Tech Use:
Teaching Using Web Tools is high school classroom blog with connected student blogs linked from Norway. Teacher and Students also wrote a book.Edutech for Teachers gives Diigo and Infographics updates as a regular feature of this blog by a technology specialist/teacher. Winner for 2013
Kleinspiration helps make new tech things less mysterious. Cool Cat Teacher seems to lean more toward uses of tech tools Like me she comments on what others are doing
Elementary Use:
mattBgomez writes from a kindergarten perspective with lots of tech-nology inclusion Modifying old hands-on to new with added features.Seomra Ranga shares lots of resources in grade level tabs.
Language Use:
Leavingcertenglish.net seems to be a classroom with assignments in ELA. Lots of graphics and models of how he uses them.Read, Write, Reflect explores literacy and reflection in a 5th grade classroom.
Hunting English’s well-written commentary on education decisions, buzzwords, and possibilities verges on arty. I think he might be British...enough said.
Math Use:
Mathy Cathy is a blog with best practices using technology tools in a real 21st century math class. Pittsburgh’s protractor mystery is included in a post…Speech Use:
Speech Techie is, yes, a blog on tools for linguistic improvement. There is an exten-sive list of apps which can be used by speech professionals or parents/children for success in speaking more clearly.I think this gives you enough ideas and samples of what is out there already. So should you follow, write & publish, share, or what?
Let’s look first at following some of these fellow professionals. What is the benefit? For years teachers were isolated in a classroom with students. Collaboration and teaming have improved this, but blogs offer a peek into classes and teacher’s heads that you would never have access to otherwise. Start with one of these and find teachers who have content, grade-level, or other connections to you...and follow them. (This means signing up for a feed of their blog which brings it to you.) It will enrich your outlook and your “toolbelt.”
Whether you choose to write a blog and publish your own shouldn’t hinge on your love of prose, but that does help...hmm, one math and five ELA. But you should strive to produce some-thing you are proud to share with the world. Tell how you use a tool in class...it will help another teacher, and that’s as it should be. Educational professionals have always “borrowed” from others. Blogs give you the oppor-tunity to give and take for the benefit of our students. Be the best, always be open to new ways of doing the things you need to do. Or new uses for the “old” ways.
Enjoy!
