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Charlotte Brooks replied to JoDell's discussion The Fish Philosophy

"In My Job, as a 7th and 8th grade LA teacher, this is what I could do each day in each category: 1) Choose Your Attitude: Try to have a positive attitude every day, even if I'm frustrated with a class or particular student! One way to do that…"

Jul 28, 2009

Charlotte Brooks replied to JoDell's discussion The Fish Philosophy

"Play is exactly what 7th and 8th graders want to do every day! When I taught Spanish, they asked me daily if we were going to play a game. And usually we did! Teaching language arts is a little harder, but there are still things we can do to play. I…"

Jul 28, 2009

Charlotte Brooks replied to Liz Keating's discussion UNIT SEVEN (details and worksheet also available on ecollege website) in the group Information Storage and Utilization - OL2

"Here is my second source and summary paragraph: Ekman, R. (2006, August). The books google could open. The Washington Post online, A15. Retrieved July 23, 2009. Ekman discusses in this article Google’s attempts to scan millions of books into…"

Jul 23, 2009

Charlotte Brooks replied to Liz Keating's discussion UNIT SEVEN (details and worksheet also available on ecollege website) in the group Information Storage and Utilization - OL2

"I'm also doing my paper on the digitization of books and other resources (a popular topic!). First Source: Epstein, J. (2001, July). Reading: The digital future. The New York Review of Books, (48), 11. Retrieved July 23, 2009. Epstein…"

Jul 23, 2009

Charlotte Brooks replied to Liz Keating's discussion UNIT SIX Discussion: Automation in the group Information Storage and Utilization - OL2

"I used the three catalogs that you used in your example, Liz, because I didn't read the directions closely enough! I'm a poor student! A lesson to learn for my own middle school students... pay attention to detail! Anyway, my favorite was…"

Jul 17, 2009

Charlotte Brooks replied to Liz Keating's discussion UNIT FIVE DISCUSSION: Shelving-Art or Science? in the group Information Storage and Utilization - OL2

"There has been some interesting discussion on the topic of where to shelve graphic novels, and I admit that I'm a bit torn on the issue. I have seen libraries where they are pulled and put in a "special bookshelf," and the kids know…"

Jul 9, 2009

Charlotte Brooks replied to Liz Keating's discussion UNIT THREE (details and worksheet also available on ecollege website) in the group Information Storage and Utilization - OL2

"Am I the first one responding to the discussion question for the week?! If so, I'll do my best to sound coherent, and then I'll revisit the question later after I've had a chance to see other responses! (It's always helpful…"

Jun 23, 2009

Charlotte Brooks replied to Liz Keating's discussion Unit #2 Discussion: Searching in the group Information Storage and Utilization - OL2

"When searching a library catalog, I look for a summary of the book and a date of publication, to see how old it is. I might also look for other books by that author, or other books about a similar subject matter. I also use the catalog to see if a…"

Jun 17, 2009

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About Me:: I've been teaching for about 15 years but took this last year off to have a baby and complete my Master's! I'm planning to go back to work in the fall and hope to find a teacher librarian position.
One of my most amazing teaching and life experiences was a two-year stint in Quito, Ecuador, about 9 years ago. I worked on my Spanish, taught literature and writing to Ecuadorian students, and did tons of traveling, hiking, backpacking, mountaineering, salsa dancing, etc!
Since moving back to Colorado, life has been equally busy and interesting, but perhaps not quite as exotic.

Hobbies: I love to be outdoors, hike, ski, bike, read, watch movies, and spend time with my husband Paul, my son Aidan and my wonderful friends.

Current position and employment location: Lanuage Arts and Spanish teacher at Centennial Middle School, Boulder, CO

Favorite Book:: To Kill a Mockingbird is probably my favorite, although this is always a really hard question for me.

Favorite Library:: Boulder Public Library... but I've never met a library I didn't like.

What professional development topics are you interested in learning more about?: I want to continue improving my skills in the area of technology. I am fascinated with but a little intimidated by all there is to learn!

Charlotte Brooks's Blog

Life as a 21st century teacher librarian!

We're nearing the end of the class, and I'm amazed at how much I've learned. It's incredible how much there is out there, available to us, to use in our libraries and classrooms. There is so much more to explore, figure out, contemplate, etc., but I realize this course has just been an introduction to all the possibilities -- good and bad -- connected to social networks and networking.

The cyber bullying stories and videos from this week were INCREDIBLY sad, touching, scary, eye-opening… Continue

Posted on June 26, 2008 at 3:24pm — 1 Comment

Will I ever figure all this out?!

I've decided that what I need is a one-on-one class where I can sit down with an instructor to walk me through every single one of these new technologies we're learning, give me time to play around with them and write down directions, and then give me a pat on the back at the end of each session! Does anything like this exist?! And could I afford it?!

But I still AM enjoying the class and feel as though I'm learning a lot. Like many of my classmates have said, I feel as though I need to… Continue

Posted on June 19, 2008 at 9:35pm — 6 Comments

Halfway through and loving it!

