Shout-out to Kasey Bell aka @ShakeUpLearning for her #GAFE #googleedu Content!

PC: shakeuplearning.com

Okay, so yesterday's GEM from Kasey Bell did it. I had to write this appreciation post! 

Check it out:

35 Awesome Apps that Integrate with Google Classroom

The URL hints that Kasey started out with 20 Apps. I'm betting she'll keep updating us as more Apps integrate with Google. So handy!

I've been following Kasey for a while. She's on it, always making sure the neat lists and guides she creates are current.

These are just three of her other creations:


6 Steps to Google Certified Trainer (Just updated)

Back to School with Google Chrome: 

The Complete Guide!

Easy to read list - Chrome App and Extension Database | Shake Up Learning https://t.co/MwU1kOks7A via @ShakeUpLearning @rhawk @edo_cation

— Beth Ruekberg (@bruekberg) September 1, 2016

You can subscribe to Kasey's website shakeuplearning.com to keep up with her latest goings-on. And of course you can follow her on Twitter at @shakeuplearning.

MAHALO, Kasey for your most excellent work to bring consistently useful Google content to those of us hungry for anything Google. (Yes, I'm a Google #fangirl from way back. Go 💖#GTANY! )

You make keeping up with the ever-changing, ever-integrating Google FUN, Kasey. Keep on being awesome!

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10 Children's Books (Almost) As Awesome as The Book of Knowledge

Old enough to remember this?

"My granddaughter is 6 now and in 1st grade! She's beginning to ask questions like "is air heavy?" When I was a kid my parents got me The Book of Knowledge. Why is the sky blue? How come things fall down, not up? I remember reading every page! Today the Internet can answer those questions, but how about those things you never think about? Can you recommend books with info about questions like these? What are today's successors to The Book of Knowledge?" -- Richard


As you know, Richard, new is not necessarily better. Wasn't The Book of Knowledge the BEST? Everything was in there!

Here are my recommendations:

The iconic National Geographic is #Awesome, with:

1. What in the World?
2. 5000 Awesome Facts (About Everything!)
3. Why? 1,111 Answers to Everything

These daring and dangerous books are timeless and ageless, and I ordered them for our library:

 

4. The Daring Book for Girls (and 5. The Double-Daring Book for Girls), by Andrea J. Buchanan
6. The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hall Iggulden

Saving the best for last:

Encyclopedic children-of-all-ages book publishing ROYALTY in my opinion is Dorling Kindersley! 

DK's consistently award-winning content and the distinctive look and elegant feel of DK paper books make for a most fulfilling book experience!

Here are my top four DK children's book recommendations:

 7.  Children's Illustrated Encyclopedia
 8.  First Encyclopedia
 9.  Merriam-Webster Illustrated Dictionary
10. Smithsonian Picturepedia

Save your pennies for when your granddaughter turns 8, Richard. You'll probably want to get some of DK's beautiful Eyewitness titles.

So the short answer is: it will take at least 10 books to replace our beloved Book of Knowledge!

On a serious note: Mahalo for passing on your reading love and thirst for knowledge to your granddaughter, Richard. She is one lucky girl. 

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P. S. This "books and reading" post marks the official merge of my SEABURY READS blog with mauilibrarian2.com. See my transition post at: SEABURY READS is moving to mauilibrarian2.com!

10 Reshare-Worthy #GAFE #googleedu Tweets (Just In Case You Missed them) 🐦

#10

Here are my 10 latest #GAFE #googleedu tweets, just in case you missed them.

1. Google Keep's "Grab Image Text"

Just discovered Google Keep's "Grab Image Text" Feature ❤ it! #GAFE #googleedu pic.twitter.com/t5XIMIx9Yy

— Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) September 3, 2016

2. Google Tools to Support Literacy

Google Tools to Support Literacy https://t.co/f0vIbzyGBo FYI @VanAmburgh #GAFE #googleedu

— Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) September 1, 2016

3. The new Google for Education Certified Trainer Program

Teaching the teachers: the new Google for Education Certified Trainer Program https://t.co/1gDsPmV48y #GAFE #googleedu

— Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) September 1, 2016

4. Google Cast Now Built in Chrome

Nice! Google Cast is now built-in to Chrome https://t.co/AlmXEQfXbw #GAFE #googleedu

— Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) August 29, 2016

5. Google Keep Tips

I ❤ Google Keep! 10 Basic Tips Every Teacher Should Know about (Infographic) ~ @medkh9 https://t.co/u0n2FLZO0T #GAFE #googleedu

— Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) August 27, 2016

6. Google Apps Guidebook Written by Students

❤ Google Apps Guidebook Published by Students https://t.co/pvS88cYaFG Thank you, Kern @kernkelly & Tech Sherpas! #GAFE #googleedu

— Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) August 23, 2016

7. Hangouts on Air Moving to YouTube

WHOA! Hangouts On Air moving from Google+ to YouTube Live https://t.co/jcIdqgzWsg #GAFE #googleedu

— Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) August 19, 2016

8. Google Updates for Back to School

🎉 Email notifications, annotations, & Expeditions, OH MY: New features for Back to School https://t.co/v9TrVAeTZ8 #GAFE #googleedu

— Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) August 18, 2016

9. What Google Looks For When Hiring Engineers

What Google looks for when hiring engineers #GAFE #googleedu https://t.co/47qa1W1WO8

— Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) August 15, 2016

10. How to Book and Subscribe to a Resource in Google Calendar, for Organizations

How to Book and Subscribe to a Resource in Google Calendar, for organizations (3 min.) https://t.co/pLwaqjOQAF #GAFE #googleedu

— Linda Lindsay (@mauilibrarian2) August 14, 2016

Hope you're off to a spectacular start this school year!

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