Elementary Library Report
2014-2015 School Year
Highlights
We also purchased new equipment this year for use in the libraries, as we pilot the use of Chrome Tablets in our schools. This spring I purchased 5 tablets for each elementary library and we began to use them for book searches, exploration, and book selection. At the end of the year, a few of the libraries tried pasting QR codes to books which I set up to link to video book trailers so that students could watch the video and decide if they were interested in reading the book. It was a huge hit and the books with the QR codes were flying off our shelves. We will continue to expand the use of these tablets next year.
We have also expanded the media offerings to our students and teachers this year. In addition to the print books, we have ebooks purchased on our nooks for student checkout, ebooks in our Tumblebook subscription online, and ebooks and audio books available for download through our Overdrive subscription. These are all largely fiction titles geared to recreational reading. This year, we added nonfiction selections of ebooks that can be accessed directly through our Follett library software. Students and teachers simply need to login to Destiny, search for their research topic, and pull up a book on their topic right in the same browser window! It's a small collection right now, but we will continue to build it along-side our print collection.
Golden Archer Voting
QR Codes and Tablets
5th Grade Book Talk
Library Program Partnering at School Level
- Lead or partner in staff development in the areas of technology, research or literature
- Partner with staff needing direction or assistance in technology integration, inquiry research, online safety, etc.
- Help schedule testing in order to eliminate the closing of the libraries
Have a wonderful summer!
Jenny Odau
Email: odauje@wauwatosa.k12.wi.us
Website: http://www.wauwatosa.k12.wi.us/pages/Wauwatosa_School_District/Elementary_Libraries
Location: 12121 W North Ave, Wauwatosa, WI, United States
Phone: 414-773-1066
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wauwatosalibrary
Twitter: @TosaElemLibrary