Saturday, January 26, 2008

Media Center Blog: Competency #2

The blog that I am posting is from an elementary school in Virginia. The school's librarian has created this blog for students to post a weekly reading log about the books they are reading. There is also a place for them to post why they really liked a certain book. This is an innovative way to get the students writing about what they are reading and a great way to connect to classrooms. The blog is located at http://aleslmc.edublogs.org/.

The Library Media Specialist of the School writes: "This blog is set up to allow students to write about the books they are reading. The goal is to combine two essential lifelong learning skills, reading and writing, using 21st century tools."

Monday, January 21, 2008

Blog Introduction

The purpose of creating this blog is to fulfill the requirements of ISAR 5013 at Texas Women's University. Through this blog I will complete competencies for the course, share information and ideas with my fellow students, and develop knowledge of the field of Library and Information Sciences.

My focus of attention will be Elementary School Librarians. More specifically, what is the best way for librarians to connect to classrooms throughout their buildings?