Using twitter is the best for those who like to say a lot with just a few words. This form of social network and microblogging allows you to expand your repertoire of friends and is easy to use. Charged with a lingo of its own once you start you won't be able to stop. I was able to expand my own list of friends by adding some avid readers, librarian and educators.
Paul W. Hankins
@PaulWHankins Floyds Knobs, Indiana
Paul is such an avid reader and loves to share the books he's reading with his friends. He is an English teacher, Creator of RAW INK Online, NWP TC, ALAN Board Member, and co-host of SpeakLoudly.org. He is a member of the book a day and speaks passionately of books he reads and provides links to these. He is also part of the guys read endeavor and is a great example to follow. I plan to refer to his page for suggestions on reading material.
Scholastic Teachers
@ScholasticTeach USA
The official Scholastic Teachers account. Talks about books, education trends and life as an educator. It has links to great articles that pertain to the classroom and children. For example I read this great short article titled "What is the value of homework"? found at http://oomscholasticblog.com/2011/06/the-value-of-homework.html. This article reflects on why work should be done at home and how it enhances the days content. One can also find great activities to share with our kids.
Library Journal
@LibraryJournal New York, NY
Offers view, news and review by their own staff. The Library Journal offers all sort of advice varying from books to technology. It provided updates on 2011 ALA conference in New Orleans and touched on some of the presenters and their talk about doing the best in this time of budget cuts. this is a great resource for a librarian by offering was to apply for funds, technology trends, and ways to promote and enhance your library.
YALSA
@yalsa Chicago, IL http://www.ala.org/yalsa
@yalsa Chicago, IL http://www.ala.org/yalsa
For more than 50 years, YALSA has been the world leader in selecting books and media for teens. YALSA offers great insight in to the lives of teens and what they like to read and how much they love to text. Promotes the use of ereaders and technology they so much love. Offered a great link to the New York Times that talked about giving librarians the boot. It is believed that because students can access a vast amount of information online an actual person is really not necessary. How wrong are they?? Just because you can get online doesn't mean you are able to conduct a research. It is good to know what others out their thing of us.
SchoolLibraryJournal
@sljournal New York, NY
School Library Journal is the world's largest reviewer of children's & young adult material, from books to digital content. I really enjoyed reading this periodical at the school I was doing my internship at but I was really glad to see I can read the article online. I really enjoy reviews, articles and technology updates offered. I hadn't really followed it on twitter til now and really enjoy doing so. It really is great to read their posts I find I can use many of their ideas and suggestions in my library.
John Schu
@MrSchuReads Naperville, Illinois K-5 School Librarian. Reader. Traveler. Dreamer... http://mrschureads.blogspot.com/
John tweets about the thing he loves most and that is books. He tells about the ones he's read and enjoyed. Surprisingly for being an elementary librarian he reads all sorts of books for children of all sizes. I found this very useful link amongst his tweets that I will keep close and consider using. The link is as follows http://www.slj.com/slj/home/891159-312/ala_annual_2011_aasl_unveils.html.csp ALA Annual 2011: AASL Unveils the Top 25 Websites for Teaching, Learning. These are website that can be used to teach our students and teachers about technology!
LA Times Books
@LATimesbooks Los Angeles, CA
Literary news + reviews from Los Angeles Times Jacket Copy blog + Books
LA Times Books offers insight on new book releases like there's no tomorrow. It keep you up to date with what J.K. Rowling's new Pottermore book. I saw an awesome video hosted by the author herself that talks about this opportunity to share and participate in this online reader where the reader takes part in the book. It sounds amazing. Also to come are ebooks of the series. Being a Potter fan myself I look forward to the launching of this book. Check her out at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5DOKOt7ZF4&feature=player_embedded
TeachingBooks
@TeachingBooks Madison, WI
Website devoted to infusing multimedia and technology into children's and teen reading and library activities
I just love to follow these guys they introduce us to authors we'd never dream of meeting. Even though I have used teaching books in my class I hadn't followed them on twitter. They offer so much more. I fell in love with the video by authors and illustrators called "It Gets Better." In a society where bullying seems to be on the rise it's wonderful that admirable adults are taking a stand against bullying. Teaching Books has so much to offer I'd recommend to anyone in the education field. This is a great asset in my new job as a librarian.
Donalyn Miller
@donalynbooks Bedford, Texas
Donalyn is a teacher and author of The Book Whisperer. Donalyn shares about the books she has read and reread. It is amazing to see how many readers follow Dr. Lesesne and look for her when they go by Huntsville. Great spot to look for free stuff she's always posting about where you can get stuff like ereaders and good books. An avid reader and it shows.
Professor Nana aka Dr. Lesesne
I don't know if it'll count putting you but you are truly an inspiration. You are so famous amongst those who share your passion for reading. Wish we could have heard more about New Orleans and the overall experience. But thank you for posting about the books you love to read. I can't wait to finish school to get to reading some of the books you've mentioned. You are truly an inspiration to a huge community of twitter friends. You really are a great asset to SHSU.
Twitter is a wonderful community and offers much valued information to an educator and librarian. I am looking forward to continue to follow these and more twitter friends.
