About a year ago Google discontinued its blog reader which allowed me to follow my favorite blogs all in one place. I needed to look for an alternative so I decided to use Feedly.com. I choose feedly because it is visually appealing, simple to use and has some really cool features like cloud storage.
Feedly gives you the option of viewing you favorite feeds in different ways. All you need to do is click on the cogwheel at the top right and select the view you would like to display your feeds in.
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Adding your favorite and new blogs I also simple. Here is what to do.
Step 1: Insert the blog link or search for one on the search bar.
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Step 3: Once the blog is displayed click on the green +feedly button.
Step 4: Click on the add button, and it will begin to appear on your feedly homepage.
Following your feeds, commenting, and sharing is so simple. Feedly gives you the ability to stay connected at all times by offering their mobile app compatible with most devices. This allows feedly to store your information on a cloud that can be accessed from practically everywhere.
Now that you know how to use Feedly you can star following and reading your favorite blogs. Here are a few of my favorite blog posts and bloggers related to school libraries and technology.
iPad Apps for School by Richard Bryne
One of my favorite people in education technology is Richard Byrne. He is a Google certified teacher, and writes a few blogs including the award-wining Free Technology for Teachers and iPad Apps for School. I always discover new apps and creative ways to use them in the classroom. On this post he focuses on using 123D Catch to turn your pictures into 3d.
I always find useful information and teaching resources on this blog like Uses for Evernote in the Classroom or cool teaching videos like Word Crimes. Even though I do not teach social studies I think this would be a great post to keep in mind when conducting research on different countries.
Ms. Yingling Reads- Ms. Yinglilng
This blog is full of book reviews geared to middle school readers and boys. I like the fact that she includes many selections that would appeal to boys since they are most likely to become reluctant readers following elementary school. Her book reviews include a synopsis and what I find most helpful strengths and weakness that consider teacher and student perspectives. Here is her latest post a book review of A Hitch at the Fairmont.
Great Kid Books by Mary Ann Scheuer
Scheuer is the Chair of Cybils Book Apps Committee, member of AASL's Best Apps committee, and reviewer for Kirkus Reviews. Her blog features books for readers 4-14 and features great author interviews. Here is an interview with Jennifer Holm where they talk the importance of comic books and how they can aid in literacy development.
Library Displays by Elaine Pearson
Pearson is a librarian Horowhenua College in Levin, New Zealand. Her blog focuses on creating imaginative, low cost displays that promote the school’s collection. Librarians can get ideas to use within their library, she updates her site frequently and has several contributors so there is always something new to see. I like this post featuring John Green’s books along with Fault in Our Stars. Students how have seen the movie can check out the book and other works by the same author.
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