"Greetings Tracy,
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…"
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I need suggestions to spend $
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Blog or Wiki?
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Anita L. Vance replied to Tracy Richards's discussion I need suggestions to spend $"Although this doesn't apply to science, one area for $$ would be to add the audio books or playaways in books that are being used in the curriculum - auditory learners, ESL students and support students benefit from the option of hearing the…"
Tracy Richards posted a discussionI need suggestions to spend $
Normally I don't have this problem. I send out teacher requests for purchases and get more requests than I have money to spend. This year, due to upcoming pink slips, I have had one request totally 200.00 and I have 4000 to spend. I want to add some cool curricular items to the library. It is my hope/dream to have items to support project based learning in Science areas that will spread into the real world. -something like colonization of planet x - can be environment, poverty, education,…See More
Kelly Reierson replied to Tracy Richards's discussion Blog or Wiki?"Having used both I find wikis much more user friendly. My favorite is wetpaint! It looks and feels like a webpage! However, that being said my library site it on a blog---I did before I knew about wikis!"
Kathi Knop replied to Tracy Richards's discussion Blog or Wiki?"Hi Jackie,
Does this mean that all teachers have a pbwiki account to access your calendar?"
"Hi we had a similar issue at the beginning of last school year and decided that a wiki was definitely the way to go. It is a fabulous parking lot for links, information and media. We went with pbworks for our Library site but I have to admit my…"
Fran Bullington replied to Tracy Richards's discussion Blog or Wiki?"Tracy,
I second Cathy's comments on how to decide whether you want a blog or wiki. There was a discussion concerning this earlier here - didn't know if you had seen…"
Tracy Richards posted a discussionBlog or Wiki?
I want to create a presence on the web for my library and can't decide between a blog or wiki (I have one of each for personal/teaching stuff)I want to add features like:-librarything-online bookable calendar-catalogue searches-pathfinderscomments?See More
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End of year
Wow! It is almost the end of the year and I can't believe that there is so little time left.
Not only is my district reconfiguring the 7-9 schools into K-8 in two years, I move to be TL in a new school in September.
I am trying to decide whether purchasing texts for grade 9 is worth it for one year....and wondering where the middle schools are going to put the K-6 collection, plus thinking about shelving, tables, etc.....
Posted on May 25, 2007 at 12:44am
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- At 9:55pm on May 4, 2007,
Margaret Stimson said…
- Hello Tracy,
Today in Winnipeg...no mosquitoes. They are legendary!!
We've visited the Comox area. Very nice. Much of our family is in the Vancouver area.
Have you heard of YackPack? That was what took my attention for an hour or two today. The free tool would seem to be a great way to connect with others using voice messages. Several of us experimented with it today and all were impressed with the ease of use.
Enjoy your weekend - Margaret
- At 10:34pm on May 12, 2007,
Lesley Edwards said… - Hi Tracy,
I'm coming to Comox in two weeks with a team from North Vancouver to present Web in the Classroom and Meaning in Data. Will you be attending the session by any chance? It's on May 26th.
- At 3:18pm on June 1, 2007, Lesley Edwards said…
- Thanks for the positive feedback on the workshop Tracy.
I think it's a bit like when a parent tells their child something but they don't listen until someone in the 'real world' says the same thing. We really enjoyed the Comox bunch!
- At 6:47pm on June 11, 2007,
Tracy Poelzer said…
- Hi Tracy,
It's nice to "meet" another BC'er! How's the weather on the island? Hopefully you don't have the flooding worries that are going on in other parts of the province.
I've never taught an all boys class. How did you find it? I think it would be neat to try. My perspective on boys and the way they learn has changed dramatically since I've had my own two sons. It is one reason I'm so interested in the topic, but I also see that there is a need for looking into supporting male students in my professional work. One of our school growth plan goals is improving reading skills, with an emphasis on our male population. It's nice to have a goal where the library (and the teacher-librarian) can play a big role.
- At 7:36pm on December 7, 2007,
Richard Beaudry said… - Hi Traci,
I added a comment on your discussion about safe Blogs without realizing that you are from Comox, which I know is in BC. I am used to responding to school library media specialists in the States so I have a tendency of referring to "up here in BC". My apologies for that. It is nice to see a fellow Canadian on this teacher librarian network. We have a growing number of Canadians joining. I hope that when we have sufficient numbers that we can start our own group.
Richard
- At 1:52am on May 28, 2009,
Mike McQueen said… - Hi tracy,
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 5:15am on January 27, 2012, Mike McQueen said…
Greetings Tracy,
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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