Blogs & Blog Readers

With endless amounts of content out there, it can become pretty overwhelming and time consuming trying to catch up with all sorts of news from social media, to blogs, to local/ world news. After reading Cassidy's article, I made a really interesting discovery...the fact that feed readers exist, which allow for all preferred sites on one page is pretty awesome and convenient. Isn't that wonderful!! After looking into several, I decided to go with Feed Reader Online because it was free and the simple, clutter-free interface was user friendly which was pretty convincing. Give one a try!! Below are some blogs that will be sure to keep you in the know with the most up to date technology (apps/webs) and library news!!

Blog #1

http://www.mightylittlelibrarian.com/

This was a top hit as I searched for "school library blogs". Her name is Tiffany Whitehead and she is a librarian at Central Middle from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has been recognized plenty due to her many achievements in technology and as a librarian. Her post on her home page, unfortunately, has passed. It was an invitation for a free webinar for future and current librarians who aspire to be future ready librarians. Another eye-catching post was titled, "Ditching Dewey". I was immediately intrigued and read up on other posts about how she experimented by putting her fiction section by genre and the success she saw because she mentions the students loved it and helped facilitate their search. Other topics range from cook reviews to digital citizenship,to Makerspace and other apps, to technology, to library lessons/procedures, etc.

Blog #2

http://vanmeterlibraryvoice.blogspot.com/

I decided to add this one to my feed as well. Because Shannon Miller's has 27,325 Twitter followers, I thought I'd give her blog a look and I'm glad I did.She is a teacher librarian speaker, consultant, author, among many other titles. She has a lot of great apps and websites that will definitely keep students engaged. One that I particularly found interesting was a website called Ormiboard where studnets can showcase their knowledge through creative storytelling. Not to mention, a real neat app called Bloom's allows for different types of postings such as announcement, events,volunteer help, parent conferences, etc. A really cool and informative blog indeed!

Blog #3

http://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/

And, of course, I couldn't pass up this blog. Since my discovery of her on Twitter, I am obsessed, maybe because of the "daring" in her blog name... I love how everything she does with her students is intentional and with purpose. Her latest post involved Pokemon, and what kid isn't raving about those colorful and adventurous throwback characters. Additionally, I love how she incorporates technology into almost everything she implements in her center and with students! Lots of fabulous ideas!!

Blog#4

http://mrschureads.blogspot.com/

I also became acquainted with his Twitter account and was instantly hooked and I as I searched for school blogs, his blog popped up. I began reading and browsing through his content and found many great ways that I can use in my classroom as well in order to spark my student's interest in literature. His blog consists of a very creative setup that incorporates book reviews with their respective book trailers. Because students have become quite the techy learners, I believe this is a perfect way to hook them!

Blog #5

http://libraryashleyschool.blogspot.com/p/library-displays.html

This is a wonderful blog about school library displays as well as posts about library lessons and sprinkled with a few book reviews. The blog showcases various displays which are beautiful and offers a lot of creative ideas as far as how to display literature visually. These displays are definitely something I'd like to replicate in the future. Ashley's library does a fantastic job presenting displays,fiction and nonfiction alike.

References

Cassidy, V. (2015, September 22). The 10 best feed reader apps for RSS, news, and more. [Web log]. Retrieved from https://zapier.com/blog/best-rss-feed-reader-apps/

I also discovered the world of Tumblr and created an account! https://www.tumblr.com/blog/radrachc7