Friday, September 26, 2014

Blogs & Blog Readers

After blogging for a few weeks and kind of getting the hang of it, I decided to search through several Blog Readers.  I viewed Bloglovin', Feedly, Bloglines, NewsBlur, Digg Reader and Newsvibe.  Blog Readers allow you to keep blogs that you have read organized and in one place so that you don't have to revisit the individual websites to view them.  After registering, I searched all of  the Blog Readers, I decided on my two top choices.  My two favorites were Bloglovin' and Feedly.  I found both fairly easy to use.  It was easy to search, organize and save content.  The organization of information was impressive and extensive.  Bloglines, NewsBlur and Newsvibe were less appealing to me.   NewsBlur and Feedly charge for their premium accounts.  Feedly charges a $45 annual fee for the premium version so I decided to use Bloglovin' even though I found it easier to use Feedly.   I chose to follow the following blogs:

http://schoollibrarylady.com/

I chose this blog because of the book reviews, book trailers and listing of resources.  Among these, school library lady also shares links for avoiding plagiarism and for researching. 

 http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/afuse8production

This blog has lots of useful information including information on awards, news and resources from the School Library Journal.  
http://nerdybookclub.wordpress.com/

This blog was created to share the love of reading.   They also announce winners of the Nerdy Book Club Award.  

 http://blog.schoollibrarymedia.com/

This blog shares award information, the use of physical space in the library, conference information and weekly book picks.  


http://www.aasl.ala.org/aaslblog/

The AASL blog shares discussions, interviews, videos, collaboration and literacy awards. 


 http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/

 This blog has some great resources including graphic organizers, lessons among other information.


All of the blogs above share large amounts of information pertaining to literacy and library science. 

I signed up for a Tumblr account and here is the link:

http://lizramirez150.tumblr.com/










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Friday, September 19, 2014

Infographic/MINING PEW

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Friday, September 5, 2014

Twitter

Today I will share some "tweets" that were posted by professionals in educational technology.  Twitter, which is a free social networking service, has become a popular way for professionals to share.  This week Linda Braun @lbraun2000 shared the following information. 

I was excited to read that the Kindle Kids' Book Creator software is available and can't wait to try it out.  Another exciting "tweet" was shared by Tony Vincent +Tony Vincent  informing us that his, My Story -Book Maker for Kids, is free right now and it won an award.




 

The Daring Librarian +Gwyneth Jones posted a "tweet" sharing photography projects.  See below to improve your creativity.



Jim Lerman @jimlerman shared some easy to use tech tools for educators.  Pinterest is one of my favorites!



Kathy Schrock +Kathy Schrock "tweeted" steps for creating presentations using your ipad.  I know that will come in handy.




And last but not least on my list is Buffy Hamilton @ buffyjhamilton. She shares an article in Edtech Digest on the blended approach to teaching which involves digital and analog tools.  I agree that a combination of both yields the best results.

These are just some examples of the benefits of using Twitter.  Initially, I had my doubts but Twitter has slowly won me over.  What a great way to get some great information out there.  
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