Wednesday, July 28, 2010
A few years ago, Captial One came up with a nifty ad campaign featuring the slogan, What's in your wallet? The question implied that your wallet would be incomplete without a Capital One credit card.
Learn it in 5 recently posted a new how-to video on the Google reader. Perusing my own Google reader before and during production of the how-to use a Google Reader video got me thinking about that old Capital One slogan. The question quickly turned from What's in your wallet to What's in your reader?
Of course, this assumes that you are using a reader. If not, hopefully our how-to video on the Google reader, along with this blog post, will inspire you to do so. Then comes the fun part -- filling your reader with awesome content.
Choose content wisely
Begin by considering what information you want. Are you looking for entertainment, professional development or a combination of both? If you use other social media tools, reach out to your peers for recommendations of good education bloggers. Meanwhile, let us offer a few.
A few good education bloggers
As I'm always looking for teachers who use Web 2.0 applications along with those who are excellent practitioners, I like to fill my Google reader with these kinds of bloggers. Here are just a few of the dozens of blogs in my reader.
A Geeky Momma's Blog -- Lee Kolbert is an experienced classroom teacher, television show producer and presenter. She offers a nice mix of humor and information in one of my favorite blogs.
dy/dan -- Dan Meyer is one of the most gifted teachers and presenters in the profession. Meyer teaches math, but any teacher will want to read his blog, as his methods are top notch. Dan's blog is so popular that it has earned him national attention as a presenter and TV talk show guest.
Free Technology for Teachers -- Richard Byrne is a classroom teacher who somehow finds time to provide some of the most amazing information on education technology on the Internet. Richard, who has well over 20,000 e-mail subscribers, is also one of the most sought after edtech presenters in the field.
EduDemic -- A collection of excellent bloggers, who are not necessarily teachers, provide newsy content on teaching and learning and education technology. A reliable source of current information.
dangerously irrelevant -- Scott McLeod, a professor of education, offers excellent questions and insights from a little different perspective.
Teacher Reboot Camp -- Shelly Terrell is one of the most widely read bloggers in the education blogosphere. Shelly has become well known in the education technology world, via not only her blog but by her insightful Twitter tweets. Shelly has over 30,000 tweets.
The Innovative Educator -- Lisa Nielsen is an instructional technology specialist in New York and an experienced presenter. Lisa offers amazing information about technology and its seamless integration into the classroom. Lisa's posts always generate excellent discussion -- another cool part of blogs.
Generation Yes Blog -- A group of bloggers with various education backgrounds post informative articles on upcoming education events and other aspects of education from both a teacher and student point of view.
Blogging about the Web 2.0 connected classroom -- Steven Anderson is a teacher and a well-known presenter in the education community. He blogs on Web 2.0 applications and their use in the k-12 classroom. Steven is also the creator of the popular Twitter stream and Tuesday night conversation at the Twitter hashtag #edchat.
So, what's in your reader?
