Read A Book: Peggy Reimers
As you may know, TCEA's Librarian Conference is taking place this week, so I thought it would be fun to post a "Read a Book" po
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Essential Reading Response #ai
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#Texas #Library Book Laws
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Exploring OpenThinker:7b #ollama #GenAI #AI
While much of my experiments on the desktop with GenAI have been disappointing (Gemma3:latest is one model that works well after a pause), I have found that models like tinyllama,
A Visit to the Bookstore
I'm back from a morning jaunt over to Half Price Books in San Antonio, Texas. My wife found a gift card from a colleague and friend (DB) in the kitchen maildrop, so I found mys
Print Book Perspectives
Doug Johnson bemoans print books and I had to laugh: S
2022 Top Ten List of Books
Back in 12/2021, I compiled a list of my favorite reads for 2021 . It was in response to the great Do
Why I Read
As a boy, one of the first books I read was a science fiction short story collection, No Way Out . The collection introduced me to terms like "eater of worlds," a phrase I had
MyNotes: Phonics Instruction
As much as I loved my graduate level professors, I have found their approach to teaching reading...problematic. I remember beginning my year teaching third grade bilingual, working
2021 Top Ten List of Books and More
Seeing that Doug "Blue Skunk" Johnson has shared his list of books , I thought I
Mutant Librarian Saves Many Children: Support Smashwords
Wish you had access to non digital rights management (DRM) content in book format? Then look no further than Smashwords. I buy copies of books when I want to read them on any devic
MyNotes: ListenWise, Part 2
Welcome to Part 2 of MyNotes on ListenWise, a fantastic book by Monica Brady Myerov. Her book, [ListenWise: Teach Students to Be Better Listeners](
Digital Read Alouds: Copyright and Creation Questions @kerszi #library #slj
Are you up to date on your copyright? How about your podcasting skills? This evening, I stumbled on a conversation that gave me the opportunity to revisit both. Mind if I share my
Mea Culpa: My Reading List & Statement of Intent #edtech
I have a story to share with you that I'm not proud of. It may help some of you understand my series of EdTech Heresies blo
Reciprocal Teaching and Google Rivet app
The following blog entry first appeared at the TCEA TechNotes blog . Be sure to check out Miguel's publications via
AL DíA: Audio Books and Reading
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Digital Books - Exploring Audio
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Power of Literacy Conference in San Antonio, Texas
The Texas State Reading Association is hos
MyNotes - Extra Reading Class Boosts Pupil Skills, but Not Permanently
My Notes Taken from: Extra Reading Class Boosts Pupil Skills, but Not Permanently By Sarah D. Sparks on September 9, 2010 9:39 AM Source: [Education Week Blog](
DiigoNotes -The Case for Literature
Source: Is Nanci Atwell, whose book In the Middle helped
Inexhaustible
I have been blogging less of late (you may have noticed), but I have a good excuse. I'm enmeshed in reading fantastical tales. If you see me at the library, I'm that 40ish man who
Guilty Pleasures - Reading in School
Over the last few days, teachers have been attending training. The workshops, I'm told, are devoid of technology