2010 in review

The stats helper monkeys at WordPress.com mulled over how this blog did in 2010, and here’s a high level summary of its overall blog health:

The Blog-Health-o-Meter™ reads Minty-Fresh™.

Crunchy numbers

A Boeing 747-400 passenger jet can hold 416 passengers. This blog was viewed about 1,300 times in 2010. That’s about 3 full 747s.

In 2010, there were 21 new posts, growing the total archive of this blog to 120 posts. There were 57 pictures uploaded, taking up a total of 168mb. That’s about a picture per week.

The busiest day of the year was September 27th with 20 views. The most popular post that day was Elise Sorum Talks About Belgium.

Where did they come from?

The top referring sites in 2010 were Private networks, valdezcityschools.org, facebook.com, en.wordpress.com, and seo.reachnetwork.com.

Some visitors came searching, mostly for elise sorum, cynthia rylant, library bulletin boards, elementary libraries, and elementary library.

Attractions in 2010

These are the posts and pages that got the most views in 2010.

1

Elise Sorum Talks About Belgium January 2010

2

Battle Of The Books: Catch A Dragon By The Tale October 2009

3

Passport To Reading & Winter Olympic Challenge January 2010

4

More Emily Rhoda Books To Add To The “Hot Books”! February 2007

5

Bill Harley: Story Teller, Musician, Performer Extrodenaire January 2010

Sarah Carter Back To Teach Kids Avalanche Safety Tips

Once again Sarah Carter of the Alaska Avalanche Information Center came to HHES Library to share up-to-date information on avalanche condition awareness using Utube video and excellent hands on demonstrations to clarify important safety facts.

In these photos Sarah is demonstrating extreme avalanche conditions using potato chips and books.  The layer of chips on the base demonstrates a layer of old snow whose jagged crystals have been worn off.  Top that layer with lots of heavy wet snow, similar to the record-breaking  snow fall in December, creates prime avalanche conditions.

Once again, Carter’s presentation kept students interested and focused. Thanks Sarah for sharing your knowledge with the students at Valdez City Schools.