Thursday, January 29, 2009

After being tasked with reviewing many different educational blogs I found that there was a lot of useful information lingering out there on the Web. Of the blogs that I researched and reviewed I chose three that I thought were quite interesting and useful for different reasons.

The first one I really like the most was called "A Chat with Mary". (achatwithmary.blogspot.com). This blog by Mary Fraizer was wonderfully interesting with different posting that can be helpful for educator who needs new and exciting ideas for implementing technology into your life as a teacher and into the students life for learning. It was quite useful because they were actually ideas that made sense and were accessible. She also made it quite easier to understand.

The second one was teachclever.com. This blog was a little different from the rest but none the less very interesting and many teachers could find the tips in this blog useful. Remembering that teachers are humans too, this blog includes ideas that could help anybody in everyday life. It covers different topics from classroom management, heath, finances, motivation, and productivity. It also has links to many educational websites! Very cool!

The third one is iteacher.edublogs.org. This blog is designed to help educators engage students in information and communication technology. The different videos are good way to break up the reading that always is done on many of these blogs. It is interesting to see how these things are actually taking place in our world and implemented into society. Lots of great information can be found in this blog to help teachers help their students gain the tools they need to function in this ever growing technological world.

Useful Definitions

Blogging: to be involved whether it includes maintaining your own or writing on someone elses online web log (blog).



Blogger: a person who interacts on web logs. (Or the company that this blog is located on.)



Feed Burner: this is a company who distributes media and audience engagement services for blogs and RSS feed. They are also the largest advertising network for blogs. (recieved defintion from www. feedburner.com)



2 Cents Worth: giving ones opinion or expression.