I mentioned Twitter on my previous post. Another great thing about being in the Twitterverse is discovering freebies and giveaways! I don't participate in these very often, but this one was just too tempting!
What I learned today: The Nerd's Wife is giving away two books. One is a signed hardcover of Anna and the French Kiss. I read this earlier this year and absolutely fell in love. (A five star for sure!) The second book is a ARC of Lola and the Boy Next Door. Both are by the amazing Stephanie Perkins. I am keeping my fingers crossed.
Wednesday, July 20, 2011
Monday, July 18, 2011
Flip Snack
I honestly cannot understand why more educators are not on Twitter. It is an amazing resource! I am officially making it my mission to get more people Tweeting!
What I learned today I ran across this short video that explains Flip Snack, a site that turns pdf documents into flip books. I can't wait to try it!
Thursday, July 7, 2011
Literature Map
I've said it once. and I'll say it again, I love ilearntechnology! I always find something to whet my whistle.
What I learned today: Literature Map is cool! Put in an author's name and voila! a magical web of new authors' names appear. Here is the one I created for Jenny Han. In her informative post, Kelly describes how teachers might utilize this resource in the classroom. Literature Map kind of reminds me of the Book Seer, a site that provides a reading list based on the book you just finished.
What I learned today: Literature Map is cool! Put in an author's name and voila! a magical web of new authors' names appear. Here is the one I created for Jenny Han. In her informative post, Kelly describes how teachers might utilize this resource in the classroom. Literature Map kind of reminds me of the Book Seer, a site that provides a reading list based on the book you just finished.
Tuesday, July 5, 2011
The Nine Day Queen
If you have not subscribed to historyteacher's channel on youtube, I highly encourage you to do so. There are a variety of videos to choose from, and they are a fun and interesting way to learn history.
What I learned today: Sixteen year old Lady Jane Grey, great- niece of King Henry the VIII, reigned England for nine days before giving up the throne to Mary. She was tried for treason and beheaded. This little video teaser prompted me to put Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir on my TBR list.
What I learned today: Sixteen year old Lady Jane Grey, great- niece of King Henry the VIII, reigned England for nine days before giving up the throne to Mary. She was tried for treason and beheaded. This little video teaser prompted me to put Innocent Traitor by Alison Weir on my TBR list.
Blogging Break
After a long blogging break, I'm finally back to writing. Why the absence? I'm not sure, but it may have something to do with my thinking that posts need to be perfect, and so I put it off, and off, and off... However, I have recently been reminded that “It is not necessary to commit to perfection, but to progress." (A Higher Standard of Leadership: Lessons from the Life of Gandhi by Kashavan Nair p. 103). So here I am, sharing my learning again.
I've decided to try a new format for my blog. Hopefully, this will help me stay on track. It will be short and simple, and updates will be more manageable for me.
What I learned today: Thanks to Donalyn Miller, I learned a new vocabulary word, epistolary. She recently tweeted, "#bookaday Deadly by Julie Chibbaro. Epistolary novel about the 1906 NY typhoid epidemic and the search for Typhoid Mary." I had no idea what this was so, of course, I Googled it. I discovered that an epistolary novel is a novel written as a series of documents. This immediately brought to mind a couple of examples in my own collection, Griffin and Sabine by Nick Bantock and The Jolly Postman: Or Other People's Letters by Janet and allen Ahlberg. Griffin and Sabine is a love story written as a series of hand painted postcards and letters. The Jolly Postman invites readers into a wondrous world with a variety of correspondence between classic fairy tale characters. Honestly, I had forgotten about this genre, so I am looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of Deadly. Are there any other epistolary novels I should add to my TBR pile?
I've decided to try a new format for my blog. Hopefully, this will help me stay on track. It will be short and simple, and updates will be more manageable for me.
What I learned today: Thanks to Donalyn Miller, I learned a new vocabulary word, epistolary. She recently tweeted, "#bookaday Deadly by Julie Chibbaro. Epistolary novel about the 1906 NY typhoid epidemic and the search for Typhoid Mary." I had no idea what this was so, of course, I Googled it. I discovered that an epistolary novel is a novel written as a series of documents. This immediately brought to mind a couple of examples in my own collection, Griffin and Sabine by Nick Bantock and The Jolly Postman: Or Other People's Letters by Janet and allen Ahlberg. Griffin and Sabine is a love story written as a series of hand painted postcards and letters. The Jolly Postman invites readers into a wondrous world with a variety of correspondence between classic fairy tale characters. Honestly, I had forgotten about this genre, so I am looking forward to getting my hands on a copy of Deadly. Are there any other epistolary novels I should add to my TBR pile?
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