Welcome to LIB5190 Critical Evaluation of Library Media for Children

LIB 5190 Critical Evaluation of Library Media for Children Agenda Who are we? (Introductions) What are we going to do? (Syllabus) Where are we going to work? (AET Zone) How are we going to do the work? (teams)

Who are we? Introductions What is your name? What is your current occupation? Why are you here?

What are we going to do? Syllabus

Where are we going to work? AET Zone Explore! –Download AETZone Browser –Click on AET Zone icon –Log in First Name Last Name Password: 12345

Where are we going to work? AET Zone Change Your Password –Click on Options –Select Citizen –Change password and address

Where are we going to work? AET Zone ) Register for the Discussion Board –Go to Discussion Depot –Click on the Cybraria Poster –Click Log In –Click Register address Name Password –Select LIB5190 to go to board –Post something to the Water Cooler

Where are we going to work? AET Zone Set up Blog –Go to Blogger.com –Click on Create Your Blog Now button (Orange Arrow near bottom of page) –Follow Steps to create blog –Blog Title: Last Name LIB5190 Reflections –Blog Location : LastNameLIB5190 –Post something to your blog – me the URL

Where are we going to work? AET Zone Try Something New –Broadcast/Whisper –Contacts/Telegrams –Access Online Databases in the Information Gardens –Audio Chats can be found in the Chit Chat lounge (click on blue sofas - upstairs and downstairs) Name Password: appedtech

Relationship Task Process Context Results or Final Product How are we going to do the work?

How are we going to do the work? Stages of Team Development Teams evolve over time Teams go through 4 stages of development* –Forming –Storming –Norming –Performing The length of each stage varies with the team Working through all stages is crucial to development of a productive team. *Tuckman, Bruce. (1965). Developmental sequence in small groups. Psychological bulletin, 63,

How are we going to do the work? Stages of Team Development Forming –Get to know each other –Determine current level of trust –Communicate personal needs

How are we going to do the work? Stages of Team Development Storming –Wrestle with issues of communication –Struggle for control –React to & challenge leadership roles and styles

How are we going to do the work? Stages of team Development Norming –Communicate openly –Individual action to support team goals –Work cooperatively with team spirit –Decide through negotiation

How are we going to do the work? Stages of team Development Performing –Work in a collaborative fashion –Develop a unique team identity –Work for the benefit of the team –Respond quickly to change

Homework Read text Chps. 1-3 Select Topics for Literature Discussions – Worksheet(s) in AETZone Contribute to discussion board –What is something you found particularly interesting in the readings? –What is something you found disturbing? –What questions do you have? Work on International Fair Project

International Fair Work in teams –You may use f2f, , discussion boards and/or chit chats for planning –Create list of ground rules How is the group going to operate? Process (e.g. make decisions by consensus) Behavioral (e.g. raise differences openly & with respect) –Decide Wow, OK, Ooops (Rubric) What would be our best project? What would be an OK project? What is not a satisfactory project?

International Fair Work in teams –Determine roles & responsibilities Each team member will write a brief description of their roles and contributions to the project. These will be signed by the other team members. –At the end of the project the team needs to submit a copy of their ground rules, their rubric, their assessment of their project, and the signed contribution sheets.

International Fair Create a presentation on one of the following topics: –International Children’s Digital Library –Bologna Book Fair –ASU’s Sister Library Project –International Board of Books for Young People

International Fair “Poster” session format Provide food & recipes from one or more of the countries represented. –Include significance of the food & the connection to the culture it came from on the recipe