I am so glad to hear of people doing this. In my interview for my current job, I
shared my position about AR with the hiring team, as I feel strongly that I did not
want the title "AR Queen". I have had my share of tussles in spite of this, but
placing the responsibility for this program in the hands of the teachers who chose
to use it is truly the right thing to do.
--
Terri L. Jeffrey
Library Media Specialist
Little Cedars Elementary School
7408 - 144th Place SE
Snohomish, WA 98296
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> 1. HIT: RESEARCH: Agricultural, natural resource, and manufactured products
> by state
> 2. ELEM:In "charge" of AR
> 3. MS Publisher
> 4. TARGET: SEC: Contemporary African Fiction
> 5. GEN looking for missing pages Painting the Black
> 6. HIT: Destiny & Standardization
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> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:50:12 -0400
> From: Toni Buzzeo
> Subject: HIT: RESEARCH: Agricultural, natural resource, and manufactured
> products by state
>
> ORIGINAL REQUEST
>
> I'm working on a project and feeling so frustrated. I can't find any
> useful sites that will allow kids to identify agricultural, natural
> resource, and manufactured products for each state. Is that because
> the good old World Book really is the best resource or do you have
> other suggestions?
>
> RESPONSES:
>
> Country Facts from SIRS Discoverer. Unfortunately that's a paid
> database and can only be accessed by password.
>
> ***
> Did you try InfoPlease?
>
> http://www.infoplease.com/states.html
>
> What you are looking for is in paragraph form there, unfortunately,
> and so a little more difficult to find than from a list.
>
> ***
> I've had good luck with Information Please for a project like
> this. The students have been able to find just about all they needed.
>
> ***
> I still send these questions to the encyclopedia. And I think you're
> right - World Book does it best.
>
> ***
> Have you checked the state almanacs? I know that Texas has the state
> almanac online, so I'm assuming that other states would too. These
> usually have many basic pieces of information including agriculture,
> natural resources, etc.
>
> Here are a few that I've found:
>
> Oklahoma
> http://www.odl.state.ok.us/almana
> c/online.htm
>
> Texas
> http://www.texasalmanac.com/history/
>
> InfoPlease Almanac
> http://www.infoplease.com/
>
> World Almanac for Kids Online (also in print)
> http://www.worldalmanacforkids.com/
>
> 50 States
> http://www.50states.com/ (I like this
> one--I've used it with students
> when I didn't have enough almanacs in print)
>
> Just a few thoughts....(and a good research assignment....I'd like to
> find more online almanacs!)
>
> ***
> There is a great alphabet book called N is for the Natural State that
> has wonderful facts about our state. Of course, Billy and Hilly are
> included....... Diamonds, oil wells, lakes, etc. are featured in a
> wonderful picture book. Try it!
>
> ***
> Have you tried...
> http://www.50states.com/
> http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108237.html
>
> Those were the two that came up with resource info. Interesting
> research topic.
>
> ***
> I am sure you have already located these, but just in case...
> This is a good site for agricultural products
> http://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp;
> for geological resources http://www.usgs.gov/;
> http://www.nps.gov/ for parks,
> http://www.fs.fed.us/ for forests; for other
> data including manufacturing go to
> http://www.census.gov/acsd/www/sub_m.h
> tm
>
> ***
> Would this work? World Almanac for Kids. Scroll down to the 50
> states. Click on a state and read all about it. Click on the Economy section.
>
> http://www.w
> orldalmanacforkids.com/WAKI-Chapter.aspx?chapter_id=15
>
> ***
> Thanks to all who responded.
