[aisle] Wise ones of 1:1...desperately need your wisdom

[Jill Bennin]

We don't usually track them down on day one - we do check out the
chromebooks to them through our circulation system, but a few years in we
also started keeping a clipboard for staff usage at my library aide's
suggestion - every week or so the aide goes through the clipboard and
emails any students that still have a loaner out for any reason that is not
a repair.  The clipboard sounds like double work, I know, but it has really
helped us keep track so we don't have to search the system by student or
chromebook.  If the student does not come down, we will email the teacher -
not immediately, but after a couple days of no student response.  We use a
google form to fill in repair requests, and the tech team and repair class
are copied on the results, so they know to come get repairs for us.  Also,
our policy the last several years has been once we get down to ten loaners
we only give them out for students that need repairs - we have been more
flexible on that this year due to the nature of this year  - but I have
found the natural consequence of sometimes not being able to get a loaner
helps students remember.  Also, we will put student chromebooks in our
carts (we used a label maker to designate a section,and always label
student computers with masking tape or post - it notes - but we can always
charge for a student if they have their chromebook but it is not charged.
I hope that helps, feel free to email me directly with any questions as
well.
Good luck with your chromebook journey!

On Tue, Feb 23, 2021 at 8:03 AM Jessica Parker via AISLE <
aisle at list.railslibraries.info> wrote:

> We have a system that we check them out with their student ID number. It
> is the same system our Tech department uses to track the devices that are
> assigned to students. Many students forget to return at the end of the day
> and it sometimes becomes a problem. I usually wait a few days and they are
> returned. I have tracked a few students down in study hall to find out what
> was going on. Once when I was really low on loaners I added it to
> announcements to return them asap and got many back that way. This is my
> first year here and the 2nd year of 1:1 and we are still working out many
> of the kinks. Hope that is somewhat helpful! Good luck.
> Jessica Parker
> Library Media Specialist
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>> TWO questions....Day 1 of  1:1 and I loaned out 7 CBs to middle schoolers
>> who forgot theirs at home.  One student did not bring it back at the end of
>> the day.  What is your school's policy on this situation?  To fine or not
>> to fine...to track down or not to track down....
>>
>> What's your method of keeping track of this madness? I checked them out
>> as a "add a title" on Destiny (barcodes not ours at the moment) but then
>> there seems to be no easy way to look them up so I changed to a
>> spreadsheet. Do you have them sign on the dotted line? (Half the time I
>> can't read their handwriting so this is not appealing whatsoever)
>>
>> THANK YOU in advance for the wisdom you're about to bestow!
>>
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>> Renee Welch
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Jill Bennin
Library Media Specialist - Sherrard CUSD #200
email: benninj at sherrard.us
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