#Read4Fun Archive
Upbeat, ignited chat designed to inspire educators to #Read4Fun! 1st & 3rd Sundays at 7:00-7:30 pm EST moderated by @Dr_LMR
Sunday June 18, 2017
7:00 PM EDT
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Welcome to
#Read4Fun
chat tonight!
participatechat
Jun 18 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Participate in the upcoming
#Read4Fun
by sharing resources and collaborating at
https://t.co/wh4aIx1box
TheEduCal
Jun 18 @ 7:00 PM EDT
#TheEduCal
is now on Facebook. Like us at
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:01 PM EDT
Hi everyone! Lena Marie, moderator of
#Read4Fun
here! Looking forward to starting summer reading soon!
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:01 PM EDT
We love to
#Read4Fun
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:02 PM EDT
Hi
#Read4Fun
Oona from NJ currently reading Teach Like Finland and Do Not Become Alarmed by
@mailemeloy
GreenReads4Fun
Jun 18 @ 7:02 PM EDT
Hi readers! Jennifer in VA. Currently reading Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (again π).
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read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Welcome to
#Read4Fun
chat tonight!
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:03 PM EDT
I am also reading Teach Like Finland! Behind in the slow chat though!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @oonziela, @mailemeloy
beckieviera
Jun 18 @ 7:03 PM EDT
Hi! This is my first time trying Twitterchat
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GreenReads4Fun
Jun 18 @ 7:03 PM EDT
Those are both on my TBR!!
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In reply to @oonziela, @mailemeloy
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:04 PM EDT
I think i told you earlier that i have not read HP! Matbe this summer....
#Read4Fun
In reply to @GreenReads4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Welocome! Follow the convo and include
#Read4Fun
in your tweets so we can all see. Thanks for joining us tonight!
In reply to @beckieviera
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:06 PM EDT
Q1
#Read4Fun
chat
MsDesberg
Jun 18 @ 7:06 PM EDT
A1: Lisa from Massachusetts, 15 yrs teaching, reading a few - Girl on a Train, Maudie Dobbs, and another by
@jenniferniven
...
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In reply to @read4funchat, @jenniferniven
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:06 PM EDT
Welcome, Rebecca! You picked a good chat!
#read4fun
In reply to @beckieviera
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:06 PM EDT
Welcome to
#Read4Fun
chat! Love meeting MA people in chats!
In reply to @MsDesberg, @read4funchat, @jenniferniven
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:07 PM EDT
A1 I often find myself encouraging even more! I often bring in books for them. Doesn't always work but I've connected a few!
#Read4Fun
GreenReads4Fun
Jun 18 @ 7:07 PM EDT
Give them a try! I challenged a friend that if she read them all for the first time, I'd read them all again! π
#read4fun
In reply to @Dr_LMR
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:07 PM EDT
I'd say, "me too -- sometimes!" To all of the above! You have to find the right book/author/genre/platform
#Read4Fun
MsDesberg
Jun 18 @ 7:08 PM EDT
A1: book a session w/ ur librarian - they'll ask u ?s & match u up with some good reads and/or follow
#shelfietalk
lol!
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read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:06 PM EDT
Q1
#Read4Fun
chat
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:08 PM EDT
I tried the first and it did not hook me - I did not finish. I do want to try again!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @GreenReads4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:08 PM EDT
Finding the 'just right' book is key. Sometimes adults give up too quickly!!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @oonziela
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:08 PM EDT
Just saying "I read this book and I thought of you!" helps
#read4fun
In reply to @Dr_LMR
beckieviera
Jun 18 @ 7:09 PM EDT
Thanks, everyone! I have returned to college (at 51 years old), and I have to do this for one of my classes. I think I'm hooked!