> Toni
>
>
> Toni Buzzeo, MA, MLIS
> Maine Library Media Specialist of the Year Emerita
> Maine Association of School Libraries Board Member
> Buxton, ME 04093
> http://www.tonibuzzeo.com
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> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:04:38 -0500
> From: Sharon Lawler
> Subject: Re: ELEM:In "charge" of AR
>
> I could have written your letter, but I have a different conclusion, as did
> the teacher who is in charge of the program at our middle school. I have
> disentangled myself and the library, as much as I can, from what I
> consider the "AR volunteer labor force". Since the program did not
> significantly improve scores our school, because reading was already our
> strong subject, and because it consumed an inordinate amount of time from
> the library staff, as well as funds from the library budget, I turned the
> classroom tasks over to the teachers. I do not run their reports. I do not
> unlock students. I do not keep track of who is where in the race for the
> points. I do not do the "store". If the teacher believes in this computer
> program, they have to be willing to do some of the "household tasks." So far
> this year I have only added the tests that came free from the vendors or
> publishers. At the end of the year, if I have unspent funds, I will add a
> tests with that will probably never be available for free. This year I
> have concentrated more on information skills than ever before, and I have
> gotten the library back on track as an information center rather than a
> source of income for the AR company.
> Sharon
>
> On Sat, Mar 8, 2008 at 9:40 AM, Gail Wood wrote:
>
> > After 9 years of AR I am about to be fed up. It does not appear to have
> > helped our reading scores, is abused by some students and teachers, and
> > drains me because the bulk of my day is consumed with dealing with it in
> > some way or another. I have an aide that check books in and out all day
> > while I have classes. We have approx. 600 students participating who can
> > come to the library once a day. We watch their scores and monitor and
> > adjust. Quizzes print to the library so we see most of them, stamp them,
> > etc. I don't want to stop the program - we have invested $$$ and I am
> > pretty sure the students would quit reading. Do you have any suggestions as
> > to what my approach should be so that it does not rule my library program ?
> > --
> > Sharon M. Lawler, Librarian
> > smclawler@gmail.com
> > Randolph Elementary
> > Bldg. 146 Harmon Drive
> > Universal City, TX 78148
> > (W) 210-357-2353 (C)210-391-8078
> >
> >
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> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:06:31 -0500
> From: Beth Greff
> Subject: MS Publisher
>
> I teach a lesson to 7th graders using MS Publisher. The lesson is part of
> their Geography class when they are working on their National Parks unit.
> The assignment is to research an assigned National Park and then develop a
> brochure similar to what you might give to a tourist to convince them to
> visit this park. I spend a day in the computer lab with each class walking
> them through choosing a brochure design, inserting pictures, inserting text,
> etc. I demonstrate this first using Vision software, but using a LCD
> projector and screen would also work. Students are allowed only 2 color
> pictures if they are printing the brochure at school. If they print at home
> they can use as much color as they want. They are only allowed 2 different
> fonts for the brochure. We flip the paper over halfway through printing so
> the brochure is back-to-back. Hope this helps.
>
>
>
> "Your success in the end will eclipse honest mistakes along the way."
>
>
>
> Beth Greff, Librarian
> Mandan Jr. High School
> 406 4th St. NW
> Mandan, N.D. 58554
> (701)663-7491 Beth.Greff@sendit.nodak.edu
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> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 07:29:16 -0700
> From: MJ G
> Subject: TARGET: SEC: Contemporary African Fiction
>
> Dear LM-Netters:
>
> The chair of the Social Studies department is looking to incorporate
> literature in the honors classes for grades 9 and 10. She is looking for
> information on best curricular practices and titles of novels about contemporary
> Africa. I have forwarded her some information and recommendations already, but I
> thought I would ask the LM-NET community.
>
> I have recommended the following books:
>
> Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe (possibly too advanced and not
> contemporary enough)
> Chanda's Secrets Allan Stratton (Lexile possibly too low for high school
> honors)
> The Syringa Tree Pamela Gien (Was a play before becoming a novel; not
> much literary criticism other than book reviews)
>
> Thanking you in advance.
>
>
> Mary Jo Grundle, Librarian
> Mount St. Mary Academy
> 3756 Delaware Avenue
> Buffalo, NY 14217
> 716-877-1358
> mgrundle@mt-st-mary.org
> "Like its politicians and its wars, society has the teenagers it deserves."
