Martin, Jeanette
ET-Trends
Banks, M. (2017, Feb. & march). Fighting Fake News: How libraries can lead the way on media literacy. American Libraries, 48(#3/4), 18-21. doi:https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2016/12/27/fighting-fake-news/
This article reflects on the changes being made in regards to how libraries are making changes on educating students on what is "fake" and was is factual information. In this digital age, many of us are receiving their information through social media websites. This information along with ads are so prevalent in how individuals receive and retain information. This article highlights two projects that help readers indicate what is true and what is false regarding media. The first project is titled, Trust Indicator. This rates certain news journalists and news organizations on the accuracy of information they provide. Storytellers without Borders is another project where journalists teach and mentor others on the kid of questions to ask to determine if information is accurate or not.
This was a great article. It showed once again how libraries and librarians are at the forefront of ensuring that the information people receive is accurate. Also, they highlight programs in teaching others about media and digital literacy and how to know the difference between accurate information and fake news.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Building a Participaory School Culture
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LOERTSCHER, D. V., & KOECHLIN, C. (2015). Coteaching and the
Learning Commons. Teacher Librarian, 43(2), 12-16.
This article, by Dr. Loertscher, along with his collaborator Carol Koechlin, highlights many of the things we are learning in class about the optimal design of a learning commons, and specifically about co-teaching and collaboration. It describes ways in which classroom teachers and librarians can co-teach, how that might look in a real setting, and how student learning outcomes can benefit from the practice. The article also touches on some of the other staples of the high-functioning library learning commons such as Makerspaces, and participation from other specialists.
This article is beneficial in many ways, and for many audiences. For our class and for others in the library community, it gives a great overview of the foundational principles of a learning commons. It also provides new ideas and inspiration. For educators or other stakeholders not familiar with the idea of a library learning commons model, it provides an introduction and shows some ways that this model can be beneficial for student achievement. I especially appreciated the fact that there is so much to glean from this article. I expect to refer back to it often.
CARS may not be enough anymore
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GARDNER, L. (2017). Information Literacy, a Revised Plan. School
Library Journal, 63(1), 20.
IIn this article, Laura Gardner discusses the ways in which she has traditionally taught her students about website reliability, and how she is altering her plans this year due to the proliferation of "fake news." She has noted an inability in her middle-school aged students to discern the difference between fact and opinion especially when reading information online, and she is thus spending more time helping them learn to cross-check and verify information before accepting its authenticity. She is also instructing them about the pitfalls of posting to social media before verifying the truth of news stories, since that is a common way in which fake news is shared and spread.
This is a very helpful article for anyone who works with adolescents or tweens, and Gardner's recommendations are useful. I have used the CARS method myself, and I agree that kids probably need help to know whether information meets some of the standards. For example, they need to check not just whether that information seems reasonable - because some very dubious things can seem reasonable to middle schoolers! They need to verify it in other independent sources. I also appreciate Gardner's focus on social media awareness, because that is where students get most of their news, and they need to be aware that it may not be accurate. Students can be taught ways to verify news they read on social media and to avoid reposting erroneous information.
MEOW: CATS IN LIBRARIES
Martin, Jeanette
ET-New Trends
Ford, A. (2017, Jan. & feb.). Library Cats Leave Some Sneezing, Others Feline Fine: Libraries face hard choices as resident kitties grow scarcer. American Libraries, 48(#1/2), 18-20. doi:https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/01/03/library-cats-leave-some-sneezing-others-feline-fine/
This article talks about feral cats sneaking into libraries and making the libraries their home. In 2006, there were over 200 cats living in public libraries. The calming effect of the feline as well as the publicity having generated by having a library cat, has been welcoming in most libraries. However, due to allergies by patrons and complaints by some board members the count is down to 39 library cats across the country.
