Bookmark Collector

Continuing my collection of links focused on Bookmarks for Sale, here are the items I’ve come across this week.

Handmade Bookmarks: KathyysKrafts

KathyysKrafts has three different handmade bookmarks which came up for sale this week. The first is the Guinness bookmark which she made from a recycled Guinness carton.

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The second is the Blue Moon bookmark. There appear to be two different bookmarks for sale, both of which are made from recycled Blue Moon cartons.

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And finally, there’s a set made up of a note card, gift card, and bookmark, each with a scenic image that came from recycled materials.

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Mark My Time

These bookmarks have a little timer built into them. My initial reaction was “that’s silly”, but then I read a quote from a teacher who pointed out that many children are assigned timed reading sessions. These are fun little tools for kids to keep track of how long they are sitting with a book (and hopefully reading).

I suppose it could also be useful for keeping track of reading rates. I could track my reading rates on different genres, or times of the day. I can keep track of reading rate improvements and download the data into spreadsheets for reading efficiency analysis. Then I could look for localized patterns of …. oh, sorry. My inner engineer burbled out. Let’s just say that I’ve changed my mind about the potential applications of this bookmark.

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