To prove how new I am to all of this, I just wrote a LONG blog about 10 minutes ago and accidentally posted it to my comments instead of my blog! What a bummer! I guess that's one more lesson learned.

So this posting will be shorter, and hopefully more to the point...

We're halfway through the class, and I'm loving it! I've learned so much that it's truly amazing. I feel like all of this is so relevant, and what I've been wanting to learn since entering the master's program. I… Continue

Posted on June 14, 2008 at 3:06pm — 7 Comments

I think my brain is fried!

Wow! Where to start? This might be somewhat stream of consciousness. I feel as though this class has REALLY stretched me so far! I realize that's good, but it's also exhausting! Some of the classes I've taken in this program have been helpful, and others less so. Because this one is focused so much on technology, I feel it's VERY useful for me. There's so much I need to learn. And I do feel as though I'm learning!

I think I've got the RSS thing figured out somewhat, although I'm still… Continue

Posted on June 6, 2008 at 12:46pm — 2 Comments

Roselle Public Library Book Club

After doing the required reading for the week, one item in Chapter 3 in Farkas about blogs really stands out to me. (Actually, I learned A LOT in these chapters and, more importantly, also realized how much more there is to learn!) I was fascinated by Roselle Public Library's book club blog created for kids. What a neat way to get kids engaged in reading. I'm lucky in that most of the students I work with like to read, but there are plenty who don't. And MOST kids love to play around on the… Continue

Posted on May 31, 2008 at 5:14pm — 3 Comments

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At 9:43am on June 20, 2008, Barb Miller said…: Hi Charlotte,
Yep, I do know Chris Meyers - he's great. Sooner or later, we'll meet, just like you said. I just got back from an early morning hike up at Chautauqua and now I'm going to spend a lot of time doing course work. Hope you have a good day,
Barb

At 8:57am on June 20, 2008, JoDell said…: I'm only going for the Monday Pre-Tie CASL conference.

At 9:46pm on June 19, 2008, JoDell said…: Charlotte,

The wiki isn't particularly hard it's sort of like a word processor. Adding a picture is easy if it is already on your computer hard drive. Click on the little rectangle with blue and green in it, then follow directions. It's there when you add a blog.

At 3:05pm on June 18, 2008, Barb Miller said…: Hey Charlotte,
This is Barb Miller responding back to you. That's funny that you work at Centennial. My son, Luke Miller was a 7th grader at Centennial this past year, and will be there next year too. What do you teach? Maybe we have met... We also live about 3 blocks away from Centennial (on Orchard Avenue). Anyway, I know a lot of teachers there, including Lisa Sobieniak. I job-share the librarian job at Manhattan. My partner is Jan Snooks. Do you know Jan? She taught Special Ed. for years at Mapleton, then became a librarian at Base Line and then moved to Manhattan when the two schools merged. Small world, eh?

At 5:33pm on June 15, 2008, Su A Eckhardt said…: Hey, Charlotte, You will neet to go to edit and create a photo album. Once you’ve create the album, you can use the “View Slideshow” link on the album detail page to see your slideshow. If I can do it ... anyone can! BTW, I think on the Ning home page there is some kind of Help with directions for almost anything. Enjoy!

At 2:03pm on June 15, 2008, JoDell said…: Charlotte, Above the blog is a little frame with a blue and green design in it, click on it and it will tell you how to download a picture (if you have it on your hard drive). You can use the browse function for that. As for and OTA, it stands for Occupational Therapy Assistant, I have a 2nd bachelors in Occupational Therapy so I'm really a Registered OT, but there was an open position for an Assistant in the district so I took it, that means I don't have to do evaluations and attend Individualized Education Program meetings for students at the school. It also means I get paid as a classified not certified employee. Most of my tech experience is with assistive technology for Special Ed students and about 10 years in the health insurance industry. One of the ways I've learned to use tech is learning from someone who knows something I don't and just playing with the program until I get it right. I've made lots of mistakes along the way.

At 9:55pm on June 8, 2008, Sue Lord said…: Hey Charlotte,
I share your concern about these Nings, blogs, social bookmarks, etc. becoming a black hole that sucks in all my time. I know the RSS aggregator is supposed to consolidate, but even that takes up quite a bit of time.

At 12:01am on June 7, 2008, Su A Eckhardt said…: Hey, Charlotte, it's good to hear from you. What fun to be finishing the program and expecting a baby at the same time! Make sure you share photos!

At 3:59pm on June 3, 2008, Tracie King said…: Charlotte:

No, I don't think the picture is supposed to be stretched out and I am not sure how to fix it. I am learning all new things to! Congratulations on the new baby. When is it due?

At 8:04am on June 3, 2008, Toni Weller said…: Hi Charlotte - Good to hear from you. I am in my last class, Leadership. I am the new librarian at Falcon Bluffs Middle in Jeffco for next year. As a matter of fact, I'm going over there in just a few minutes for my first real look at the library and to talk to the retiring librarian. I'm VERY excited! It is so close to my house and I really wanted middle school so I think it will be perfect for me. Talk to you later! ~Toni