[CALIBK12] Playaway books

[Katie Williams]

At Los Cerros Middle School in Danville we purchased  two of these  
near the end of the year.  We haven't done any kind of an evaluation  
yet, because they were only used for about a month.   The kids like  
them...they are very easy to operate.  We laminated copies of the  
operating instructions that we put in the packet which we check out  
to the kids.  As far as headphones...we don't check them in and out.   
If the kids have their own headphones they can use them.  We also  
ordered a package of 50 headphones from Follett Library Resources  
(for around $35.00). You can either choose to give them to kids who  
need them, or sell them to recoup your cost.....50 cents would be  
enough to do that.

Katie

Katie Williams
Library Media Teacher
Los Cerros Middle School
968 Blemer Rd.
Danville, Ca 94526
(925)552-5620


On Jul 3, 2007, at 8:31 AM, Sharono761 at aol.com wrote:

> At Thomas Jefferson Middle School Library in Madera, we purchased  
> around 20...ones with a 5.5-8.0 RL approximately and ones for which  
> we have AR quizzes...Eragon, Eldest, etc. They operate just like an  
> I-Pod.
>
> Barnes and Noble has or had them and I bought one first just to try  
> it out and demo it to our SSC and some kids.
>
> Since they arrived in April of last year, we have not really  
> assessed them yet. We checked them out just like any book..they  
> come in a nice case (we ordered from PermaBound) which we barcoded  
> just like a book. My library tech kept numbers on their use...and  
> in August, I will check into the stats. Actually, our impetus in  
> ordering them (and our justification for the $$) was a student with  
> CP who cannot even manage regular earphones much less pages of a  
> book...they were perfect for him, but anyone could check them  
> out...We did not specify any way to use them by the student...just  
> let them listen. The novelty of looking like you had an I-Pod  
> without having one (which is verboten at school)...was played up.   
> I will work with them more next year.
>
> They are expensive...$35-$50_but they all in one---and can be used  
> over and over of course just like a book.
> I would advise using something to wipe down the earpieces after  
> each checkout.
>
> Sharon Stockdale
> LMT
> 2 middle schools
> Madera USD
>
>
>
> See what's free at AOL.com.
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