I really enjoy being able to view and comment on blogs from other VOE teachers and throughout the bloggy-world. I do not comment regularly on blogs that I read, but I love that it is available so that bloggers know how much they are appreciated. There are so many great ideas out there and I am so glad there are so many teachers who spend their time blogging about their amazing ideas. I have gotten so many great ideas from teachers all over the country just by searching through blogs.
I use Google Reader to track all of my favorite blogs. When I first started reading teacher blogs, I kept them all in a "Teacher Blogs" folder in my bookmarks. It is SO much easier to use Google Reader. All of my favorite crafting, teaching, and cooking blogs are in one place and I can see all of their latest updates. Some of my favorite teaching blogs are The First Grade Parade, Step into 2nd Grade with Mrs. Lemons, and The Inspired Apple. It amazes me that these teachers have the energy and creativity to produce so many amazing (often FREE) resources that I can bring into my classroom! It seriously keeps me striving to be a better teacher when I see these teacher bloggers and their (seemingly) amazing classrooms.
I also have a serious addiction to Pinterest which allows me to search any topic and find tons of blogs with ideas I can use. My favorite part about Pinterest is that it saves a picture from the website and not just a title because I am way more likely to remember the idea if I see the idea. I like that I don't have to save everything to my computer - it's all on Pinterest waiting for me! Sites like Diigo and Delicious sound like they would be great for students to save and search for information at school and be able to access the information at home.
I have a Pinterest account but don't really find the time to do much with it. It leaves me wondering if I am just not that organized. I am a visual learner so you would think I would be drawn to that aspect.
ReplyDeleteYes, I am always amazed that so many people find so much time to share what they are doing with others. I have been a consumer of blogs for years. I have finally started contributing through my own blog this year, but since the start of the school year I have not found as much time to post. I am also trying to use Twitter to get information out to teachers!