Education-+Technology

Education- Technology This page provides links to blogs that deal specifically with technology in the classroom.

__**iLearn Technology **__

[] The blog is posted by Kelly Tenkely and she is a former classroom teacher that now freelances in technology integration. The site offers advice on different ways to integrate technology into the classroom. On the blog you can find links to many different forms of technology to use in the classroom, along with descriptions of how they can be used. The blog does a great job of utilizing links and examples of the technology that is being covered so that the reader can feel comfortable in trying to implement it into the classroom. Overall, this is a great blog for anyone looking to try new ways to integrate technology into their classroom and Christopher Chad Martin gives it a 4 out of 5.

__**Kathy Schrock's Kaffeeklatsch **__

[] As the title of the blog suggests, it is written by Kathy Schrock who is a technology director in Cape Cod, MA. The blog introduces different pieces of technology to its readers, but does not always fully tell how they can be integrated into the classroom. The site provides links to the different technolgies and gives a brief summary of how well it works. The blog does an okay job of utilizing examples of how it can be used, but does a good job of telling how effective it can be. Overall, this blog lacks in helping the reader become more comfortable with using the technology that it is covering, but at the same time there are some great things to be found. Christopher Chad Martin gives the blog a 3 out of 5.

__**Teachers as Technology Trailblazers **__

[] Kristen Swanson is a Technology Director for Springfield Township School District and a professor of educational technology for DeSales University. Her blog includes links to other sites that will enhance your teaching by using technology. There are links to sites for many different subjects for different grade levels. Some of the sites will help teachers who are looking for interactive activities for their students. Her wiki site is also a very interesting site to discover new ways to use technology in the classroom. Richard gives this site a 5 out of 5.


 * __ The Whiteboard Blog __ **
 * __Interactive Technology in the Classroom__ **

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Danny Nicholson who is a freelance educational consultant and PGCE science lecturer created this blog site. One of his main specialties is the use of Interactive Whitboards and Smartboards in the classroom. His site is filled with links to download applications and videos how to create different types of activities to use in the classroom to help make lessons exciting. Some of the applications that is available to download are only on a trial bases. Richard gives this site a 4 out of 5.

__**The Power of Educational Technology**__

[] Liz B. Davis is the author of this site and is the director of technology at an independent school outside of Boston, MA. The site is a wonderful place to find information on using technology in the classroom. Ms. Davis provides numerous information on the use of different technological programs that can be used in the classroom. She also provides information regarding how her lessons have had an impact on the students she is teaching. The most unique thing I found about this website is that the author blogs various suggestions on different types of technology that one could use in their classroom. This particular blog is titled Two for Tuesdays. Each Tuesday Ms. Davis provides two examples of items or techniques that could be used on ones classroom. Heriberto Lopez gives this site a rating of 5 out of 5.

__**Moving Forward**__ http://movingforward.wikispaces.com/Blogs Dr. Scott McLeod is the director of the UCEA Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE) and also the author of this wiki/blog site. Dr. McLeod site includes numerous links to sites for teachers of all grade levels and subjects. The various sites range from elementary sites that provides a range of examples of how teachers utilize blogs and wiki pages in their classrooms to high school sites that are used in the classroom. This site also provide links to educational leadership blogs and information on how to create your own pages. Heriberto Lopez gives this site a rating of 5 out of 5.

__**Weblogg-ed**__

[] Will Richardson is the author of Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts and Other Powerful Web Tools for the Classrooms. He managed this site to give people the opportunity to discuss different ideas and ways of using blogs, wikis, RSS, and other types of technology. I would rate this site a 4 out of 5.

__**Free Technology for Teachers**__

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Richard Byrne is a social studies teacher at Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris, ME. In his own words, Richard is "a globally recognized classroom teacher and educational technology blogger." His blog is dedicated to finding websites, videos, and articles that will be beneficial to all types of teachers who use technology as a primary tool for learning. The blog is updated on a daily basis and becomes a great site to look at during events that occur throughout the year as many of the posts will revolve around those events. One of the best technology blogs out there. Michael gives it a 5 out of 5.