Blogs and Blog Readers



After viewing a few feed readers I narrowed it down to three. I download the apps to my phone in order to test them out for a few days. Feedly, NewsBlur and Panda were the three I analyzed closely. Ultimately, I chose the RSS reader Feedly. Feedly is very friendly user, I enjoyed that it was simple and easy to use. The app shows the most current articles and blogs that I chose to follow and to view the next blog or article, you only need to swipe or scroll up. NewsBlur is a great RSS feeder but lacked the simplicity as Feedly offered. Panda allows users to customize the way they view content, which is a wonderful feature but the app was not very appealing as the Feedly app. Panda only had two columns that features popular and latest articles but I had a hard time trying to figure out how to add my own blogs and articles. The blogs I chose to follow include:
1.       https://www.thedaringlibrarian.com/
-          This blog includes information about technology that can be used in the library, reading summer list, media resources for librarians. I chose to follow this blog because I would like to stay up to date on resources to use in the library and how to integrate technology.
2.       https://elementaryschoollibrarian.wordpress.com/
-          This blog resembles the Pinterest layout which was really appealing to me. The blog features books that are appropriate for an elementary librarian. I chose to follow this blog because it include a variety of books that are great to share with teachers and students.
3.       http://librarylearners.com/blog/
-          This blog includes how to information about library centers, organization tips, strategies for librarians and so much more. I chose this blog because it includes information that I would like to incorporate into my own library, also the author of this blog lives in my hometown!
4.       http://www.elementarylibrarymama.com/
-          This blog incudes Library lesson plans, library resources, technology integration ideas and literature recommendations for the Elementary Librarian. I chose this blog because as a new librarian this blog will be a great resource to have when looking for lesson and resources.
5.       https://www.mariacmarshall.com/blog
-          This blog features children books, particularly picture books. This is a great resource to access when searching for books for the library.
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Comments

  1. UnknownOctober 17, 2018 at 4:45 PM

    The important you provided was very informative.. Thanks for sharing!!!

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  2. Teresa LunaNovember 4, 2018 at 6:48 PM

    Amanda-
    Feedly was so user friendly! I LOVE elementary library mama...she has some great lesson plans for our elementary kiddos that have really helped me this first year! -Teresa :)

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  3. Angelica CruzNovember 30, 2018 at 3:39 PM

    Thank you for sharing Feedly. I have never tried it before but it looks easy to use. My personal favorite is the daring librarian. It keeps me updated on resources available.

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