Read the EdTech Times - A Daily Magazine about Educational Technology

Nancy Rooker recently asked me where I get my ideas for technology integration.  My answer is really quite simple.  I use Twitter.  Currently, I am following more than 600 teachers, administrators, and consultants from every level of education.  They post their ideas, successes, failures, and dreams in short bursts of 140 characters.  I find them by using hashtags like #edcur, #edtech, #edchat, #sped, and more.  I look at who is making active contributions and I choose to follow them.

I just put a link on this blog to the EdTech Times, a magazine created from gleaning the blogs and other writings of the people I follow on Twitter.  The magazine is published free for me and for others who choose to use the services of PaperLi, the company that aggregates the information.  The articles you read here are fresher than any newspaper.  They are the gleanings of some of the best people who are passionate about teaching, learning, and technology.  You won't agree with everything you read.  Neither do I, but they will make you think.  They will help you fight complacency and challenge you to move outside the boxes that are either created for us or created by ourselves.  Just perhaps, they will validate what you are doing and encourage you to continue making a difference in the lives of your students.

If you would like to know more about Twitter and creating your own magazine, please let me know.  

Thanks,

Rick

Welcome new authors

This is a great beginning.  Our Husky Bytes blog now has six authors and we're looking for a couple of dozen more.  Yes, we will all fit just fine.  Post your comments, but more importantly share how you are integrating technology into your classrooms.  We can learn from each other.  Have questions?  Post them here.  Between us, I'll bet we can come up with some workable answers.  When you're surfing the web and find a great link for learning or an article about tech, teaching, and learning, post the link so we can all check it out.  Glad you're here.

A Virtual Library - Springfield Township Schools, Oreland, PA

Springfield Township Schools in Oreland, PA, has posted a unique resource for students, parents, and teachers - A Virtual Library.  Want to go on a virtual field trip? Need tools to create a digital story? Looking for tech-integrated lesson plans?  The folks here have made their meticulously collected resources available to everyone.  Bookmark this page and visit often.  The site is updated regularly.

Welcome to Husky Bytes

This blog is offered to you as a resource for technology integration in your classroom.  As a Harrison teacher, you are invited to take ownership of this blog with full posting and editing privileges.  All teachers, regardless of locale, are invited to respond to posts and share in the exchange of ideas.

If you are an active blogger who writes about issues in education, you are invited to share a link to your site here.  If you have a classroom blog for your students to share their writing, please consider sharing that link here as well.

If you have questions or ideas regarding this blog, please contact Rick Glass.