR: Attaching remote controls to equipment?
Hi,
Does anyone have any effective homegrown ideas (or catalog-purchased things
that work really well) to keep the remote control attached to the equipment
being checked out? (tvs, vcrs, dvd players, etc.). We seem to have "lost" a
bunch of remote controls and I'd like to prevent this from happening in the
future.
Thanks,
Ilana
--
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Librarian
Colegio Internacional de Caracas
Caracas, Venezuela
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http://www.ciccaracas.com.ve/secondarylibrary/
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:06:12 -0400
From: Robin Shtulman <robsht1@GPSK12.ORG>
Subject: Thanks RE: Karen Kingsbury
Hi!
Thanks to everyone who replied about author Karen Kinsgsbury. Turns
out, she's a very popular Chrstian inspirational fiction writer. Many
of her books contain romance. Lots of middle & high school libraries
have her stuff, and it's popular.
I will still read it before I put it out, as I try to do with all
unfamiliar writers.
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:31:04 -0500
From: Vicki Nelson <nelsonvl@ECTOR-COUNTY.K12.TX.US>
Subject: Re: GEN:Golden Compass-just an observation
I've been pondering this, too. I have the series on my shelves at the =
high school level and I've pointed them out to students who like the genre =
and love books in a series, but what I noticed about them (before the =
controversy came up) is that while the Golden Compass has been checked out =
a few times, the students don't follow through with the rest of the =
series. =20
Since the first of the series is said to be the least controversial, I =
think a lot of the complete story may not always be getting read. =20
Regarding the uproar over the movie, I think the timing is one of the =
things bothering Christian parents and groups. December traditionally is =
the month when there are movies that celebrate Christmas and/or that have =
families with young children as their target audience. The movie posters =
and trailers may make this seem like it's going to be appropriate for the =
same audience who are expecting the traditional Christmas season family =
movie, and it's obviously not going to be a movie that fits that specific =
expectation. =20
Vicki=20
nelsonvl@edctor-county.k12.tx.us
Robin Shtulman wrote: Separate from the merits of the =20
books or the message you may have gleaned from them, what do you guys =20
think about the fact that the uproar has begun only now that the movie =20
is coming? These books are not new. Were people just unaware of =20
them? Pullman did win major prizes for these books. Do conservative =20
religious groups feel like they have to take a stand b/c movies get =20
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I'd love to hear what people think.
Vicki Nelson
Librarian
Odessa High School
Ector County ISD
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:38:54 -0400
From: Laura Brooks <brooksla@NORTHVILLE.K12.MI.US>
Subject: Golden Compass
Hi,
I immensely enjoyed the "His Dark Materials"; I think one of the
reasons we haven't heard a lot about Pullman is because he published
first in his native UK, and his books are a little more literary than, I
daresay, J.K. Rowling.
While Pullman is vocal in his criticism of organized religion, I think
his writing works on a metaphorical level as well; his criticism of the
Church can be applied to any other dogma. In fact, I think he's
skeptical of science too. BTW, I think the Daemon is representative of
the soul; the ancient Greeks interpreted it as "divine power"- Plato
associated it with wisdom. Remember, in the books, the daemons are very
intuitive, and people really suffer when separated from them. I don't
think that would be the case if they were evil.
http://www.philip-pullman.com/pages/content/index.asp?PageID=12
My 2 cents!
Laura
Laura Brooks
Library Media Teacher
Amerman Elementary School
Northville, MI
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nothing is going to get better. It's not."
-The Lorax, Dr. Seuss
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 09:42:51 -0500
From: Paula Johnson <pjohnson@BRISTOW.K12.OK.US>
Subject: Re: GEN:Golden Compass-just an observation
From a marketing perspective, they are gaining many times more publicity
than they would otherwise, and they can put their marketing dollars
elsewhere. The old saying of, "no publicity is bad publicity" is certainly
true here.
pjj
Paula Joseph-Johnson, Asst. LMS
Bristow High School Media Center (Bristow, OK)
pjohnson@bristow.k12.ok.us
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Subject: Re: [LM_NET] GEN:Golden Compass-just an observation
I've been pondering this, too. I have the series on my shelves at the high
school level and I've pointed them out to students who like the genre and
love books in a series, but what I noticed about them (before the
controversy came up) is that while the Golden Compass has been checked out a
few times, the students don't follow through with the rest of the series.