> J. B. Priestly
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> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:49:41 -0600
> From: "Dinah Haakenson (drhaaken)"
> Subject: GEN looking for missing pages Painting the Black
>
> I need the last two pages of the book Painting the Black by Carl Deuker. If
> anyone would be willing to fax these to me, please email me personnally for my
> fax number. I need this today. Thanks!
>
> Dinah Haakenson, Library Media Director
> Wisconsin Lutheran High School, Milwaukee, WI
> drhaaken@wlhs.k12.wi.us
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> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 09:56:18 -0500
> From: Marsha Filipiak
> Subject: HIT: Destiny & Standardization
>
> Thanks to all who responded to my request for specifics about what needs to
> be standardized when moving to Destiny. Here is a compilation of advice and
> resources.
>
> ______________________________________
>
>
>
> In my opinion, the most important thing when going to a union catalog is
> kindness, laughter, forgiveness, and respect of and for your peers!! Bet
> this isn't what you expected, huh?
>
> ________________________________________
>
>
>
> I can't give you a cheat sheet, but some idea of what is involved. You
> don't say which system you are currently on but in our case we are moving
> from Spectrum, not to Destiny but to TLC. The circumstances are similar
> because of the nature of the centralized systems. In Spectrum, everyone may
> have material types that are different. In our case we have a union but
> anything above material type 150 does not appear in the union. That all
> changes with a centralized system. We are now standardizing those material
> types for the move into "holdings codes" in the new system. Other things
> that need to be in sync are barcodes. If you already have location codes
> buried in your barcodes or use specific ranges for specific schools, you
> have no problem. Otherwise, someone may get to barcode a lot of books. We
> use location codes buried in 14 digit barcodes, so no problem. Depending on
> cataloging rules (or lack
>
> thereof) you may have to agree on what will be done about prefixes in call
> numbers, use of notes fields, etc. In circulation, every school may have to
> agree on check out periods, fines, etc. depending on how much complexity you
> want to put in the new system. The systems can handle a wide variety but if
> you have 150 schools, like we do, some things may have to be simplified.
> That's the big ones that I can think of.
>
> ______________________________________
>
>
>
> Here is our page of Destiny information and we have agreed on on all of
> these http://www.dillon2.k12.sc.us/staff/destiny.asp
>
>
>
> ANd here is our cataloging specs
>
> http://www.dillon2.k12.sc.us/staff/catalogingdsd2specs.asp
>
> ______________________________________
>
>
>
> Think about all the policies each of your libraries has, and the types of
> patrons, circulation types, etc. In Destiny you can put notes in a
> students's record that will flow with the student to the next school. We
> had to request that people identify the date and place the note originated
> because we saw some "interesting" notes--like NEVER LET THIS STUDENT CHECK
> OUT A BOOK AGAIN!! No idea who put it in and why.
>
>
>
> If you are going to have it set up so that student records move from school
> to school and the records flow with them, then it makes sense to establish
> patron types for your district. We didn't do that to begin with so some
> librarians make students inactive, and then they enroll at the next school
> and they stay inactive and don't show up on overdue lists, etc.
>
> What about fines? How are you going to handle fines that travel with the
> students? Will the money be collected or not? Who gets to keep it? We
> finally had to make an informal agreement that MOST of us follow (though
> there are some real hard-heads in our libraries) about fines. We decided
> that if a student has a fine of less than $1 at the end of the year, or if
> the student moves to another school during the year, we would delete it. If
> a student moves to another school and has a fine of $5 or less the receiving
> librarian can decide whether to collect it or not, keep the money, and
> contact the originating librarian to delete the fine. Fines for lost or
> damaged books must go back to the originating library to pay for the book.
>
>
>
> When Destiny and our SASI system do a student upload twice a week, all the
> student types are set back to Patron, but we have some librarians who insist
> that they need a dozen different patron types, spend hours changing the
> students, only to have it all disappear again. They haven't figured out the
> difference between Patron types and Access levels.
