Blogging about Blogging- Cart Before the Horse?

I read a great post on the langwitches.org blog today. The author makes the case that in order for teachers to effectively use blogs in the classroom, they need to start READING blogs first. Only then, can they get a sense of what makes a good blog stand out. She offers several interesting Ed Tech blogs, broken down by topic to get you started too.

Once your ready to jump in to your own blog adventure, be sure to check out her other posts, such as "We are Blogging... Now What?"

The Whiteboard Blog

I just came across a cool blog that features LOTS of great tips for using Interactive Whiteboards (IWB) in the classroom. The Whiteboard Blog's October 4, 2011 post, Five Funky Flickr Tools for Teachers, allowed me to create the cool graphic in this post.

Bloom's Taxonomy in Technology

Tech specialist, Lichelle Leonard posted a nice interactive compilation of web tools and their placement in Bloom's taxonomy:

http://www.res.rcs.k12.tn.us/teachers/leonardl/blooms_pyramid.html