Basic Visual Presentation

This week our assignment for LIS 6303 was to create a Basic Visual Presentation to explain something.  I chose to demonstrate for my teachers how to access morning announcements.  My project was completed using Jing.

Goal:  To empower teachers to access morning announcements for students to watch each morning.

 Goal:  To demonstrate for teachers how to show morning announcements in all classrooms using safari montage.

Objective:  To guide teachers on how to access morning announcements in the classroom 95% of the time without additional assistance.



Morning Announcements

Data Visualization

This weeks class assignment is to present data visualization for learners.  I chose to complete my project on the Average Cost of Library Books in a public library vs. a school library.  For a PDF visit this link: Cost of Books.pdf

Goal:  Demonstrate the cost of public library books vs. school library books.

Goal:  To assist librarians in purchasing decisions.

Objective:  To assist librarians with a dedicated budget to help make informed decisions on the purchase of library books 50 percent of the time. 

Data Visualization

Average Cost of Library Books

The above graph depicts the average cost of books purchased for a public library during a three year period from 2012 to 2014.  As you can tell by looking at the graph, during the three year period books purchased for a public library have pretty much stayed the same.  An example, 2012 Children’s Hardcover Titles (all titles) cost an average of $17.82, in 2013 the average cost was $17.77 and then in 2014 the average cost went up to $17.99.  Averages are calculated by total number of all book sales divided by the number of books sold.

The above graph depicts the average cost of books purchased for a school library during a three year period from 2012 to 2014.  By looking at the graph you can see that the cost of Adult Trade books, both fiction and non-fiction, jumped up significantly in 2014.  The cost of the remainder of the books stayed relatively the same.  Averages are calculated by total number of all book sales divided by the number of books sold.

This graph depicts an overlay of the average book cost for a public library vs. a school library.  As you can see the cost of most books runs the same for a public library as a school library with the exception of adult trade books.  Adult trade books is significantly higher in price for a school library.  All data was pulled from the School Library Journal archives, produced in partnership with Baker and Taylor publishers.  Averages are calculated by total number of all book sales divided by the number of books sold.

Desktop Publishing

This week I am adding my handout on How to Connect a SMARTBoard in the classroom. This handout will assist teachers in installing the SMARTBoard and projector for viewing within the classroom.

Goal:  To provide directions to teachers on how to setup a SMARTBoard.

Objective:  Teachers will be able to use this handout to properly setup a SMARTBoard, in their classroom, 95% of the time without additional assistance.

Objective:  Teachers will be able to determine cables and inputs necessary to setup a SMARTBoard, in their classroom, 98% of the time without additional assistance.

 




How to Connect a SMARTBoard

Lions of Little Rock

This week we will be reading Lions of Little Rock, a historical fiction book that takes place just after the Little Rock Nine were introduced into "white" schools.



Twelve-year-old Marlee develops a strong friendship with Liz, the new girl in school, but when Liz suddenly stops attending school and Marlee hears a rumor that her friend is actually an African American girl passing herself off as white, the two young girls must decide whether their friendship is worth taking on integration and the dangers it could bring to their families.



Kirkus Review:
The remarkable story of the Little Rock Nine is familiar to many, but what happened next? In this quietly powerful page-turner, Levine focuses her attention on the events that unfolded in Little Rock the year after the integration of the city's public schools. Readers meet quiet, 12-year-old Marlee and her outgoing and warm-hearted best friend, Liz, who is instrumental in Marlee's burgeoning ability to speak her mind to anyone outside of her family. To Marlee's dismay, Liz suddenly vanishes from school, and the rumor is that she has been passing for white. Marlee initially feels betrayed by her friend, but her understanding of the complicated nature of race relations and politics matures. Levine sensitively portrays her process as she sorts out these feelings, finds a way to stay friends with Liz and becomes involves with the Womens' Emergency Committee to Open Our Schools (WEC) after the city shuts down all of its public schools to prevent integration. When Marlee's father, a schoolteacher, is fired because of his pro-integration stance, the entire family becomes involved in the Stop This Outrageous Purge (STOP) campaign in an attempt to have all of the teachers rehired and the public schools reopened. This engaging story, with its emphasis on the impact of friendship and on finding one's voice when it is most important to be heard, will no doubt appeal to a broad range of readers and inspire many interesting conversations.

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Quizlet Study Guide

Discussion Questions and Reader Companion