letter.ly

I discovered letter.ly through @gwenbell.  I don’t subscribe to her letter.ly; this teacher can’t affort New York Times home delivery, so sadly Gwen’s posts aren’t in my budget. Intrigued, however, I investigated what exactly this service provided and pondered the benefits of my own account.

Writing is a passion, and I’ve come to accept that a subscription blog service in addition to this blog will meet the needs of both my readers and myself. With an easy signup interface for readers, letter.ly allows them to opt in for more in depth content.  One click publishing makes it easy for me to get my posts to a specific group of readers.  letter.ly also gives me the opportunity to see who reads my posts, the discussions they promote, and adapt my writing accordingly.

I’ve been asked for quite some time to provide specific ways to use social media in the classroom; that’s certainly one topic I’ll explore, and I won’t rule out providing actual lesson plans to teachers interested in adapting my approach to their classroom.  For those readers who enjoy my take on Pop Culture, deeper musings on books, TV shows, and movies will appear now and then.  Of course, general observations and suggestions regarding social media will make up the “meat” – or should I say “tofu” – of my letter.ly posts.

By now, you might be worried that this blog will cease to exist.  Don’t Panic!  I’ll still post about books, animation, exploring IPhone app development, my worries about NPR’s future, knitting successes and failures including the Summerhill Farm yarn project, politics (but not too much), and of course Everyday Vegan will still appear on Wednesdays.  So if you enjoy this blog, you won’t be left out, and if you’d like more, send me your email address via DM on Twitter, a message on Facebook, or to lgesin (at) lauragesin (dot) net.  letter.ly allows me to provide free subscriptions if I supply the email address (otherwise you must pay a fee); if you contact me in either of those three ways, I’m happy to give you free access!

Disclaimer: Current students cannot have access to letter.ly in the same way I don’t friend you on Facebook. Enjoy this blog and contact me when you graduate if you’re not sick of all I have to say by then!