On Tuesday I did Preschool Storytime. It was a bit different this week, because there was make-up OGT testing going on in the library so there wasn't really any classes that could be done down here. That meant that I had to gather all the materials that I needed for Storytime and go to there room. The theme that I chose for this month was Rainy Days. I started off once again with a guess what's in the box game. I gave them three clues about the object and they were able to guess it (it was an umbrella). Then I read The Magic Raincoat by Ryan David, then we danced to two fun interactive songs; then we read the second story I had picked out, The Rainy Day by Patricia Lakin and danced to two more songs. The songs came from the CD's: Jim Gill Sings The Sneezing Songs and Other Contagious Tunes, Laurie Berkner: Victor Vito, and Greg and Steve: Kids In Action. After this we did a craft. I found an umbrella printable and had them glue colorful pieces of paper on it to make their own umbrellas. After they were done, if they finished early, they could draw who they wanted to keep dry under their umbrella. It was fun doing Storytime, it's really great seeing the little kids get excited and get all into it.
On Wednesday I worked with the Landscaping students and taught them how to use VoiceThread. I approached the Landscaping teacher last week and asked if he wanted me to show the students how to use VoiceThread and why it would be beneficial to his class. I told him that it could be an important tool used to showcase a project from start to finish and could work for student portfolios or class projects. Then on Wednesday I presented my "How To VoiceThread" VoiceThread with the class. I went through all the features with them and once done with mine we browsed through and looked at different VoiceThread's as a class to see how some of the features were used and worked. Next Wednesday, the Landscaping teacher and I plan to build on this information and teach them how to use Weebly to create a personal website that they could use for a business or a portfolio or however they see fit.
The other big thing of the week was on Friday I taught Early Childhood Education again. I went over how to do MLA citations, particularly using an online tool, Son of Citation Machine. Afterwards I taught them how to use SMART Notebook 11 to make activities that could then be put up on the SMART Board. I showed them a few activities that I had made and went over in detail how to use SMART Notebook and how to make their own activities. In the afternoon I taught the students how to use VoiceThread.
Throughout the week we have also been collaborating with the Drama class on the Zombie promotional video that we're creating for the library. It has been a fun and interesting process. Some of the students are a bit less likely to want to cooperate than others, but regardless of some of the coaxing that ends up being involved I think it will turn out to be a very entertaining video.
ALA/AASL Standards for Initial Preparation of School Librarians
Standard 1.2 Effective and knowledgeable teacherCollaborated with teachers and introduced and new technology that will help students in the classroom and in the workplace.
Standard 1.4 Integration of twenty-first century skills and learning standards
Teaching Landscaping students how to use Voicethread, SMART technology, and using video technology to promote the library through the zombie video.
Standard 1.1 Knowledge of learners and learning
Able to anticipate some of the problems that students may have with new technology and answer their questions or troubleshoot.
Standard 3.2 Access to information
Showed ECE students where to find templates and other materials available through SMART Notebook.
Standard 3.3 Information techonology
Used SMART Notebook to further student learning and to give them the tools that they can use in the classroom.
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