April 25, 2024

Social Readia: At the Intersection of Books and Social Media

The head of a Brooklyn, NY, elementary school library has found the key to getting kids to explore literature: technology.

Mr. Schu’s Road Trip: Via Tweet, Video Blog, and Pinterest

“I love the idea of showing my students I’m a reader out in the wild,” says John Schumacher. The school library director at Brook Forest School in Oak Brook, IL, uses various means to document his annual road trip to the delight of his students, not to mention the greater social sphere.