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Tracy Poelzer
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  • Kamloops, BC
  • Canada
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Hometown:
Kamloops, BC Canada
About Me:
Teacher, librarian, mother, wife, musician, Ed. Tech. advocate, life-long learner. Very interested in the areas of Boys and Literacy, Integration of educational technology, and information literacy.
Website:
http://library.parkcrest.sd73.bc.ca

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At 10:25pm on April 15, 2008, Reagan Powell said…
How do you manage technology as part of your daily job activities?
At 11:53pm on February 5, 2008, Tom Nixon said…
I think it has to be better than the old version of Alexandria we are currently using.

I will be going to a week of training this spring.
At 11:07am on February 5, 2008, Tom Nixon said…
In California, it seems to be hit and miss with technology. Because our district is so large, 4th largest in CA, nothing comes cheaply. They did, however, just buy United Streaming and NetTrekker for all schools. After years of running multiple circulation systems, we are now moving to Follett Destiny for the entire district (of over 100 schools).

Now hardware is another matter. I am running very old computers and it is difficult to get new ones. I think this is a fight that many libraries have, though.
At 1:05am on January 26, 2008, Tom Nixon said…
Hi Tracy,

Happened upon your page by accident. Interestingly, I know where Kamloops is and have been there! My sister lives in Fort St. James (having had the intelligence to marry a Canadian).
At 11:02pm on July 4, 2007, Randy de Jong said…
I am really enjoying the program. I am learning only that there is so much more to learn and to internalize. The one thing about Zoho that stood out in my mind was that it allowed the students to store files there that were accesible from any computer. Our students can't use their floppies, flash drives or CDs on school computers. They are only allowed to use a file on the school server which is only accessible at school. Zoho also has many different apps available for free. Do you know how to join a particular group on TeacherLibrarian?
At 2:51pm on June 20, 2007, Janene Gorham said…
I think we are pretty forward thinking but we are also large. While the 5 of us work together programmatically, I am also directly assigned to 19 elementary schools.
I think being an advocate for change is always an uphill battle. When I worked in a school, I celebrated the little victories and tried to be patient. It sounds like you are doing what I would do...modeling, spending some time with your vanguard teachers. I spent a lot of time trying to figure out what was going to be the hook for teachers because for some, they need to start small with something that they will experience success fairly immediately. And sometimes, I approach them with a technology tool that they can use personally and then work them into using it instructionally.
I don't feel I am giving you an new ideas...just know that I have been there (and really, to be honest, am still there). :-)
At 7:53am on June 20, 2007, bmayer said…
Thanks for the complement on the webpage, it is always a work in progress. Actually, I use Frontpage... and alot of time. I am playing around with web page widgets and found a lot of fun stuff. The problem with it being continually in flux, is that it is not as refined as yours. I love your layout!
At 9:58pm on June 19, 2007, Janene Gorham said…
I do have an exciting position which I love. I do not have a library background. The model our district uses is a collaborative model between our library media specialists and computer resource specialists (site based technology integration teachers). We call it the Educational Technology Team. Their goal is to work collaboratively with teachers to integrate information literacy and technology skills into the core curricular areas. There are 5 of us who are coordinators of the program...right now our current make up is 2 with library backgrounds and 3 with technology backgrounds. And just like we advocate the team approach in schools, we work as a team to support the program. I taught 5th grade and then was a computer resource specialist for 6 years before becoming a coordinator. Please let me know if you have any other questions.
At 5:46pm on June 11, 2007, Tracy Richards said…
Tracy,
I am on Vancouver Island. I have taught all boys classes (as well as all girls) and am teacher-librarian at a middle school
 
 

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