[CALIBK12] Considering Playaways

[Jane Brooks]

If you want a larger selection of titles, buy MP3 players and pay to
download titles from Audiobooks.  It is more economical to do that
anyway.  I bought players for 50% off at Best Buy the day after
Thanksgiving -or the day of? - when they had a big sale.  I asked the
day before if they could be saved for a school, but the answer was "no".
 However, they told me that they had 400 in stock and suggested that I
go in about 10 a.m.  So no, I didn't get in line at 3:00 a.m. as many
do.
 
Jet Blue recycles their headphones.  Call ahead and ask them to save
some for you.  (Take a friend who can dash in so that you won't have to
park.)
 
Playaways take AAA.  However, if you have need of AA batteries, ask
Costco or a camera shop to give you the batteries out of the one-shot
cameras.  They will last a long, long time. This is especially good if
you use AlphaSmart word processors.
 
Jane Brooks
Library Media Teacher
Cabrillo High School
2001 Santa Fe Avenue
Long Beach, CA 90810
 
562/951-7736


>>> <sharono761 at aol.com> 11/01/07 8:45 AM >>>

Dear Colleagues..
     We have Playaways at one of my Middle School Libraries. We 
purchased only 10 since they are expensive..Most of the ones we 
purchased are higher reading level. They have taken off like wildfire.

Our teachers do require though that the student have the printed book,

also. In our school, I-Pods are banned but not the Playaways...our 
Principal and SSC (through which I got the money) approved the Playaway

earbuds for school use.
We barcoded them just like a book...but keep them in a special 
place...actually, they are out all the time, so we don't really need to

keep them any place!!

We have a huge waiting list for Eraqon, Eldest, especially. I visited 
the Playaway booth at AASL and had some of my questions answered. Like

will HP and the Deathly Hallows ever be on a Playaway? Probably not, 
because of the copyright with Scholastic.

Great PR for the library..they are very "in" with the kids. How they 
would work at elementary, I am not sure. But they should. I, 
personally, do not worry about loss so much..I consider it "the cost of

doing business."
(My policy is to check out anything that he/she can carry!)

Great excitement...and that is what we want..kids excited about the 
library!!!!!

Sharon Stockdale
LMT
2 middle schools
Madera, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: DeAnn21 at aol.com
To: calibk12 at listproc.sjsu.edu
Sent: Wed, Oct 31  10:59 PM
Subject: [CALIBK12] Considering Playaways

 
Greetings all!
 
My library received an unexpected donation of $1,000.00  I'm toying 
with the idea of using the funds to purchase Playaways. I thought I 
might use them as a way to introduce some classics and more challenging

reading to my students by exploiting the novelty factor. Most of my 
students are economically disadvantaged and most do not own electronic

"gadgets, or have them in their home.
 
So, please, I'm looking for what works, and what doesn't work, with 
these. Basically, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Especially, in an 
elementary school setting. Problems I can anticipate and what you did 
to minimize, or eliminate them. Tips that you can pass on to me are 
welcome. Do you think they enhance your library program? 
 
Thank you in advance.
 
 
DeAnn Campbell
Julius Corsini Elementary School
Palm Springs Unified School District



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