Wanted to share this PDF with you!  It contains 58 different ways to use document cameras in your classroom.

http://www.luidia.com/fileadmin/user_upload/documents/58_Ways_Teachers_Doc_Cam.pdf

How do YOU use document cameras in your classroom?

The annual L.M.S. In-Service (Librarian Media Specialist) is in the planning stages with our sights towards the first part of 2011.  It has been decided to hold only one meeting this school year, so we want to make this great!  While we are in this planning process, we’d enjoy hearing from you.  Let us know the topics that you would like to have discussed, or items you would be interested to learn. We want to address those areas that are most important to you.

The NEMA/NLA meetings will be coming soon.  For most of us it will be closer to home and
travel time will be shorter.  It will be held in Grand Island on October 13-15, 2010. For more information go to the NEMA website http://schoollibrariesrock.org and fill out the application today.  There is still time to receive the registration discount price and that will be end on August 31st.

Need help with this or the online catalog? Contact Susan ssandova@esu10.org 308-237-2280
 

Laptop Schools Meeting

Sept 21, 2010

9:00 AM – 3:00 PM

ESU 10 – Kearney

https://odie.esu10.org/workshops

Anyone currently in, or interested in, a laptop learning environment is welcome to attend the Laptop Schools Meeting on Tuesday, September 21 in Kearney, NE.  Any and all related topics could be discussed; that depends on who’s present.
 
We will again have roundtable discussion that will be based on the agenda items you submit.  Add items to the open agenda at http://sn.im/esu10-laptop09-21-10. 
 
Lunch will be provided by NETA with no cost for registration.  Register at https://odie.esu10.org/workshops.
 
Contact Nicole Badgley nbadgley@esu10.org, Jane Davis jdavis@esu15.org or Graci Gillming ggillmin@esu10.org with any other suggestions or questions.

A fun feature that was just added to our catalog is the word NEW displayed in bright red so it can't be missed. It has been placed by the most recent items added to our collection. All titles now have an icon so you can identify what format you would like to order. A VHS tape, DVD disc, a green Globe for Power Media, and a red block with M for NROC streaming titles.  Also, all items are now sorted by default to bring up the newest release date to the top of any search-result list.

Check out the time-saving list of chosen topics on the Feature Media Items (that’s the first page that opens the Library section) odie.esu10.org .  Each topic has been handpicked and timely displayed, i.e. holidays, seasons, monthly news, etc. This great feature will help save you time from having to search.  Those items are ready for you to reserve and help you go on to your next task at hand! 

Have you noticed that our catalog is constantly being updated? We have just added approximately 170 new titles. We still have all the classics mostly on VHS, reserved some 'older goodies' that have maintained high usage, and purged all items that were out-dated or unused.  If you don’t find your favorite item, it may have been replaced with something newer, better and brighter and it will be on DVD or possibly streamed. Even though our VHS collection has reduced in size, our DVD collection has tripled and takes up less space.  Did you know that we download several new titles quarterly in Power Media Plus? See the Featured Media Items for the list of titles that we just added to PMP.

Those first-year teachers may need a little assistance on setting up an ODIE account along with finding material on the catalog.  Why not contact us to help you with that? We are always willing to visit your school to give a free 30 min ODIE training.  To set up a time that would work best for you, call Susan Sandoval at 308-237-2280 or email her at ssandova@esu10.org

If you have a new teacher at your school that would like to be a part of our School Library Community or the New Teachers Community here at ESU 10, have them log into http://teachelem.esu10.org   or http://media.communities.esu10.org with their ODIE account!  That is IT! 

If they don't have an ODIE account, have them go to https://odie.esu10.org/accounts/NewAccountRequest.aspx.  There they can fill out the form requesting the account! 

Happy 2010-2011 School Year!

I'm considering doing "America's Battle of the Books" at our middle school next year. I was just wondering if anyone else is doing Battle of the Books or has done it in the past. I would like to know what you think of the program. It sounds like fun. If you're interested, here is the link:  http://www.battleofthebooks.org

Posted on behalf of Kathy Mann of Burwell kmann@esu10.org

Urgent message ...

"To make a long story short, there has been some censorship issues here for the last 4 months over Push, Message in a Bottle, and Lonesome Dove.  The board has devoted the last several
meetings to this issue.  Can any of you send her a copy of your school libraries book selection policies?"

If your policy is online, you can link to it in your comment below by entering the URL or Library Policy, highlight what you just entered, and then click on the globe with a chain link in the editing bar and enter the URL.

If you have a document, you can try copying and pasting the book selection policy in the comment. 

Or just email it to her at kmann@esu10.org

Thanks for your help.

This is a great website/blog for all  teachers but especially for librarians. Many have expressed interesting comments and helpful information that you would enjoy.  Several people have created different links such as Creative Librarian, New Librarian and Elementary Librarian 2.0.  It's all good...check it out!  Click here...  Library20

Check it out!  Looks like eBay for education!  This is a new site so there aren't too many things here yet.  Might be worth a try if you are planning to spring clean!  http://www.hootofloot.com