Collaboration+-+Education+Blogs

Education Blogs ADVANCING THE TEACHING PROFESSION [] Barnett Barry, president and chief executive officer of the Center for Teaching Quality, blogs about America’s efforts to improve the teachingprofession.

BLUE SKUNK BLOG [|http://doug-johnson.squarespace.com] Musings from Doug Johnson, director of media and technology for the Mankato (Minn.) Public Schools. BRIDGING DIFFERENCES [] Education-policy experts Diane Ravitch and Deborah Meier share their thoughts on improving education. CHRISTOPHER D. SESSUMS BLOG [] CLAY SHIRKY’S WRITINGS ABOUT THE INTERNET [|http://www.shirky.com] Shirky, a consultant, author, and adjunct professor at New York University, comments on a wide range of subjects, including politics and popular culture, traditional and digital media, and networked communities.

CONFESSIONS OF AN ACA-FAN [|http://www.henryjenkins.org] The official weblog of Henry Jenkins, director of the MIT Comparative Media Studies Program.

CREATIVE CLASS: THE SOURCE ON HOW WE LIVE, WORK AND PLAY [] An online magazine founded by Richard Florida—a speaker, best-selling author, speaker, research director, and professor.

DIGITAL SMARTS BLOG: THE LATEST IN TECHNOLOGY AND DIGITAL SAFETY [] Part of Cablevision’s Power to Learn initiative, this blog covers the costantly expanding world of digital technology.

DY/DAN [|http://blog.mrmeyer.com] Thoughts from a high school math teacher in Santa Cruz, Calif.

THE EDUBLOGGER [|http://theedublogger.edublogs.org] An often-times instructional blog about emerging technologies by aquaculture lecturer and mobile technology advocate Sue Waters.

EDUWONK.COM [|http://www.eduwonk.com] ELEARNSPACE [] THE FACULTY ROOM [|http://www.thefacultyroom.org] THE FISCHBOWL [|http://thefischbowl.blogspot.com] FREE TECHNOLOGY FOR TEACHERS [|http://freetech4teachers.blogspot.com] Rural high school teacher Richard Byrne shares the ways he creatively—and inexpensively—incorporates technology into his teaching.

HURRICANE MAINE: SPINNING THROUGH THE WEB 2.0 WORLD. [|http://hurricanemaine.blogspot.com] Twenty-year teaching veteran Louise Maine writes about education and technology.

IDEAS AND THOUGHTS: RELEVANT, ENGAGING, AUTHENTIC LEARNING [|http://ideasandthoughts.org] Dean Shareski, a digital learning consultant for a Canadian school district, blogs about branding, technology, and education.

INSERVICE: THE ASCD COMMUNITY BLOG [] Conversation, insight, and resources for educators from the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development.

LEADERTALK [|http://www.leadertalk.org] LEARNING IS MESSY: ROLL UP YOUR SLEEVES AND GET MESSY [] Elementary school teacher Brian Crosby writes about infusing technology into teaching.

LEARNING REIMAGINED: A NEW SCHOOL OF THOUGHT [|http://learningreimagined.com] MACARTHUR FOUNDATION SPOTLIGHT [|http://spotlight.macfound.org] Keep up with the latest news about digital media and learning.

MARCIA’S MUSINGS: OBSERVATIONS ON INTERESTING TOPICS IMPACTING K–12 EDUCATION [] This blog, part of Cablevision’s Power to Learn, ranges from school sports to asthma in schools to philanthropy.

MOVING AT THE SPEED OF CREATIVITY [|http://www.wesfryer.com] NCTE ASSEMBLY ON MEDIA ARTS [|http://ncte-ama.blogspot.com] A blog supporting the National Council of Teachers of English’s Assembly on Media Arts, designed to provide information and resources to teachers nationwide.

OLDAILY [] Musings from Stephen Downes, research officer for the National Research Council of the Institute for Information Technology in New Brunswick, Canada. POWER TO LEARN BLOGS [] PRACTICAL THEORY: A VIEW FROM THE CLASSROOM [] Chris Lehmann, principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, Penn., blogs about education and technology.

PROJECT NEW MEDIA LITERACIES [] A blog for people interested in new media to create, circulate, connect, and collaborate. It is from Project NML, a MacArthur F o u n d a t i o n – funded project that develops curricular materials focused on promoting the social skills and cultural competencies needed to become a full participant in the new-media era. SPEAKING OF HISTORY [|http://speakingofhistory.blogspot.com] STUDENTS 2.0 [|http://students2oh.org] Students sharing their ideas through a global network.

TEACHNOLOGY BLOG: THE LATEST TIPS ON INTEGRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION IN YOUR CLASSROOM [] Part of Cablevision’s Power to Learn, this blog concentrates on teaching with technology. WEBLOGG-ED [|http://weblogg-ed.com]

Reprinted courtesy of Cable in the Classroom Magazine.