EM3 School Library Website: The school library website houses a wealth of resources for students and teachers to use. Recently, Mrs. Massonette added a Research Resources page. This page includes tutorial videos for keyword searches as well as using copyright friendly images.
EM3 Tech 411 Newsletter: This is a monthly newsletter that focuses on technology. The newsletter has also been used to promote resources that the media and technology program can help teachers use, such as Destiny Collections and Google Earth. A survey will be sent out to teachers to gage the effectiveness of the newsletter.
MTAC Designed Digital Literacy Lessons: The MTAC designed lessons for homeroom teachers to teach. The lessons focused on TikTok and things to think about when using it. A quick write will be performed at the end of the mini lessons by the students. This will be used to gage the effectiveness of the mini lessons.
Based on the quick writes students completed, the majority thought TikTok would not be a good application to use in school. However, there were not many students that completed the quick write so it maybe beneficial to collaborate with a set group of teachers that could deliver the lessons to the school community. Also, since we will not have such an inconsistent school year next year, the school librarian could do more lessons in the library.
A survey was sent out to teachers about the usefulness of the Tech Newsletter as well as the school library website. The survey showed that most teachers thought the Newsletter was helpful; however, the school library website was not utilized often. Some suggestions in the survey included introducing the newsletter and website at the beginning of the year in person as well as moving the website to a more prominent spot on the school website.