Blog readers are the next best thing since sliced
bread. I don’t know how I ever existed
without this knowledge. I am so very
excited about blog readers that I am wanting to find a way that I can tell
every educator I know about them. I have
always wanted to get into blogging by reading and following other bloggers but
found it very tedious to do so by visiting each one separately. For me that is too much work and way to time
consuming. If I had information about
blog readers years ago I feel like I would have been way better versed in the
up and coming trends in education. Blog
readers are a great way to stay on top of the newest trends. Feed readers allow
the user to keep all their favorite blog posts and bloggers in one place.
I chose to use the Feedly app for my blog reader.
I read through all the information provided
in the The 10 Best Feed Reader Apps for
RSS, News and More. https://zapier.com/blog/best-rss-feed-reader-apps/
and felt that this would best suit my needs as someone who is just getting
started. I was looking for a free app
since I’m a teacher and almost always on a budget and this app was free but has
options for a paid account if I were to change my mind. I was also looking for a feed reader that was
easy to use and easy to set up, luckily it was both. I was able to link my Gmail account to my
Freedly account seamlessly and the set up was trouble-free. There were several
ways to find blogs, one was to directly enter the blog name or look up a topic
of interest. I did both and found what I was looking for and interested
in. I enjoyed how I was able to put
together collections that were of the same topic and label it something I would
remember. This site was extremely easy to use and navigate and would recommend
this to anyone beginning to follow blogs and bloggers.
Since educational technology is a hot topic for me right now
I decided to focus on blogs that related to educational technology. Not so surprisingly there were a ton of sites to
sift through. But the following are my
favorites:
This blog is written by Lisa Nielsen and she discussed
topics dealing with technology in education, social media in education, and
ways to stay connected to parents through technology.
This blog is written by Gwyneth Jones. In this blog she writes about varied topics
concerning educational technology, books, and censorship.
This site is written by Michael Karlin. The site gives updates on the latest
technology news and reviews. He hosts a
link to elementary and secondary lesson plans for technology integration across
the curriculum.
This site is written by Richard Byrne. His site shares information about free
resources teachers can use in their classrooms.
This site offers guidance on how to use the latest
educational apps, important educational updates each week, and compilations of
the most useful edtech tools and tips.
I also began a blog on Tumblr. Here is the link:
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/tcmartinez35
I also began a blog on Tumblr. Here is the link:
https://www.tumblr.com/blog/tcmartinez35
