Frustrations

I think some of us are just as frustrated as our students. We need tech support that understands what we do in our classrooms and at our sites.

Our Pledge

MySpace Celebrity and Katalyst present The Presidential Pledge

Middle School Learning 2.0

Summer is over:( Time to face the reality that I'll be a classroom teacher this year. I am fortunate that I'll be at the same school I've taught at for 12 years. Instead of being the Teacher Librarian, I'll be teaching two sections of LASS (6th grade language arts and social studies) and a computer research elective for 6th graders. The elective is part of the 6th grade rotation; a 5 week long course covering a variety of topics including languages, computer graphics, art, music, drama and my Computer Connections unit. I've decided to utilize CSLA's Middle School Learning 2.0 for the elective. I plan on having students work on 2 "Things" per week, with an emphasis on web site evaluation, cyber safety and being a good online citizen.

Wish me luck....

Keeping Up With Our Students

This is why we keep up with the current technologies:
(from the Consortium for School Networking)

One Dad's View of Standardized Testing

Blogumus

Saw a really cool, animated tag cloud on Techomnivore's blog. I've tried to follow the directions on bloggerbuster.com, but I obviously need more entrees to fill in my cloud.

And where has my avatar gone?

Once a TL, Always a TL

The school year has ended and so has our library program. I've thought long and hard about what I can write about the demise of our program without sounding bitter. It's difficult to understand why the district decided to cut the site librarians serving 6 schools, and the 2 teachers that handled technology in the district, in favor of 3 district level positions to handle it all. We all know that there is a budget crisis in California, but what are they saving? We are all still employed; maybe not in the library, but in classrooms for the next year, or at the district level. Unfortunately, the ones who suffer most will be our students.

Budget Cut Season, Once Again

I've heard it said recently that budget cuts affecting Teacher Librarians in March are as common as flu season. Once again the Teacher Librarians in the Las Virgenes Unified School District are facing major cuts to our program. At this time, the Bd. of Ed. has approved the restructing of the 6 TL's and 2 TOSA's (Teachers on Special Assignment/Technology). The goal is to collapse 8 positions into 3. Those 3 teachers will teach teachers how to incorporate technology in their subjects and, oh yes, some library functions will also have to be included. No one really knows how this will be accomplished or by who. This is the grand plan of our district. So, all 6 TL's have received their reassignment letters, as have the 2 TOSA's. We will not, however, go down without a fight - we will not go gently into that good night.....

Creative Commons: What every Educator needs to know

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Creative Commons: What every Educator needs to know

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