Hello Blogosphere and Edu friends! Here are some of our recent IG Highlights from the Holidays, #makermondaycrafternoon, Winter Smash, #MHTVNews, and our MHMS Memory Book Cover artist winner!
WARNING: Because this post contains a LOT of Instagram embedded posts, it may take a bit longer to load.
At the very bottom of the page I have links to why having a professional School or Library or School Library Instagram is important.
Now, most of our kids love, I mean LOVE getting their pics taken for our Instagram. They often come up and ask me to take their pics on a special day, their birthday, or when they have a cool new pair of kicks. But some are a little shy. This young lady is is an example! But I showed these pics to her Mom, and she LOVED them and gave me permission to post! Hee hee hee. Don't worry, my sporty friend here is really super outgoing!
Ms. Gould and I were really proud of our set up with a roaring fire (YouTube Video), a "Mr. Microphone, and lots of cool tunes playing on our retro iPod!
Right before the winter break, I also visited my dear Librarian friend, and former student teacher, Ms. Danielle Du Puis at Hammond High School to support and join in with her amazing #Makerspace program she calls: #mondaycrafternoon
Finally finally, it's so lovely when I get a chance to meet people traveling & speaking about the Edu stuff I love and am passionate about. This kid is one of the coolest and this really just made my holiday, heck - my year! Thank you Madelyn & Mom Laura!
As always, thank you dear readers for stopping by!
I took a bit of a digital detox during the holidays and spent imporant time with my family, friends, and a some much loved books! Ahh it was lovely!
Remember, it's really important to NEVER apologize for not blogging at the beginning of every post. It looks a little lame and pathetic and really - people don't want to land on a blog and see an excuse a the start of every blog post. Though it's ok to share some personal info if you are taking a blog sabbatical. But I would do it here...at the end of the post.
Just share that you need some time and hope your readers come back. Invite them to join via email so that they can be notified of your next post.
Thanks Eva for your kind comment! In a page of mostly spam, your real and sweet comment stood out like a bright beacon of happy! You don 't start blogging for comments (or you shouldn't because you don't get many!) but when you get them, they're like manna from heaven! Cheers dear & if you're on Twitter or Instagram, let me know and I'll follow you back! ~Gwyneth
How to be a Teacher Librarian Rock Star - Branding Tips & Tricks First thing I gotta say, I don’t know that I really love the term Library Rockstars because I think ALL Teachers, Librarians, Teacher-Librarians, Educators....we're all rock stars or each of us has an inner rock star just waiting to come out. I also think it sounds a wee bit elitist. OK, a whole heck of a lot of elitist. But who doesn’t want to rock it at their job?
(BTW, I was asked to write this "Rock Star" article for another publication and using the Rock Star theme was their choice - So, I'm answering their questions - I did the best I could! They highly edited my responses, and I think I ended up sounding like a total prat, but here they are in their entirety.)
To what do you attribute your success?
I try to......
Work hard Be Reliable Be Reflective Be Positive
Hard work, a sense of humor, tenacity, and a stubbornly fought for positive mental and professional attitude. Yes, work hard - but …
That post is pretty school and district specific but I thought I could post over here some resources from our national educational partners like PBS Learning Works, Capstone, PebbleGo, MackinVia, and Scholastic.
Since our schools closed down last Friday companies have been very generous and forthcoming to provide FREE resources for our out of school kiddos. Seems like more are coming out every day. Please note that I a Middle Grades (ages 10-14) and Young Adult specific educator and not Primary or Elementary. There are plenty of great people out there for those little squiggles. Bless their hearts.
Here's what I said:
I’m not gonna lie, it’s kinda weird out there right now but I truly believe we’re going to be OK. Things will get back to normal. They always do. #History. I don’t know…
I swear to you, yet again, dear reader, that I am NOT a paid spokesperson for Bitmoji! In fact, they haven't even answered, commented, acknowledged, or even liked ANY of my Tweets or
Instagrams or blog posts where I've mentioned them. I am just a total fangirl.
A lonely neglected ignored (by them!) fangirl. Wow, that sounded pathetic & needy. Truth hurts.
But here I am again sharing something NEW that Bitmoji has brought out that I think is pretty cool for teachers! W00t!
They've created, just in time for Back to School, NEW Education themed cartoons.
With these new graphics, you can make classroom door signs, positive behavior or badge programs, run off on self-adhesive stickers for easy cute student feedback or add to your SMS Canvas messages & emails home!
At the very bottom of the page I have links to why having a professional School or Library or School Library Instagram is important.
Love these ideas! Going to share!
ReplyDeleteThanks Eva for your kind comment! In a page of mostly spam, your real and sweet comment stood out like a bright beacon of happy! You don 't start blogging for comments (or you shouldn't because you don't get many!) but when you get them, they're like manna from heaven! Cheers dear & if you're on Twitter or Instagram, let me know and I'll follow you back! ~Gwyneth
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