Educational+Blogs

==‍**Check out these helpful blogs that we found during week 1:** ==
 * Educational Blogs for Educators**

[|About.com Elementary Education]

This is a website and blog that provides educators with instructional strategies for the elementary classroom. It also touches on trends and initiatives in the classroom. (4)

[|InTech InSights]

A blog that is written by a technology integration specialist, Karen Ogen. This blog provides great technology integration ideas for the classroom. While some of the content is geared more towards the elementary end of education, that are connections for K-12. (3)

[|The Tech Savvy Teacher]

A great resource for integrating technology into the classroom. Provides examples for all content areas along with video clips that help make implementation easier to understand. (4)

[|A Day in the Life of a Second Grade Teacher]

This blog was created by a 2nd grade teacher. It offers great ideas and classroom connections for the 2nd grade classroom. (2)  [|Free Technology for Teachers] This blog, created by a high school Social Studies teacher, was created by Richard Byrne. It is a great site to check out for free resources and lesson plans for teachers who are interested in enhancing their classroom by teaching with technology. (5)

[|Fred Koch: K-4 Technology Coach]

This blog was created by a K-4 Technology Coach. He shares some links to technology resources for educators as well as various project samples from his current teaching placement. It is great to see insight into practical ways to integrate various forms of technology in the classroom. (4)

[|Ms. Kreul's Class Blog] This blog was created by a 4th grade teacher for her class in Whitefish Bay, WI. Along with sharing specific tools and resources for her own class to use, she also lists links to other class blogs so that teachers may collaborate and share ideas with one another. As a teacher who is always looking for new ideas and new ways to engage my students in learning, I feel that this blog is a great resource which encourages teamwork. (4)

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;">[|Teachermum]

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;">This blog was created by a mum who is a special education teacher. The purpose is to share her ideas on language and literacy as well as useful parenting tips and ideas on how to have successful learning at home. Some resources covered include discipline and homework strategies. The blog is visited often and links are provided to some educational books such as Schools for All Kinds of Minds. (4) <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;">[|Megan CEC]

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;">This blog is maintained by CEC - Council for Exceptional Children and it is written by new special education teachers for special education teachers. Some resources include the policy of CEC, CEC communities, news and issues related to children with special needs. It is a very popular and useful blog that is utilized by not only special educators, but also general educators.(4)

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;">[|The Thinking Stick]

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;">This blog is created by an educator, who is also a consultant and an author. He is writing to keep people informed while at the same time trying to help educators prepare students for the unknown future. Some resources found on the site highlight the achievements of global teachers who are utilizing technology daily. He has also created links to videos and interactive websites. So as to keep educators informed, he has provided upcoming conferences for some technology workshops for Jefferson Overseas Technology Institute (JOSTI) and Laptop Institute. This site is very useful, helpful and there are some very interesting articles. (5)

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;">[|Ideas for Teachers] <span style="color: #000000; display: block; font-family: Calibri; font-size: 200%; margin: 0in 0in 10pt; text-align: left;">This is a great blog for teachers. It was created by Mr. Dan Jones and he provides resources for teachers as well as blog about his own experiences in his classroom. His blog site has several pages including a technology blog in which he shares his passion for integrating technology. On this blog, he provides sites and suggestions to technology ideas that has worked well in his classroom. (4)