Saturday, January 29, 2011
Week 3 Soical Bookmark
The website or blog I am commenting about is futura.edublogs/2007/07/26/defining-your-miracle/. It is the thoughts of a school librarian. This blog talks about the integration of technology, libraries and schools. This site contains reflections on how a collaborative library should look and function.. It provides links to research articles and the reflection of other stakeholders in the library 2.0. It also provides links to areas of interest regarding merging technology, liraries ans schools, in addition to links to the latest social networking sites that are so utilized by the digital natives we see in our classrooms and school libraries.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Pre-Planning Thoughts
As I begin to prepare for the forth coming colloborative unit, I am thankful that I have a partner. I am also thankful that my partner decided to take the role of the school librarian because I have limited experience in the area of school librarianship. I am a certified special education teacher and have a lot of classroom experience. With my special education background, I am experienced in modify lessons and creating activities to meet the needs of different learners. My overall goal is to take the library to students with severe special needs, as they are often left out or confused in areas that are unfamiliar. I would like to develop their comfort level with books and increase their access to books, libraries, and information.
That is where my general weakness comes. We have no library at our school and the school next door has a library with limited resources. Not to mention, the librarian is unfamiliar with the type of student I teach. I have a limited idea on how to get the students materials that will enhance the instruction of my students.
As it concerns to the unit itself, I have no clue of what the unit will pertain. Currently, I teach remedial reading, english and science. My school setting is considered to be secondary, as the students are between the ages of 14 and 19. My classes are between the ages of 14 and 16. I am interested in science and social studies topics. I want to assign my students an oral report about one of the groups of animals we have discussed. Maybe we could do something on recycling. Maybe we could do something in which the students explore the community and its history.
That is where my general weakness comes. We have no library at our school and the school next door has a library with limited resources. Not to mention, the librarian is unfamiliar with the type of student I teach. I have a limited idea on how to get the students materials that will enhance the instruction of my students.
As it concerns to the unit itself, I have no clue of what the unit will pertain. Currently, I teach remedial reading, english and science. My school setting is considered to be secondary, as the students are between the ages of 14 and 19. My classes are between the ages of 14 and 16. I am interested in science and social studies topics. I want to assign my students an oral report about one of the groups of animals we have discussed. Maybe we could do something on recycling. Maybe we could do something in which the students explore the community and its history.
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