Making the Internet Work for You!

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Search for Resources/ ideas

Ever feel like the internet is laughing at you?

Why Blogs?The information is out there and easy to access.

It comes to you when using a feed reader. (no searching)

You can see the thoughts and actions of educators around the country.

It does not take much time .

Powerful Lessons

Quick PD on what interests you

Sites with more Resources

Sites with different kinds of resources

How?Choose a feed reader.Sign up.Start adding blogs.

I currently use feedly, which has a very good app for tablets, but I am starting to use wordpress.

Feedly.comWordpress.com

Possible Blogs to followFor any topic:http://movingforward.wikispaces.com/Education+Blogs+by+DisciplineBlogs about educational change:http://shifthappens.wikispaces.com/Education+BloggersOther lists:http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/52-education-blogs-you-should-follow/http://www.edudemic.com/education-blogs/

Twitter!? Really?Discuss educational ideas quicklyChat with educators around the globe

Find articles and other resources in your feed.

Hear the opinion of Educational “Rock Stars” (or not, your choice)

Twitter ideasGo to twitter.com and sign up.Follow educators from your discipline. I started with famous ones or ones from blogs.

Participate (or lurk) in an educational chat. https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AiftIdjCeWSXdDRLRzNsVktUUGJpRWJhdUlWLS1Genc#gid=0