>
>
>
> Circulation types. Does Reference circulate and for how long? How many
> books for how long?
>
>
>
> Our elementary schools, of course, have different policies than our high
> schools, but the more things are the same, the easier it is all around. Of
> course, you could choose not to standardize at all and let everyone do their
> own thing, but you will find some grumbling, especially about patron records
> that come in with strange things.
>
> ____________________________________
>
>
>
> I missed the beginning of this thread, but Duluth moved to Destiny last
> spring. I think what is probably at issue here is the fact that the database
> uses just 1 marc record for each title--not one for every title at every
> school. The copy information is school specific--BUT the call numbers do
> not have to be standardized--if one school uses PB as a call number prefix
> for paperback and another doesn't, that's not a problem. The only other
> thing I can see that might be a problem is if individual schools in a
> district used different bar code symbologies. In Duluth, 8 0r 10 years ago,
> we switched from each school having a database with Follett's old T prefixes
> on bar codes, to a 14 digit bar code, with the first 3 digits standard
> throughtout the district, and the next 3 specific to each school.
>
> I'm not sure how much extra it cost--if anything--but we had Follett
> clean up our marc records during the transition to Destiny, and things
> worked out fine. I'm very happy with it.
>
>
>
> We are in process of migrating from Athena 9.2 to Destiny right now. Our
> school district has had standardized call numbers since 1989.
> Unfortunately, new LMS did not feel that as important as veteran LMS. We (I
> am district LMS administrator; we have district technology director; I
> created a Destiny team = 2 HS, 1 Middle, 2 elem LMS) we make the decisons
> for LMS in the schools (31) and technology director and his team make
> decisions from technical side (A LOT OF THOSE) .Our team gave Destiny the
> standardized list of call numbers and told them to use it . LMS will have
> to comply. We set short site names to meet same standards as schools are
> "known" in district for email, attendance, grades, etc. We standardized
> patron numbers using the number that the state of Alabama generates for each
> student enrolled in an Alabama school. All schools had to make this change
> since we were all using different methods for checkout. This number will
> follow the student any where he/she transfers in system or state. Destiny
> will automatically enroll/withdrawn students from Destiny via the student
> management (STI) system tied to Alabama State Dept of Ed. Destiny resides
> on a server at the district and all backups are done automatically from
> there. We standardized the faculty/staff patron numbers using the "employee
> payroll numbers" so that those will transfer if a teacher moves to another
> school. These number also are in the management system STI. We had Destiny
> perform "loose" cataloging, but put all information in correct MARC fields.
> I am not a cataloging fanatic, but I am very excited that cataloging with be
> correctly done throughout the system. Destiny (Follett) professionals have
> been great. We have always used Athena & before that (MOLLI when it was
> DOS). LMCs have been automated since 1989. If you have questions, please
> ask.
>
> ________________________________
>
>
>
> We didn't really have a cheat sheet but found out that: all Call Numbers in
> fiction should have been standardized. There is a mixture of "F" "FIC" and
> "Fic", or no letters at all to tell fiction from easy or Early Readers.
> Same goes for NF: some have no authors' names, some use the most precise
> decimal others not so. Also, in some of the tags: a number of us use one of
> the tags for reading level (we're big on that here) but not all. Makes for
> messy records. We didn't merge records and so there are hundreds of
> duplicates, and then there are those records that are in caps and not
> according to cataloging standards.
>
> _______________________________
>
>
>
> Marsha Filipiak
>
> Librarian and Coordinator
>
> Roseville MN Area Schools
>
> mfilipiak@comcast.net
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> Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 08:14:12 -0400
> From: Katie Infantino
> Subject: Live video feed of iditarod
>
> Hi
> I'm hoping you can help me. One of my teachers is looking for live feed =
> from the iditarod. He is especially wanting video of the finish but =
> anything will be great. Can anyone help me?
> Thanks,
> Katie
>
> Katie Infantino, SLMS
> Naples Elementary School-NAE
> 2 Academy Street
> Naples, NY
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