Today was the first day of school, and it was my sixth day in the position of media specialist at the local elementary school (PreK-5). This practicum is the last course that I have to take to gain media specialist certification. I spent most of today trying to learn how to update the online catalog system that we have. The previous media specialist left some instructions about things that must be done at the start of the school year, but I wish there was much more detail in her notes. I began updating the system by editing the patron list, and that was a long process. Two grade levels at my school moved into another school, so there were several teachers who had to be taken out of the system. When I entered their patron ID numbers, some of the teachers had materials that were still checked out in their names. Then I started trying to find out if those materials had been left behind at our school or if they had been taken over to the other school. This made for a rather complicated day in the catalog, but I just plan to start working on this again in the morning. There is a full-time paraprofessional who has about five years of experience in the media center, and she has been able to do some other tasks while I work in the catalog. Thank goodness for that!
Hours in the media center: 7.5
Amanda,
ReplyDeleteThis is my second year in the media center at my school and I am also in my last semester at GSU. I just had to comment on your posts so far. Last year, if I had kept a journal, it would have sounded EXACTLY like yours! The budget discussion, the finding of books that were not in circulation, learning how to get the checkout system ready for this year and so on. I'll just say, that even though there is still so much for me to learn, I feel SOOOO much more comfortable in the mc this year! Anyways, I wish you the best of luck and I hope you have a great first year! I think we have the best jobs ever. :)
Shauna