Tech Integration Tips and Web Links to Increase Your Teacher Nerdiness Levels Today is Friday, November 20, 2009

Educational Blogs You Should Be Investigating

Feb07

Today’s topic again focuses on another valuable teacher freebie, and free is in my price range.  How about you? Today’s post gives each of us a rare professional development opportunity – learning from other teachers who teach the same curriculum as you.  Think about it.  Wouldn’t the idea of having just a first grade teacher conference be phenomenal?  How about a drama teacher conference?  Or one for middle school English teachers?  What sort of conversations would you have?  What resources would you share?

Now think about the possibility of peering inside another teacher’s classroom to see what wonderful projects and activities were happening.  Could you take an idea or two back to your room?  Absolutely!  That’s the power of following educational blogs.

What I’ve pulled for you today are blogs divided by subject and grade level for you to quickly reference, but I do encourage you to explore blogs outside of your curriculum, as well.  Some are classroom blogs.  Others are teacher reflections.  A few are teaching strategies with classroom resources, and there are even some from outside education, but relate to your curriculum. 

I cannot guarantee you will be able to reference all of these blogs while at school, as I am aware many school filters limit access to blogs.  Please, do not let that discourage you from investigating, however.  Take the time to check these out.  Hopefully you will find inspiration and wonderful ideas.

If you own a blog or know of another one that would fall under this list, please consider adding it to the comments. The better the list, the better we all will benefit.

Technology Integration

Administration (Principal/Superintendent/Tech Director)

Elementary General

Pre-K/Preschool

Kindergarten

1st Grade

2nd Grade

3rd Grade

4th Grade

5th Grade

Art

Librarians

Business Education/Photojournalism/Graphic Design

Drama/Theater

English/Language Arts/Speech

ELL/ESL

FACS

Foreign Language

Industrial Technology

Math

Music

Physical Education/Health

Science

Social Studies/History

Special Education

Study Skills

Technology/Computer Apps


posted by
Mon, 02/09/2009 - 11:39am

Thanks for linking my blog to your site. I will now have the pleasure of checking out some sites that I didn't know about.


posted by
Mon, 02/09/2009 - 11:43am

Glad to have you visit Aussie Teacher! You do have one of the best blogs on the web.


posted by
Mon, 02/09/2009 - 1:19pm

Thanks for including SharonsShare - you have a great blog and I enjoy your newsletters.
Sharon


posted by
Mon, 02/09/2009 - 1:27pm

Thanks Sharon. I hope I can help direct more people to your great blog.


posted by
Tue, 02/10/2009 - 9:55am

Great list. Here is another online education site you might want to add:

http://universitiesandcolleges.org

Very interesting useful posts about learning online.


posted by
Tue, 02/10/2009 - 1:31pm

Excellent - thank you


posted by
Thu, 02/12/2009 - 9:14pm

If you would like to know more about the use of technology in education in Africa, you may visit my blog at http://www.e4africa.co.za


posted by
Sat, 02/14/2009 - 10:39am

Thank you Kobus. Your blog is excellent.


posted by
Sun, 02/15/2009 - 10:23am

Thanks for the link.
I enjoy blogging. My teacher blog A Day In the Life at http://sarahpuglisi.blogspot.com
Is one I try to talk to teaching, momming and being a person, the student blog is How Beautiful You Are at http://sarahpuglisi.wordpress.com, both have been interesting. I have very little school tech so this is hard to see there. In a poverty school in a very difficult time in education it's a start. I'd do quite a lot to see kids with laptops and equity in access. But I have learned quite a bit myself in this form.

There are always things to do to improve.
I appreciate the links.
Sarah Puglisi


posted by
Fri, 02/20/2009 - 5:47am

Thanks for linking to the Recorded Books blog! This is a really great list - I just shared it on twitter.

Readers of this blog, follow @recordedbooks on twitter and send me a tweet or DM and I'll send you a link for a download of an excerpt and lesson plans for Waiting for Normal, Good Masters! Sweet Ladies!, or The Adventurous Life of Myles Standish.

Thanks again!


posted by
Mon, 03/16/2009 - 10:09am

Here's another great blog to check out - it's got tech-tips, integrating technology, 21st century education, new teacher tips, and much more.

http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.com/


posted by
Mon, 03/16/2009 - 10:41am

Excellent! Thanks for sharing! The more blogs we have on the list, the better our resources will be.


posted by
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 3:09pm

These are great! Now, do you know of a blog that has tips for educators on how to find the time to monitor valuable blogs?


posted by
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 6:53pm

Fantastic list. I'm RTing this on Twitter @johnmikulski. My tech ed blog is http://classroominthecloud.blogspot.com.


posted by
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 8:12pm

Hi MollyAnna - It sure would be nice if we could download blog posts to our iPods like podcasts in iTunes and listen as we hit the treadmills, wouldn't it? I use Google Reader to track the blogs I follow and have been pleased with it. Glad you stopped by.


posted by
Tue, 03/17/2009 - 8:15pm

John, (your "ski" name is almost as cool as mine! Eye-wink Thanks for sharing Making Teachers Nerdy on Twitter. Your blog is yet another great source for educators, and I appreciate you adding to the list.


posted by
Thu, 03/19/2009 - 6:14pm

HI,
Thanks for including Kindergarten Tales in your list. We love sharing what we do with others!


posted by
Tue, 03/24/2009 - 6:47am

Hi there, and many thanks (belated, unfortunately) for including my blog "Kindergarten's 3 R's" in your incredible list! I didn't notice the link since it's titled "Kidney Garden" in your post until now~ I can't wait to explore the other sites you've included!

