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Trying to add more pages if you are ahead. But I do not see them in the navigation on the side....bit tired not sure what I am doing wrong. It is great to see your feedback and thoughts.here is his website...we might be able to use this....I did not see anything new, but did not browse it throughly.....[].... I have read further than the work I have produced, but I am not sure if you can add pages and did not want to hold the two of you supers up.

Great work Chris. I will look at this when I have a bit more time. I'm on the road right now (Montana) but should be home sometime tomorrow when I can look at when the book choice needs to be posted. You learned some new tech! Italy on a train--how wonderful? Where at? Padova or a little south of there. Conference was amazing and I have barely had time to reflect.

MELISSA:

What is our plan for putting this project together? I have come up with three possible discussion questions required at the end of our presentation. One is the page for Secret four the other two are on the page for Secret six. Let me know what you think, if these would work. How else do you both want to get the rest of this done?

Maybe we could split up the chapters--taking the notes from what everyone has posted, and write a one-two paragraph summary of what we think other librarians can gain from the chapters. Embed a 30-second animoto on each. (I could do Ch. 1 & 2 since I've done the animoto already, Chris 3 & 4 and Melissa 5 & 6?) Then go with the three discussion questions Melissa has posted. Directions on the home page could require classmates to join the wiki and reply to one of the discussion questions? I think that follows the requirements for this assignment. What do you guys think? I am up to chapter 3--sorry I am slacking on that piece. We should set some deadlines. By Friday have all chapter notes posted, by Monday have your paragraph summaries posted, by Tuesday Animotos posted, then we can review/revise by Wednesday to present on Thursday. I can't believe how fast the month of September flew by and it's almost Oct. 15th. I don't mind the time line, but I have not learned the animoto and I am worried that it will take more than a day. Can we each do a task better suited to our skills. (I would type up more summaries and someone could complete an animoto or something similar) I also think it would be wise to add a new format for others to view on the wiki. We can add pages or whatever and then post the pages for teachers to see. It would also be nice to discuss this together over skype or chat conference. Typing ideas and waiting for everyone to sign in and reply is slow and time consuming. I have a holiday on Thursday so I can stay up late or get up early to chat with you even though there is a 8 hour time difference. (For instance: if you guys could agree to chat between 4:00 and 6:00 Wednesday evening. Less thrilling for me and probably you is...Wed. late night for you10PM to 1AM and Thur early for me.) Melissa I like the questions. The public school school ? about turnover is awesome. Is there a way to form the others more towards the leadership? For instance the question on #4 is about teachers seeing librarians leadership, but what about the school leadership assisting with that problem? A lot of our readings talk about the school leadership being super important.
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NATALIE: Meeting over Skype would be a good idea. Anytime Wednesday 4-6 works for me. I can borrow a webcam from school. I've never used Skype but have heard it's easy to learn. We can discuss what Chris posted above, but I agree that we could allot rules that fit to everyone's needs. Great but try and install and test your mic ahead of time. It is the number 1 trouble for first time users. (in my experience) There is chat on there if there are problems. Also Melissa if you have not used SKYPE if you could at least sign into chat on the school site we could keep everyone in the loop I would prefer closer to four if possible, but if not that is ok. M. could you set the time that works best for you.

MELISSA: I am not sure if you both talked over Skype or not, but I do not have the capability to do that. I would be willing to do the animoto videos for your chapters, Chris, if you want. Just let me know. Do we even need to let the teachers in our class view a wiki, or can we just submit our summaries with the three final discussion questions and the animoto videos? Natalie, I like the timeframe. That works well for me. I will have my portion done this weekend, by Sunday, because I just don't have the time during the weekdays. Chris, I will work on changing the discussion question from the Secret 4 page.

MELISSA:

How about these for the final three discussion questions:

1. How do public schools that frequently experience high transition rates for faculty and administration develop a system that has institutional memory and can function on a high level?

2. How can librarians develop a library system that functions at a high level with or without them?

3. What happens if librarians or administrators that assume leadership positions and expect collaboration from teachers are perceived as bossy or overbearing?

NATALIE (0n 10/11/09) Not sure if these are any better, but here we go: 1. Based on these six secrets, how do you see collaboration playing a significant role in being a leader in your school building?

2. How can librarians develop a library system that functions at a high level with or without them? (I really like Melissa's and think it is relevant and thought-provoking) (agreed...Chris)

3. According to Fullan’s Transparency Rule, we need to report data and not keep it hidden, but what do you think about ranking schools and creating a hierarchy of haves and have nots throughout the state? Is there a way to report data like CSAP that would also rely on Secret 3: Capacity Building Prevails

CHIRS (On 10/11/09) 1. Fulllan discuss how all the secrets intertwine and work together, yet as librarians we are natural leaders in the school environment and not on paper the administrator allowing us to rank the secrets as they apply to us. Which of the six secrets do you feel is most important to the position of a librarian?

2. Which of the secrets do you feel would enhance your school positively and you'd encourage your staff to read, or study more in-depth?

3. Fullan discusses a balanced approach when applying these secrets. Is it possible for a librarian in a public school setting to establish this balance and continuity? (This idea is similar to M. #1...I just can't figure out how to phrase it in a way that matches our summaries and what the other classmates have read.)