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Book Review–My Secret EdTech diary

Ask a Tech Teacher

Excellent topics that couldn’t possibly be thorough covered in one book so a diary approach seems like a good option, ideas offered through a wide lens. The book would be too long for most readers if offered as a deep dive. A couple of tips on reading this book: Don’t skip the Forward. Voices aligned. Which is good.

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The Epic E-Book of WebTools

The CoolCatTeacher

Resources Mentioned in the Show Epic book of Web Tools and Apps The Digital Librarians Survival Toolkit Kristina Holzweiss – Bio as Submitted Kristina A. She is also the winner of the 2015 NYSCATE Lee Bryant Outstanding Teacher Award and 2015 Long Island Technology Summit Fred Podolski Leadership and Innovation Award.

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11 Tips and Book Recommendations for Encouraging Reluctant Readers

Waterford

Read on to discover strategies for engaging your classroom’s reluctant readers and getting them excited about stories—along with seven book recommendations to help you diversify your classroom library options! Find Books About a Student’s Interests. Introduce Students to “Hi-Lo” Books and Graphic Novels.

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#WorldReadAloudDay February 2

Ask a Tech Teacher

This is a favorite activity not just for pre-readers, but beginning and accomplished readers because it’s not about reading the book; it’s about experiencing it through the eyes of a storyteller. Read-aloud books. Have a library of books intended to be read aloud. Simon & Schuster, 2015. by Sandra S.

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Books I Read in 2015

Iterating Toward Openness

Martin’s post has inspired me to share the books I read in 2015, though I have not made the time to produce useless charts like he did. I must say that, after staying healthy, the biggest benefit of running is all the audio books I manage to read.

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10 Most Popular Tech Tips and Click-throughs in 2015

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here’s a run-down on what you thought were the most valuable in 2015: Top 10 Tech Tips. Each week in 2015, I shared one of those with you. Here are the Top Ten tech tips from 2015. What tips would you like to hear about more often in 2015? Between these ten, they had over 68,000 visitors during the year.

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Book Interview (New Series): Katherine Pennavaria on Genealogy

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We've just posted the second of a new book interview series by Dr. Steve Albrecht in our " The Safe Library " section of Library 2.0 : " Katherine Pennavaria on Genealogy." She is the author of two Rowman and Littlefield books: Genealogy For Beginners (2020) and Genealogy: A Practical Guide for Librarians (2015).