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=Practicum Log for Renee Jackson= **Total Hours:** **130.25** Hours Completed at Honey Creek Elementary School: 101.75 Hours Completed at Edwards Middle School: 21.5 hours Hours Completed at Salem High School: 7 hours

**Attended Liberty County Media Technology Showcase September 11, 2009 Member of GLMA since January 2010**

Location: Edwards Middle School Checklist Activity: Weeding and Inventory A and B of Fiction section ** This school has a media specialist who is new to the school this year. The collection had not been weeded in at least 4 years. There were multiple copies of books that were not on the inventory printout. There were many copies missing that could not be accounted for as being checked out or to be shelved. There were lots of books that had not been checked out in the last four years. There were two large carts filled with pulled books at the end of the two days. This activity really showed the importance of weeding as often as possible and how big a job it is. It is something that requires lots of time and some extra help.
 * December/January** **Dates: 12/16 and 12/17/2009**
 * Hours: 9:00 to 3:30 (Total Hours: 13)

Hours: 12:00 to 3:45 (Total Hours: 3 3/4) Location: Honey Creek Elementary School Checklist Activity: Attended Reading Committee Meeting ** I created accelerated reader labels on the computer, stamped the new books as the property of Honey Creek, placed labels giving the reading level and points inside the back cover and color coded dots for reading level on the spine of a box of new books. I thought about the debate of the use of the AR program and the coding of books as I processed them. I can see both the pros and cons of such a program. I do see the benefit for coding the reading level for lower level readers. Later, I attended the Reading/Media Committee Meeting that consisted of six teachers and the media specialist. The merit of AR was discussed in this meeting and how the students at the school had not been as interested in the program as they had in the past. Incentives have not seemed to work. I thought about program at another school that had given away iPods as prizes. I wondered where the money for those prizes had come from. The media specialist asked the teachers what their current media needs were so she could order accordingly and for ways that she could help interest the students in reading for pleasure. I saw how hard it is to maintain a successful reading program when the teachers seem to have resigned themselves to the students not being interested.
 * Date: 1/14/10

Hours: 7:45 to 2:45 (Total Hours: 7) Location: Honey Creek Elementary School Activities:** I assisted third grade students in their online research on US Presidents after media specialist presented lesson on how to find information using SIS Discoverer, Biography for Kids. I observed storytime for second grade class presented by media specialist. I helped answer questions for 3 gifted first grade students with PowerPoint presentations they were entering in the technology fair. helped at circulation desk.
 * Date: 1/21/10

Hours: 7:45 to 1:30 (Total Hours: 5 3/4) Location: Honey Creek Elementary School Checklist Activity: Cataloging and Inventory Reference Section **
 * Date: 1/22/10
 * Activities:** I cataloged the required 10 items. They included books, a game, DVDs and calculators. Worked on inventory of Reference section.

Hours: 7:55 to 4:08 (Total Hours: 8 1/4 ) Location: Honey Creek Elementary School Checklist Activity: Attended Rockdale County Media Specialist Monthly Meeting **
 * Date: 1/28/10
 * Activities:** I observed the media specialist teach second grade students a lesson on the parts of a book and assisted students during drills for the lesson. I assisted another third grade class doing online research for their US Presidents report using SIS Discoverer. I worked the circulation desk. I attended county-wide media specialist meeting where topics included discussion of Destiny OPAC system, Helen Ruffin Reading Bowl competition, technology fair, the importance of consistency in cataloging. I helped judge projects for technology fair. We found one project that was a clear plagiarism violation and it was disqualified.