Feedly is a blog reader that helps the reader keep
up with all of the blogs and websites they love to read in one place rather
than having to visit each individual website. I chose to use Feedly because it has
a Firefox extension and I use Firefox as my browser. This makes it very easy to
use Feedly in my browser; also it has over 63,000 users with over 3,000 5-star
reviews.
Some of the great blogs that I follow with Feedly and or Tumblr are below. Check them out, you will probably want to follow them too!
https://theunquietlibrarian.wordpress.com/
This is a blog written by a librarian/writing
teacher in Alabama. She has great articles about her teaching experiences and
she shares resources with her readers. I chose to follow her blog because I
recognized her name from Twitter where I also follow her.
http://stephenslighthouse.com/ This is a blog written by a librarian and
executive director of the Federation of Ontario Public Libraries. He writes
articles about how to market a library to the public by using infographics,
user-created content, and many other strategies. I think these ideas may apply
more strongly to public libraries but our school libraries also need to
communicate to our users what is going on in our buildings and why they should
come see for themselves.
http://100scopenotes.com/ This blog is a branch of the School Library
Journal. It is a page that offers news and reviews about children’s literature.
Their articles include lists of great new books for kids, articles about
popular authors, and much more fun stuff like books on film. This is a great
place to get the latest news in children’s literature.
http://www.edutopia.org This is a blog I have been following for
several years now. This blog has articles that give educators great ideas and
strategies for 21st century learning. This is a great place for
teachers and librarians.
http://booksandhotchocolate.tumblr.com/
I decided to follow this blog ‘cause it is fun!! The writer of this Tumblr blog
loves the same books that I love! There really isn’t an educational reason I
chose to follow except that we all need a break sometimes to enjoy what we
really love – words and books!!
I
started my own Tumblr account, which I have never had before. It is a fun place
where you can find many libraries and librarians posting many cool pictures and
memes for the most part. I also saw several posting longer texts and quotes
reviewing novels or explaining their
activities. You can find my Tumblr here:
My New Tumblr Account
Resources
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It seems as most students decided to use Feedly. I found your comment about Tumblr very accurate. I liked the fact that you said you just needed a break and wanted to see books and words.
ReplyDeleteMichelle, I cannot believe I missed the "Unquiet Librarian!" I am going to be following her as well. I love writing, and I cannot wait to find out how she connects writing with the library!
ReplyDeleteI will be following your Tumblr recommendation as well. It's right up my alley!
ReplyDeleteI too agree with you when you said that we just need a break and want to see books and words. I am definitely going to add booksandhotchocolate Tumblr to my feed reader. I too enjoy most of the books on this Tumblr account.
ReplyDeleteI didn't notice the blogs you decided to follow. I have heard about edutopia from a friend but never ventured to look for myself. I plan to follow the unquietlibrarian too. Thanks for sharing.
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