Minor Musings

(more from the vault – next month, fresher stuff!)

Books, Reading, Etc.

• New fodder for the annual “Read A Good Movie” display – hoping to also plan some great book-to-movie discussions.
• Great collection of booky news on Book Riot.
• Share these book related tumblrs with your students (maybe they’ll get inspired)
• Working in a high school you need to stay on top of the New Adult genre, right?  Here’s a good start.
• I love fairy tale retellings.  Stacked has a list I’m dying to tackle.
• Even though we don’t teach diagramming sentences any more, this set of famous first lines may interest students.

School Stuff

• As we talk to students at the beginning of the year, think about how we approach the digital footprint question.  And then talk about adjusting their privacy settings.
• 5 Research-Based Tips for Providing Students with Meaningful Feedback – aka “something to remember when research season starts and I’m grading all those bibliographies!”
• Starting to think about how to create good tutorials for our students using the iPad (we’re a 1:1 school).  This may help.
• We’re moving to Google mail (not Gmail) to make Google Drive access easier.  I’m loving these tips on how to use Drive better!
• Do you teach these 5 Steps to Electronic Notetaking Success?  I’m still looking for the perfect online Cornell method app.
• Interactive maps like this one can be replicated by our students for local history, right? What about  virtual museums?
• Wondering what will be expected at the next level?  ACRL is creating new a information literacy framework. I’ll be watching/learning.
• NAIS lists the 25 Factors Great Teachers Have in Common.  Something to ponder as school starts.
• Hugely difficult even for adults: finding information you can trust.  Hoping our students know we can help!
• Good advice: think beyond the platform.

Etc.

• I don’t use Pocket (yet?) but am a fan of Readability.  Which do you prefer?
• Great playlist of TED talks on Our Digital Lives.
• Over the years I’ve scooped, livebindered, diigo’d and been delicious… should I now flip?

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