I've been asked many times for suggestions on how to stay up-to-date with what's happening in technology. Here is a combination of what I use and what I'd recommend to get started. If these aren't your cup of tea, they will lead you to others that might suit you better.
- K-12 online conference -- This is a great place to see presentations by educators about how to succeed online. The conference was first held in 2006 and is now accepting proposals for 2007. Follow the links on the right side to browse presentations that fit your needs then sit back and enjoy a presentaton.
- Teachertube.com -- In the course I taught this summer, we used Youtube every day for videos that illuminated or extended what we were discussing. Unfortunately, this is blocked in most schools. You can find much of the same valuable content at teachertube.com, as well as many teaching specific videos. It also uses the same easy to search and view software.
- Edutopia -- This site is funded by the George Lucas Educational Foundation and is an online magazine. Its main focus is on how schools are meeting the challenges of the 21st century, but this also involves a does of technology. There are lots of great articles and videos of real classrooms in acton.
- EdTechWeekly -- This is a weekly discussion of the latest news and resources of interest to the EdTech Community which you can access either by subscribing to it as a podcast, by participating live via Skype, or simpl
- Del.icio.us -- This is a more general site for sharing bookmarks, but it is a great way to ride the coattails of any educator you might be interested in. To use it, first get a free login. From there you can add experts to your network. My bookmarks can be found at http://del.icio.us/sine. But I also take advantage of the work of a few expert and heavy users of del.icio.us. They are David Warlick, Will Richardson and EdTechWeekly. Even with just these three, I have an overwhelming number of links to follow at my leisure, but it makes the web so much easier!
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I found TeacherTube to be a
I found TeacherTube to be a useful resource since YouTube is blocked in our district. This summer, I really began using Del.icio.us. I have added Warlick, Richardson, and others to my network and spend considerable time following links to great resources. I have not used the other three resources as much, but have visited these sites enough to be familiar with their content. Thanks for sharing this useful information.