First off, a big THANK YOU to Mrs. Olson in the PK-4 library media center who gifted the elementary students with a pencil and bookmark in honor of National Library Week.
This week I am in the WH school district on Tuesday only.
I will meet with K-Geelan and read "Really Rabbits" by Virginia Knoll and illustrated by Philomina O'Neill. Students will listen to the story and realize that information can be collected from various sources.
When I meet with 2-Glawe we will use a variety of sources to gather information about 3 nocturnal animals: bats, foxes and skunks. We will write facts about our animal on our information sheet and complete the nocturnal scene.
On Thursday, April 22nd, I will be in Clear Lake attending the Iowa Core Curriculum meeting "2lst Century - Phase 3" facilitated by Scott McLeod. I will meet with 3-Bruns when I return to the district on Monday, April 26th.
Students need to be able to gather information from a variety of sources: books, pictures, charts, indexes, videos/DVD's, and the Internet. With new information sources coming on the scene every year, it's a wild race to keep up! It won't be unreasonable to see information seekers use their cell phones, i-pods or social networking tools as an accepted information format. They already do!
It's not just knowing how to use these tools to get the best results but also comprehending and analyzing the information that is gathered and using it to meet our information need.
In my ICC 21st Century/Shift Happens conferences I have been introduced to new media: etherpad, Moodle, pod casts, as well as reviewing some old favorites such as PowerPoint, blogs, and Facebook. I have also learned about TPACK and using technology to assist in instruction. What a wide open world for exchange of ideas and information!
Riding the Super Information Highway....
Mrs. T. Reiter, K-12 Teacher-Librarian
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