Patty’s Web 2.0 Blog

Learning to manage Google Reader is a feat in itself. Some would call it a real bear. When I tried to use it before, I did not realize how to organize the page so that it made sense to me. Organizing my feeds into folders gave Google Reader much needed structure for my particular style of learning/reading. I now have Library, Web 2.0, Recipes and Food Writing, and Leonard Pitts folders, which make the information much easier for me to process. And . . . I was elated to find that my favorite columnist, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Mr. Pitts, writes THREE columns a week for the Miami Daily Herald as opposed to only one for the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

One of the more useful sites I discovered is Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day. His Best-Of Series is a rich resource, including content for art, games, health, classroom practice, music, math, etc. It is a rich resource. Classic Cat, for example, is included in the royalty-free music and sound effects category.

For those of us who would prefer to pull our toenails than to write anything, see Five Editor’s Secrets to Help You Write Like a Pro from the Instructify feed. Looking for new organizational strategies, teaching tools, and some pre-made PowerPoints? See Free PowerPoint Presentations. Be sure to check the spelling and punctuation on this resource.

Back to Mr. Ferlazzo again. . . One of his posts concerns writing letters to students to address issues, give a shout-out, or just to shore up a sagging ego. This is a wonderful idea that will probably make a difference for some children. Don’t forget the parents. We still have a note one of our son’s coaches wrote extolling his virtues.