Minor Musings

Books, Reading, Etc..

• I’ve done something similar with Google Maps, but this?  The Obsessively Detailed Map is truly obsessively detailed.  Ideas for additional “value added content”? TSU has some great Immersive Experience ideas.
• This might just be my new favorite book blog: Oh, the Books! (via)
• The Book Riot Quarterly box might be a good way to get students excited about reading.  BookOpolis looks to be a good way to introduce younger students to online reviewing/reading communities.

School Life

• Something to get students thinking and talking about race: the Race Card Project.  Then think about developing Collective Cultural Competencies.
• We talk a lot about curriculum maps – maybe try a visual version?

Tech Stuff

• How do teens use social media? Additional thoughts…
• Just for fun, Oxford’s illustrated history of social media
• Using GoogleDrive? These tips might help. And check out these 18 Epic Productivity Apps (I already use a few – need to think about the others)
• How to reach students and parents? Perhaps with Remind.
• Thx Infovore for these data visualization tools: Social Explorer, Policy Map, and On The Map
• Even though I use Evernote a lot, I’m thinking of using Transpose to store other digital content.  Anyone using it yet?

Etcetera…

• It’s always interesting to see where you fall politically when you take a relatively blind test – this Pew survey seems reasonably accurate.
• And people wonder why I nap.  Sleep helps your brain.
• As I start my new job, it’s important to work at How to Fail Successfully.
• If you’re traveling to London, check out these apps and places to read.  And take me with you.

Most important: 120 days until Christmas.  Shop now. Avoid the rush.

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