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=__**What do you contribute to preparing students for the 21st Century?**__= =__**List 3 things that you, as the Media Specialist, do exclusively for your students.**__= I help the children understand that there is all kinds of reading from book to computer (internet) and that it involves both imagination and judgement; I teach internet safety and etiquette, I introduce ebook reading to teachers and students. Daniela Drazan Anthony/Oakcrest Elementary

I work with students in the television studio, teach students to make movies with Imovie and inform students how to use Destiny and KidsInfobits to find the research information they need. Beth Fant Dr NH Jones Elementary

I use the EETT grant to create iMovie presentations in collaborating teachers' classrooms. I have showcased the schoology.com website with teachers and students, a cross between facebook and blackboard allowing classrooms to go paperless, and I have taught students how to use GALE, google, and the wonderful FLA-pass.org website!! Samantha Roberts North Marion High School

I encourage life long reading. I teach information literacy, how to find, evaluate, and use information. I develop a balanced collection of resources to meet the academic and personal needs of my students. Julie Quaid Howard Middle School

I talk to kids about books, interview them on their likes and dislikes, and let them know I will always value and consider their book suggestions and requests. Joan Lourenco Dunnellon High School

I give a 6-day orientation series of lessons to all 9th grade students through their English/Reading classes covering using the media center website and information literacy skills (databases, searching techniques, reliability and validity of websites, and FINDs). I work with classroom teachers to help them incorporate multimedia projects (iMovie, Keynote, PowerPoint, Garageband, etc.) into their lessons. I create vodcast tutorials that I post on the media center website. Sharon Kochlany West Port High School