Information+Specialist

"Uses technology tools to supplement school resources, assist in the creation of engaging learning tasks, connect the school with the global learning community, communicate with students and classroom teachers at any time, and provide 24-7 access to library services." //-Empowering Learners: Guidelines for School Library Programs//  
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Practicum Tasks

Evaluation of Reference Collection

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Supplemental Reference Wiki: http://kidsreferencewebsites.wikispaces.com/

I evaluated the Reference section at the lower school of Savannah Christian. Most of the materials in the reference section are very outdated. Some of the resources even date back to the 1970's and there are no electronic resources. Needless to say, much of the collection really needs to be replaced. A media specialist needs to constantly evaluate and weed the collection in order to make room for more up to date resources that allow for greater access of the information. I created the below order as one that would have to be followed overtime to gradually replace the current collection. I have listed them in order of importance and I think that the first few materials in the books and definitely the online World Book subscription need to be ordered immediately.

Ethical Uses of Information

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The presentation is intended for middle school students in order to promote ethical information seeking behaviors and ethical use of information. A media specialist should be very well versed in copyright and plagiarism issues so that she can be an information source for the students and teachers on the issue. The purpose of this presentation is to give the students a broad overview of plagiarism. More specifically the goal is to educate the students on how to identify it and how to take steps to avoid it. It also will hopefully give them a good foundation for why it is wrong to plagiarize. The presentation would be a good place to begin a research assignment or paper. It would also be a good lead in to a lesson on how to cite sources. The main goal is to make the students aware of plagiarism so that they take the proper steps to avoid it.

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