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Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:48:23 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Working Without A Clerk:
Teacher said, "I don't have a full-time clerk at my new job. But it's not as bad as I feared and I'm making some adjustments to make it even better.There is a woman here who is called an "Instructional Clerk," which means she has a room off of the Media..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Librarians that don't like to read out loud?:
Teacher said, "When school was starting and we were hashing out the schedule for checkouts, one kindergarten teacher asked if I wouldn't mind reading out loud to her students once in a while. Once in a while? I plan on reading out loud to them every..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Dragon Con I - Mythbusters at the Fox Theater:
Teacher said, "Time for my yearly Dragon Con reports. I’ll break it up into three posts. One for Friday, Saturday and Sunday.Friday evening after school we hit Mary Mac’s then headed to the Fox Theater to catch the Mythbusters Behind the Myths..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Dragon Con II - Saturday:
Teacher said, "Technically Dragon Con runs from Friday through Monday, but I gotta work, so it’s pretty much Saturday and Sunday for me with a day of recuperation on Monday.First I booked it out there, found some good nearby parking, then hoofed it up to a good..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Dragon Con III - Sunday:
Teacher said, "CosmoQuest booth at another conventionOne of my Dragon Con rituals is stopping by the Skepchick table and picking up some Surly-Ramics. Amy Roth makes this stuff and she lets me take pictures of a couple pieces (as long as I promise not to..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Oh! You're the new Media Specialist!:
Teacher said, "I was just reading Pete the Cat Rocking in My School Shoes to a Kindergarten class. I was teaching them how to play air guitar and do the headbanging move for the chorus bits. It was pretty fun. When we got the the end and I..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Another Day (well, week) In the Life:
Teacher said, "Some things I've had to do this week as the elementary school librarian:Dress as Mr. Incredible and walk around the halls at the end of the day to promote Movie Night.Record a woman dressed in a monkey suit, spinning a basketball on her finger to..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Fall Book Fair:
Teacher said, "Yup, it's that time of year again. We're having our fall book fair to coincide with parent/teacher conference week. One little girl was so excited, she said, "I've been waiting for this for my whole life!"The guy delivered the cases..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Not a Review of Doug Johnson's book The Indispensable Librarian:
Teacher said, "If you are even passingly familiar with school libraries you already know Doug Johnson. You follow his Blue Skunk Blog, you read his articles and columns. And if you are a school librarian, you may have even had the opportunity to delve..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled October 31:
Teacher said, "I know it's Halloween everywhere else, but at our school it's "Dress for Success Day." We can't dress up for Halloween but we can dress up for a Career Day-type of theme, right? A few weeks ago when this idea was floated at a leadership..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Guys Read 2014:
Teacher said, "The Guys Who Read book club met Thursday night at the lovely Marley House in Decatur. We had a great discussion of Walter Miller's A Canticle for Leibowitz then hashed out a list of next year's picks. These are not yet in reading..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Hey, I Have A Blog!:
Teacher said, "I almost forgot. In fact, I think I was pretty much done with this until someone brought it up to me last night.I was at our monthly Guys Who Read book club. We were finishing our discussion of Bill Bryson's delightful A Short History of..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Alan Thornton, Everyone...:
Teacher said, "Yesterday when I mentioned the guy Alan at my book club who reminded me I have a blog and that once in a great while some people even read it? That was the musician, computer expert, and master hat stylist Alan Thornton. Check out his..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Help Some Friends Become Parents:
Teacher said, "Another awesome guy in my book club is Eric. Eric and his wife are both awesome. They would make great parents and are now planning to adopt. Adopting is EXPENSIVE. If you have any coins rattling around at the bottom of a..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled TBR Dare and reading update:
Teacher said, "Remember when I said there are better book bloggers? One of my favorites is Ready When You Are, C.B. who is hosting the Triple Dog TBR Dare.[edit: James has a new blog at jamesreadsbooks.com because of Blogger feed issues but is still hosting..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled My library book-buying strategy and a Bigfoot story:
Teacher said, "I buy things people want to check out and read. Sounds simple, no?But seriously, some school librarians buy things because they get awards or good reviews or are classics. I'm not saying I don't buy those kinds of books, but I don't buy..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled I Feel Guilty Because We're Home, Safe and Warm with Full Teacups and Kindles:
Teacher said, "Not so for much of the Atlanta Metro area. My Lovely Bride and I have been debating which is worse. Having to spend the night in your car on the highway or overnight at a school full of kids. She says the car since cars don't cry and..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Does Your School Have a BLT?:
Teacher said, "The first time we had a BLT meeting at my new school they had to come get me because I didn't know I supposed to go. I didn't even know what BLT stood for. I know I'm on the ILT (Instructional Leadership Team) and I'm on the..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Sword & Laser Kids:
Teacher said, "imaged used with permission I'm going to start a new feature here on the blog called Sword & Laser Kids. Sword & Laser is an online book club and podcast dedicated to science fiction and fantasy. They have a vibrant..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Sword & Laser Kids February: Rump:
Teacher said, "The first fantasy pick for S&L Kids is Rump: The True Story of Rumpelstiltskin by Liesl Shurtliff. Here's the publisher's summary:In a magic kingdom where your name is your destiny, 12-year-old Rump is the butt of everyone's joke. But when..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled How We Watch TV Now:
Teacher said, "I guess we're called "cord cutters" but we just kind of evolved into it. When my daughter was young, we had the most basic cable package, a basic TiVo and a Netflix subscription to get movies through the mail. It wasn't part of a plan, but I..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Feedback on S&L Kids:
Teacher said, "logo & name used with permissionOver on the Sword & Laser Goodreads group, the forum link I set up for my S&L Kids project has gotten some good feedback.The first suggestion was, since S&L is a podcast, why don't I do a podcast as..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Introducing my new site for geeky parents and kids!:
Teacher said, "logo & name used w/permissionOkay, I thought about it and with much help and encouragement from the friendly folks over at the Sword & Laser Goodreads forum, I have indeed set up my own separate Goodreads group and even a website to go with..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:46:26 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Moving Day!:
Teacher said, "I'm ending this blog and beginning another.I go by @library_jim on Twitter and library_jim on Goodreads (to distinguish myself from other Jims) and I'm starting a new project with a separate blog, so it seemed a goo time to start a new personal..." more
Thursday, February 27, 2014 10:48:23 PM
Teacher ninja wrote a blog post titled Virtual Playdate:
Teacher said, "That's my daughter on her computer playing Minecraft. You'll notice at the base of the monitor she has her iPod set on Facetime, so that is a live feed of her friend also playing Minecraft. They cannot only see and hear each other on the..." more