March 4

Every day offers something new to learn, and this week was no exception. I’ve learned some useful tidbits of information that will help me assist students and other teachers, such as:

• The fact that geographical info includes demographic data – who knew? I’ve never paid much attention to geography unless I’m actually on a hike or trying to locate something on a map or plan a route. Now, not only am I starting to take better note of geographical matters, I am becoming quite interested in learning more about geography in general (but it will have to wait until this course is over!)

• Novelist (http://www.ebscohost.com/novelist/about-novelist/about-novelist) appears to be a great resource for information on fiction (something I’m not completely up on, being a mostly non-fiction reader). It tells you the next title in a series – something many students ask about – and provides suggestions for authors who write in similar genres, etc. I think this will be a very useful tool for advising readers, and I wish I’d known about it before. There is a free trial offer which would be a great way to get started with it. Freebies are great!