This is the first blog post I have ever made and my first blog assignment for EDFN 302. I am unsure of the proper protocol in blogging, but seeing as this is an education oriented blog, I will attempt to keep a relatively formal tone and structure to my entries.
This week, my assignment was to explore some different educational blogs of others and report back here to my own. The first blog I checked out is entitled "Always Learning". I liked it because it presented teachers as if they are students themselves, and displayed the wonderful improvements that can happen to a school when everyone also works on professional development.
Another blog I looked at had some great information on professional development as well, and unbeleivable amounts of information on every gadget or use of technology a teacher or anyone could ever need or imagine. This is called "High Techspectations".
The "21st Century Fluency Project" is a great source for understanding and exposure to new technology and appreciating what it all has to offer. This blog has posts from many different sources and was quite dynamic in its presentation of this information.
Although all of these blogs have been interesting and helpful, I have decided to follow "eLearning Technology" this semester. It offers a more conceptual view of how technology can be learned and used along with great and plentiful information about the kinds of technology that I may need to understand when I get to the classroom.
I alos check out some of the blogs that you looked at. There was a lot of great information on them. I like that you are following a blog that has a conceptual view on tech and learning.
ReplyDeleteI think that following a educational tech. blog is a really smart idea. With how quick technology changes you do not want to follow behind, so following a tech blog will help to keep on top of all that stuff.
ReplyDeleteI too am new to blogging and am trying to figure the whole thing out :). I really liked the selection of blogs you chose to look at the High Techspectations blog caught my eye so I actually looked it up also and it does have some great information. I really like your idea of following an ed-tech blog with technology changing so much these days it is hard to stay on top of what is out there to use.
ReplyDeleteI think the hardest part about blogging is finding writers who are experienced and who have a good reputation. Sorting the people who blog to complain or to present their unfiltered viewpoints(expressing your own view point is good with reason behind it)
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