Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: September 13, 2011
As the school year begin a media specialist posted a request for help on LM_Net.* I know [we] used to be able to set up free accounts to databases such as EBSCO and must admit, I just never seemed to get around to taking care of this . . . Are any databases still available [...]
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: October 18, 2010
Recently I visited a new public library that represents another new way of thinking. Anythink Wright Farms is a part of the Rangeview Library District in suburban Denver. I first noticed the colorful flags in the parking lot that suggesting food, places, adventures, and more things to think about. Next I saw the drive-up book [...]
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: August 20, 2010
Shakespeare in Winona! 2004: I was quite excited to learn a professional theatre group was forming right here in our island city along the Mississippi. I added links to our district web site volunteered in the costume shop, ushered at performances and delivered brochures to the schools. I fully intended not to do any volunteer [...]
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: August 17, 2010
What a silly question! With new web 2.0 tools available every day none of us can. But, we all can learn by challenging ourselves to learn a few new tools this fall AND share them with teachers or use them to enhance our web sites. One of my favorites is Picture Trail, a wonderful photo [...]
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: August 23, 2009
How’s “your’ media center web site doing these days? Is it a “Let’s stop here first” shopping center for information? Is it current? Or, has it been left behind as you move forward with nings, Twitter, blogs, wikis or other web 2.0 tools are there for us to use? Or, worse yet, have district policies [...]
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: July 24, 2009
Show me the Numbers (PDF) Data Gathering, Why you Needs the Numbers and How to get them | Data Gathering, Part 2. Developing your Spreadsheet, Multimedia and Internet@Schools “Media Center” columns. You gotta have the data. Administrators and school boards understand data. The presentation and articles address examples of successful data gathering and using data to [...]
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: May 16, 2009
NCLB_and_Media_Programs (PDF) presentation created in 2007 for state media organization conferences in South Dakota and Kentucky. NCLB and Media Programs.Multimedia & Internet Schools Article July/August 2004. Love it, hate it. It doesn’t matter. NCLB is here to stay. Like many other media specialists, I am concerned that it has deprived us and the teachers we [...]
