I have been thinking about this twitter.com. And just when I didn’t think I’d need nothing else I started to see the value in twitter. As I prepare to present to all my techie friends, I fast forward into the fast approaching school year. We will all be busy going about implementing all the neat things we learned and dreamt about over the refreshing summer. With “busy” being the operative word I think twitter could help us all collaborate without it being a chore to do so. With twitter your blogs are short and don’t have to have a lot of thought put into them. You can share what exciting thing you are implementing that day with little effort. I am thinking it can be done as you review your lesson plans the day or morning before your class begins. Twitter is a place where we can post short, sweet, to the point answers to, “What are you doing today?” However short and sweet those posts are they may be what helps me and many others believe that we can do all the things we have planned. 

As a child I have fond memories of my grandfather taking me to the public library.  I was amused by the assortment of adventures I found there. There was so much to read about I found the list of suggested books to read very helpful. In fact the lists provided a goal for me. I set out to read every book listed for my grade. I looked forward to making it to the next grade’s list. The Memphis Shelby County Libraries no longer publish the lists. In an effort to replace the empty cavern left by their extinction I found this site by the New York Public Library. Listed below are other sites that have lists also. A good book is a good book no matter what so several titles are listed on more than one list. I have used it as a guide this summer for my boys and I think you will find it helpful too.

http://www.listsofbests.com/list/33065

http://www.shaker.org/resources/reading/

http://www.fcps.edu/DIS/readlist/