The Daring Librarian

Sweet Tweets About Good Reads Here's an idea for a fun tech-social-media infused creative writing lesson and one I'll be sure to mention when I'm guest hosting the Twitter #EngChat event May 23rd at 7pm EST . The topic will be The Power of the Product and I'll be hosting with amazing MHMS co-worker Elizabeth Singleton ( @emsingleton ). This conversation will consist of viable, creative, meaningful, and daring products that demonstrate information mastery, go beyond the regular research report and span the digital divide. On this second blog posting in one day (assuredly a first!) I must give a very special thank you to reading specialist & MHMS co-worker Deb Burkey! You inspired & gave me this idea during our conversation the other day talking about the Fakebook lesson. YAY, you rock! The text is written as directions to students. Writing a short, concise, quality book review is a challenge! Using the Twitter style, create a short book review that hint...

Or...Craft Time with the Daring Librarian! Addmitedly, the Daring Librarian is a geeky gadget grrl! I've been talking about the Livescribe pen on my Gadget-A-Go-Go wiki & in presos for years now! Finally, I got one! Woohoo! ......now....what to do with it? Hmmmm SO many ideas! Background information: the Livescribe pen will record audio and writing/drawing and can play back with just a tap of the pen. You can also send out the "Pencasts" as both audio and video recreation as you can see & hear in the example below. How to Create a Pencast Book Review! Now, I gotta say...this is a really cool idea but... it ain't that pretty! Any suggestions on how to neaten up the process would be appreciated. How it works - you'll need: 1. Livescribe pen - I have a 4g ( buying information ) 2. Livescribe paper 3. Scissors & Tape 4. Created bookmarks or shelf-talkers (you can make your own or download mine from my wiki ) Think up a quick book review or read the blur...

Write a Book Review - Read a Book Review! Hey there Teacher-Librarian peeeps! I've started up something super cool i just gotta tell you about! And yeah, i'm behind the curve on this one....but i'm running to catch up! LOL Using a simple to create Google doc with a pre-set theme i created an online book review wikipage! Where i can send my kids to to write & submit an online reivew and read published reviews ! of course i'm not going to publish their *real names* on these reviews - i've asked them to come up with an appropriate screenname! once we get started we're gonna have a drawing for prizes on book reviews for a chance to win FREE Advanced copy books, iTunes gift cards, and other random stuff i think is cool! Write a Book Review TODAY!~ Want to WATCH a Book Review? - My Teacher-Librarian friend Mr. Yeargin does book review VLOGS called Read This Book ! now, Ms. Jones is WAY to shy [cough cough] to do this - but hey! if anyone of my kids wants to, ...