Numerous educational blogs exist that can help you in the classroom. Google Reader can help you to organize your blogs. Everyday users can use Google Reader to keep track of news and blogs outside of the education realm.
Google Reader - follow the instructions or view the video
- Create a Google Reader account
- Go to http://reader.google.com/
- Sign in by typing your District Gmail password.
- Find educational blogs, news, or information that you would like to add to your Reader account
- Once you find an educational blog that you wold like to follow:
- Copy the link of the site
- Go to Google Reader
- Click Add a subscription
- Paste the link
- Click Add
- Check Google Reader periodically as it will go and find any updates to the blogs you are watching and post them in your Reader account.
Google Reader Instruction Video
This video is a little dated. You will be able to login with your email password instead of creating a new account. In the interest of saving our district's Internet bandwidth, users outside the district cannot view this video.
Finding Educational Blogs
To find educational blogs, you can search the web or you can visit MrsSmoke’s blog post, “Educational Blogs You Should Be Investigating” listing and categorizing many different blogs. Don't forget to add the Eagle Technology blog!
This video is a little dated. You will be able to login with your email password instead of creating a new account. In the interest of saving our district's Internet bandwidth, users outside the district cannot view this video.
Finding Educational Blogs
To find educational blogs, you can search the web or you can visit MrsSmoke’s blog post, “Educational Blogs You Should Be Investigating” listing and categorizing many different blogs. Don't forget to add the Eagle Technology blog!
I also use Google Reader to keep up on state legislative news. Here are three sites you can add to Google Reader to keep up with the Kansas State Government. Add these feeds to your Reader to get easy, automatic updates.
The Topeka-Capitol Journal - http://cjonline.com/do/not/override/panel/taxonomy/term/15/2
The Wichita Eagle - http://www.kansas.com/news/legislature/index.html
LJWorld - http://www2.ljworld.com/news/politics/kansas_legislature/
English teachers be sure to check out and add the Grammarly blog to your Reader!
Parents, be sure to add the following teacher blogs to your Reader feed!
Teresa Bradshaw - http://bradshawssocialstudiescentral.blogspot.com/
Rebecca Huelskamp - http://mrshuelskamplanguagearts.blogspot.com/
The Topeka-Capitol Journal - http://cjonline.com/do/not/override/panel/taxonomy/term/15/2
The Wichita Eagle - http://www.kansas.com/news/legislature/index.html
LJWorld - http://www2.ljworld.com/news/politics/kansas_legislature/
English teachers be sure to check out and add the Grammarly blog to your Reader!
Parents, be sure to add the following teacher blogs to your Reader feed!
Teresa Bradshaw - http://bradshawssocialstudiescentral.blogspot.com/
Rebecca Huelskamp - http://mrshuelskamplanguagearts.blogspot.com/
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