I have gone through so many "school blogs" I don't know where to start. There are some good ones and then there are some REALLY good ones! I have to tell you... this is becoming a full time job, reading, evaluating, and choosing which blogs to follow! I am going to have to come up with a set of "rules" to keep this in control! :)
The first school blog I chose was "A chat with Mary, a blog for Teachers" http://achatwithmary.blogspot.com/
Mary Frazier was a 28 year veteran 5th/6th grade teacher who moved into the field of education technology as an Integration Technology Specialist (I love that title and want one - maybe I could someday be a Teacher Librarian-ITS too!) It sounds like her entire job is to learn technology and then help certified staff infuse the classroom/curriculum with technology! Wow - fun!
The blog is interactive, colorful (you can tell she was an Elementary teacher) informational, and pretty large too. The last post is May 2009, so in the world of technology, it is old. But school is out, maybe Mary is busy learning "new" technology for next fall!
After spending an hour on Mark's very business like/professional blog, Mary's is a nice change and fun! She has many links, some useful, some not. She has a portal for teachers that is pretty extensive and looks to be very useful for the classroom teacher! (Full of Web 2.0 tools and ideas.)
This is a good blog geared towards a specific teaching area (upper elementary.) If I needed ideas for technology integration in that specific content area, I would revisit this blog as a starting point. I would rate the blog as average or slightly above.
A set of "rules" to decide on a blog to follow - interesting idea - that might be worth a bigger discussion with the group!!
ReplyDeleteSmall thing - I can't link from your blog to the sites, but I can copy links and open a new tab or window. Any thoughts??
Mary - look at her widget list of how you can connect with her!! Wow - maybe that is why she is not writing now. Needs a little break. :-)
I love that she is a 28 year old veteran and so active in this 21st century world! :-)
I was struggling w/ all my links. I do not think I am doing it right! I've tried a couple of different ways - but NO success! I think I need a technology intervention! :0
ReplyDeleteLike you, Micki, I think the title of Integration Technology Specialist is pretty cool. A title like that really lets classroom teachers know what you are all about and sets the scene for a lot of potential collaboration!
ReplyDeleteMary's site is helpful and needs to be studied more. She's obviously gone to a lot of work...I hope her colleagues appreciate and use the information she provides!