Battle of the eBooks

Let the Battle of the eBooks begin! Visit the library for a bookmark with 16 ebooks currently competing to be the favorite. Read 4 each week, and be ready to vote for your favorites on Friday of each week. The first round of voting begins this Friday, April 6th. Voting will take place here, on the library website.

To get started:

• log in to Compass www.thelearningodyssey.com (u: grlunch#, lunch#, glen rose)
• Go to your Reading pathway
• Click on e-readers in the bottom corner
• Search for a book and read it online
• Don't forget to take an AR test when you are finished. :)

Which book will win?

Free EBooks!

Who doesn't love free books? Capstone Interactive is offering free access to their ebook library until January 15th. Enjoy!

username: merry

password: lovetoread

Website for online reading: www.mycapstonelibrary.com 

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Free iPad app that allows for offline reading:

"Capstone Interactive"

Twitter Tips for New Users

Twitter can be a bit overwhelming when you first get started. Who should I follow? How do I tweet, retweet, quote? What does all of that mean?

Here are some tips to help you get started:

• Just do it. Don't keep putting it off. Make your account. It only takes a second. The hardest part is deciding what your twitter handle should be. Mine is @sstatler. Very creative, right?
• Start following people you know. Here are some of our teachers at GRIS:
• @GRintermediate
• @GlenRoseSchool
• @RachelBeaucham1
• @MarlaBretton
• @ClassroomRolon
• @Keri_Flippen
• @AmyTurn81182056
• @KariRYeager
• @apes_lam
• @JillCPower
• @JWheelerGR
• Start out by just reading what others have to say.
• Look at the profiles of the people you follow. Click on Following to see who they are following. Many times, you will have similar interests and will want to follow some of the same people.
• Search for hashtags related to your teaching assignment or interests. This is a great way to find new people to follow. Cybraryman has an extensive collection of hashtags for educators. Try some out.
• When it all gets overwhelming, use one of the following sites to help you see only what you want to see.
• Search a specific hashtag in Twitter
• Use a Twitter Wall to show one specific hashtag:
• https://www.the-wallrus.com/
• http://activitywalls.com/
• https://twitterfall.com/
• http://twttag.com/
• Or use a site like TweetDeck to organize your twitter by hashtags

See the post from our TCEA Take Aways to get more ideas.