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NEIT14 - OpenSpace Session - Click "edit" to add notes for session.

Facilitator: Laura Hollis (DoT @ Saddle River Day School)

Attendees: Jorge Vega (DoT @ ECFS) Kim Deveaux (Tech integrator @ ECFS) judy murphy - masters school Kristyn Dorfman (Librarian @ Packer Collegiate Institute) Barbara Sacharow bsacharow@ecfs.org Clair Segal (Horace Mann School) clair_segal@horacemann.org Kathleen Ellis(Berkeley Carroll) kellis@berkeleycarroll.org Susan Harris (Harvey school). Sharris@harveyschool.org Diane Neary (Nightingale-Bamford) dneary@nightingale.org Paula Zamora (Elementary Librarian, Churchill School) pzamora@churchillschool.com Wendy Semsel (Elementary Technology Integration Specialst) wsemsel@churchillschool.com

Current Survey at Saddle River Day School (ROUGH DRAFT): https://docs.google.com/a/saddleriverday.org/forms/d/1pHr0Tb1zWZpQh1NUxugJS3vRjEJ5MjlVKJW-nq3VmaI/viewform

Churchill - computers collecting dust, not comfy spaces replacing reference materials w/ e-materials, free up space audiobooks

__SURVEY QUES.__ How do you feel when you are in the space? How do you feel in the library? How productive are you? What are you doing in the library?
 * Spectrum 1-10 scale**

What do you use books for? What kinds of books from our library are you using? Parallel question about technology? What other formats do you use? How do you use them? - knowledge gap for students? how much do they know about what is available? Sarah from Allen-Stevenson
 * graphic novels?

- NEED A question about staffing! With a change in staff, you can create a new kind of demand

__OTHER THOUGHTS/QUESTIONS__ - need for flexible meeting spaces, open spaces

- what to do with old books?

- rearranging creates a new interest!

- QUALITY vs. QUANTITY

Split space at fieldston - Prek-2nd grade area, non-fiction/research area, etc. comfy spaces, love browsing encyclopedias printed but also have electronic versions

- must need TIME, period where kids can visit the library & explore - essential to circulation, always someone at circulation desk

- what would be lost if we lose some of the books? how do you weed the collection?

- book fair & recommendations from teachers - use of color in libraries, focus on new things - kids tend to prefer textbooks rather than ereaders - tactile reference area! (Park School in Brookline, MA) - kids can check out boxes, contribute to boxes with their own found artifacts

- Intersection of Libraries & MakerSpaces, Information Commons, Should we be marrying 3d printers, innovative design w/ information area?

- The Blue School - Materials library, check out materials, request new items

- need staffing to maintain areas, programs expand, expectations

- scheduling areas for loud/quiet - FLEXBILITY

- glass walls, soundproof

- designated quiet space, green screen production space, audio space

How connected is your Library & Tech staff? It is the Key attend meetings w/ different depts., collect, integrate, reach out

Communication & Scheduling are Key at LREI - library & tech classes back to back, co-teach, creates larger chunk of time, collaboration, all teach together, not let it just be a prep period, Team Meetings Catherdral - Digital Citizenship Curriculum

"Library Tech. Coordinator" title at Horace Mann - Claire Segal

- Student volunteers? Fieldston - Secretary of Tech. in the student council, attends tech. dept. meetings, introduced school to password reset tool, troubleshoot tool, change language based on feedback he gathered

MKA - laptop leadership group - 15 kids meet with Ed. Tech. Coordinator, one free period in every 8 day cycle they are in charge of the genius bar, library leadership group and now getting crossover with the two groups, ipad pilot- using free periods for help desk cycle

- admin. passwords could be an issue when using student leaders (installing a printer)

- kids helping kids with software, creating presentations

- All students at MKA have admin. rights (1:1 mac laptops)

- food/drink in library? - beanbag chairs? Get a DARK color! - tables vs. ottoman - asthetics vs. comfort

Robin Hood Foundation Library Initiative https://www.robinhood.org/approach "L!brary"