Minor Musings

Wow, it’s been a while since I did one of these.  As we move into the Winter Break season, here are some links to enjoy/bookmark/get inspiration from.

Books, Reading, etc.

• The Cybils are always a good RA tool, and now they have playlists!  What could be better to share with students?
• Yes, this is a couple of years old, but Angie’s book rec work is timeless (and inspirational).  NYPL has great ideas, too.

School Life

• We know Wikipedia isn’t all bad, and CrashCourse has a series showing how to use it effectively. There’s also Fake Believe Blog, all about disinformation.
• Thinking about how to introduce the new students to the library and basic skills?  Nancy did a wonderful hybrid class and I’m plotting how to adapt it.

Tech Stuff

• Internet Live Stats might be a good way to create datasets and draw conclusions based on real world news/events.
• So many of my colleagues have exit polls for their assignments.  Here’s a great way to add them to a GoogleSlide lesson (thinking of doing this during Research Season)
• It’s Milton’s 225th “birthday” and I’d love to do a digital history like this with our students.
• Digitizing material isn’t as easy as you’d think.  Just look at NYPL’s workflow.
• How have I lived without Folder Maker?
• If you have a JSTOR subscription, their collection of maps of the US (housed at the University of Michigan) is wonderfully full of information and trivia about the states and the people.

Miscellany

• If you’re looking for the right form, JotForms may have it.  I’m also thinking of printing my own Post-It notes.