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Live from Edinburgh: A Virtual Author Visit with J.K. Rowling!

On October 11, 2012, Scholastic hosted a live webcast, streamed directly into classrooms around the world, with Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling. She discussed books and reading, the teachers who've inspired her, how her characters came to be, and Pottermore, the online Harry Potter destination.

  1. Classrooms across the world shared their stories and images on Twitter:
  2. I have goosebumps! Watching J.K. Rowling speak live with my 3-5th graders, thank you @Scholastic! #hpreads
  3. I'm sitting in a classroom in AL watching JK Rowling live in Scotland! Itechnology. #edtech #hpreads
  4. 4th graders volunteered to eat lunch in room and give up recess to be a part of the webcast! @Scholastic #hpreads http://pic.twitter.com/T6Wr2F9g
  5. Scenes from the library during the J.K Rowling Author Visit #hpreads http://pic.twitter.com/DvYGAOaS
  6. Skyping live with J.K. Rowling....what an amazing opportunity for our young writers and readers! [pic]: 4sq.com/TjiFjB
  7. Nothing better than hearing an author share aloud from her own book!! #hpreads http://pic.twitter.com/PrRkUA08
  8. @Scholastic My students & I enjoyed J K Rowlings webcast today. We made a party of it. http://pic.twitter.com/S7NXuO9i
  9. Scenes from the library during the J.K Rowling Author Visit #hpreads http://pic.twitter.com/DvYGAOaS
  10. Live Webcast with J.K. Rowling today. The students are captivated by what she has to say. http://pic.twitter.com/8PBD7Rpf
  11. Check this out! Our 4th graders participated in a webcast by JK Rowling! http://pic.twitter.com/Dsy69dJA
  12. There were 1,500+ tweets sent using #hpreads -- and thousands more without the hashtag. Here's just a small sampling of the excitement and feedback!
  13. J.K. Rowling participates in live webcast, reveals her Hogwarts house and more bit.ly/STHtV0 #hpreads #pottermore #HarryPotter
  14. Made me weep. JK Rowling said she hopes HP readers will know "there's always somewhere you can go that you love and be safe." #hpreads
  15. Feeling stupidly emotional after watching the J.K. Rowling webcast, Harry Potter has been a huge part of my life for so long <3 #hpreads
  16. Just watched a webcast with JK Rowling with my 6th graders in Language Arts classes. Two observations: 1. Less than 5 out of 60 had read the books. Not many more had seen the movies-I blame Twilight. 2. I was reminded how much I miss Ron, Hermione, and the Boy Who Lived.

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