Like stars in the sky....

...is how much technology is at an educator's fingertips today.  I spent some time looking through the AASL's best websites and here are three that I found to be quite interesting:

https://getkahoot.com/  This is a website called Kahoot.  I have actually been able to witness this in a classroom and when I saw that is was on the list was super psyched about it.  This website gives the educator the ability to make fun quizzes that students can play on their phones!! together in the classroom!! It truly was the coolest thing I had seen in awhile... well next to the visit from the cryogenics lab...

http://whyfiles.org/ This is my next pick. Have you ever wanted a cool science website made for enrichment? Then you should absolutely check this out.  They have great articles and "games" that shows how rainbows are made to how a livable Earth is made.

http://www.vocabulary.com/ Vocabulary is my third pick.  I love learning new words, and a fun game I love to play is making words from the letters given in generic license plates, so seeing this on the list was a no-brainer pick for myself.  The website gives new vocabulary and sarcastic responses that is really quite entertaining; especially for younger students who are chalk full of witty remarks ;-).

Upon perusing different blogs of librarians I found a few that interested me but only one that was truly my style.  The blog freetech4teachers gives a new website that is fit for enrichment in the classroom.  Each post has a new one and is short sweet and to the point. The other I found that interested me as well was 2 cents Worth of seeking the Shakabuku. It was just very organic and had an almost spiritual voice to it that made one think more on how we educate.

I hope others find this of use! Sweet Dreams!

In the middle of the niiiight... I augment realityyy

I was excited to read I would be learning more about augmented reality and QR codes. I thought instantly that with QR codes in the library, one could be taken to book review sites of books they are browsing, even to Amazon to purchase the book.  They could also be taken to the author's own website if one is available.  The augmented reality would be awesome in a library for the most epic library scavenger hunt! The librarians could also create different learning games with that tech in the libraries. I just had to get these ideas down so I wouldn't forget them.  It has inspired me to try that in my own if it be possible one day!

Ok, so I was interested in the QR voice so I decided to try it out.  Here is the link to it:
http://my.qrvoice.net/1mhBy9A

and here's a pic of it... I don't know if I can post it here and it still work, so let me know in the comments!