Technology+in+Curriculum


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 * Title ||  __[|2¢ worth - teaching and learning in the new information landscape]__ ||
 * Rating || [[image:two_thumbs_up.jpg width="85" height="52"]]  ||
 * Brief description of the site and its purpose (include the author/owner or publisher) || 2¢ Worth is a blog by noted teacher and writer [|David Warlick] who received the ‘Lifetime Achievement’ award this year from [|Edublogs], a site devoted to highlighting and sharing what are considered the ‘best’ in blogging for education. It is a stream-of-consciousness site for David, a 30+ year veteran of teaching, to write about what’s important in his life at the moment and this most often includes topics that cause us to think deeply about why we choose to educate the way we do. By bringing topics to light to have them criticized, deconstructed, and then added to, he makes us think about the ‘whys’. He says he is not a techie who he describes as being those that are excited by the ‘light’. Instead, he is excited about what he can shine that ‘light’ on.  ||
 * A brief description of the types of resources found on the site || Blogs mainly dealing with education and technology in education, links to other notable blogs and podcasts, software and website information and how-tos, photos and videos.  ||
 * A brief evaluation of its utility || If I have time to only look at one blog, I choose this one. It makes me think because it deals with WHY we use technology in the classroom, not just HOW to use it and it challenges me to rethink the traditional practices of education.  ||


 * Rater || Sarah Anderson ||
 * Rating || [[image:one_thumb_up.jpg width="64" height="53"]] ||
 * Title || Web Blogging ||
 * || http://www.education-world.com/a_tech/tech/tech217.shtml ||
 * Author/Owner/Publisher || Lorrie Jackson ||
 * Date || April 13 2005 ||
 * Description/Purpose of Site || Web blogging is the new diary for many young people and it is useful for children of all ages. Blogging is a way to get ideas out and communicate with those around us. ||
 * Brief description of the types or resources found on the site || This site shows what teachers can do with blogging. It describes the background of blogging and also discusses safety issues. ||
 * Brief evaluation of its utility || Teachers can gain insight into the basics of web blogging. ||


 * Rater || Sarah Anderson ||
 * Rating || [[image:hmmm.jpg width="66" height="80"]] ||
 * Title || Boys and Technology ||
 * || http://blog.classroomteacher.ca/178/use-technology-to-engage-boys-in-reading-and-writing/ ||
 * Author/Owner/Publisher || Mr. Kuroneko ||
 * Date || November 22, 2008 ||
 * Description/Purpose of Site || Boys and in the impact that computers have. ||
 * Brief description of the types or resources found on the site || Boys are visually receptive to technology and using computers. They respond positively and can therefore pick up on programs and applications quickly. Technology impacts boys in a positive way. ||
 * Brief evaluation of its utility || Parents and educators can see the relation between boys and the use of computers. ||
 * Title || Teaching Challenges
 * Title || Teaching Challenges
 * Title || Teaching Challenges

__http://teachingchallenges.blogspot.com/__ ||
 * Rating || By Terri Devlin [[image:one_thumb_up.jpg width="48" height="40"]] ||
 * Description/Purpose of the site

|| This site was created by a first year teacher, Penny Ryder, from Australia. It is a great site with many interesting blogs. It was created in 2008 and has quite a list of blogs in the archive. It has categories such as Tech Tips Tuesday and Friday Fun. I found it very easy to use and very interesting. I would highly recommend checking it out! || This is a cute site and very user friendly. It has many interesting articles in the archives to look through. || http://blog.stenhouse.com/archives/2009/01/06/quick-tip-tuesday-creating-a-writing-routine/ || || Terri Devlin   || || This site appears to be created by a publishing company. It has many different categories such as Assessment, Classroom Practice, English Language learners, Poetry Friday, Teaching in the Content Areas, etc. || || There are many different links on this site. I went to a couple of them and they appear to be links to buy books by this publishing company. ||
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 * Title: ||  The Stenhouse Blog
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 * A brief evaluation of its utility: ||   I did not find this site very useful. I think the main purpose of the site is to get people to purchase their teaching materials.    ||