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: August 7, 2011
. . . The links I wanted my students to use were dead. We went back to the classroom and didn’t use the lab that day. It’s new, but “old” and familiar story. It never hurts to double check to make sure everything is in working order, even if your students are using resources you [...]
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: April 23, 2010
Amazing. I have just viewed the Draft of the National Educational Technology Plan. A project I coordinated in 1995 is cited on page 30. A group of teachers and I worked with a history professor and the County Historical Society to create the content about demographic groups in Winona, Minnesota. A local web site [...]
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: November 25, 2009
” And, I’m sick of democracy.” A colleague who is not a media specialist, but a G.A.T.E. coordinator whose job success is dependant on factors much like a media specialists’,* shared his lament today. No, he’s not anti-democracy, just frustrated with indecision, the slow speed of change, and lack of excitement about technology. Ironically, [...]
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: October 23, 2009
Someone asked me that today. I have never been a coach. Like many media specialists these days, it’s easy to whine now and then. We get frustrated with policies, declining budgets, limited time, NCLB, and a multitude of daily challenges. There’s been a fair amount of discussion (and whining) lately about the Valenza/Johnson [...]
Posted by: Mary Alice Anderson on: March 18, 2008
Now this is practical — and doable, even though I had to set up another account. At least it’s an account at a site I visit often! I am inspired to use Google Docs for planning our summer tech academy in the district. A great opportunity to model!
