Today I experienced how hectic it can get in the media center at times. Our media center was closed due to inventory, and I offered to do story time with our kindergarten reading buddies. After story time I checked books in and out for them. WOW!!! Kindergartners love the media center, and they get extremely excited. I found that this was a good time to throw the silent library stereotype out the window, and join in on the excitement. I was sweating when they left, but to see the excitement in their eyes was well worth it! 
 
Today I created a monthly report for the media center for BUES. Mrs. B gave me a detailed calendar from the month of December, and from that I created a detailed memo to my principal informing her of the media center activities for the month. I also included the circulation from the beginning of the year up until December 15th. The month of December was very busy for our media center (well I guess every month is). I enjoyed looking back at the different events of the media center, because it allowed me to reflect on past events. I believe that these memos are beneficial due to the fact that it allows administration to see just how valuable a School Library Media Specialist is. Click on "Monthly Media Center Report" to view the memo that I created.

Monthly Media Center Report

 
This week alongside my time spent in the media center, I have been working with another teacher at our school to incorporate technology into our annual Black History Month program. I help to create a presentation using photobabble.com. I took pictures of students dressed up as influential African Americans, and used the web 2.0 tool in the presentation. I had so much fun creating the presentation, and the students did as well. I love taking things I've learned through graduate school and incorporating it into my classroom and school. 
 
Since I am getting a first hand experience of what it is like to be pulled in 100 different directions throughout the day (wow...being a media specialist is tiring), I decided to combine my efforts. I wrote in an earlier blog about  how I have begun training staff members at my school on using AIMSweb, and I am in high demand for one on one training. This has turned out to be quite difficult, because when I'm not in my third grade classroom, I am in the media center. I was laying in bed last night when I had an AH HA moment! Since I am already creating a professional learning community website for BUES, why not include a screencast that gives step by step instructions on how to use AIMSweb. I used Screencast-O-Matic to create my first entry on the BUES professional learning blog. See, isn't technology a blessing! Here is the link to the BUES professional learning community blog!!!  : )
http://www.blogster.com/burnettelementary

Also, here is the screencast that I created: