Constant Contact seems like a very reasonably priced program. I could see it being very reasonable in a school. I think it would be great as a media specialist to have a newsletter that is sent to the staff about new things coming to the media center that will be helpful to them, and ideas for using the media center. I think it would also be nice to be able to send newsletters to interested parents. As a classroom teacher, newsletters to the parents would be very easy if they were done in this way. The only problem I see is reaching those who do not have internet. In this case the newsletter will need to be printed and either sent home with the student, or mailed.
I will be creating a newsletter using Constant Contact. I will create it for the staff of my building. For one article I will be talking about the new Lexile Levels spreadsheet I am creating to help them find books for their students' reading levels. I will also reinforce the importance of media center rules that students must keep. Finally, I will include an idea for collaborating with the media specialist on a research project. I may include a few other reminders as well.
Great instructional idea - I don't know about the Lexile Levels spreadsheet and can't wait to learn about them in your newsletter. Informational ideas such as rules, hours, staff are also helpful. Promotional ideas for collaboration is good - you could try other ideas too like a book fair, book sale, banned books week, new book arrivals, etc. that you want staff to know about so they can tell the students, reinforce them. Wonderful!
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