9:00

Gathering -- pick up handouts (if any) and folders
Pick up your Advisement Sheet and update
Wear your nametag!
Welcome
Special welcome for "new"  folks
Overview of today
One big goal for today is to formulate groups!

Orientation

Folders
Housekeeping: Advisement Sheets
Orientation to EDIT 6340 - the syllabus; assignment overview
Our class web site
Food
Parking
Things to sign up for:

• Jobs (voluntary)(important!)
• Instructional Materials Exhibition
  
• Lisa is the Manager.
• Cohort 6's
  
• Topics, Times, and Formats (format brainstorming): Cohort 4's
• Remember that I almost always tweak assignments - can't use old examples as templates
• I'll check the Exhibition topics for balance and coverage.
  
• Last Word:
• Focus on BookTalking and Challenged Books
  
• Daily doorprize; children's lit trivia questions

Planned Guests:

• Vendor reps
• An alum or SLMS who suffered a recent challenge

Communication

• It's best to use your UGA email for most course-related activities, including listserv addresses. Fewer bounce, junk-mail problems.  If you prefer another account, remember to have your UGA forwarded to it automatically.
  
• Blog:  cohort7.wordpress.com
• Plan to use this as a class diary and announcement spot
• Comments enabled
• Use the RSS to pull into your Reader or your email (have you tried Google Reader or similar?)
• Wiki: considering using for project pages
  
• Don't forget your assignment page, which should link to all your projects
• Skype: use for IMing and free "telephone" - if I'm online, feel free to "Skype" me!  I will give you my Skype Name in class.
  

Grouping:

• Costs/benefits of teamwork
• Some strategies
  
• Small groups this term: 2-3 people max
• We need to integrate our C7.5 folks.
  
• Need to form groups ASAP and help if people need partners/groups
  

Course Overview:

• the idea of Information Services
• course objectives
• course topics

The Big Picture: Collection Development

A.    Application to the first assignment: Selection Policy Draft

Cohort 5's Page, where you can find many examples:
http://laurenma.myweb.uga.edu/cohort5.html

1:30 Wrap-up

2:00 Group Time

• Deliverable: Find out what a "selection tool" is (definition).  Borrow, check out, bring, or be able to demonstrate ONE example. Don't worry about duplication.  We will show-and-tell.  We promise that all will be returned (if borrowed) promptly and unharmed!  (Hint: some may be the same as review sources, or contain reviews, but don't have to.)
• Read:
• AASL's interpretation of the ALA Library Bill of Rights
• Bishop:
• start by reading the Table of Contents thoroughly. As you work on your projects, refer to the relevant parts of her book.
• We will discuss the first 7 chapters this month. Get as far as you can. The chapters are short, and there is very little irrelevant material in the chapters.
• Information Power: review vision, philosophy, roles, IL standards (pp. 1-44); chapter 5
• Explore sample selection policies from C5, C6, and from the school library world in general. You might enjoy looking at your own school's or your system's. When looking at past student projects, remember that the assignment always shifts at least a little so you can't use another policy as an exact template.
• Complete the Reflection About Controversial Issues in School Library Media Materials. For your eyes only.
  
• Progress toward Exhibition: Format choices are first-come, first-served - and the popular ones go fast! Email your choice to the Manager. Read the relevant part of Bishop Chapter 8.
  

• Wrap-up questions
  
• Looking ahead
  
• Homework (see below)
• Trivia (Angie)
  
• Last Word: Shawn (email Allyson if you want to sign up: allyd22@uga.edu)
  

1. Exhibition due
2. Field Experience: don't forget to make arrangements - Demographic Form due 2/23
3. Bring your advisement materials.
4. Keep reading:
   

• Bishop 8, 13, 16