Blogs, Google Reader and Twitter

I've decided to start following the blogs listed below:

Cliff's Notes

Dangerously Irrelevant

The Tech Savvy Educator

Kconger's Posterous 
 
The Thinking Stick

Cliff's Notes and Kconger's Posterous are both recommendations from the class that look very helpful, so I thought I would tap into that. The other blogs I discovered on my own and look very interesting. Dangerously Irrelevant has a focus on the future of schools and things that teachers should be aware of today. The Tech Savvy Educator is a sharp looking blog that has the same focus as our class--integrating technology into teaching. The Thinking Stick has up-to-date information about new technology and how technology can be used to help students.



Concerning Twitter, I looked around for a while before choosing two people to follow, but I decided on AuntyTech and ChristyWhite3. AuntyTech's real name is Donna Baumback and her focus is on the power of the library in schools, especially the libraries media capabilities in helping kids in the classroom. Christy White has interesting posts about projects her students are working on. These projects deal with technology and seem to be tapping into the creative juices of her eighth graders.



I think the most useful resource to me would be Cliff's Notes. There are a ton of relevant articles about technology in relation to education and the site is easy to navigate and current. I feel like my eyes have really been opened as to how much is out in cyberspace, not just to entertain but to help with educational pursuits.