Blogs and Blog Readers
Blogs and Blog Readers
Trying to keep up with blogs on multiple sites can seem like a never ending task. If you try visiting all those blogs individually, you will be wasting a lot of time checking the sites every day for new content and you’re going to be missing out on content that might be more useful to you. Having a blog reader can make a big difference. After comparing three of the best RRS feed reader apps I decided that Feedly was the best fit for me. Mostly because it was free and very easy to use.
- Feedly Cost: Free According to Zapier, when Google Reader was being discontinued, Feedly gained 3 million new users in less than a month. It's not hard to see why Feedly is popular—its clean and simple interface is a perfect solution for the casual reader who wants to see all of their websites in one place.
- Feedbin Cost: $3.00 a month According to Zapier, once you’ve subscribed to your favorite sites, you can use Feedbin’s tagging system to organize your content into categories. Reading content on Feedbin is a breeze—the interface is nicely designed and allows for distraction-free reading. Feedbin integrates with many popular Read Later and social media apps, and also allows you to add custom sharing services if your favorite tool isn't supported.
- Fever Cost $30.00 a month According to Zapier, it's a standard RSS reader, with folders to organize your feeds and a simplified reading view. Once you've added your favorite sites, Fever's goal is to "take the temperature" of your RSS feeds and highlight popular content—the more content you subscribe to, the better it works.
Link to The Best RSS Feed Reader Apps by Zapier
Top 5 Blogs to Follow
Description: Teen Librarian Toolbox (TLT) is a professional development website for librarians, created by Karen Jensen and collecting the experience of four MLS librarians and over 50 collective years of library work. Their mission is to help libraries serving teens (and anyone who cares about teens) and to foster a community of professional development and resource sharing by providing quality information, discussions, book reviews and more.
Why did I follow it?
As the description states, they offer great resources for school librarians. I like to follow this blog because it is associated with the School Library Journal, therefore I know that they are a reliable source. They also offer great book reviews.
Why did I follow it?
As the description states, they offer great resources for school librarians. I like to follow this blog because it is associated with the School Library Journal, therefore I know that they are a reliable source. They also offer great book reviews.
Description: Gwyneth A. Jones, aka The Daring Librarian, is a blogger, a Tweeter, an international Ed Tech speaker, trope and meme archivist, creator of content, a citizen of advocacy, and a resident of social media. Gwyneth is a Google Certified Teacher, and the author of the award winning Daring Librarian blog. Jones is also a Library Journal Mover & Shaker, a Gale/Cengage New Leader, and was named the Best of the Best and a Visionary Leader by Teacher Librarian Magazine. She was honored to have served on the 2011-2014 ISTE Board of Directors representing PK-12 educators and school librarians. Her work and writings have been featured in the New York Times, The Washington Post, and the Huffington Post.
Why did I follow it?
I began following the Daring Librarian on Twitter and I was immediately attracted to the wonderful resources that she shares. After reading the description mention on her blog and seeing all the credentials that she has I felt that her sources were also reliable.
Why did I follow it?
I began following the Daring Librarian on Twitter and I was immediately attracted to the wonderful resources that she shares. After reading the description mention on her blog and seeing all the credentials that she has I felt that her sources were also reliable.
Description: Published bimonthly September through June by the American Association of School Librarians, a division of the American Library Association, Knowledge Quest is devoted to offering substantive information to assist building-level school librarians, supervisors, library educators, and other decision makers concerned with the development of school library programs and services. Articles address the integration of theory and practice in school librarianship and new developments in education, learning theory, and relevant disciplines.
Why did I follow it?
I chose to follow AASL because of the articles that they publish. This site is great for librarians that want to stay informed with school library programs and services. Once again, a trusted source for the latest information.
Why did I follow it?
I chose to follow AASL because of the articles that they publish. This site is great for librarians that want to stay informed with school library programs and services. Once again, a trusted source for the latest information.
Description: Donalyn Miller has taught 4th, 5th, and 6th grade language arts and social studies in the Fort Worth, TX area and was a finalist for 2010 Texas Elementary Teacher of the Year. In her popular book, The Book Whisperer, Donalyn reflects on her journey to become a reading teacher and describes how she inspires and motivates her middle school students to read 40 or more books a year. In her latest book, Reading in the Wild, Donalyn collects responses from 900 adult readers and uses this information to teach lifelong reading habits to her students. Donalyn is the founder of the annual #bookaday event and co-host the monthly Twitter chat, #titletalk. Her articles about teaching and reading have appeared in publications such as Education Week Teacher, The Reading Teacher, Educational Leadership and The Washington Post.
Why did I follow it?
After attending a training by Donalyn Miller that was provided by Scholastic I decided to follow her on Twitter. I really like to read what she has to say because she offers the perspective from an educator's point of view and also from a parent's point of view. Her books and articles are truly inspirational.Why did I follow it?
Library Link of the Day
Description: The Library Link of the Day provides you a daily link for keeping up to date with the library profession. Destinations include the latest library news, good reads on the web, and other valuable resources that a library knowledge worker should know about. The link is presented without commentary. Links always lead to free content, but sometimes require registration (also free).
Why did I follow it?
Following Library Link of the Day is a great way to stay connected and up-to-date with the world. The links offer a way for us to review items of interest that we may not have heard about otherwise.
Tumblr
Tumblr is a microblogging and social networking website founded by David Karp in 2007, and owned by Yahoo! since 2013. The service allows users to post multimedia and other content to a short-form blog. Users can follow other users' blogs. Bloggers can also make their blogs private. For bloggers, many of the website's features are accessed from a "dashboard" interface.
Here is a link to my Tumblr:
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I agree, lots of blogs and news with helpful and useful information out there. Reading and learning about having a blog reader was very helpful. My librarian emails helpful information to me for FYI from various sources. I didn't see the Teen Librarian Toolbox, will be making note of that and I like that it is tied in with School Library Journal keeping it reliable. I saw a lot of us found - The Daring Librarian, I liked this blog as well. I am making note of the other blogs you listed. Great information available out there for librarians. - Cynthia Burvato
ReplyDeleteGreat blog. I especially liked the Librarian Toolbox you shared. I plan to look into that one.
ReplyDelete---Debra Menchaca
Donalyn Miller is my favorite! Thanks for sharing all of the other great blogs.
ReplyDeleteDamiana Gueereo