Since the first of the series is said to be the least controversial, I think
a lot of the complete story may not always be getting read.
Regarding the uproar over the movie, I think the timing is one of the things
bothering Christian parents and groups. December traditionally is the month
when there are movies that celebrate Christmas and/or that have families
with young children as their target audience. The movie posters and
trailers may make this seem like it's going to be appropriate for the same
audience who are expecting the traditional Christmas season family movie,
and it's obviously not going to be a movie that fits that specific
expectation.
Vicki
nelsonvl@edctor-county.k12.tx.us
Robin Shtulman wrote: Separate from the merits of the
books or the message you may have gleaned from them, what do you guys
think about the fact that the uproar has begun only now that the movie
is coming? These books are not new. Were people just unaware of
them? Pullman did win major prizes for these books. Do conservative
religious groups feel like they have to take a stand b/c movies get
more publicity?
I'd love to hear what people think.
Vicki Nelson
Librarian
Odessa High School
Ector County ISD
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:51:40 -0400
From: Marian Poyner <zambuto2002@YAHOO.CA>
Subject: SEC: Canada only -- StatCan
Does anyone have a lesson plan for teaching high school students how to find
informantion on the Statistics Canada website??? It is such a rich resource, but
definately a challenge to navigate!! I know there are lesson plans on the site,
but not for what I need -- just basic directions!! Help please!!
Marian Poyner
Teacher Librarian
Sacred Heart Catholic High School
Stittsville, ON K2S 1X4 Canada
marian.poyner@ottawacatholicschools.ca
"The School Library belongs to everyone as an integral part of our schools, and is
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Date: Wed, 31 Oct 2007 10:06:52 -0500
From: Dana Hutchins <dhutch@NEISD.NET>
Subject: Copyright Questions
Our Ed Tech Campus Coordinator would like to have some copyright
questions answered so she can pass them on to teachers. I was not 100
percent sure on some of them so I am hoping the collective mind could
help me out.
=20
Copyright question scenarios
=20
1: A teacher goes to BlockBuster and rents a DVD, takes it home and
saves a (less than 3min) clip from the DVD to her computer. She takes
this clip into Movie maker and adds questions at the beginning of the
clip and at the end. She then posts the finished .wmv video file to a
password protected TeacherWeb page provided by her district. The only
individuals she provides the password to are her students. Her intent is
that students will view and answer her questions on the video as
homework to discuss various literary terms (figurative language,
foreshadowing, tone*).
=20
2: Same as above, but the teacher brings in her own DVDs as well as=20
those she has checked out the school*s library.
=20
3: Same as above, but the teacher posts the completed .wmv file to the
school*s intranet so other teachers can use the product with their
students.
=20
4: Same as =231, but instead of posting it to a webpage, the teachers
downloads the videos to her class set of iPods for students to view
during class.
=20
5: A teacher uploads electronic ancillary materials (worksheets, .mps
files) to her password protected TeacherWeb page provided by her
district. The only individuals she provides the password to are her
students.=20
=20
6: A teacher and students bring their personal CDs to class in order to
extract out a segment (no more than 10% or 30sec) of music, with Windows
Media Player, that they will insert into a PowerPoint, PhotoStory and/or
MovieMaker multimedia project that will in turn be posted to the
teacher*s webpage that is not password protected.
=20
7: Same as =236, but the teacher brings in CDs she has checked out the
school*s library.
=20
8: Same as =236, but the teacher posts the completed project files to the
school*s intranet so other teachers and students can view the products.
=20
9: Same as =236, but instead of posting it to a webpage, the teachers
downloads the projects to her class set of iPods for students to view
during class.
=20
10. A teacher has her student*s creating a multimedia project with
images they have downloaded from an image search on windowslive.com. The
only source reference her students provide for copyright is the URL for
the page in which the image was found. She then posts these products to
her unprotected webpage.
Thanks,
Dana Hutchins
Librarian
Lee High School=20
San Antonio, TX
dhutch=40neisd.net=20
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