CarlaAvitabileTeenandAdultServices
LibrarianII
NovatoPublicHighSchools
• 3publichighschools• 1/3ofstudentsqualifyforfree/reducedlunch• TownssouthofNovatospendupto$7,000moreper
studentthanNUSD• NoLibrarians• 2NUSDdatabases• FundsforschoollibrarymaterialsarefromPTSA• ResearchinstructionisdonebyMCFLLibrarians
Howcanthelibrarymarketneededfreeservicestostudents?
• Accesstobooks,DVDs…• Accesstoremoteservices• Volunteeropportunities• Libraryprograms
Whatifwecreatedagamewherestudentscouldgetpointsforusingthelibrary?
Couldtherealsobeadigitalliteracycomponent?
Weshouldalsoaddaresearchliteracycomponent.
IamsuremyFriendsgroupwouldbewillingtopayforincentiveslikegiftcardsandagrandprizeofalaptopcomputer.
Maybewecouldsetupmoduleswithfactsheetsandquizzes.
TeacherBuyIn
• RequireFreshmanatSanMarintosignup• SanMarin11th gradeEnglishteachersagreedtoofferextracredittostudentswhoparticipated• AllieGreenFreshmanEnglishteacherhelpedwithcontentcreation
Stats:QuickStats
• 242Studentsregistered• 100%ofregistrantsparticipatedinatleast
oneactivity• Featureddatabasegot500moreuses
comparedtothesameperiodlastyear.
TeenCommentsandWhatTheyLearned
It(thegame)wasconfusingIkeptforgettingaboutit(thegame).
Ijustdon’t feellikelogging ontoonemorething
Classpresentationsweremoreusefulthanthemodules
Ilearnedhowtododefinesearchesusing“Booleans”
Ilearnedabouttheevenwidervarietyofarticlesandpapersweasstudentshaveavailabletous
Thatevensome.edu,.orgresourcesarenotcrediblesites
Youareneversupposed togiveoutanypersonalinformation online,especiallyifyouhavenevermettheperson
Sustainability
• Teachershaverequestedaccesstoexistingmodulecontent• ThemodelhasbeenabsorbedintotheMCFLTeenSummerLearningprogram
MCFL
LSTAFunds:• GameSoftware• StaffTime
FriendsoftheNovatoLibraries:• Laptop• VisaGiftCards
MCFL:• StaffTime
LSTA
Friends
Thanks!