1. (or your grandma’s) It’s a Learning Commons!Learning Commons

2. Learning Commons @ Palmer Middle Innovative Collaboration Media Specialist-Staff professional development Media Specialist-Staff co-teaching Media Specialist-Student individualized instruction Staff-Students large group Staff-Students small group Staff-Students individual instruction Student-Student peer collaboration & tutoring

3. Learning Commons @ Palmer Middle Flexible Scheduling Before school hours for faculty training & student study hall Outlook booking calendars for both class instruction & class book checkout Learning Commons individual student passes throughout the day 24-hour access through CDL, blog & wiki

4. Learning Commons @ Palmer Middle Work Space Individual or Small Group Work Stations collaborative work space scattered throughout 2 iPads, 1 iPad tripod mount, 1 iPad VGA dongle 1 digital still camera, 1 digital video camera, both with tripods 3 printers, 1 scanner, 1 card reader headphones & microphones Cobb Virtual Academy space Virtual Language Lab space

5. Before….Reference & Professional

6. After…Comfortable, Movable, Individual

7. Learning Commons @ Palmer Middle Work Space All Users Print (fiction, non-fiction, reference, newspapers, magazines, graphic novels, college corner) Non-print (audio books, eBooks, Cobb Digital Library) Class Instructional Areas – 2 large group areas 32 desktop computers 1 LCD projector & screen with DVD/VCR, ePort, Cass Pad, and iRespond 1 ActivBoard with LCD projector, ePort, Class Pad, and iRespond

8. Work Spaces & Technology Resources

9. Learning Commons @ Palmer Middle Teacher Resource Room Print professional collection curriculum kits Keller Korner inspirational collection faculty book exchange Non-print video/DVD curriculum collection audio curriculum collection Collaborative work space

10. Learning Commons @ Palmer Middle Recent Examples of Media Specialist Activity Taught the research process to 6 th grade reading students including choosing a topic, locating sources, collecting notes, and writing research questions. Located, downloaded, learned, wrote and taught a 7 th grade science iPad app lesson. Assisted 6 th grade STEM and 8 th grade social studies students in downloading videos from iPads to desktops for editing. Provided recommendations for great books to students in all grades.

11. “The only thing that you absolutely have to know is the location of the library.” - Albert Einstein