As I sit in on department meetings, staff meetings, technology committee meetings, etc. two theme keeps re-emerging: the need to reduce spending, and the need to begin leveraging what we have at our disposal. Some aruge that e-textbooks may be one option for schools in the future to consider. Check out this article from the … Continue reading A New Way of Thinking with Money Well Spent →

Well, a few days to go before our teacher-librarian presentation to the SD8 Board of Trustees. I'm looking forward to our approach and presentation. We're not going with our hands out asking for money that we all know doesn't exist. It is an approach that some have called 'active advocacy': letting the trustees and senior … Continue reading Board Presentation Countdown is on! →

Well, it started off with an overwhelming feeling of embarrassment, disgust, and sadness (probably hopeless, too--yeah definitely hopelessness). I mean what were we really doing here. No money, No direction. No hope. And the bad news kept getting, well...worse.BUT, leaving the meeting I felt as though we are in a better position than yesterday. Nothing … Continue reading ITSC: One Perspective →

I'm astounded by this article from MediaShift! It has to be heresy to greatest degree! I never really believed that email would ever go away, but it looks as though it is here to stay and appears to be making a 'resurgence' on the backlash against social networking phenomenon.Surprisingly, the vast majority of our staff … Continue reading Email Still the Way to Go…? →

Well, this article really got me thinking...Who knows the future? Who owns the future? Something like this has got be next to impossible. More difficult than predicting the weather patterns which are only 50% effective for those predictions made for more than two months at a time. With all these technology 'experts' blogging here and … Continue reading Negligent Parents…? Really? →

Excited about Freedom to Read Week. February 18-21, 2010. We're going to be doing something here in the library. Not sure what. Perhaps publish a banned/challenged book list and ask staff and students to sign or star the books that they have read. Stay tuned for announcements on LVTV for the specifics!

So, Google rolls over writers...My first reaction?I had to chuckle. I mean, this seems to be a very late reaction to a corporate maneuver that has been on the make for about four years now. It's only now that writers see the writing on the wall...?Not much to say on this, only that I understand … Continue reading Google Rolls Over Writers →

OK. I sort of believe the gist of this study...But, it's not like we didn't see this coming. I mean, what did we expect when parents do everything for our students? Surely, when parents do not allow their child to fall, deal with repercussions, approach and enter into confrontations with teachers, coaches, and peers. What … Continue reading Students more stressed than ever? →

I just had to write today. Not much really on my mind, but I know that I had to write something. A great conversation this morning about technology. This individual is not opposed to technology and embraces and utilizes it often (she wants a SmartBoard--I know she will use it and it won't collect dust), … Continue reading Technology and the Future: What do we lose? →

The American Library Association (ALA) winners for 2009 have been announced. I don't have many of these in our collection--they are mostly American--which is a real shame since the Canadian young adult market is booming with young and creative offerings. Nevertheless, the ALA rarely picks duds, here's the list of winners.