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Paperback vs. Hard backs

by Inquiring Mines

Oct 24, 2013

What do you do to make sure students know the difference between paper backs and hard backs? Mine 3rd-5th don't seem to retain this. They don't seem to remember where the paperbacks are in our library. I have been having students sort the books each week when they turn them in by Easy, Paperback, Fiction, and nonfiction. My aide thinks that we shou...See More

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old librarian On 10/24/13, Inquiring Mines wrote: > What do you do to make sure students know the difference > between paper backs and hard backs? Mine 3rd-5th don't > seem to retain this. They don't seem to remember where the > paperbacks are in our library. I have been having students > sort the books each week when they turn them in by Easy, &g...See More

Oct 25, 2013

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What I've Been Doing I like your idea of letting the students sort the books when they return them, providing a visual and even kinesthetic way to learn these differences. That said, it's not clear why it's so important they tell the difference? Is this a standard you are supposed to be teaching, or a personal annoyance you could let go...or is the entire library organ...See MoreI like your idea of letting the students sort the books when they return them, providing a visual and even kinesthetic way to learn these differences. That said, it's not clear why it's so important they tell the difference? Is this a standard you are supposed to be teaching, or a personal annoyance you could let go...or is the entire library organized by either paperback or hardcover? I opted to shelve the paperbacks in with the hardcovers for fiction when I took over my library 10 years ago. It saved space for the computers I brought in, initially, but now it makes sense to me. If I have 2 versions of Little House on the Prairie, one hardcover and one paperback, both have Fic Wil on the spine and are side-by-side. There is a "W" on the top of that shelf, so students would know to look for Wilder within that area. To me that skill is more important than how the book is bound? I do the same with paperback "E" books but have way less of them- usually it would be a paperback version of an Arthur book in with the same title in hardcover. I do have some random, newer ones that I just keep in tubs on a table for youngest kids to look through. In my district we introduce the OPAC search in 3rd grade. Do you model and teach it at this time? Good luck!

On 10/25/13, old librarian wrote: > On 10/24/13, Inquiring Mines wrote: >> What do you do to make sure students know the difference >> between paper backs and hard backs? Mine 3rd-5th don't >> seem to retain this. They don't seem to remember where the >> paperbacks are in our library. I have been having students >> sort the books each week when they turn them in by Easy, >> Paperback, Fiction, and nonfiction. My aide thinks that we >> shouldn't let them check out books if they can't tell the >> difference between paperback and hard back books. She >> thinks if we tell them that they can't get a book if they >> don't know the difference then they will learn it. Just >> curious what your thoughts on this are. > > > I'd say drop a paperback book on one foot and a hardback book > on the other and ask them if they can tell the difference now

Oct 27, 2013

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Interlibrary Loan

by kelly williams

Nov 3, 2013

I am pursuing my media specialist degree and need some info from working media specialists concerning their experience with interlibrary loan. Would love to hear anything you might share about policies, experiences, or problems. Thanks!

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Happy Librarian In our district we decided that K-6 would not do this, except for rare occasions- but the middle and high schools, do. Follett's Destiny software makes the tracking pretty easy. No problems that I know of...

On 11/03/13, kelly williams wrote: > I am pursuing my media specialist degree and need some info > from working media specialis...See More

Nov 4, 2013

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media

by sunshine

Nov 13, 2013

Why do librarians write the date, where the funds came from, and the price in front of library books...near the spine?

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Just a guess? I would assume this predates electronic cataloging. I find it in the same place on our older books, if they were purchased with Title funds, which have long since dried up. Now I stick the little extra barcode number there instead, so that if the larger front scan-able one falls off or gets picked off I can still get the information. ???? On 11/13/...See More

Nov 14, 2013

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Sunshine On 11/14/13, Just a guess? wrote: > I would assume this predates electronic cataloging. I find it > in the same place on our older books, if they were purchased > with Title funds, which have long since dried up. Now I stick > the little extra barcode number there instead, so that if the > larger front scan-able one falls off or gets...See More

Nov 15, 2013

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media openings in Metro Area

by Need a Job

Apr 15, 2014

Do anyone know of any openings for the 2014-2015 year for an elementary media specialist in the Metro Atlanta area.

