We have unbelievable news!
The Bulldog Reader Blog made it to the voting round for
Best Library Blog in the Edublog Awards!
This is our first time being nominated and we are thrilled that we made it to the voting stage! Now we need your help!
You can vote for our blog from your home computer, your work computer or your smart phone. Voting ends on Tuesday, December 13th at 9pm Pacific Standard time.
Please note, you can only vote one time per day per category from an IP address. So please vote daily! Here is the direct link to the voting page for Best Library Blog!
Once you open the page, you will see a drop down menu. In category select, Best Library/Librarian Blog. Once you do that, another drop down menu will open with all the nominees. Select Bulldog Readers Blog. It will look like this.
Then push the Vote button and you are done for that category.
Your family, friends, neighbors can all vote for us! It doesn’t have to be just someone at our school.
This is world-wide voting, so as long as you only vote once from the same computer per day, you are free to vote from anywhere in the world. Once per IP address per day means you can’t vote from the same computer more than once per day. You can however vote from your work, your home computer and your smart phone as many days as you can!
You are also encouraged to vote for other nominees! We wouldn’t be where we are today without the support and encouragement of some of our favorite bloggers. They would love your support too.
Here is a listing of other nominees who have been very supportive of our blog. We encourage you to consider voting for them too!
Best Student Blog – BB’s Awesome Blog
Best Use of Educational Audio, Video or Podcast – Mr. Avery’s Classroom Blog
Best Group Blog – Our World Our Stories
Best Class Blog – Please spread out your vote! All of these teachers have helped us tremendously in the last year. Mr. Avery’s 6th grade class blog, 2KM and 2KJ, Mrs. Yollis’ 3rd grade class blog, Mr. Salsich’s Class, and Mrs. Watson’s 2/3 Class.
Best New Blog– Traveling with Mr. Davo Devil and Two Libraries/One Voice
Best Teacher Blog – Integrating Technology and Teaching Literacy in the Early Years
Lifetime Achievement Award – This is the most difficult category to choose because every person on the list deserves the award. Have fun choosing!
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Happy voting!
Leave us a comment and let us know who you voted for!
Dear Mrs Hembree and Bulldog Readers,
This is wonderful to read I really do hope you do well in these awards.
BB and I think your library blog is the best and by saying this you now know who we have voted for.
Well done for getting this far Mrs Hembree you should be so proud of yourself.
From your number one fan down under,
AA. 🙂
Dear AA,
It has been such a fantastic day! Thankyou so much for always being there to make wonderfully positive comments on our blog! Your support is incredible.
I also think your daughter has an awesome blog too! I know you are heading toward summer vacation and a nice long break from school. However, I hope BB will continue blogging from time to time and in 2012. I bet you know who I voted for in Best Student Blog!
From BB’s Washington Fan,
Mrs. Hembree
@ Mrs Hembree,
Thank you for your wonderful reply back to me. I have just arrived home and it really is a beautiful warm day here in Geelong.
Thank you for your kind words about BB’s blog. I am with you I hope BB does continue with her blog but I have said to her a number of times if it gets to much just give it up. However I know she has told me that she it going to have a break over the school holidays.
So now it’s really up to her.
Now keep warm and fingers cross you will win!
From your friend,
AA.
Dear Mrs Hembree,
Thank you, Thank you for nominating me that made me so happy how you nominated me.
I voted for you Mrs Hembree for best Libary blog and Mrs Morris.
I wonder who is going to win.
I would like everyone to win.
From your pal,
BB.
Dear BB,
I agree with you when you said you hope everyone could win! We are completely thrilled just to be nominated!
Thank you for your vote and I voted for you and Mrs. Morris too!
We had ice on the roads today. Enjoy your warm, sunny days!
From,
Mrs. Hembree
Dear Mrs.Hembree,
I voted for you yesterday and BB’s blog today. This was a really excited that you and BB are nominated this year. I hope you both luck.
You buddy Alex. P.s. tell BB that I wish her luck too.
Dear Alex,
Thank you so much for voting Alex! You are voting for our blog and it’s because people like you who visit our blog and comment, that we got to the voting round. You do a great job of supporting our blog!
I voted for BB too! I will tell her, but leave her a comment too because I bet she would love to hear it from you directly!
From,
Mrs. Hembree
Dear Mrs. Hembree and Bulldog Readers,
Congratulations! This is a well-deserved honor. I know that we appreciate all of your hard work and the quality information you post. Best of luck to you and thanks for all that you share!
Your fans,
Mrs. Moore and the Techie Kids
Dear Mrs. Moore and the Techie Kids,
Thank you for your support of our blog in the Edublog Awards! We are so excited that we made it to the voting round! It feels like being in the Academy Awards of blogging! There are so many great bloggers in the education world and I think yours is at the top too!
Keep Blogging!
Mrs. Hembree & the Bulldog Readers
Dear Mrs. Hembree,
I hope you win the award. I get some of my favorite book at your library, so I will vote for you.
Sincerely, Aryan.
Dear Aryan,
Thanks for the great comment! I hope you won’t forget to vote at home!
What is your favorite book from our library? Do you have any suggestions on books I should buy?
From,
Mrs. Hembree
Dear Mrs. Hembree,
I hope you win the Edublogs awards . I will vote for you,Good luck.
I realy like your blog
Sincerely Johnny
Dear Johnny,
What a nice comment you made Johnny! I hope you will vote for me at home! Maybe Jaden will vote too!
What part of the blog do you like? Do you have a favorite post?
From,
Mrs. Hembree
Dear Mrs. Hembree,
I hope you win the award. How many people have voted for
You?
From
carmen!
Dear Carmen,
Thank you for the vote of confidence! It sure would be cool if we won the award! We don’t find out how many votes there are. I have no idea how many people have voted.
Have you voted?
From,
Mrs. Hembree