February+2010

**Portfolio**
Hours: 7:45 to 2:55 (Total Hours: 7 1/4) Location: Honey Creek Elementary Checklist Activities: Attended Grade Level Meeting, Set up School Wide Theme Display, Inventory Reference Section **
 * Date: 2/1/10
 * Activities:** I attended the Grade Level Meeting for Grade 2. Topics included: Technology use such as BrainPop Jr., Education City, United Streaming and Symphony Math to help students with math concepts. Upcoming technology training on using the Promethean Board. Various student's educational plans and parent involvement. I set up my display for African American History Month which included a poster I created, a quilt provided by the school and books pulled from the media center shelves. I assisted students during a lesson in the media center on using guide words in reference books. I helped students during lesson given by media specialist on using an atlas. I helped with general circulation desk duty. I worked on inventory of Reference section.


 * African American History Pathfinder**

Hours:** **8:15 to 3:35 (Total Hours: 7 1/4)** Activities:** I helped Media Specialist work on a grant from Sylvan Dell Publishing for a free one year ebook license. Only one school per system was eligible. She got the grant! I helped second grade students during lesson given by media specialist on using dictionary guide words. I worked on Reference section project.
 * Date: 2/2/10
 * Location:** **Honey Creek Elementary

Hours: 7:45 to 3:45 (Total Hours: 8) Location:** **Honey Creek Elementary Activities: ** I worked on cataloging. I completed the inventory of the reference section. I assisted in grade 4 atlas lesson. I worked the circulation desk. I attended the Rockdale County media specialist meeting. Topics discussed were cataloging, exemplary media centers, InfoCentre problems, Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl finalist results for Rockdale County, library automation programs, and status of digital converter boxes for cable. Reference Materials Order Supplemental Websites Respecting Copyright
 * Date: 2/11/10

Hours: 10:00 to 11:30 (Total Hours: 1 1/2) Location:** **Edwards Middle School Activities:** I attended a Kapco book repair demo.
 * Date: 2/23/10

Hours: 7:45 to 3:45 (Total Hours: 8) Location:** **Honey Creek Elementary Activities:** This was an early release day for students so media center use was light. The media center did host a wax museum event for 4th grade students in connection with African American History month. I completed the GADOE Library Media Program Self-Evaluation rubric with the media specialist. We discussed activities for the coming month and looked at grant opportunities.I gathered information on monthly activities for memo to the principal. GADOE Evaluation Rubric Monthly Report
 * Date: 2/25/10

Hours: 7:25 to 2:30 (Total Hours: 7) Location:** **Salem High School Activities:** I shadowed the media specialist. We discussed procedures, activities, media center hours, and collaboration opportunities unique to high schools. I assisted two classes with how to use Galileo for research.
 * Date: 2/26/10