RSS - Competency #4

The American Association of School Librarians offers an RSS feed. You can see new postings on the left side of my blog. Their actual blog address is http://blogs.ala.org/aasl.php.

Podcasts: Competency #3

On the TeacherTube site I found a series of podcasts called "Librarian and Classroom Teacher Collaboration". There are 4 parts to this podcast. I chose the second part because it discusses 4 ways in which librarians are educators. 1. They teach information literacy. 2. They work to be an instructional partner. 3. They are an information resource. 4. They are advocates for free choice reading. On my original posting I said that I wanted to look at ways to link the library and the classroom. This podcast shows ways in which to do that. It is sometimes silly, but it gets the point across. You can find it at:

http://www.teachertube.com/view_video.php?viewkey=4323e6b987a5923becb9

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."

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?