As a child I was very lonely and my only solace was books. I can't imagine the joy I would have found if the library had housed a cat as well. This article was a great joy for me to read and emphasized how much an animal can bring to a learning environment. In the past I have read to a dog days in the library. Service dogs are brought to the library and our special education children pet them and read stories with them. The smiles on their faces is priceless. I have brought the service dogs into the library for our general education kids. I had no idea what an effect it would have on them. Our students are going through some horrendous things in their lives that I only hear whispers off. The animals bring a great joy to the library, the students and the school. I wish I could have a library cat. Then this place would be the cat's meow.
ET-New Trends
Ford, A. (2017, Jan. & feb.). Library Cats Leave Some Sneezing, Others Feline Fine: Libraries face hard choices as resident kitties grow scarcer. American Libraries, 48(#1/2), 18-20. doi:https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org/2017/01/03/library-cats-leave-some-sneezing-others-feline-fine/
This article talks about feral cats sneaking into libraries and making the libraries their home. In 2006, there were over 200 cats living in public libraries. The calming effect of the feline as well as the publicity having generated by having a library cat, has been welcoming in most libraries. However, due to allergies by patrons and complaints by some board members the count is down to 39 library cats across the country.
As a child I was very lonely and my only solace was books. I can't imagine the joy I would have found if the library had housed a cat as well. This article was a great joy for me to read and emphasized how much an animal can bring to a learning environment. In the past I have read to a dog days in the library. Service dogs are brought to the library and our special education children pet them and read stories with them. The smiles on their faces is priceless. I have brought the service dogs into the library for our general education kids. I had no idea what an effect it would have on them. Our students are going through some horrendous things in their lives that I only hear whispers off. The animals bring a great joy to the library, the students and the school. I wish I could have a library cat. Then this place would be the cat's meow.
THE BUSINESS WORLD AND PUBLIC LIBRARIANS
Martin, Jeanette
ET-New Trends
Alvarez, B. (2017, Jan. & feb.). Embed with Business:Taking your library into the business world. American Libraries, 48(#1/2), 45-48. doi:https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org
In this article it talks about public librarians being embedded in the community, instead of just being a resource that speaks to the community about the services the library provides. They are a resource that works hand in hand with the needs of the business communities. Providing workshops, technology and training that are related specifically to a community's businesses needs. In turn, the library becomes a part of the business community, In as much, "you can expect relationships with the business community to transform from transactional to interactional".
What a great article. I started receiving this magazine shortly after becoming a member in the ALA. However, this is the first time I have been able to read it and it was solely do to this class. I love that fact that librarians found it important to become apart of the community instead of waiting for the community to come to them. In this way the integrated themselves within the community and were no longer considered a separate part. The librarians became a part of council meetings, and were proactive in supporting "projects, events, and platforms that directly serve the community". One needs to be able to think outside the box and have management and administrative support in order to be able to succeed in such an amazing endeavor.
ET-New Trends
Alvarez, B. (2017, Jan. & feb.). Embed with Business:Taking your library into the business world. American Libraries, 48(#1/2), 45-48. doi:https://americanlibrariesmagazine.org
In this article it talks about public librarians being embedded in the community, instead of just being a resource that speaks to the community about the services the library provides. They are a resource that works hand in hand with the needs of the business communities. Providing workshops, technology and training that are related specifically to a community's businesses needs. In turn, the library becomes a part of the business community, In as much, "you can expect relationships with the business community to transform from transactional to interactional".
What a great article. I started receiving this magazine shortly after becoming a member in the ALA. However, this is the first time I have been able to read it and it was solely do to this class. I love that fact that librarians found it important to become apart of the community instead of waiting for the community to come to them. In this way the integrated themselves within the community and were no longer considered a separate part. The librarians became a part of council meetings, and were proactive in supporting "projects, events, and platforms that directly serve the community". One needs to be able to think outside the box and have management and administrative support in order to be able to succeed in such an amazing endeavor.
COMMON CORE = $ SCAM???
