I chose a variety of sources to ensure that the information I receive daily through my Google Reader is both informative and fresh....
1. Successful Teaching (http://successfulteaching.blogspot.com)
- This blog is written by a former special education teacher who taught for 30 years in a public school setting. Her blog includes strategies and tips for successful teaching.
- As I am a dual certification major (Elementary and Special Ed), I found her posts to have a lot of information that will help me in my future classroom, no matter the ability levels of my students.
2. Learning Now (http://www.pbs.org/teachers/learning.now) ,
- This site is a forum hosted by PBS Teachers that explores Internet culture as it relates to education.
- Obviously, I believe that this source will have a lot to offer me as I work to complete this technology driven course, well as in my future career. I also chose this site because of the large number of recently updated discussions. I imagine that there will be a lot of opportunities for me to join in and provide my own feedback to the content area being covered.
3. Teaching Pre K-8 (http://www.teachingk-8.com/)
- This site provides professional development and classroom activities for teachers working with elementary and middle school aged children.
- One of the reasons that this site caught my eye was one of the most recently posted professional development articles entitled "Virtual Learning". This article explored the question "Is the overuse of technology shortchanging original thinking in your classroom?" and provided tips on how to successfully incorporate technology into your classroom without losing the personal human aspect of face to face instruction. Topics such as this will give me a lot of information to utilize while creating my Currculum Web for this course.
