Blogging about Blogs

I'm suddenly thinking of an episode of Phineas and Ferb in which some hipster in a coffee shop says something like " Yeah I'm all about my blog, where I blog about other blogs."

Well that's what I'm doing today.  For my digitech class we were assigned to look up blog readers and blogs. 
The blog reader I chose as my favorite is called "Feedreader."  It has no frills, no extras, no special connections, and that is perfect for me.  I just want something that is utterly simple and easy to use.  I like the fact that its web-based, so I can access it wherever, and I don’t have to worry about ads or anything.

I also needed to choose 5 blogs in which to follow.  So I'll name them and tell you why I chose them.

 1.   Margie’s must reads,  https://margiesmustreads.com/
     This is a book blog by my school's amazing librarian.  It's pretty entertaining and talks about a lot of books, particularly ones of teen fiction.
2.  Lispy Librarian, https://lispylibrarian.weebly.com/
  I met this librarian at a conference this past winter, in which she was holding a session on graphic novels.  She is now in fact the chair for the Maverick committee.  Her blog is a book talk vlog.
3.  #alliethelibrarian, https://gosynth.com/s/c/ippfvh 
This is another librarian who does book talks.  She's based in a library in the same region as me, so i feel our population may be similar.  I attended a session by her at the Texas Library Association's conference a couple months ago.
4. AASL, https://knowledgequest.aasl.org/ 
This professional organization is specifically about school libraries so they're likely to have pertinent information on their blog. 
5.  School Library Journal, https://www.slj.com/?subpage=blogs 
 Similar to my last choice, SLJ is a good source of information for school libraries.

 Thanks for looking at my post today!  Now go forth and find some good blogs of your own!

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  1. Mrs. Erica SalinasJuly 31, 2019 at 7:28 PM

    Feedreader is a great blog reader! I agree it is simple in design but that is what makes it easy to use. I know teachers will love the user-friendly design of Feedreader!

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