Thursday, November 8, 2007
Self Check-Out
Does anyone regularly have students check themselves out? I've had success with it in the past with older students (grades 4 and up, I think) and am trying to implement it with our new circ system. However, it's just not as kid-friendly as Follett and on top of that, my aide is really resisting. My issue is that I need her to be available to help with other things during class transitions -- we don't have a lab, so on Tuesdays when I have 8 back-to-back classes and only a few of those classes are using the laptops, we have to get them all set up and logged on in a few short minutes. It just takes too much of class time to have the kids do ti all themselves -- take off the cart, log on, work, log off, put back on the cart takes half of class! With 4th and 5th grades, it would be so much easier if they were more-or-less self-sufficient with check-out, and of course they love doing it! I am just sick of encountering resistance in so many different things with my aide -- she has been in the job for a while and is definitely against change! Ugh...
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We have a student checkout system that works really well for fourth graders and third graders. I am considering trying it with second graders later in the year.
1. Everyone has a name tag with a barcode that they wear. They get passed out at the begining of class.
2. I pre-stamp date due cards or have a kid do it. I also usually have a kid check in the books during the begining of class and then I run a report and high light the kids who can't check out.
3. Three kids are assigned check-out duty (they love it and they are able to help eachother / also there are some kids that are more competent than others so I can usually put a stronger kid with a few weaker ones to make sure it doesn't get totally screwed up).
4. The three kids choose their own roles / they usually take turns. They scan the persons name tag, scan the books, and then stuff the cards in the pockets. They also put the name tag back in the box. It really doesn't take three people, but it puts less responsibility on one kid and one of them is bound to notice if it isn't working. It takes me a couple minutes to go over with them what to do, but at this point I can have one of my kid experts do that and free myself up to circulate.
5. I can tell who hasn't checked out a book yet because they still have their nametag.
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