When looking for a feed reader, I tried out several from https://bloggingwizard.com/free-rss-feed-readers/ I chose the Feedly Blog Reader. Feedly was the most user-friendly. When I searched for articles, it provided me a list of other choices to follow that were similar to what I entered into my search. It made it simple to create new folders for each blog I decided to follow. It tells how recent the posts are updated, so I can unfollow any that are not up to date. You can create boards to keep helpful articles with easy access for future projects. It was easy to find the websites of each blog because there was a link at the bottom of each article that takes you to the website.
1. Knowledge Quest: Journal of the American Association of
School Librarians
https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/
Provides up-to-date articles on anything to do with school
libraries. Some of the recent article topics range from website evaluation to
literacy through comics and graphic novels to using grants for funding.
2. ALSC blog
https://www.alsc.ala.org/blog/
Provides up-to-date articles on school libraries with a
focus on children. Some current articles highlight children’s summer reading
programs, technology in the library and circulating hotspots.
3. Emerging Education Technologies
https://www.emergingedtech.com/
Provides information on topics pertaining to technology in
education. Some of the current articles discuss using student data to drive
instruction, ethical hacking, and how to implement a genius hour in your
classroom.
4. Watch. Connect. Read.
http://mrschureads.blogspot.com/
The following is from the website: “John Schu has made a
career out of advocating for the people and things he cares about most: kids,
books, and the people that connect them. John is a children’s book author,
part-time lecturer at Rutgers University, and the children’s librarian for
Bookelicious (Bookelicious.com). His greatest joy is sharing his love of
reading with countless educators and students around the world.”
5. 100 Scope Notes
This is a School Library Journal blog. The following
is from the website: “Children's literature news, reviews and assorted school
librarian oddities. Combine one part kid's books, one part school
librarianship, a splash of absurdity and you get 100 Scope Notes. Travis Jonker
is an elementary school librarian in Michigan. He writes reviews (and the
occasional article or two) for School Library Journal and is a member of the
2014 Caldecott committee.”
You found a few blogs that I found and some new great ones. I skimmed over 100 Scope Notes, but I can't wait to take a closer look at the resources there. Watch. Connect. Read. also seems like it has a wealth of knowledge there. Love that he is a children's book author. I can definitely learn some tips from him.
ReplyDeleteI've heard really good things about Feedly. I don't think I tried that one out when we were looking at different blogs. We do follow some of the same blogsters, though.
ReplyDeleteI have seen Feedly come up a few times. I didn't use that one. I chose Feeder. You made Feedly sound so easy so I am going to try it! Thanks for sharing!
ReplyDeleteThe feedly folders do make blogs easy to find and read. I'll be trying out 100 Scope Notes, I haven't heard of that blog and it sounds very interesting.
ReplyDelete100 Scope Notes sounds pretty cool. I will be checking that out!
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