tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post6341808048671231873..comments2024-03-22T03:21:52.628-04:00Comments on Reading, Teaching, Learning: Digilit Sunday - Classroom Library OrganizationHolly Muellerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00476411667354933648noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-59140795128891407542014-08-11T22:53:40.581-04:002014-08-11T22:53:40.581-04:00I've always emphasized that I welcome my books...I've always emphasized that I welcome my books home at any time. I love to tell the story of a book hoarder who left a sack of books by my classroom door during the summer with a Starbucks card on top. It's frustrating when books are hoarded and others can't read them. I hope this system works for you. I just went to a simple system where each student had a page (organized with alphabetical dividers in a binder) and the student recorded date checked out and book title on the page. It's easy to manage, but I still lose books. Check-ins were put in a tub and the student librarian crossed off books and reshelved them. Hopefully, technology will come to your rescue. Keep us posted!Ramonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929914252480696798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-58292412178604684472014-08-11T12:34:04.901-04:002014-08-11T12:34:04.901-04:00I started with Booksource in February of last year...I started with Booksource in February of last year. I was able to enter all of my fiction book pretty quickly. Many of them did not scan as I had hoped (I learned later there are often barcodes on the inside front cover which do work), but it was still quick. I still need to do my nonfiction. Last year my students would bring me their books for check-in/check-out. I was going to teach them how to do it, but because we started later with it I never did. This year that is a top priority! Although it was quick, I could spend a great deal of time dealing with that part of class rather than meeting with students. It was a definite help with book hoarders. I ended up moving their check-out limits down to help with this. There were still books which went missing but I liked it over other things I have done in the past. Betsy M.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-84474578731614842242014-08-11T10:01:08.112-04:002014-08-11T10:01:08.112-04:00Holly thanks for the booksource link. I've als...Holly thanks for the booksource link. I've also been frustrated with losing books and having my avid readers horde so many that everyone else is searching frantically for certain titles. I'm going to try this and will also need to recruit some students to help me get all the books entered!Deb K.https://www.blogger.com/profile/18441088122763771366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-49926704947152786282014-08-10T21:58:53.777-04:002014-08-10T21:58:53.777-04:00I helped a teacher use the app BookRetriever to ma...I helped a teacher use the app BookRetriever to manage her classroom library this year. She hasn't tried it with the kids yet, but it seems like it will work well!Summernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2752544695499885154.post-15013935388870749562014-08-10T10:10:18.625-04:002014-08-10T10:10:18.625-04:00I have not mastered the classroom library by any m...I have not mastered the classroom library by any means and this year came too quickly for me to even try. It is so frustrating, though, when I know I have a book and I can't find it. I have looked and looked for Out of the Dust! Where did it go? Good luck with organizing. Margaret Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04434866104385187658noreply@blogger.com