More often than not, we think of technology as the antagonist to our hero – books. But it doesn’t have to be that way! There are online resources that can encourage users to get offline & in front of a book. In fact, Sarah Muthler of Edudemic has found 10. Some of these sites are better-known than others. Check out her Ten Websites to Help Students Connect with Books, which covers sites from the ALA’s banned and challenged books to Goodreads. See which websites work best for your students, or for yourself!
When most people think of young adult novels, a lot of the same titles come to mind: Twilight, The Hunger Games, Divergent, and other titles. But, as Geri Diorio points out, there are plenty of great books that just don’t receive that same publicity. Diorio calls these ‘Quiet Books,’ and has put together a list of these for YALSA’s blog The Hub. We’ve got the list right here, but check out the full post for summaries of the books!
The Subway Book Review is a visual project by Uli Beutter Cohen, who recently moved to New York City. Her project is a collection of photos she takes of people on the subways of New York, along with the books they’re reading. Each photo is accompanied by the reader’s review of the book. Besides the website, Cohen also highlights her project on Instagram. You can learn more about Cohen and her project in Buzzfeed’s May 8th post.
Want to use infographics in your space, but don’t have the time to create your own from scratch? Well, thanks to A Media Specialist’s Guide to the Internet, we have infographics of all kinds – this week, five infographics on the press! Click on the links to see the full infographics.
Don Stankavage of the Smithsonian Libraries’ blog Unbound found the perfect opportunity to help book lovers out last month. One of the books in their collection needed to be repaired! “As it was in a very typical state of disrepair, it allowed an opportunity to outline a standard treatment process.”
The post provides a step-by-step how-to on repairing books – the one used in the example was published in 1868! The pictures and captions that make up the bulk of the post are perfect for visual learners. Check it out, and then salvage one of your own books!
More often than not, we think of technology as the antagonist to our hero – books. But it doesn’t have to be that way! There are online resources that can encourage users to get offline & in front of a book. In fact, Sarah Muthler of Edudemic has found 10. Some of these sites are better-known than others. Check out her Ten Websites to Help Students Connect with Books, which covers sites from the ALA’s banned and challenged books to Goodreads. See which websites work best for your students, or for yourself!
