April
Literacy Skills: Continue with non-fiction studies 600's and 700's
Library Skills: Ho wot read recipes, cooking/math concepts, map skills, compass skills, title page, author and illustrator and publishing company.
Technology: Limited use of the lab to testing, Tumblebooks
March
Library Skills: continue with non-fiction studies
Literacy Skills: Award books Caldecott focus on illustrations in a variety of texts
Technology: No use of the lab due to testing
February
Library Skills: Intro to non-fiction
Literacy Skills: Award books, Geisler and creative art project
Technology: continue with computer parts, basic keyboarding skills, font, point size, color.
January
Library Skills: Meet the author and illustrator of book fair books.
Literacy Skills: Book talks with book fair books, read alouds from book fair. Author visit how to write a good story with Brad Herzog.
Technology: continue with cyber safety, Tumblebooks online, parts of a computer (mouse, mouse pad, keyboard, speakers, printer, CPU, motherboard, hard drive, flash drive, CD Rom,
3-1/2 floppy, monitor, screen. Magic School Bus Gets Programed video.
December
Library Skills:
Literacy Skills: Wordless books,
Technology: cutting snowflakes online, cyber safety
November
Library Skills: Parts of a book
Literacy Skills: making personal connections, author and illustrator
Technology: Microsoft Word skills, typing names, uppercase lower case letter, keyboard basics, KidsPix stamping tool, Tumblebooks
October
Library Skills: ABC order, "Upside Down Turned Around Alphabet book" with creative art project.
Literacy Skills: Arthur stories in preparation for our guest D.W. Video "Meet author Marc Brown" Pat Gallagher Books and connections, Arthur Book club.
Technology: KidsPix Dot to Dot mouse control skills and numbers, color pages continued mouse control and following directions
Septerber
Library Skills: Get to know your Library, Checking Out books, Responsibility/Book Care
Literacy Skills: Wordless books, ABC order, Predicting, Book Awareness-beginning, middle, end, setting, characters, making personal connections, author and illustrator
Technology: computer parts: Mouse, mouse pad, headphones, keyboard, monitor, Kids Pics program.
End of a Chapter...
It is with sadness that I post that this is the end of a chapter in the story of the Harritt Elementary Library Media Webage. Due to budget cuts in the district the position of Library Media Technology Teacher no longer exists. The library at Harritt will remain open and staffed with the help of an instructional assistant and volunteers. However, there will no longer be instruction in literacy skills or library skills as well as technology instruction from a certified librarian. This blog will remain open as a symbol of what was once taught at Harritt and what has been lost due to lack of funding for education.
Don't Unplug Technology from K-5th Grades
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