Technology

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This blog is written by Beth Knittle, a former teacher that left the classroom to pursue a new position as a technology intervention specialist for a large district in Massachusetts. This blog is written as a platform for the author to explain some of her recent conferences she has attended and motivational thoughts for the classroom teacher to not give up on technology. The site is a bit overwhelming when you are navigating through it, there are a lot links and articles on a single page. As a reader of this blog, I have a hard time finding a point to focus on and it is overwhelming to even know where to start. There are many followers that offer insightful comments after the authors posts, but this blog does not address actually using the technology in classrooms. This blog is truly what the title implies... the authors thoughts on technology in the classroom and then many comments from her avid followers. //**Overall rating:**// Submitted and rated by J. Lukey

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A classroom teacher, Vicki Davis, created this blog. She is a strong advocate for technology use in schools and uses her blog as a place for other educators to share their uses for technology in the classroom. She also shares interesting topics for discussion such as “cell phone use in schools.” This post was followed with several comments from her followers. Davis shares links to online projects for teachers to use with their students. However, the projects seem to be more targeted for middle school/ high school students. Her blog also contains suggested literature for educators interested in additional resources. This site is clearly organized and very user-friendly. It serves as a great resource for teachers wanting to explore technology use in schools.

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** Free Technology for Teachers **
This blog is written by Richard Byrne, a full time Social Studies teacher. This blog is a resource for teachers to easily find websites and other online resources that are free and can be implemented in the classroom. The author has not created sites or apps for use, but he has done the research and found a nice place to house tutorials for implementing these items. The readers can easily access the types of tutorials they are in search of from the navigation and links that the author has provided. This site has an abundance of resources and is updated on a daily basis with new sites and resources that he has found. //**Overall rating:**// Submitted and rated by J. Lukey
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**Indiana Avenue School 18 Ning**
[] This blog was created by the Principal of my school. He uses this blog as a place to communicate with his faculty and staff as well as keep other district employees in touch with what is going on in our school community. He posts articles, videos, and links to websites that he finds interesting and informative. We are required to post on it occasioanlly and in turn we receive professional development hours. The particular post that I responded to was about GoogleDocs. The presentation gave suggestions for how to incorporate google docs into the classroom. I found the presentation to be very informative and intersting. It is a great way to incorporate technology into the classroom. This site is user friendly and easy to navigate. It provides a lot of useful information and it is a great way to keep in touch with a school community. It's members include teachers, supervisors, parents, and other district employees. It's a great network that connects school and district employees. I gave this site

This blog is created by, Silvia Rosenthal, a former teacher. She currently travels to different schools to give presentations on global learning and technology integration. She has several content areas posted that include lesson ideas. Under her portfolio tab, you can find slide shows of her presentations. While watching one, I found another link to another blog entitled, “[|Teddy Bears Around the World].” (If you teach culture/map skills and you’re a primary school teacher, check it out!) I found this recommendation extremely appropriate for my students. Overall, this site is user-friendly and it offers helpful resources to a range of grade levels. Unfortunately, it looks like this site has not been updated in a very long time. Overall Rating Submitted and rated by M. Kipila
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