#read4fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:09 PM EDT
I like how bookstores put the "if you liked this...You'll love this" displays!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @MsDesberg
AssignmentHelpN
Jun 18 @ 7:10 PM EDT
Teacherβs Best Guide to use Pomodoro Technique For Enhancing Productivity
https://t.co/eKYjqIB7tc
#nhed
#TOKchat
#Read4Fun
massignmenthelp
Jun 18 @ 7:10 PM EDT
10 Lifestyle Tips that can Help College Freshman Save a lot of Money
https://t.co/t4PuIYV8ld
#nhed
#TOKchat
#Read4Fun
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:10 PM EDT
Try Impyrium by Henry H. Neff. It's MG sci-fi/fantasy & the first on a series with two more to follow that are not yet out.
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In reply to @Dr_LMR, @GreenReads4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:10 PM EDT
That is how I swap books around - got one person hooked with End of your Life Book Club. Memoir fan now!
#read4Fun
In reply to @oonziela
GreenReads4Fun
Jun 18 @ 7:10 PM EDT
A1: You haven't found the right π yet! What movies do you like? What are your interests and/or hobbies?
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read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:06 PM EDT
Q1
#Read4Fun
chat
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:11 PM EDT
I actually have that! I was given that by someone else and just picked it up last week - put it back down but....
#Read4Fun
In reply to @oonziela, @GreenReads4Fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:13 PM EDT
Q2
#Read4Fun
chat
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:13 PM EDT
That's interesting that you have to chat as part of an assignment! That's awesome! Glad you landed here!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @beckieviera
TracyMailloux
Jun 18 @ 7:13 PM EDT
A1 Tracy from MA jumping in. Love this Q! My A: you haven't found the right book yet! Let me help you, I've got some great recs
#read4fun
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:13 PM EDT
Or, who ruined reading for you?
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In reply to @GreenReads4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:13 PM EDT
I think movie themes can help line up books! Great idea!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @GreenReads4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:14 PM EDT
A2 I read every night - even if I already read during the day. It is a routine I have had forever!! And that's a long time!
#Read4Fun
MsDesberg
Jun 18 @ 7:14 PM EDT
A2: I read when I feel like it ... unless I need to finish a book by a certain date. If I put my phone down, I'd read more often.
#read4fun
In reply to @read4funchat
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:14 PM EDT
Hi Tracy!! Glad you stopped by! I always follow-up too - hope I don't hound them too much!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @TracyMailloux
GreenReads4Fun
Jun 18 @ 7:15 PM EDT
Sadly, I'll bet they'd say, "school". π
#read4fun
In reply to @oonziela
beckieviera
Jun 18 @ 7:16 PM EDT
Maybe start with a book that's non-fiction. You could read about a person or place you like.
#read4fun
TracyMailloux
Jun 18 @ 7:16 PM EDT
A2 All of those! My son and I still sometimes read together, I read w/ my Ss, & schedule time for myself for time to read
#read4fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:16 PM EDT
I recently got hooked on Bejeweled! Time Sapper for sure!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @MsDesberg
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:16 PM EDT
That's a great response! For many I bet it was just that!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @oonziela, @GreenReads4Fun
TracyMailloux
Jun 18 @ 7:16 PM EDT
I know I do! It's the teachers/readers in us. I want everyone to be a reader who reads!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @Dr_LMR
maestraw
Jun 18 @ 7:17 PM EDT
Congrats on returning to college and enjoy Twitterchat!
#read4Fun
In reply to @beckieviera
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:17 PM EDT
Yup! And all those dioramas, reports, etc, they had to complete!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @GreenReads4Fun, @oonziela
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:18 PM EDT
I read only NF for a long time! I have so many things I am curious about!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @beckieviera
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:18 PM EDT
A2: Don't wait for total silence and quiet to read. I listen to audiobooks during "edgetime" (at baseball practice)
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:19 PM EDT
During summer it is not unusual to have radio on and everyone home reading! And during blizzards!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @TracyMailloux
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:20 PM EDT
Q3
#Read4Fun
chat
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:20 PM EDT
A2: Make time for a reading ritual every night. Even when -- especially when -- it's busy. Picture books w/ kids IS reading!
