FEED READERS

FEED READERS

            After thoroughly reviewing Vicky Cassidy’s article titled “The 10 Best Feed Reader Apps for RSS, News, and More”, Feedly was the feed reader of my choice.  Like Cassidy states, Feedly is clean and simple.  As a new member to feed readers, this easiness is very much appreciated.  Another item of Feedly that was convenient and well-situated was the “collections” feature.   This allowed me to easily locate the sites I chose to follow.  Feedly also lists the most popular sites in your account.  You can mark these sites as read later, read, or read and hide.

            The first blog that I chose to follow was Library Stuff.  Their web link is https://feedly.com/i/category/LIBRARY%20STUFF.  This website contained many interesting articles for librarians.  For example, one post detailed the concerns of messages on Twitter that a library had to delete due to them being politically biased.  Another post dealt with the issue of fake news--a topic on the news a lot lately--and how Wikipedia dealt with it. 

            School Library Journal was the next blog I chose to follow.  Their web link is https://feedly.com/i/category/SLJ.  I chose to follow this blog because if it an established and reputable newsfeeds and many interesting reads that will assist me as a librarian.  One post was titled “What Today’s Teens Have to Say About George Orwell’s ‘1984’”.  This really interested me since I read this book back in my high school years.  I was surprised to read that it was on Amazon’s best seller list and today’s teens were interested in this read—definitely vital information for a librarian. 

            The next blog I followed was The Unquiet Librarian. The web link is https://feedly.com/i/category/THE%20UNQUIET%20LIBRARIAN.  The blog had several blogs pertaining to creative writing.  As a former middle school writing teacher for 6 years, these posts were of great interest to me.  Also a post related to the remodeling/makeover of library/media center caught my attention.  I truly hope to someday have a library such as the one pictured.   

            The True Adventures of a High School Librarian was the next blog I followed.  The web link is https://feedly.com/i/category/TRUE%20ADV%20OF%20HS%20LIBRARIAN.  I chose to follow this blog because I hope to become a high school librarian soon.  The blog also had many interesting posts.  One contained a link to ELL/ESL Books, Resources & Links.  A teacher had asked for assistance for her ELL high school students.  Ms. Robertston was kind enough to start a link of resources for her and urged readers to add any share.  I will definitely utilize and share these resources as well.    

            Finally, I followed School Libraries.  Their web link is https://feedly.com/i/category/HLS.  This blog contained many interesting articles that educators can analyze and internalize.  They were related to deeper learning and metacognition.  One post that caught my attention pertained to Open Education Resources (OERs).   Never having heard of OERs, I delved into the post and found interesting information that supported the use of OERs to replace textbooks.       

            I am so excited to have discovered feed readers—specifically Feedly.  This was a new experience for me.  I am looking forward to using this new resource daily.