[CASL-L] Benefits of a LMS in a 1:1 school

Shannon McNeice shannon_mcneice at whps.org
Tue Feb 25 06:29:03 PST 2020


I think Jillian Woychowski did this School Librarian Advocacy Poster for
CASL last year.
https://drive.google.com/open?id=17G7_bZRP__1D1CEl2b67yalVsuUeuzprjqVqNUp6PIw




Shannon McNeice
*Library Media Specialist*
*Sedgwick Middle School <http://sedgwick.whps.org>*
*West Hartford, CT 06107*
Sedgwick Middle School Library <http://blog.whps.org/sedgwicklibrary>
 @smcneice <https://twitter.com/smcneice>      sedglibrary
<https://instagram.com/sedglibrary/>  sedgwicklibrary
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“Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.” - Rainer Maria
Rilke, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
<https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/314321> (Thanks to Anne Bogel
<https://modernmrsdarcy.com/> for the quote!)


On Tue, Feb 25, 2020 at 9:22 AM Juliann T. Moskowitz <juliann14 at hotmail.com>
wrote:

> That is a truly ignorant and scary position but, we are preaching to the
> choir. Here is a link to a Google Doc. I do not remember where it came from
> but, it was on of my library list servs. It is a list of over 100 things
> that SLMS do. Perhaps you could list the most salient ones to show to your
> administration.
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> https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/104FcHqDMnVzx04E31Fwsus2mIP3LJHps9Tr0foP3aQk/edit?usp=sharing
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> Juliann T. Moskowitz
> Director of Library Media
> St. Joseph High School
> Trumbull, CT 06611
> juliann14 at hotmail.com
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> "Google can bring you back 100,000 answers. A librarian can bring you back
> the right one."
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> -- Neil Gaiman, author
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> *From:* CASL-L <casl-l-bounces+juliann14=hotmail.com at mylist.net> on
> behalf of Shannon McNeice via CASL-L <casl-l at mylist.net>
> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 25, 2020 8:34 AM
> *To:* Leslie Poulos <l_poulos at yahoo.com>
> *Cc:* Casl List Serv <casl-l at mylist.net>; MARY LEE QUINN <
> maryquinn at snet.net>; David Bilmes <dbilmes at sbcglobal.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [CASL-L] Benefits of a LMS in a 1:1 school
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> I can't even imagine having to defend this now!!
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> This morning I already:
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> -Made an immigration booklist for a teacher
> -Found the Portuguese language version of Night and added to Overdrive for
> an ESOL teacher
> -Answered an email from the Drama Director about printing door hinges on
> my 3D printer
> -Helped 5 kids find "books as windows, mirrors, and sliding glass doors"
> books that they would enjoy
> -Called down my Kids' Lit Quiz students to give them an invite to the end
> of season celebration
> -And added to my Black History Month bulletin board.
> -Emailed a student about where to find a History Day graphic organizer.
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> After this email, I have to score a website evaluation assessment, make a
> form to ask kids for info about a "library takeover" event, add 6 books to
> the catalog that said not in system when checked in this morning, change
> the spine label and re-catalog a Holocaust diary, etc, etc. etc.
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> How do you explain that in a job description?
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> Shannon McNeice
> *Library Media Specialist*
> *Sedgwick Middle School <http://sedgwick.whps.org>*
> *West Hartford, CT 06107*
> Sedgwick Middle School Library <http://blog.whps.org/sedgwicklibrary>
>  @smcneice <https://twitter.com/smcneice>      sedglibrary
> <https://instagram.com/sedglibrary/>  sedgwicklibrary
> <https://www.pinterest.com/sedgwicklibrary/>
>
> “Ah, how good it is to be among people who are reading.” - Rainer Maria
> Rilke, The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge
> <https://www.goodreads.com/work/quotes/314321> (Thanks to Anne Bogel
> <https://modernmrsdarcy.com/> for the quote!)
>
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> On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 8:53 PM Leslie Poulos via CASL-L <
> casl-l at mylist.net> wrote:
>
> 1 . Need to have someone to teach/help teachers and students to use the
> technology well- LMS can go to classrooms to teach
> 2. Need to have a certified teacher for digital literacy/citizenship
> instruction
> 3. Expertise in promoting books and reading
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> Sent from my iPhone
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> On Feb 24, 2020, at 8:22 PM, MARY LEE QUINN <maryquinn at snet.net> wrote:
>
> The ignorance of this is really appalling! The LMS is needed more than
> ever!
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> Just wondering if your union is of any help?
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> Good luck!!
> Mary Lee
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> On Feb 20, 2020, at 7:22 PM, David Bilmes <dbilmes at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
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> Our district is going to a 1:1 policy next year, with students being
> issued Chromebooks. We are also moving into a brand-new middle school, with
> a beautiful media center which the current LMS helped design. However, the
> superintendent has presented a budget which calls for eliminating the
> middle-school LMS and replacing that position with para/clerk, who will
> help supervise the 1:1 program. Reportedly, the administration claims that
> since the district is going to be 1:1, there's no need for a librarian at
> the middle school.
>
> We know it's an uphill battle, but we're going to speak at the upcoming
> Board of Ed meeting Tuesday night to advocate for the position not being
> cut. We've been gathering information, have been in touch with CASL and
> ALA, and are buoyed by reports that many of the middle school students have
> created and signed a petition to protest the position being cut. What would
> be helpful would be for those of you who work in 1:1 districts, and in
> particular in middle schools in those districts, to send me a few bullet
> points about the importance of having a fully certified LMS even in a 1:1
> school.
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> Thanks in advance for everyone's help and support.
>
> David Bilmes
> Oxford High School
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