Martin, Jeanette
ET-Common Core
Aronson, M. (2016, January 21). Is the Common Core Just a Scam to Sell Books? Consider the Source. Retrieved March 14, 2017, from http://www.slj.com/2016/01/opinion/is-the-common-core-just-a-scam-to-sell-books-consider-the-source/
In this article, Marc Aronson who is a lecturer at Rutgers University, speaks of the feedback he has received from both publishers and educators regarding how common core standards is nothing but money maker for publishers. He continues with how unprepared high school seniors are for college and gives statistical data to prove his point. Also that the standards are not the problem but "economic inequality". "If more students had more resources (social, emotional, financial, cultural, and technological), more would be ready to meet the challenges and opportunities that follow secondary education. Common core standards were created to help students master a level of skills that we help them deal with real world expectations.
Not being a classroom teacher and not having to teach to the common core, I cannot really give my opinion based on experience. However, having worked with educators I have seen the frustration that they have in trying to teach students standards that they are unprepared for. Low reading scores, different learning styles and home situations make it frustrating for both students and educators to learn. I don't know if the common core standards are helping or not, but the feedback I am receiving is that they are not and it is indeed another money maker for politicians, publishers and another way to keep are kids dumb.
ET-Common Core
Aronson, M. (2016, January 21). Is the Common Core Just a Scam to Sell Books? Consider the Source. Retrieved March 14, 2017, from http://www.slj.com/2016/01/opinion/is-the-common-core-just-a-scam-to-sell-books-consider-the-source/
In this article, Marc Aronson who is a lecturer at Rutgers University, speaks of the feedback he has received from both publishers and educators regarding how common core standards is nothing but money maker for publishers. He continues with how unprepared high school seniors are for college and gives statistical data to prove his point. Also that the standards are not the problem but "economic inequality". "If more students had more resources (social, emotional, financial, cultural, and technological), more would be ready to meet the challenges and opportunities that follow secondary education. Common core standards were created to help students master a level of skills that we help them deal with real world expectations.
Not being a classroom teacher and not having to teach to the common core, I cannot really give my opinion based on experience. However, having worked with educators I have seen the frustration that they have in trying to teach students standards that they are unprepared for. Low reading scores, different learning styles and home situations make it frustrating for both students and educators to learn. I don't know if the common core standards are helping or not, but the feedback I am receiving is that they are not and it is indeed another money maker for politicians, publishers and another way to keep are kids dumb.
Monday, March 13, 2017
Top 10 Challenges in Academic Libraries
Martin, Jeanette
ET- Learning Styles
Storer, R. (2014, September 25). Top 10 Challenges for Academic Libraries in the 21st century. Retrieved March 13, 2017, from http://www.sirsidynix.com/blog/2014/09/25/top-10-challenges-for-academic-libraries-in-the-21st-century
Academic libraries are finding ways of becoming more relevant in the 21st century. With technology and online resources, such as eBooks, open access and digital collections, a librarian needs to understand the challenges and develop into a more flexible resource for their customers. This article discusses the top 10 challenges academic librarians face and helps to offer some insight as to what others are doing to overcome these challenges.
This article is straightforward, to the point, and a quick read. It outlines the 10 most challenges facing academic libraries and what some are doing to move forward to help overcome these challenges. It reiterates what I have been learning in the MLIS program at San Jose State and gives statistics and data on how different age levels learn differently and what we as librarians can do to accommodate them.
ET- Learning Styles
Storer, R. (2014, September 25). Top 10 Challenges for Academic Libraries in the 21st century. Retrieved March 13, 2017, from http://www.sirsidynix.com/blog/2014/09/25/top-10-challenges-for-academic-libraries-in-the-21st-century
Academic libraries are finding ways of becoming more relevant in the 21st century. With technology and online resources, such as eBooks, open access and digital collections, a librarian needs to understand the challenges and develop into a more flexible resource for their customers. This article discusses the top 10 challenges academic librarians face and helps to offer some insight as to what others are doing to overcome these challenges.
This article is straightforward, to the point, and a quick read. It outlines the 10 most challenges facing academic libraries and what some are doing to move forward to help overcome these challenges. It reiterates what I have been learning in the MLIS program at San Jose State and gives statistics and data on how different age levels learn differently and what we as librarians can do to accommodate them.
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