6. The Organized Classroom Blog (tips for primary-grade management and effectiveness)
This blog was created by Charity L. Preston—an author, teacher, and parent—and is a teaching blog aimed mostly at primary-grade teachers. Charity shares ideas on effective teaching methods, keeping the classroom organized, and ways of engaging students. Make sure to watch some of Preston’s easy-to-follow videos.
7. Stephen’s Web (online media in education)
Founded in 1995, Stephen’s Web is best described as a digital research laboratory for innovation in the use of online media in education. More than just a site about online learning, it is intended to demonstrate new directions in the field for practitioners and enthusiasts. Stephen Downes works for the National Research Council of Canada, where he has served as a senior researcher since 2001. Affiliated with the Learning and Collaborative Technologies Group, Institute for Information Technology, Downes specializes in the fields of online learning, new media, pedagogy, and philosophy.
8. Technology with Intention (tech integration)
This blog specializes in public learning about technology and education and was created by Jac de Haan—an educator focused on tech integration in the classroom, specializing in early adolescence. “That means that I’m a professional learner,” says de Haan. “My job is to model a willingness to explore, discover and sometimes fail. I document some of the less embarrassing moments on this blog: interviews with people I look up to, resources I find to support or challenge my own educational philosophy, and moments I’m proud of.” Recognized in EducationWorld.com’s “Top 25 Blogs for Educators in 2012.”
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9. Try Curiosity! (library issues and literacy-related news)
Voted “Best Librarian/Library Blog” by Edublog Awards in 2010, and awarded Teacher Certification Degrees’ “Top 50 School Library Blog,” Try Curiosity! is where Sarah Ducharme, M.Ed, MLS, and elementary school librarian at the American International School of Budapest, Hungary, discusses library lessons, literacy-related news, and booktalks posted via a meme at Lemme Library.
10. ZDNet Education (tech reviews for education, ed-tech business news)
Run by Christopher Dawson, a former high school math/technology teacher and technology director for his local school district, and current owner of a consulting business, as well as the vice president of marketing for WizIQ Inc. (a virtual classroom and learning network provider), ZDNet Education provides news and analysis on IT and computing in the education sector.
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