Three ideas that I think could be put into practice in our school's library are:
1. Have Library Science 11 and 12 students create videos on how to trouble shoot common tech issues and post these videos to the Learning Commons or school website.
2. Teacher librarian lead a pro-d workshop in a staff meeting, to show teachers how to troubleshoot common tech problems that students (or the teachers themselves) may experience. The teacher librarian could work with the school's tech facilitators, as at our school, these are who we generally go to when there is a problem. To determine common issues, send out a survey to teachers and tackle the ones highlighted most.
3. If there are specific issues with specific kinds of technology, post "how-to" instructions in a relevant location. For example, at our school, students often forget the steps to using the multipurpose devices to print, so the steps are posted next to the machine. I would do this in the library computer lab with posters about topics like, "How to save to a USB," "How to print double sided," "How to connect your personal device to District Wifi," etc.
Brandy
ReplyDeleteHi Sarah,
Thank you for sharing! I love all of your ideas, especially the signs for common functions that students need help with. I'm curious to know more about your library science students. Is there an actual course at your school for library science? Would you assign these tutorials as an assignment, or just have them create them if they wish? Just curious!
Hi Brandy,
DeleteYes, our school has a course called Library Science 11 and 12. Mostly, it is a glorified library monitor, but the students do useful assignments to help them learn how a library runs, help teachers by delivering technology and books to their classes, learn Dewey as they shelve, and assist the teacher librarian. It's great to put on their resume if they want a summer or part-time job at the public library. If I were the librarian, I would make creating the tutorial as an assignment, because it would also teach students digital skills, like screen casting and video editing.