Webliography

To view my complete annotated webliography on Diigo, follow this link. Thanks!

In the meantime, here are my top 5 sites: (The fist 3 are blogs that I frequent regularly, thanks to this course, and the next 2 are initiatives in educational technology and innovative teaching practices that I find rather inspirational)

1. The Chalk Face http://shaunpjohnson.wordpress.com/ This is a blog by Shaun Johnson, a professor in MD and frequent contributor to the Huffington Post, who continues to generate meaningful and current discourse relating to education. Throughout this course, I have found his articles very thought provoking, and have responded to The Chalk Face several times. Shaun is following me on Twitter!

2. Innovative Educator http://theinnovativeeducator.blogspot.com/ The Innovative Educator is a blog by Lisa Neilson, an educational technology specialist currently working for the Dept of Ed in NY. I discovered the Innovative Educator throughout this course, and have enjoyed the perspectives, specifically about technology in education and student assessment that have been advocated on the blog.

3. Blogging About the Web 2.0 Classroom http://web20classroom.blogspot.com/ Steven Anderson, a teacher in NC, runs this blog discussing all manner of ideas and strategies to make classroom consistent with Web 2.0 resources. It is impossible to miss his material on twitter.

4.21st Century Collaborative/The Independent Project http://www.21stcenturycollaborative.com/2011/04/dream-school/ On the 21st Century Collaborative blog, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach made a post titled Dream School. It was very interesting, but especially as it highlighted The Independent Project, a student initiated school within a school. The link on YouTube is long (15 mins), but incredibly informative and inspirational.

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5.One Laptop Per Child http://one.laptop.org/

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We aim to provide each child with a rugged, low-cost, low-power, connected laptop. To this end, we have designed hardware, content and software for collaborative, joyful, and self-empowered learning. With access to this type of tool, children are engaged in their own education, and learn, share, and create together. They become connected to each other, to the world and to a brighter future.

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