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Blogging is new to me and subscribing to feeds is even newer! I found a few feeds I would like to share with you because I find them relevant to my career as a teacher.
I hope you find them as interesting as I did.
Although I became familiar with this site because of previous classes with Full Sail University, it was one of the most incredible finds. The free, yes I said free, videos offer education and insight from entertaining and interesting experts.
This site can be used to find good background information on specific topics for class discussions or be used to build the general knowledge of the viewer. This site is well worth a peek and I would bet spending just a few minutes exploring to see what is there will hook you as to the power of the site.
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I stumbled upon this in my search. I was drawn to the idea of collaborating with teachers across the nation and across the disciplines. One of the most effective things for teachers to do in order to improve their skills is talk to other teachers. Finding out what works for others makes it easier for me to modify the content or ideas to fit my curriculum. There is no need to build a curriculum from scratch if there are viable ideas that can be utilized.
This site offers active links, web casts, and connects the inter-related pieces for a more comprehensive approach to the given topic. The first topic I saw was about the Gulf oil spill and there is a movie that loops showing the progress of a sketch being made of a bird. The integrated technology makes this site easy to use as well as engaging.
Our district uses only Windows machines. The district has contracted with Dell as our provider. The majority of purchases are decided upon at the district administration level, but occasionally purchases are made at the site level. As the technology person in my school, it is my responsibility to recommend items for purchase, find appropriate peripheral devices for recent purchases, find adequate replacement devices as needed, and troubleshoot problems with the computers and peripheral devices. Having access to a site to help keep me up-to-date on news relating to our largest computer supplier seems to be a good idea.
Articles are available about hardware, software, and new ways to use technology. Links can take viewers to archives, YouTube, and Flickr.
Lucy Gray is a consultant and presenter specializing in 21st century skills and technology integration. She offers links to education related articles; many of which every educator should see and every voter should understand. The links are easy to scan in order to find a topic of interest.
This site is important for educators to keep up with what is in the news. Understanding what happens nationally is as important as understanding what happens locally. The more global we become makes it critically important for all of us to understand what is happening across the nation and around the world.
As a Colorado teacher, it is important for me to be aware of educational news in the state. Subscribing to this feed will keep me up to date with the important news around the state that may affect education.
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