The Blended Librarian- Social BookmarkingSocial BookmarkingWhat is this, and how will it help my students? In the good old days, when you found a website that you liked, you simply bookmarked it on your computer. But, when you were on a different computer, you didn't always have access to it, unless you had a great memory. Enter - social bookmarking. Now, you can store all your bookmarks onlin […]
- Mindmapping and Brainstorming together.Sorry about the late posting today. If you don't know the benefits of mindmapping - check out this youtube link by Tony Buzan, the person credited with creating the concept. In the physical classroom, I learned how to use Inspiration, a commercial software that our school district had purchased. This was my software of choice - it's easy, and mo […]
- To the Cloud...Yesterday’s introductory post was very long. I’ll try to keep the rest of the posts this week very short - easier to read and use hyperlinks to direct you to further material available about the topic for those that want to explore it further. CollaborationCollaboration has long been a part of the classroom, and many students do not enjoy the enforced group […]
- Welcome to the MDE conference. Using Emerging DE technologies in the K12 classrooms.Welcome to the MDE conference. The idea behind this particular blog was born when, as a miltary wife, I followed my husband to Pennsylvania for 10 months. Unable to teach full time, I had just begun my second MDE class, and I accepted an internship in a museum setting. As a regular classroom teacher and librarian, I knew the benefit of field trips for ou […]
- No easy place to start...There is so much new technology out there that I'll have enough material to write about for a long time. I'l start off with a thank you to Jane Hart at C4LPT. She has put together a slide presentation listing the top 100 technologies for 2010, and for previous years. This is a good place to check out what is popular and even if you don't pl […]
- Social Bookmarking
Monthly Archives: December 2010
The Man from Snowy River by Banjo Paterson
A book of Australian tall tales told in verse centering on horses: on ranches, in races, in battle. Continue reading
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Human Values in the Poetry of Robert Frost
An old critical assessment of Frost’s work had steady circulation until 2000 but now has been abandoned. Continue reading
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Harper’s Anthology of 20th Century Native American Poetry
Wonderful collection of contemporary Native American poetry up through the mid 1980s Continue reading
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The Poet: Bicentennial Edition
Edited by Doris Nemeth Copyright 1976 Checked out 5 times in 34 years (acquisition unclear) Last checked out 19 years ago I’ve talked before about the concept of value in terms of poetry purchases by libraries. Gift books in which … Continue reading
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4 by Ogden Nash
Patrons feel less-is-more with Ogden Nash’s light verse. Continue reading
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Kentucky Derby Poems by James O. Nall
As the title states, a book of poems about the Derby, one for each race from 1875-1975 Continue reading
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The Language of Life by Bill Moyers
A collection of interviews with poets and examples of their poems that will be enjoyed by poetry lovers and which are appealing enough to entice others into reading more poetry Continue reading
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