“My college freshman is your high school senior”
I will be attending a workshop at Mt. Wachusett Community College in Gardner on June 8th to take part in something that is very important to helping students be truly ready for college.
http://www.cmrls.org/CE/mycollegefreshman.html
Heidi McCann along with CMRLS will be providing the forum to help high school teachers, college professors, and business leaders really know what colleges and the business world want students to have for information skills. Schools tend to want to plan and hope that the skills they provide are enough, rather than asking what colleges and the business world want and planning backwards or accordingly. I look forward to gathering information for my students that will make their research stronger. Check out the resources of the Central Mass. Library System (CMRLS) for more information at www.cmrls.org.
Privacy … or something like it
With the popularity of websites like MySpace and Facebook, social networking has taken the world by storm. Kids and sometimes their parents are naive about what gets posted and who sees it. What kids today don’t know is that there was a generation before them that was addicted to their own version of Internet contact called BBS’s. Only when I was chatting up a storm with people all over the world, during those digital bygone days we didn’t even know there was an Internet. Now with slick websites and the ease of uploading of quick and sometimes impulsive digital images, kids especially are putting things out on the Internet that they would never share willingly with their parents or even their teachers. There is a great article by Anna Quinlan on the subject of privacy. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13121946/site/newsweek/ Think about all the places a computer knows you from your ATM machine, grocery card, to Internet preferences. This article is an interesting look at the world of privacy or lack there of. So be careful what you put out there for the world to see because “Big Brother” just might be watching after all.
Hi and Bye
Hi everyone, This will be the start of an ongoing blog about our media center and what happens there. I think this is the best way to let you all know what’s new and happening. And now bye… I will miss the seniors who are on their class trip today. Our school is sending a fine group of young adults out into the world this year. I have been lucky to work with many that were regular readers and thinkers which made my work all worth while. Good luck Class of 2006! I wish you all health and happiness in the future! *(and don’t forget to keep reading!)
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