Applications of blogging for the Media Specialist

As a future Media Specialist I can foresee using this experience to create a blog for my Media Center. It is important for students, teachers, administrators, and parents to see what goes on in the Media Center. This would be a great way to promote and advertise all the materials and services that are available. This not only will help place value on my job, but encourage frequent visits from all. I could post policies and procedures, photographs and descriptions of students outstanding work, material check out lists, and class sign up sheets. I could offer a checklist for teachers so I can be ready for whatever they will need when they bring their class to the Media Center. I could ask for feedback so staff will offer suggestions and allow progress and growth to be based on input. These are all ways to encourage collaboration without interrupting the various schedules. I look forward to using this wonderful tool to help establish my Media Centers position in the learning process.