Thanks to all of You who replied! I think if I get it set up, I can get some students to help type them all in. It is a lot of work but will save just as much in the long run.
ALSO Thank you to Lisa for the suggestion about teaching students to find books in the public library! I teach 3rd grade and they really do need help. I never "limit" my students to books in JUST their level but sometimes really helps those strugglers who have been trying to read books that provide nothing but frustration. Happy reading! Sue -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of jan sanders Sent: Tuesday, August 11, 2009 11:42 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Creating a database Our high school has students do volunteer work as part of their civics class. I had 3 high school students use my Excell program to create a spreadsheet and type in titles of books, level, bin they were in (all were lettered A-Z), genre, and what teaching strategy the book could be used for. So, the Excell spreadsheet had 5 columns. I had previously leveled the books, but if they found one that wasn't leveled, they just left that field blank. For what the book could be used for, I put a sticky on the books, they left it blank if no sticky and I filled it in at a later time. With Excell you can ask it to find a book by it's title, or just search for a word. So if I want books that are good to teach inferring I use the find window and type in inferring. It will highlight them, and I can easily scroll through to find the one I want. And since the bin letter is one of the fields, it tells me right where the book is kept (unless of course a student has it!). It took the high school students about 3 weeks to finish, but I had about 1,200 books. I now have over 2,000. It did take me time to type in all the info when I got new books, but it makes locating them a breeze. I am now retired and am enjoying my books at home. Jan We must view young people not as empty bottles to be filled, but as candles to be lit. -Robert Shaffer > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Date: Tue, 11 Aug 2009 12:07:44 -0400 > Subject: [MOSAIC] Creating a database > > I am interested in finding out what you are using to create a database for > book cataloging. All my books are leveled but not cataloged which can be > frustrating when I am looking for a read-aloud book to match instruction. I > would like to create a system to find the books I want to use instead of > digging through 4 bins in a certain level (Then of course enlisting the > kids! LOL) > > > > Sue > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
