Monthly Archives: January 2010

Pokemon for the 21st-Century Learner

In his excellent post, Pokemon 101 for Teachers & Librarians, JP of 8bitlibrary.com answers the question, “What does Pokemon have to do with schools/libraries?”  I’d like to take that a bit further and, based on his points, articulate what it … Continue reading

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An actual announced hiatus, kind of.

My participation in the Kidlitosphere is on again-off again, mostly off, and right now while I’m not actually physically stressed out by the subscriptions in my Google Reader or the messages in my inbox, it has become only so much … Continue reading

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Comment Challenge 2010 Check In

How are you doing?  Here’s my count: Jan 8 – 5 comments Jan 9 – 5 comments Jan 10 – 0 comments Jan 11 – 2 comments Jan 12 – 0 comments Jan 13 – 0 comments As you can … Continue reading

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Poetry Friday: Comes a Train of Little Ladies

I had my first rehearsal for The Mikado last night and in honor of that I’m using some lyrics from the show for today’s Poetry Friday post.  These are the lyrics to the song when I, as a member of … Continue reading

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Comment Challenge 2010

21 days x 5 comments per day = 105 comments.  Do you think I’ll make it to 100?  Those who do are entered for prizes.  I just want to up my participation in the kidlit community. If you want to … Continue reading

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Currently Reading and Goals

So I have some goals in addition to reading 40 books this year that I’d like to share with you. 1. Read no more than one nonfiction, one fiction, and one graphic novel at a time. 2. Inspired by Colleen’s … Continue reading

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Happy New Year! 2009 in Review and Reading Resolutions

With all the writing I’ve been doing in library school, blogging in depth has fallen by the wayside a bit, but I have been keeping up my “Books Read” list.  I read 54 books and graphic novels in 2009.  Eighteen of … Continue reading

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