Library Media Tech Talk

On January 18, 2015, The Great Gatsby collaborative event returned to the Lakeside High School Library Media Center. Mrs. Misti Bell , LHS Library Media Specialist, is the author this blog entry! “The party has begun.” –from The Great Gatsby Once again the LHS Library Media Center teamed up with the 11 th grade class to experience Gatsby .    Previously, this event was held as a culminating Common Core enrichment activity; however, this year the students were in the process of reading the F. Scott Fitzgerald classic.  Our goal for this collaboration was to bring the 1920’s to our students, giving them the opportunity to experience the tastes, sounds and images from the era.  The library was transformed into an extravagant party decked out in elegant gold and black. The learning stations remained the same; however, due to student suggestions, we did extend the time for Dance the Charleston.  Our learning stations consisted of: an A...

We had the opportunity to work with 11th grade English teachers to bring a Common Core enrichment activity to their students. They had just read The Great Gatsby  and the goal was to bring the culture of the 1920s to life in the LHS Library Media Center. We started brainstorming ideas for this activity about two months before the event. Library Media Specialist, Mrs. Misti Bell and Library Assistant, Mrs. Peggy Schaeffer did the bulk of the work on the design of this wonderful program! You can see the layout in a big part of the library below. The decorations and setup they chose were distinguished! The library looked like a ballroom! It was decided to include the following "learning stations" in the library: Art Deco, a Charlie Chaplin silent movie, a Wordle station (students could write words or quotes from Gatsby ), iPad Gatsby game/ app, Prohibition video, and the Charleston dance. Students had approximately five minutes at each station (we split them up into equal...