School+Library+Journal+Blogs

*I'm trying to upload a picture, but having trouble...*  The School Library Journal Blogs cover a wide variey of topics, from book reviews, the usefulness of web 2.0 tools for educators, non-fiction, the Newberry Medal, and much more. Written by a wide variety of "voices" in the field, these blogs are a fantastic way to share their insights, gripes, and favorite titles. Contributors include Mark Aronson, (Nonfiction Matters) an author, scholar and editor; Jonathan Hunt (Heavy Medal,) a librarian, teacher, and book reviewer; and Brian Kenney ( Brian Unbound) editor-in-chief of SLJ. Practically Paradise, by Diane Chen, school library media specialist in Tennessee and a member of the executive board of ALA, is especially useful to library media specialists, and lms candidates, as Chen's writings give a glimpse of what the lms job entails.

Here is a listing of the blogs: All Together Now: A 2.0 Learning Experience. Michael Stephens Battle of the Kids' Books. Battle Commander Bowllan's Blog by Amy Bowllan. Brian Unbound by Brian Kenney Digital Reshift by Chrs Harris. Good Comics for Kids by Snow Wildsith Neverendingsearch y Joyce Valenza Nonfiction Matters by Mark Aronson Practically Paradise by Diane Chen

My reaction: I really enjoyed reading these blogs. The one listed above are some of my favorites. I epeciall enjoyed Nonfiction Matters. In one blog, Aronson discusses the way internet searching has changed our use of nonfiction books. Chen's Practically Paradise includes an lms' struggles and victories, and great ideas for lesson planning and collaboration. All of the blogs that I read were very informally written, and comments were encouraged. My overall feeling as I read through these blogs was a wonderful sense of community, in which teachers, library media specialists, and technology gurus could share their ideas, collaborate on lesson plans, and argue about their favorite chidren's book.