"Greetings Brenda,
I'm Mike McQueen, teacher librarian and founder of http://www.GettingBoysToRead.com. Like many school districts, we are in a financial crises. Our school board recently proposed to eliminate ALL 20+ middle school teacher…"
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Sharon Lynnora Chambers commented on Brenda Klockenga's blog post Do we really need keyboarding skills in a Web 2.0 world?"Keyboarding. Not my favorite. Since I was the elementary librarian it was suggested that I be assigned to teach keyboarding to third graders. I taught keyboarding on a trial basis and found it boring for me and the students. There were few ways to…"
Mike McQueen left a comment for Brenda Klockenga"Hi Brenda,
I'm a teacher librarian & recently started a community based blog for getting boys to read - http://GettingBoysToRead.com. Please send me a friend request if you'd like to network, share ideas, and learn more about getting…"
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Do we really need keyboarding skills in a Web 2.0 world?
I just finished attending three days of the four-day Illinois Computing Educators conference this past week in St. Charles, IL. It was outstanding, and I will be posting about my experience there.
One observation I made was that there was not one session of any length on keyboarding. The two major vendors for keyboarding software were in the Exhibit Hall (Bytes of Learning & Sunburst).
I credit my…
ContinuePosted on February 28, 2010 at 5:30pm — 7 Comments
I had the opportunity to participate in a Webcast sponsored by Focus on the Family a couple of nights ago. The theme was "Family Protection" and they featured the author of "Plugged in and Tuned Out'…
I had the opportunity to participate in a Webcast sponsored by Focus on the Family a couple of nights ago. The theme was "Family Protection" and they featured the author of "Plugged in and Tuned Out', Vicki Courtney.
This is one of many resources available to educators and parents on Internet safety and usage issues. One of the concerns I have as an educator is that some parents react by wanting to disconnect the Internet! This was not the advice given in the session by the author and…
ContinuePosted on October 11, 2007 at 9:40am
Technology Literacy
Just read a good article on tech literacy -- the chart at the end that describes a "digital native" - our students - is a good one.
How do we educate these "digital natives"? I still think that good keyboarding skills are an essential basic, as well as applications such…
ContinuePosted on October 2, 2007 at 9:20am — 2 Comments
Social Networks, Parents & Students
I have been hoping to find a good book to help our parent & student community navigate the waters of social networks -- one that would have a Christian perspective. I purchased a recommended book, "My Space My Kids". There were some good pointers about the "mechanics" of My Space for parental oversight. Yet, there was still something lacking. I am now reading another book that was marketed by Amazon when I bought this one, and have found it to be more complete. One of the points made is how… Continue
Posted on September 27, 2007 at 11:57pm — 3 Comments
Starting a Blog
I've resisted starting a blog thinking because one of my favorite mantras to describe our digital world is "too many words, so little content". So, hopefully my comments will be brief yet contribute content!
Posted on September 27, 2007 at 7:11pm
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- At 9:59am on May 27, 2009, Mike McQueen said…
- Hi Brenda,
I'm a teacher librarian & recently started a community based blog for getting boys to read - http://GettingBoysToRead.com. Please send me a friend request if you'd like to network, share ideas, and learn more about getting boys to read.
Sincerely,
Mike McQueen
LET'S NETWORK HERE TOO (request me as a friend):
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- At 8:44am on February 2, 2012, Mike McQueen said…
Greetings Brenda,
I'm Mike McQueen, teacher librarian and founder of http://www.GettingBoysToRead.com. Like many school districts, we are in a financial crises. Our school board recently proposed to eliminate ALL 20+ middle school teacher librarians and also cut all 90+ elementary schools to half time. Since we are the biggest district in all of Colorado, we worry this will cause other districts to follow suit. We launched an online movement and are going to do our best to put up a good fight.
If possible, please visit our Facebook page and "Like" us http://www.facebook.com/SupportSchoolLibraries . Adding a positive comment and sharing with your friends would help our morale as well. The board finalizes the budget soon so your timely support would be greatly appreciated!
Sincerely,
Mike McQueen
Teacher Librarian at McLain HS
Lakewood, CO
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Mansfield University Scholarship Program – Begin in January 2012
In an ongoing effort to recruit a new generation of school library leaders, Mansfield University recently received a fifth Institute of Library and Museum Services (IMLS) grant to fund scholarships for its totally online School Library & Information Technologies Master of Education degree program with school library certification. If you know of an educator or non-certified librarian seeking school library certification, please pass along the news that we are still accepting applications for the spring 2012 semester.
The Master of Education program, ideally suited for working educators
with no time to drive to a university, offers a convenient and effective path to school library certification. For detailed information and contacts please refer to the Fulfilling the Promise homepage, at http://libweb.mansfield.edu/promise/, or contact Cynthia Keller, Department Chair ckeller@mansfield.edu
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