Thing 12

Google Doc Survey

I used Google docs to survey a segment of the RHS class of 2011 about their experience as library patrons.  I have done a similar survey with paper in the past and always found it cumbersome.  This format is easier for the students to complete.  The results are nicely packaged and easy to retrieve.  I will use this survey further in the coming weeks to gather more data from our outgoing senior class.  I will try to sample about 30% of the class.  The adaptability of this format promises to be of use in other pursuits as well.

 

Below is a rubric for an information literacy assignment.

This rubric will be used by me as Media Specialist in conjunction with a classroom teacher to assess information literacy skills accrued during an assigned research project.  This assessment will be part of the over all assessment for the project.  The assessment is meant to be formative but aspects of it can be used to do a summative assessment as well.  Information literacy is always a work in progress.  Students may make progress but without follow up and reuse of skill there will be atrophy.  Teaching of information literacy skills is not down well if the end goal is purely an summative  assessment.  Information literacy is best supported during the course of teaching content and research materials within course curriculum.  The formative assessment requires observation of students as they practice research skills in pursuit of a real information need in a class.  

At Rockford Public Schools (RPS) teaching staff has the use of student record management provided by Educator Access.  This is partnered with a component called Family access.  This is a student record access for grades k-12.  It tracks attendance, performance and assessments with the idea being that the information is to be recorded and tracked 24/7 throughout the school year.  It is FERPA compliant but allows for access by necessary parties to record and study the data.  Privacy of medical records present in the student record is protected and HIPAA compliant.  Educator Access appears as an icon on the teacher computer image.  It is available as coded access to student and parents through the district website.

Another icon that appears on the teacher computer image is Curriculum Crafter which helps teachers create, align and share curriculum pieces.  The alignment aspect of Curriculum Crafter  informs instruction and allows for teachers to make adjustments in course materials and activities in an informed and logical way.  There are also information sharing pathways available in the RPS Intranet and through shared access drives.  Curriculum pieces get shared and worked on through that pathway. 

There is not a district standard for course management software/website.  Access to Kent ISD Moodle is available but market penetration within the staff for Moodle is limited