Social Reading and BOOK STUFF As I was scrolling through the list of topics to explore, this one caught my eye. A few months ago, I might have avoided it as I was discouraged about the reading culture in our school and maybe even everywhere.
Fast forward a few months and I'm seeing a shift in our school that is exciting, invigorating, and has inspired me to maximize the current trends and continue to grow literacy in our school.
We've been immersing the concepts of Reader's Choose (based on
Here are some tools that I HAVE been using:
GOODREADS I use it to frame booktalks, share, and curate ideas. Of course, I could use it in other ways, too. For example, I have been posting MY reading list and DUH I should use this tool...so here is an example of that....
Kowalski's Book Log for 2018 I can post it to my email signature, print the info for the library door, and share on websites, Google Classroom and more. It also helps me assess the gaps in my reading selections (not enough non fiction, need more graphics, etc).
I checked out (no pun intended) Library Thing. I liked that it has widgets for promo/sharing...not sure if I would switch all my tools from GoodReads, but do like the looks of it....especially the visuals and alignment with social media!
OVERDRIVE for audio/ebooks is fantastic and we have it through our BOCES. Like most AWESOME tools, my outreach and promo is NEVER enough and am constantly working to be more creative to do that!
IDEAS for READING extensions: (from the Cool Tools Site... thanks, Polly)
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| Love this INFOGRAPHIC from Jennifer LaGarde |
- Tech Tools for the Love of Reading – Resources from a workshop Polly-Alida Farrington taught in 2017.
- It Takes a Reader To Grow a Reader: When Adults Don’t Read, Kids Lose – so many wonderful ideas from Jennifer LaGarde and Todd Nesloney.
- Create a Read Aloud Backchannel in Your Classroom – Use a backchannel to discuss a book before students read it.
- YouTube “Read Aloud” Book Videos for Kids – Links to some great YouTube Read Alouds.
- Lit Trips on Chromebooks with the New Google Earth – how to create LitTrips with a Chromebook.
- Create a reading bingo board – This is a template you could start with. Sail the Book – Google BookMaps – More than a Google Lit Trip. Take a look at what Ira Bickoff is doing with Google Earth and literature.
FICTFACT is a great resource for keeping track of SERIES. I had used it years ago and forgot about it!
- BookTasting
- BookTalks
- Book teasers on the AM announcements
- Conferencing (teacher to student, student to student)
- Open passes to get books during Reader's Choose sessions
- Extended time to read in class
- March Book Madness challenges
- Read Alikes activities
- Promo on instagram
- Teaching FAKE vs REAL reading
- Book folders for sharing
- Mirrors and Windows celebrations for #weneeddiversebooks movement
- Bookapalooza event/promotion (just starting)
- Planned trip to Teen Book Festival in May (50 kids!)
- Research project for grade 7 about how READING impacts a person (beyond academically)
What I need to work on:
- Curating reading resources for easy access for teachers
- more strategic promo of Overdrive/ebooks
- Better connection with authors--skype, twitter, live visits
- Better use of social media for book promos, author connections
- Richer sharing of student voice for recommendations
- More strategic inclusion of students in planning HOW to motivate THEM to read
I am LOVING the SOCIAL READING concept...this "THING" has inspired me to put together a campaign about it for National Library month....more to follow! Thanks for the mojo!
WOW! I can feel your energy coming through in this post! Love that your school is really focusing on reading. Tell me about "FAKE vs REAL" reading? (and why weren't we friends on GoodReads already??)
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