Thanks

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All March Writing Prompts by Jim Wayne

by Teachers.Net Gazette

Mar 23, 2014

Click below for all writing prompts for March!

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librarian certification

by bookgeek

Mar 11, 2014

I am wanting to obtain a librarian position. I looked online to see the qualifications required, which is a Master's of Library Science. Is there any schools out there that do NOT have certified librarians at their school?

How do I convince my district to hire me only with a teacher's certification? I just don't have the time to go back t...See More

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Happy Librarian My district also allows an endorsement to our regular teaching certificate- but that route, while not as comprehensive as a MLS, is still going to require additional coursework! You wouldn't be able to convince them, it's part of the job requirement by law. A new librarian in our district was hired this year, as a former English teacher, with the s...See More

Mar 15, 2014

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bookgeek @Happy Librarian Would you know how I would go about getting my endorsement? Our district is 2A and would only really require a librarian...not a media specialist or that's how it seems anyway. We have less than 1000 students in our entire district. Currently, our elementary librarian, which is an aid, only shelves books, reads with our students or...See More@Happy Librarian Would you know how I would go about getting my endorsement? Our district is 2A and would only really require a librarian...not a media specialist or that's how it seems anyway. We have less than 1000 students in our entire district. Currently, our elementary librarian, which is an aid, only shelves books, reads with our students or has them watch a movie. I, personally, want to teach library skills, etc. Our ms/hs library is being currently run by another aid, for our former librarian passed away. She, too, is a an aid and just shelves books. No one in the library teaches any kind of technology. We have stand alone computer classes for that. I just desperately want to get into the library to teach skills because I know that we classroom teachers are so overloaded with STAAR that many of us, including myself, don't really teach detailed library skills. Any help with the endorsement process would be greatly appreciated. On 3/15/14, Happy Librarian wrote: > My district also allows an endorsement to our regular teaching > certificate- but that route, while not as comprehensive as a > MLS, is still going to require additional coursework! You > wouldn't be able to convince them, it's part of the job > requirement by law. A new librarian in our district was hired > this year, as a former English teacher, with the stipulation > that she would immediately start getting her learning resources > endorsement. There are library master's online- like Mansfield, > is always advertising :) Otherwise I assume you would have to > check with private schools, who can set their own requirements. > Also- I assume you are going to need up-to-date tech skills? > Anymore, you are teaching information literacy and technology > integration as well and the librarian is typically (or should > be!) the go-to person in a school. Have you job shadowed some > school librarians in the grade level you're thinking about? > Good luck! > > On 3/11/14, bookgeek wrote: >> I am wanting to obtain a librarian position. I looked >> online to see the qualifications required, which is a >> Master's of Library Science. Is there any schools out there >> that do NOT have certified librarians at their school? >> >> How do I convince my district to hire me only with a >> teacher's certification? I just don't have the time to go >> back to school to obtain my Master's right now. >> >> Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Mar 17, 2014

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Jim Wayne's writing prompts for March 17-23 now online!

by Kathleen

Mar 15, 2014

Writing prompts by James Wayne for March 17 - 23 have been posted and are linked below. Following is just a sample of the stellar prompts for next week. (BTW, the first prompt for March 19 will resonate with some readers here. Perhaps we can discuss on this board.)

Psychologist B.F. Skinner was born in 1904. When asked about the future of ...See More

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Comic for today: The best effect of any book...

by Kathleen

Mar 14, 2014

Artist-illustrator Tim Newlin of TimTim.com (familiar to many readers of Teachers.Net Gazette for his quirky articles) is creating comics based upon famous quotations. Click below to check out the first of many we'll be sharing.

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