Comments on: ICT Resources for Primary Schools http://cathyinoz.edublogs.org/2008/11/24/ict-resources-for-primary-schools/ The learning journal of a developing Teacher Librarian Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:52:19 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: ghostlibrarian http://cathyinoz.edublogs.org/2008/11/24/ict-resources-for-primary-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-16 ghostlibrarian Mon, 24 Nov 2008 03:10:54 +0000 http://cathyinoz.edublogs.org/?p=100#comment-16 I know some school library media specialists who have a completely fexible schedule. Teachers sign up for the days and times they want their class to work with the librarian. This is supposed to be the best way to collaborate with the classroom teachers and make library instruction meaningful to students. However, it's not perfect. Some teachers sign up often others don't sign up at all making library instruction hit or miss. Somehow there needs to be a balance. Another problem can be the perceptions of administrators as far as student contact time. If you are not scheduled it appears that you are not working. Of course, we know that there are plenty of library administrative things to do but others don't always understand this. I'm fortunate that I see all the students at least once a week. Sometimes the teachers are there other times they are working with another group of students. Teachers have told me that they like to stay if they can because they sometimes learn things too, which is wonderful to hear. I'm very interested in Bloom's Digital Taxonomy and may have seen it before. Since I'm traveling right now I couldn't get the page to load here in the motel and will have to look at it when I'm home. I know some school library media specialists who have a completely fexible schedule. Teachers sign up for the days and times they want their class to work with the librarian. This is supposed to be the best way to collaborate with the classroom teachers and make library instruction meaningful to students. However, it’s not perfect. Some teachers sign up often others don’t sign up at all making library instruction hit or miss. Somehow there needs to be a balance. Another problem can be the perceptions of administrators as far as student contact time. If you are not scheduled it appears that you are not working. Of course, we know that there are plenty of library administrative things to do but others don’t always understand this.

I’m fortunate that I see all the students at least once a week. Sometimes the teachers are there other times they are working with another group of students. Teachers have told me that they like to stay if they can because they sometimes learn things too, which is wonderful to hear.

I’m very interested in Bloom’s Digital Taxonomy and may have seen it before. Since I’m traveling right now I couldn’t get the page to load here in the motel and will have to look at it when I’m home.

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