Teacher+Blogs

Teacher Blogs

Rating: * * * * * [|Maggie Hos-McGrane Blog]. She is a veteran teacher of 28 years. Her blog is dedicated to incorporating technology into the classroom. Maggie is an IT teacher currently working in Zug, Switzerland. She has many great posts including [|Does the internet make you dumber?]She is correct in reminding us that " The message is that real intelligence is about thinking, not memorizing." Maggie's blogs allow for critical thinking and I love reading her posts. This is a perfect example of teacher collaboration at it's finest. Rating: * * * * *  [|Classroom Discipline] is a blog set up by [|Craig Seganti] as a blog space where teachers and substitutes can freely ask advice and offer advice regarding classroom discipline. In addition to setting up a "Real World Teacher Lounge", he blogs current issues in education. Craig's philosophy is "Teachers are professionals who deserve to teach in an attentive, appreciative environment where an education is the reward. The aim is to not waste time in politically correct jargon but to employ those techniques and strategies which work-in the REAL WORLD." Need I say more? Thanks Craig! Rating *
 * __[|Always Learning]__**Kim Cofino hosts her own blog on the challenges and rewards of teaching internationally. Within her blog are many articles and posts about teaching in the 21st century. [|The Technology Toolbox: Choosing the Right Tool for the Task] answers the question of how to get started and what tools to use when you are trying to integrate technology into your lessons. The chart below is one of many useful tools you can find at [] This is a good resource for grades k-12.