#Read4Fun
beckieviera
Jun 18 @ 7:20 PM EDT
I don't know how to " like" these comments, yet. Thank you for your kind words!
#read4fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:20 PM EDT
I always cringe when someone says 'I don't teach ELA so I don't have to read'! UGH!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @TracyMailloux
GreenReads4Fun
Jun 18 @ 7:20 PM EDT
A2: Definitely a regular routine...usually a way to quiet down and relax after a busy day.
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read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:13 PM EDT
Q2
#Read4Fun
chat
maestraw
Jun 18 @ 7:20 PM EDT
It's hard for me to read with TV on or music playing, so I'm an evening reader. 84 books since Jan
#Read4Fun
In reply to @oonziela
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:21 PM EDT
A3 I take my husband along to book stores and library - he is hooked on magazines. Not a book reader but does read.
#Read4Fun
spiraledu
Jun 18 @ 7:21 PM EDT
I read my novels in the bathtub!
#read4fun
Just picked up Handmaiden's tale from the library! Will have to binge read before watching series
In reply to @read4funchat
TracyMailloux
Jun 18 @ 7:21 PM EDT
This makes me sad,but I think you r right.My son-age 15-will tell u schl interrupts his real reading. He reads 1 book/wk at least.
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In reply to @GreenReads4Fun, @oonziela
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:21 PM EDT
Love the word "ritual"! Has such an important ring to it!
#Read4Fun
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:20 PM EDT
A2: Make time for a reading ritual every night. Even when -- especially when -- it's busy. Picture books w/ kids IS reading!
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:21 PM EDT
I want to explore audio more but have not yet!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @oonziela
beckieviera
Jun 18 @ 7:21 PM EDT
I'm sorry, but do I have to click on something after it says Q3? I'm not seeing the questions.
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:22 PM EDT
A3 My daughter & I share fav authors so we often talk about books. She is an incredible writer - hope she writes a book one day!
#Read4Fun
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:22 PM EDT
My kids are reading books that are at/above/below their "level." Who cares?! They're reading every day. Same for adults!
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:22 PM EDT
Tap on the heart at the bottom of the tweet.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @beckieviera
EduGladiators
Jun 18 @ 7:22 PM EDT
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#EduGladiators
convo w/LIVE
#afterchat
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#HISDAdminChat
#Read4Fun
#nhed
#sixtybooks
TracyMailloux
Jun 18 @ 7:22 PM EDT
LOVE reading during a snowstorm! And on the beach. (4 more days! :)
#Read4Fun
In reply to @Dr_LMR
MsDesberg
Jun 18 @ 7:22 PM EDT
A3: I talk books w/ my students & colleagues & my daughter. U r welcome 2 read
@acthomasbooks
THUG & join my twitter chat 8/2 8-9.
#read4fun
In reply to @read4funchat, @acthomasbooks
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:22 PM EDT
That is excellent! I have to update my list - 84 is awesome!!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @maestraw, @oonziela
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:23 PM EDT
A3 Always sharing what I am reading. Have had many Ss share books they think I would like too. Everyone knows my passion!
#Read4Fun
MsDesberg
Jun 18 @ 7:23 PM EDT
Has he read
#Unbroken
?
#read4fun
In reply to @spiraledu, @Dr_LMR, @beckieviera
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:23 PM EDT
"I don't teach gym so I can be obese." Um... what?!
#read4fun
In reply to @Dr_LMR, @TracyMailloux
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:23 PM EDT
I say 'Who cares!' Too! Reading is the important part!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @oonziela
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:25 PM EDT
A3: yes to all of the above! I am so inappropriate sometimes. But books make fantastic buffers and amazing introducers!
#Read4Fun
spiraledu
Jun 18 @ 7:25 PM EDT
No. Lately, he has been reading a lot of AK survival fiction because that's where we live.
