Since last Thursday, Mrs. Hadley’s 8th grade English classes have been coming into the Library Media Center to do research on Famous Black Americans. Yesterday, she noticed one of the boys who seemed to be playing Solitaire rather than researching his topic. He was being sneaky about it, however, because every time she would walk [...]

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I have two good friends who are now blogging, thanks, at least in part, to my encouragement/persuasion/arm-twisting. They are both excellent writers and they each have a unique and interesting perspective on the world. I recommend their blogs highly to anyone who may read this.

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Today I’m depressed about Educational Tecnnology. I work very hard and put in untold hours after school to improve and update hardware and software in the school and it seems like lately I just run into roadblocks everywhere I turn.

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The South Davis Junior High Library Media Center was built about ten years ago as part of a major overhaul/addition to our school. It has translucent skylights, and numerous windows through which we get nice changing patterns of natural light throughout the day. We have over 7,000 books which are catalogued into the following groups: [...]

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I am currently in my sixth year as the library media teacher at South Davis Junior High. Before becoming the librarian, I taught English and Reading here for some 20 years. I received a Master’s degree from the University of Utah on May 5, 2000 in Educational Studies with an emphasis in Educational Technology. The [...]

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I am the library media teacher at South Davis Junior High School in Bountiful, Utah, USA. This blog will be a place to record my thoughts, discoveries, frustrations, and activities as a school librarian.

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