Want to follow some great Blogs? RSS Reader: Learning Activity 4-1

I am always looking for ways to improve my own practice. I feel that RSS Reader will help me organize sites I follow and keep me up-to-date on the newest ideas. This will be an ongoing opportunity to continue to develop professionally. 

Here are the five feeds besides my classmates’ feeds that I subscribed to and a reason why: 

This was recommended and is filled with quick and easy tips to run a successful technology classroom. Fifth graders are still pretty young, so it is nice to find quick and easy ways to help them learn “techy tips”. 

http://www.educatorstechnology.com/ 

This blog focuses on what is best for kids and that is what we are all here for!

http://nativeclassroom.blogspot.com/

I have listened to ED Ted videos before and read the material. I want to keep up-to-date with this fantastic resource. 

https://blog.ed.ted.com

This blog has a lot of information about Google products and they are my BEST friend, so thought it would be a great blog to follow!

http://theclassroomtech.blogspot.com/

This blog not only ties in technology in the classroom, but also how to apply it to real life situations. This is a goal of mine daily. 

https://classroomtechtips.wordpress.com

Comments

  1. Much2LearnMarch 11, 2021 at 1:47 PM

    Thank you for detailing the various feeds. I did not think about subscribing to sites specifically for blogging! Again, I am stealing your feed ideas and subscribing on The Old Reader!

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  2. Mrs. BMarch 13, 2021 at 10:19 AM

    I love the Classroom Tech! I am adding that to my RSS feed :) I love how you broke down the feeds you subscribed too.

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