{"id":8965,"date":"2015-05-27T13:21:43","date_gmt":"2015-05-27T21:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theedublogger.edublogs.org\/?p=8965"},"modified":"2015-05-29T11:53:00","modified_gmt":"2015-05-29T19:53:00","slug":"weekly-roundup-summer-reading-resources-the-future-of-education-and-top-tweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/weekly-roundup-summer-reading-resources-the-future-of-education-and-top-tweets\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Roundup: Summer Reading Resources, The Future Of Education, And Top Tweets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This week\u2019s round-up of Edublogs news, blog posts, classroom resources, and all things blog related.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edublogs\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Edublogs on Twitter<\/a>\u00a0for daily doses of Edu-goodness!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-8969 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2015\/05\/SR15-program_banner-2meqsr4.jpg\" alt=\"SR15-program_banner\" width=\"730\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2015\/05\/SR15-program_banner-2meqsr4.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/files\/2015\/05\/SR15-program_banner-2meqsr4-250x98.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 730px) 100vw, 730px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Edublogs is proud to be a partner of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogobooks.com\/programs\/summer-reading-2015\" target=\"_blank\">DOGObooks\u2019 Summer Reading Program 2015<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>DOGObooks is giving kids a fun way to avoid the \u201csummer slide\u201d this year by keeping them reading all summer long through their Summer Reading Program. It\u2019s easy to join, and your kids can win free books for themselves and their schools too!<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s program includes\u00a0over 3,700 new book prizes and the top referring schools and libraries get 50 new books each.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dogobooks.com\/programs\/summer-reading-2015\" target=\"_blank\">Visit DOGObooks to get\u00a0more information and to register<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Summer Reading Resources From Edublogs<\/h3>\n<p>Enhance your summer reading list with\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/dcdlibrary.edublogs.org\/2015\/05\/22\/let-the-reading-begin\/\" target=\"_blank\">2015-2016 nominees for the Massachusetts Children\u2019s Book Award<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Or checkout out Falmouth Elementary School Library&#8217;s recommended books on <a href=\"http:\/\/mrspotter.edublogs.org\/recommended-reading-lists\/\" target=\"_blank\">their Edublog here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Curriculet has\u00a0announced a <a href=\"http:\/\/larryferlazzo.edublogs.org\/2015\/05\/21\/nice-online-summer-reading-challenge-from-curriculet\/\" target=\"_blank\">free Summer Reading Challenge<\/a>\u00a0too that lets students read the USA Today articles for free during the summer, and lets teachers track their progress.<\/p>\n<h3>The Future Is Now (Posts Discussing\u00a0The Future of Education)<\/h3>\n<p>Entrepreneur.com asked if schools should stop teaching with paper and pens. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.entrepreneur.com\/article\/246559\" target=\"_blank\">Read the fiery responses<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We found a list of &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/ingvihrannar.com\/14-things-that-are-obsolete-in-21st-century-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">14 things that are obsolete in 21st century schools<\/a>.&#8221; Do you agree? What would you add or remove from the list?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/culture\/hay-festival\/11627276\/Libraries-could-outlast-the-internet-head-of-British-Library-says.html\" target=\"_blank\">Libraries could outlast the internet<\/a>. Roly Keating, the head of British Library wants us to stop asking whether libraries will still exist in the digital age.<\/p>\n<p>Want to move your classroom into the future?\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachthought.com\/trends\/shift-learning-the-7-most-powerful-ideas-shifts-in-learning-today\/\" target=\"_blank\">7 Shifts To Create A Classroom Of The Future<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Favorite Tweets Of The Week<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">You&#8217;ve announced your awesome <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/edtech?src=hash\">#edtech<\/a> initiative and parents are pushing back. Engage don&#8217;t enrage! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/jJj5so5Jgi\">http:\/\/t.co\/jJj5so5Jgi<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/parentengagement?src=hash\">#parentengagement<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Devorah Heitner (@DevorahHeitner) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DevorahHeitner\/status\/603574636299685888\">May 27, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>\n15 Great Websites for Elementary Educators from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Edudemic\">@Edudemic<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/p4dW1wOks1\">http:\/\/t.co\/p4dW1wOks1<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/BlendedLearning?src=hash\">#BlendedLearning<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/EdTech?src=hash\">#EdTech<\/a> \u2014 DigitalJLearning (@DigitalJLearn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DigitalJLearn\/status\/603289835110080514\">May 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\u201cQuizizz\u201d Is A Great Game-Playing &amp; Game-Creating Site For Classes! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/qUcjfe7Qlj\">http:\/\/t.co\/qUcjfe7Qlj<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Larryferlazzo\">@Larryferlazzo<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 edublogs (@edublogs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edublogs\/status\/601672822960820224\">May 22, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>\nEnd Year Tip: Use Blogbooker <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ETBRCUClHr\">http:\/\/t.co\/ETBRCUClHr<\/a> to create a PDF of your blog \u2014 edublogs (@edublogs) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edublogs\/status\/603015212262895616\">May 26, 2015<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Double the Learning, Double the Fun! <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/YVmgusN7M8\">http:\/\/t.co\/YVmgusN7M8<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edublogs\">@edublogs<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 LiteracyTVDSB (@LitTVDSB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LitTVDSB\/status\/601495148388810752\">May 21, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Check back next week for more great posts and resources, or subscribe at the top of the page to receive an email alert whenever new Edublogger posts are published.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week\u2019s round-up of Edublogs news, blog posts, classroom resources, and all things blog related. 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