Comfort Reading

I have some edtech tools I am collecting, but right now I really wanted to share a concept I came up with about a year ago called "comfort reading." You know how we call mac 'n cheese comfort food? Same concept. When I am going through some stuff, I don't need more unknown in my life, so starting a new book, even if it's really good, can be a bit daunting. That's when I reach for my old favorites. It's like hanging out with a good friend - you know who the characters are, you know what they say, you know how it ends, and it all surrounds you and lifts you off of the couch and out of your house and plops you right into the setting. It soothes your brain and your soul and gives you - well, comfort. Hence the name! 

Enough with the chatter. Here is a list of some of my favorites. 

On Writing

Today I want to focus on some good resources for writing. These are ones I'm familiar with and have been collecting into a Wakelet folder. Which, by the way, is another terrific resource! Connects directly to Twitter, so that you can bookmark tweets and threads to read later. Completely shareable. Great for teacher librarians and other educators to share resources with students, colleagues, parents.
Works well as a portfolio for student work, since documents can be uploaded from Drive. And there's a Chrome extension, so you can pop links that interest you directly into folders without having to switch tabs. I've embedded the Wakelet folder directly into this post, and will be adding to it as I see new resources. 

I do want to also recommend Grammarly, which is also available as a Chrome extension and will just cruise along in the background, catching your spelling and grammar errors. It has a tendency to be a bit obtrusive sometimes, but you can adjust the settings to make it go away.