Friends reading by the FireplaceIn an interesting and provocative article in the July/August issue of the Atlantic, Nicholas Carr poses the question, “Is Google Making Us Stupid?” He wonders in the article if perhaps our brains are being physically changed by the way we are now getting our information. As he states:
This idea has implications for teaching and libraries. While there are times when being on a Jet Ski are great, we should be careful to encourage that time for scuba diving. As I’ve said before, one of my goals this year is to find that balance between technology and books—time for both jet skiing and scuba diving.
For the full article, follow this link.
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google
In the Library this week….
Kindergarten—K classes will start Library the week of September 22 when they begin their full day.
First Grade—First Graders had a tour of the Library and had a chance to check out books.
Second Grade—A story book where the characters come to life and literally leap off the page sounds like fun until things get out of hand in Michael Garland’s fantastic book Miss Smith’s Incredible Story Book. Second graders had fun identifying all the unruly characters until Miss Smith put them back in their place. Second graders also watched a short video on how to choose a book using the “Five Finger Rule” and all left with confidence that they had chosen a book just right for them.
Third Grade—What would happen in the town’s library had to close because it was too old and needed paint and repairs? In Our Library by Eve Bunting the children rally around to raise money, paint. and even move the library so their precious resource won’t be lost. Third graders also watched a video on the "Five Finger Rule" and reviewed how to use our library catalog before checking out books.
Fourth Grade—This week we reviewed how to look up books in our catalog and how to choose books using the Five Finger rule.
Fifth Grade—Fifth grade classes missed library this week due to a meeting.
Sixth Grade—We also reviewed how to search for books in our catalog and students had a chance to check out books.
“My mind now expects to take in information the way the Net distributes it: in a swiftly moving stream of particles. Once I was a scuba diver in the sea of words. Now I zip along the surface like a guy on a Jet Ski.”
This idea has implications for teaching and libraries. While there are times when being on a Jet Ski are great, we should be careful to encourage that time for scuba diving. As I’ve said before, one of my goals this year is to find that balance between technology and books—time for both jet skiing and scuba diving.
For the full article, follow this link.
http://www.theatlantic.com/doc/200807/google
In the Library this week….
Kindergarten—K classes will start Library the week of September 22 when they begin their full day.
First Grade—First Graders had a tour of the Library and had a chance to check out books.
Second Grade—A story book where the characters come to life and literally leap off the page sounds like fun until things get out of hand in Michael Garland’s fantastic book Miss Smith’s Incredible Story Book. Second graders had fun identifying all the unruly characters until Miss Smith put them back in their place. Second graders also watched a short video on how to choose a book using the “Five Finger Rule” and all left with confidence that they had chosen a book just right for them.
Third Grade—What would happen in the town’s library had to close because it was too old and needed paint and repairs? In Our Library by Eve Bunting the children rally around to raise money, paint. and even move the library so their precious resource won’t be lost. Third graders also watched a video on the "Five Finger Rule" and reviewed how to use our library catalog before checking out books.
Fourth Grade—This week we reviewed how to look up books in our catalog and how to choose books using the Five Finger rule.
Fifth Grade—Fifth grade classes missed library this week due to a meeting.
Sixth Grade—We also reviewed how to search for books in our catalog and students had a chance to check out books.
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