Michaele


posted by
Tue, 03/24/2009 - 12:36pm

Hi Michaele! Oh my. I've fixed the typo. We're very glad to have your blog on the list. Thanks for stopping by Making Teachers Nerdy.


posted by
Wed, 03/25/2009 - 3:38pm

Ha, no, it wasn't a typo, it was the address name instead of the name of the blog. Smiling The name of the blog is "Kindergarten's 3 R's" (though the address is "kidney-garden" etc.) Thanks again for the link- I also LOVE the name of your blog!

Smiling

M.


posted by
Fri, 03/27/2009 - 3:37pm

Great list of resources.

Thank you very much.


posted by
Sun, 03/29/2009 - 1:34pm

MrsSmoke,

Thank you for linking to my site, Keyboarding Research and Resources. It provided me the opportunity to come to your site which is quite impressive.

You might also want to explore my other website, Dr. Z Reflects. This is a site where I share Web 2.0 tools that can be used in learning. I would be most interested in your feedback as well.

Thank you,

Leigh Zeitz (Dr. Z)
http://keyboardingresearch.org
http://drzreflects.com


posted by
Mon, 04/13/2009 - 6:32pm

Thank you Dr. Z for stopping by Making Teachers Nerdy. Both of your sites are wonderful resources I highly recommend for anyone. Thank for you sharing.


posted by
Mon, 04/13/2009 - 6:35pm

I came across a blog post that greatly adds to this list. Beth Harrison over at soyouwanttoteach.com has created a post entitled "20 Blogs I Wish I Were Around When I Started Teaching". It's a wonderful read and I highly recommend you checking it out
http://www.soyouwanttoteach.com/2-blogs-i-wish-were-around-when-i-starte...


posted by
Tue, 04/14/2009 - 6:52pm

Nice work! I'll be sharing your blog with by colleagues who have not yet taken the leap.
Roger Lemelin
http://lemelintrailertalk.blogspot.com/


posted by
Wed, 04/15/2009 - 3:26pm

Thanks Roger for stopping by Making Teachers Nerdy , sharing your blog with us, and passing the word onto your colleagues. Glad to see you.


posted by
Mon, 04/20/2009 - 8:13am

Thanks Smoke for all the links. You do such a great job. This is a wonderful resource!


posted by
Tue, 04/28/2009 - 5:01am

Thanks Tuanua! It also helps to have a great Tech Person like yourself to share ideas and "nerd out" together.


posted by
Wed, 04/29/2009 - 4:48pm

Please check out Road to Teaching (http://roadtoteaching.com)

It's support aspiring, preservice, and student teachers. It has the web's largest collection of teacher interview questions and a blog.

Thanks for sharing these links.


posted by
Wed, 04/29/2009 - 5:17pm

Thanks Hougan for sharing! This will be a wonderful resource for all of us.


posted by
Mon, 06/01/2009 - 9:34am

Another very useful edu site is http://aceonlineschools.com. Right now it has a great post on free documentaries.


posted by
Wed, 06/03/2009 - 8:17pm

Check out my teacher blog of 109 great articles at http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog
I am promoting my newest book, Summer Daily Brainwork, with a great article at http://penningtonpublishing.com/blog/study_skills/summer-daily-brainwork...

See what you think!


posted by
Wed, 06/17/2009 - 5:14am

Thank you for the terrific resources. Some of us consider sixth grade to be part of the elementary track. Here's a blog of some sixth grade experiences integrating technology into the classroom. http://www.yoursmarticles.blogspot.com


posted by
Sun, 07/05/2009 - 3:49pm

Thanks for all of the great links, I really appreciate the special education links! I can always use more resources.
Sandy


posted by
Wed, 07/08/2009 - 11:43am

What an interesting website, and a very helpful list of blogs and resources!

My company, Tutoring Match, also has an educational blog on our website - take a look:: http://tutoringmatch.com. We are an academic and enrichment referral service located in Fairfield, Connecticut. We have been tutoring students in-home since 1999, and will be launching online tutoring this month.

We are looking to partner with professionals and services that complement us, and vice versa. We have all our partnerships listed and linked on our website. Let me know if you would be interested in displaying Tutoring Match's link and/or logo on your site in exchange for your site's recognition on our resources page and/or our blog.

I look forward to hearing from you!

Henry


posted by
Fri, 07/31/2009 - 5:34am

Thanks for the links to other kindergartens. I use a google reader account but found that a few of the K links didn't have a feed I could add to google. Please add my blog to your list for kindergarten.
http://poulingail.edublogs.org


posted by
Sat, 08/01/2009 - 4:09pm

Thanks for the helpful list of blogs. I've added 3 to my "must read" list.


posted by
Wed, 09/09/2009 - 11:55am

Thank you so much for this great blog. We have recently added computers to all our classrooms and many teachers are trying to find a way to use their computers with their classes. I am sure to forward this on. I have created a list of other great educational resources in a sort of blog style format at http://www.best-online-schools.org/online-home-school.html which I think your readers would like.


posted by
Wed, 10/28/2009 - 7:36pm

Great List! I will be tweeting it so my tweeps can find it. My secondary science blog is at http://pchsfysicstchr.edublogs.org I appreciate you all sharing and putting this list together!


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