Keep it Simple! This seems to make life easier doing so. Staying organized helps me to keep things simple. I need things together and put in the right place. I get extremely frustrated when I misplace something or didn't put something in the right place. I loose a lot of time looking for things. Then when it comes to finding something I found on the internet I finally learned to use bookmarks.
I was excited about blogging and looking at other people's blog. When I signed up for twitter and began "following" people I enjoyed ease of use. That is how I feel about Feedly. It is easy to use and organize. This is a "free" website to use. I read the article The 10 Best Feed Reader Apps for RSS, News and More by Vicky Cassidy two or three times before fully understanding what the feed reader it. You can find this article on the following link https://zapier.com/blog/best-rss-feed-reader-apps/ I first chose Feedly because it is free. Majority of the other apps had a cost. I'll take free any day. Also, Cassidy said"Feedly is designed to be a simple way to build your own news feed about your favorite topics." There you have it, simple. That is the other reason I chose to use this feeder. Feedly also gives users a starting point with popular sources to choose from or a search. You to discover and follow or search by topic or URL.
When I signed up it was quick and easy. Feedly is is easy to set up and organize. I created a folder for Librarian Stuff. The first thing I pinned was School Library Journal (http://www.slj.com/slj-blog-network). I chose this because it lists new books and reviews for the books. I think that this will be helpful as a librarian to choose new books. I like it personally because my family and I enjoy reading and like to explore new titles and authors.
Another pin is Goodreads (https://www.goodreads.com/blog/index.) I enjoy Goodreads is because I can see reviews of books from more people. Goodreads will give you news about your favorite authors. I noticed that a recent feed gave information about Self Published Author's on Indie Day. I now have Goodreads in one central place with other blogs I am following. I look forward to hearing about book signings and new releases from my favorite authors. I also chose Library Displays . While I consider myself a organized person I am not creative. As a future librarian I will need some ideas about to organize and decorate things in the library. I saw a display that showed a set up for Bee Awareness Month. When I visited The Children's Book Review at (https://www.thechildrensbookreview.com) I noticed that there is a drop down menu for children books by age. There is a section for interviews, trending subjects and even giveaways.
I chose to follow ABC (Newshttp://abcnews.go.com/) and New York Times(Timeshttp://www.nytimes.com/) . I titled this folder News. I am not a big TV watcher, but I will watch the news almost every morning. I chose these because of how it updates the news frequently. It's important to keep up with what is happening around us.
I started a Tumbler account. Like Feedly it gives you somewhere to start looking. Across the top of the explore screen you can search by text, chat, links, quotes and trending. I am still learning to use this site. I am unsure if I like this site just yet. I did see a few quotes that I like. You can find my account at https://www.tumblr.com/blog/mrsjadams1. I am looking forward to what I will learn and discover through Feedly and Tumblr.
Article quoted from:
Cassidy, V. (2015, September 22). The 10 Best Feed Reader Apps for RSS, News and More. Retrieved from https://zapier.com/blog/best-rss-feed-reader-apps/.
Jennifer I agree School Library Journal is a fantastic choice in blog to follow. I like that is so professional, you don't have to worry about reading false or misleading information about a book or resource. It is extremely easy to follow and I'm sure there are a ton of teachers that will thank you for adding something like School Library Journal to the school's main web page. It provides so many resources for teachers to use with their kiddos. I've mentioned this before, what I truly enjoy about this program here at SHSU is the fact that so much of this information we can use immediately in our own classrooms. School Library Journal is something I discovered in a previous course and already began to implement some of the resources in my own 6th grade reading class. Thanks Jennifer!
ReplyDeleteYou have the right idea, "Keep it simple!" Feedly lets us do just that. I also chose SLJ and Library Displays. These blogs provide excellent ideas for our libraries.
ReplyDeleteJennifer, I as I am reading your blog, I feel like I found my long, lost twin! I agree with all that you said! I understand how frustrating it is when you can't find something! But, why do we not place it back where it belongs? I just don't have time for that! I am very organized, but for some reason I lose my keys all the time! By the way, we chose the exact same blogs to follow! I am telling you, we are definitely twins! Can't wait to read your next blog!
ReplyDeleteI can only do simple these days!! I chose a sub-blog (I guess that's what you would call it?!?!) of SLJ - it is 100 Scope Notes - for children's lit, since I'm at an elementary school. I'm excited to see what all they will be posting.
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