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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4th Grade






April


Library Skills:


Literacy Skills: How to read recipes, cooking/math skills, maps, compass skills, reference materials focus on dictionary skills, thesaurus skills, atlas, almanacs, review guide words and alphabetical order.


Technology: No use of the lab due to testing



March

Library Skills: Continue with OPAC lesson book talks non-fiction and fiction



Literacy Skills:


Computer Parts: Web 2.0 tools Animoto, Myna



FEBRUARY

Library Skills: OPAC lesson book talks non-fiction and fiction



Literacy Skills: Author exploration online


Computer Parts: Real life application create a poster of your choice.





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.


Computer Parts: Book Fair posters in Microsoft Word





DECEMBER

Library Skills:
Non-fiction WWII and Pearl Harbor with radio theater, genre Science Fiction



Literacy Skills: Continue with Informational text, creative writing


Computer Parts: Web 2.0 tools Myna music creations, online cutting snowflakes





November

Library Skills:Continue exploring the fiction and non-fiction books, citations, Time magazine for kids, note taking, summarizing


Literacy Skills: Informational text, creative writing


Computer Parts: Continue with learning to logging on open files and save file sin the correct folders, continue reviewing cyber safety, Bing Image search, narrowing your search down.



OCTOBER

Library Skills: Exploring the fiction and non-fiction books

Literacy Skills: Review ABC order to the 3rd and 4th letter

Computer Parts: Continue with learning to logging on open files and save file sin the correct folders, continue reviewing Microsoft Word skills. Microsoft Photo Story with non-fiction books, Tumblebooks, Google Image search, narrowing your search down.


SEPTEMBER

Library Skills: Get to know your library, Checking Out books, Responsibility/Book Care, Library Organization-Dewey Decimal, OPAC(book searching engine), Genre Histtorical Fiction,

Literacy Skills: ABC order-Authors names,
Technology: Pretest computer parts and keyboard…what do you remember from last year?

Computer Parts: mouse, mouse pad, headphones, keyboard, monitor, screen, systems unit, Log-in beginning keyboarding, Key awareness-shift, caps lock, spacebar, enter, backspace, alignment, Word Art, point size spacing, bold, coloring, double click/single click, technology vocabulary building, care and use of the lab.

Cyber Safety, surfing for book cover images, useing Web 2.0 tool Animoto, Dewey Decimal commericals!