Blogging

 Blogging

Visit my blog @: [] Bloging Assignment: [|50 Useful Blogging Tools for Teachers] This website gives teachers all the information they need to know about bloggging. It is a very useful resource to start a blog as well as manage a blogspot. [|50 Must read blogs by teachers] This website offers new bloggers a place to get information and tips from other educators. It allows you to share experiences whether you are new to teaching or a veteran teacher. [|Quality Teaching and Learning] I found this blog to be very helpful as far as giving advice to teachers on a variety of areas. [|Teacher 2.0] This blog assists teachers in using technology to teach students in the 21st century. It offers weekly podcasts that have many useful tips for educators. It can be for teachers who are just starting out with technology or for teachers who have already integrating technology in their classrooms. [|How to Foster Student Feedback] This blog encourages students to give constructive feedback on a blog. There are different strategies/questions that can be asked to elicit honest feedback from students. It is an excellent way for teachers to improve student learning. [|Why integrate technology into the curriculum?] This article discusses the importance of integrating technology into the entire curriculum, as opposed to teaching a "computer class". It is similar to the whole language concept only with technology. It also allows teachers to challenge students more while preparing them for the future. [|The right way to ask a question] This article discusses the importance of every student providing feedback. As educators, we ask questions to promote higher level thinking. As soon as you ask a question and call on one student, the other students are left out. By posting questions on a blog, you are allowing all students to engage in the learning process as well as allowing everyone to respond. [|Young minds, fast times: The 21st Century digital learner] In this article, they talk about the importance of allowing students to choose how they want to learn. In order to prepare students for the 21st Century and for the future, we need to use technology, not only to reach the students, but to prepare them for the future.