Blog Review

While starting this blog, I came across other blogs that have to do with technology within education such as e-learning and different gadgets to use while teaching in the classroom. To become a great educator, one must be willing to further their own education about how their students learn, here are some websites that will help you do just that.

Review #1:Train Like a Champion gives Instruction Designers and teachers different strategies for presentations. It is easily explored with topics listed down the right side of the blog. You can click on different topics that interest you and be able to read tips about them quickly. From here you can see examples, click on links to take you to resources for things such as powerpoint and slideshare. It is a sight I will routinely go back to for insight into technology, presentations, and instructional design/training techniques.

Review #2: Free Technology for Teachers supplies various technology gadgets and tips from Richard Byrne. There are links for specialty technology such as iPads in the classroom, and Android 4 schools. Byrne covers many different avenues for teachers to integrate technology into their classrooms. He, also, doesn't target one set of teachers either--he provides technology uses for elementary, middle and high school teachers of all content areas. I frequently come back to this website for help in my own classroom.

Review #3: The Innovative Educator also provides different ways to teach with technology; however, she provides many different blogs to help out in this area as well. She covers blogging with students, social media in schools, and many more topics. Lisa Nielsen, the author, is a current computer teacher helping out others. She tells of her experiences of integrating technology into her computer classes which help other teachers learn.

These are only three of many blog and websites to check out for further information on technology and instructional design. You can look on the side of this blog into the "Blogosphere" and check out more. Check back weekly for more sites or possible reviews.