#read4fun
We'll have to check
#unbroken
out! Thnx
In reply to @MsDesberg, @Dr_LMR, @beckieviera
GreenReads4Fun
Jun 18 @ 7:25 PM EDT
What a blessing that he still enjoys reading at home, though! SO many don't!!
#read4fun
In reply to @TracyMailloux, @oonziela
knikole
Jun 18 @ 7:25 PM EDT
A3
#Booksnaps
via
@Snapchat
@Twitter
and Instagram along with posting on Twitter and my blog
#Read4Fun
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:20 PM EDT
Q3
#Read4Fun
chat
maestraw
Jun 18 @ 7:25 PM EDT
A2
#Read4Fun
I read every day and get frustrated when I have to stop. I like to tell family and friends, Ss and colleagues abt books I read.
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:13 PM EDT
Q2
#Read4Fun
chat
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:26 PM EDT
Another good one: The Red Bandanna by Tom Rinaldi
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In reply to @MsDesberg, @spiraledu, @Dr_LMR, @beckieviera
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:26 PM EDT
RIGHT!??
#Read4Fun
In reply to @oonziela, @TracyMailloux
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:27 PM EDT
I was Book snapping before it was called booksnapping!
@PaulSolarz
and
@TheWeirdTeacher
's books were like booksnapapalooza
#read4fun
In reply to @knikole, @Snapchat, @Twitter, @PaulSolarz, @TheWeirdTeacher
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:27 PM EDT
I have not created an booksnaps yet! Need to try that!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @knikole, @Snapchat, @Twitter
HelenWilt
Jun 18 @ 7:27 PM EDT
Me too Lena! I teach math & science and I love to read!!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @Dr_LMR, @TracyMailloux
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:28 PM EDT
Can't believe
#Read4Fun
chat is almost over!!
maestraw
Jun 18 @ 7:28 PM EDT
A3
#Read4Fun
I ALWAYS look at what people are reading on planes, at airports, if I've read and liked, I say so. I encourage As to read daily
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:20 PM EDT
Q3
#Read4Fun
chat
TracyMailloux
Jun 18 @ 7:28 PM EDT
One of my fav PE teachers was a heavy smoker. But she read a lot!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @oonziela, @Dr_LMR
chalkrelic
Jun 18 @ 7:28 PM EDT
55 yrs ago, I read cereal boxes
@breakfast
, mags my mom got,newspaper comics, and my HumptyDumpty books from the mail.
#NOLEVELS
#read4fun
In reply to @oonziela, @breakfast
TracyMailloux
Jun 18 @ 7:28 PM EDT
I am lucky. He loves to read. During vacations he probably reads 3-5 books a week.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @GreenReads4Fun, @oonziela
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:28 PM EDT
How long do some of us spend on our phones? How many rabbit holes do we fall down in digital spaces? Swap out half of that 4 books
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In reply to @maestraw
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:28 PM EDT
I have yet to meet someone who doesn't engage in convo about books!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @maestraw
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:29 PM EDT
Hope everyone has a great week! Looking forward to starting my "Summer Reading" soon!!
#Read4Fun
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:29 PM EDT
That was a quick
#Read4Fun
chat!
read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:29 PM EDT
Thanks for joining and keep tweeting book recommends to
#Read4Fun
- Have a great week!
TracyMailloux
Jun 18 @ 7:29 PM EDT
I teach Science and I read aloud to my kids a few times a week. Sometimes every day.
#Read4Fun
In reply to @HelenWilt, @Dr_LMR
GreenReads4Fun
Jun 18 @ 7:29 PM EDT
A3: Several, yes, yes, and yes!! Favorite question: "What are you reading?" βΊ
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read4funchat
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:20 PM EDT
Q3
#Read4Fun
chat
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
Jun 18 @ 7:29 PM EDT
I have books on my phone so I can read when time allows. I do not have any game apps on phone! I would be in trouble!!
#Read4Fun
In reply to @oonziela, @maestraw
oonziela
Jun 18 @ 7:29 PM EDT
I limit social media on weekends so I can read more
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