Blogs

This page should have any resources related to blogging; including blog sites on incorporating technology in the classroom.

**Provides:** This blog works to keep teachers informed about the latest trends or topics being discussed in education. It is update fairly regularly.

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[|Alvin’s Educational Technology Blog] Alvin’s technical expertise has enabled him to not only effectively deploy and manage technology in schools, but also assist many others in doing the same. He has written more than a dozen technical courses and delivered technical training in hundreds of hands-on workshops. **Resources Provided by**:H. Robert McMahon media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"  [|Procrastineering] **Resources Provided by**:H. Robert McMahon media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500" **Resources Provided by:**H. Robert McMahon media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"
 * Description**: This blog is written and mantained by Alvin Trusty has worked in every facet of educational technology. He has taught at both the high school and university levels. He has been a school district and regional administrator, and has represented the state of Ohio as a director of educational technology professional development.
 * Provides**:This blog provides effective and efficient ways to integrate technology in the classroom. There are many very different ideas that he has presented on this blog to read over and interprt on your own. He have put things in a very elemental way for everyone to understand!
 * Evaluation**: I like this blog and i have followed it for a while now!
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 * Description:** This blog is written by Johnny Lee Chung currently a researcher in the Applied Sciences group at Microsoft. I recently graduated from Carnegie Mellon University with a PhD in [|Human-Computer Interaction]. My research interests are in creating enabling techniques that can significantly increase the accessibility of technology.
 * Provides:** This blog his sort of hard to fit into integrating technology dirrectly into the classroom. This blogconcentrates more on the work he hasdone. I became interested in his work when he I was asked to put together a classrom our new Magnet school, STEMS (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math).
 * Evaluation:** Great site, i have found everything to be eye opening and very interesting, with many new ideas i have never thought of before.
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 * Link:** [|Hokanson’s Instructional Technology]
 * Description:** This site is maintained by Neil Hokanson. This site is a compilation of research documents, texts, and resources gathered along the journey to find ways to help people learn more effectively in an ever changing world. What is shared is not always new, neither will it always be the first place one may have come across it, but the information is presented as the author is introduced to the many forms of technology that exist and are created in this wonderful, fascinating universe!
 * Provides:** I love this site. There are some many different resources for the use in the classrooms, from photo editing, to shoring website links and many more. I have personally used a lot of the tools/resources on his site and it allows for many other useful tools for teacher and really any one else!
 * Evaluation:** Great site, lots of resources and tools for everyone!!
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 * Description/Purpose ** : This is the blog of Will Richardson. He is an author, consultant and speaker on integrating technology in education.
 * Provides ** : There is a plethora of information on this blog. There are videos, podcasts, blogs, and a resources page with detailed subcategories; including a listing of educational blogs. There is an article titled "Added Value of Networking' which addresses social networking as it relates to education.
 * Evaluation ** : The site is very useful and easy to navigate
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Title: // Digital Education // **Resource provided by:** **Patricia O** Content: A+ Layout: A+ Navigation: A+ media type="surveygizmo" key="HT4KLY02FRPY9PZHR0F0SSQ1MR5J12-115591" width="700" height="500"**
 * Link:** [|**http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2009/03/**]
 * Authors:** Katie Ash and Kathleen Kennedy Manzo
 * Description/Purpose:** This blog was created to provide updates about technology in an educational setting and the challenges that technology would pose to schools. There are links posted in the blog that connect to information that is being presented in a post.
 * Provides:** Links to additional blogs for education
 * Evaluation:** The blog looks very professionally done and provides alot of different information on issues of technolgoy and education.
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 * Title**: Beth's Thoughts on Technology in the Classroom
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 * Description**: This blog is from Beth Knittle, a technolgy specialist. She writes about many different topics of interest to educators in relation to technology.
 * Provides:** RSS feed, great reading list of articles of interest, links to other sites
 * Evaluation:** Good site, easy to navigate, full of information
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