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Diana Laufenberg states, “Infographics work in the classroom because they grab students and allow an entry point to learning” and “allows us to focus on the information that’s important” (Schulten, 2010). I thought about this and realized that even myself as an educator would rather read an infographic of information rather than an entire article on data. Infographic are visually appealing while still depicting the important information. Therefore, letting student create them would be a wonderful learning experience. Infogram                                       Pros o     The layout was easy to use and provided animation features. o     The infographic could be widened if needed. o     There were free templates to use. o     You can embed videos from YouTube Cons o     Provided Few free images/ic...

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After viewing a few feed readers I narrowed it down to three. I download the apps to my phone in order to test them out for a few days. Feedly, NewsBlur and Panda were the three I analyzed closely. Ultimately, I chose the RSS reader Feedly. Feedly is very friendly user, I enjoyed that it was simple and easy to use. The app shows the most current articles and blogs that I chose to follow and to view the next blog or article, you only need to swipe or scroll up. NewsBlur is a great RSS feeder but lacked the simplicity as Feedly offered. Panda allows users to customize the way they view content, which is a wonderful feature but the app was not very appealing as the Feedly app. Panda only had two columns that features popular and latest articles but I had a hard time trying to figure out how to add my own blogs and articles. The blogs I chose to follow include: 1.         https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/ -       ...

Facebook Pages: https://www.facebook.com/FalconReadersSoar/ Kirby Middle School Library in Judson ISD. The librarian uses this page to post activities that the students are participating in the library, and display boards. There were no comments on any of the post. https://www.facebook.com/Crockett-High-School-Library-395906023920920/ Crockett Highschool Library located in Austin, Texas. The librarian uses this page to post promoting author visits to the library like “Award winning YA author David and his new book, The Strange Fascinations of Noah Hypnotik.” The page also includes photos of the library, promoton of events such as national poetry month. This page did not have many comments, but did have likes.    https://www.facebook.com/RayburnLibrary/ Rayburn Middle School in San Antonio, Texas. This page post videos promoting books turned into movies with catchy hashtags like #thebookwasbetter and #butthemoviewasadorbs. The page also includes links to vid...

This assignment was for LSSL 5337. Here is an audio of responding to a principal remarks of "do we really need libraries" with all the information we can find on the internet? This assignment sparked interest because this type of remark is very common. When i tell people what i an pursing my masters for i get responses like, "you need a masters to become a librarian ?" or i even heard this remark "Do you have to take a class on how to say shhh" These remarks are all too common, so i think that by practicing a response is very important and can help new librarians face these issues. So i have included my response in this blog post. Please let me know what you think? Is it convincing? Click here to hear the message Thank you!

Telgemeier, R. (2012).  Smile . New York: Graphix. Summary Raina is a six-grade student who after racing with a friend, falls and knocks out her two front teeth. This accident is followed by four and half years of terrible trips to the dentist.   Raina must not only deal with surgeries, braces, fake teeth, and headgear but she must also deal with her siblings and so-called friends continuous picking on her. Through all this, she is struggling with normal preteen and teen issues like first crushes, zits, and bullying from her “friends”. After many ups and downs she discovers a new friend in gym class and begins to discover her talent as an artist. Eventually, her dental problems end and she find true friendship. Connections This is a graphic novel about Raina and her experiences when she was a growing up in her preteen years. Through her words and graphics, we can visualize and see the moods that a young girl goes through. Now based on some of her interest we can tell ...

Quintero, I. (2014).  Gabi: A Girl in Pieces . TX: Cinco Puntos. Book Summary Gabi Hernandez is a Mexican- American teenage girl who is starting her senior year of high school. We learn about Gabi’s chaotic life through her diary entries and poetry. She has a best friend Cindy who is pregnant from being raped, a friend named Sebastian who came out about being gay and is kicked out of this home and his dealing with her drug addicted father all while dealing with constant comments from her mom about her eating habits. Gabi’s struggles with her curiosity about boy and sex. When Gabi’s Tia Bertha moves in to try and “cure” her father’s addition to meth, things start to take a turn and her life become even more chaotic. Gabi is determined to move out her small town and with a acceptance letter to Berkeley, it may be her way out. Strengths Gabi is the protagonist in this novel, which is told in first person point of view. This novel includes issues that many teens are face...