Techlearning, Warlick, and PDtoGo
In case you all hadn’t figured it out, I am a huge proponent of the blog, or web-log. I’ve come across several blogs that I think are worth your time. Check them out and let me know how helpful they really are.
While I have been checking my Google Reader today, I have noticed that the blog Techlearning has been very busy lately. They have provided several articles with helpful hints and resources. One article provides a video tutorial for inserting pictures into shapes on PowerPoint. Another lists resources created by the federal government intended for free use by educators. There are also articles (like this one) that help make the connection between using technology and the web in constructivist classrooms. Techlearning is a site with which every eMINTS teacher should become familiar.
Another blog to keep an eye on is edtech guru David Warlick’s 2 ¢ Worth. A recent post by Warlick describes statistics he discovered on the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). The NCES has a “Kids Zone” that…
…provides information to help you learn about schools; decide on a college; find a public library; engage in several games, quizzes and skill building about math, probability, graphing, and mathematicians; and to learn many interesting facts about education.
Apparently the graphing tool is pretty cool.
The third resource blog I pay regular attention to is PDtoGo’s SMART Board podcasts. Ben Hazzard and Joan Badger provide an entertaining yet informational program on constructivist-based applications for the SMART Board. There are often free SMART Notebook files to download at the blog. I often listen to the podcasts on my way to Wellsville as a way to productively use that time.
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