Thoughts From The Book Diva....

I stumbled upon this book about four or five years ago. It is an amazing story and I look forward to talking to you about it here!

I can't wait to talk to you about Because of Winn-Dixie. This is a special book. I hope you will tell me what you think about it here.

Hey there! I want to know who is reading Marvin Redpost Why Pick On Me. Use this spot to discuss the book with me. I can't wait to find out what you think of the book! It has been one of my favorites ever since I taught first grade. Let's talk about it!

I can't tell you how excited I am for summer to get here! I have a lot of plans this year! One of the best plans I have, though is to read, read, read! I plan on starting by reading all of the Bluebonnet books for the upcoming year. We don't plan on going on vacation, so I guess I will sit by the lake and read. When it gets too hot, I'll take a swim or a boat ride. What are your plans for the summer??

To all my Ney kids and parents, welcome back to school! I had a slow start this year. This week is actually my first full week for library. The students at Ney are coming to me regularly starting this week. I am excited that first grade through fourth will begin checking out books this week, too. Kindergarten will wait until later this fall. Please remember to email me or post on this blog if you have any questions or would like book suggestions. I look forward to visiting with you!

1. What were your favorite discoveries or excursions on this learning journey? I would have to say that I have two favorites: Skype Island and Excursion Island. I really liked learning more about Skype so that I can start seriously considering using it in the library. I already knew a little about it, but I have not actually ever used it. This class sort of "forced me" to stop, research it, and consider how I might use it in the library. On Excursion Island I absolutely loved that you posted the sites that are all neatly organized and list so MANY of the web 2.0 tools that we could possibly be using. Last year we learned about some of them, but I don't really remember you posting sites that links to so many and organized so that we can find what we might be interested in. 2. How has this program assisted or affected your lifelong learning goals? As I get older I have learned that technology is growing and changing faster than we can keep up with it. If we are not in the g...

First of all, let me say, Excursion Island is not for the ADD at heart! :) Oh my goodness! I spent two days playing around with these tools! I couldn't get off the computer! I finally had to MAKE myself stop to do this post. So, here we go.... For your Excursion Island post first reflect on the Horizon Report. What do you see as the most important emerging technology that will influence schools? After skimming the report, I would say the most upcoming would be the Mobiles section. Everything we do these days is becoming interconnected. I was reading the other day about Apple's new Cloud app. It is going to intertwine the iphone, ipad, ipod, and computers. For example, when you take a picture with your iphone, it will automatically go to all your other devices and then store on itunes. It is becoming so that EVERYTHING we do is somehow connected to the internet. And since this is the case, we expect to have service WHEREVER and WHENEVER we go. Not just any service, either. We wa...