Web+2.0+Technologies

**http://theedublogger.com/**
===**Sue Waters is the author of this blog and her purpose is to talk about emerging technologies.** Her topics include: tips, tricks, ideas and help with using web 2.0 technologies and edublogs. The site recently provided information on how to minimize spam commentors from posting links to their sites on your blogs -- step by step. The site was very useful but not often updated. I would give this blog a rating of 4 out of 5 stars .===

=**__When is good?__**= [|WhenIsGood.net] is a website that helps you find out when is a good time to have a particular event with one or more people. Here's how it works. You start by creating an event then select the times you are available to attend from a grid.

After you create the event, it gives you a link to send people so they can respond and a special code for you to edit the event and view the responses. You can also create an account, which enables you to keep track of events and responses. You can also watch an [|instructional video] to learn more. I've used this and it works great! I give this web 2.0 application 5 out of 5 stars.

**__The Tech Savvy Educator: A Practical Guide for Integrating Technology in the Classroom__**

[|http://www.techsavvyed.net]

This site is a community of educators committed to sharing ways for students to use technology in the classroom. Ben Rimes, an elementary school technology teacher, is the webmaster. In February 2006, this blog earned the Red Orbit "Blog of the Day" and "Science and Technology" web awards. The site lists several categories such as specific subject areas, wikis, virtual field trips, student examples, podcasts, and so on. I found this site to be very helpful in my efforts to integrate technology in the classroom. I would rate it at 5 stars.

=__Picasa__=

@http://picasa.google.com/


 * Picasa is a free online service, from Google, that provides media hosting of pictures and movies. Once you set up a Google account, you can upload videos and pictures and access them from any computer. After you upload your media, can make it searchable to everyone, unsearchable but public accessible, or password accessable. Also, you must download picaso 3.0 to your computer. This program is very user friendly and allows you to easily import photos and movies in all different formats. It is very well organized. You can also make scrapbooks, slip shows with music, and photo editing. It even allows to upload directly to your picasa account and the the videos you can make to youtube. This is another great product that Google has put out. It provides a free space for others to see your photo's and video's. I give this a rating of 5 out of 5 stars .**

=**__The Power of Educational Technology__**= [] This site is the blog of Liz Davis. She has had several jobs with technological backgrounds and is currently at work developing staff development for teachers. She has some really interesting ideas and posts about once a week. She has also written a book called __21st Century Technology Tools.__ Her posts are informative and offer some interesting perspectives on technology. The other thing that was good about this site was the extensive listing of other sites that this one linked to - there were lots of great places to explore. I would rate this a ​4 out of 5 stars.

=__David Warlick 2 Cents Worth__= This site belongs to David Warlick. He updates his blog almost daily, and almost always starts out with something he has learned and wants to share. I really enjoyed his posts, and found them to be applicable and thought provoking. This individual really puts a lot of thought into what he says and wants to inspire his readers to becomebetter teachers. I give this site a 5 out 5 stars.
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=__The Blue Skunk Blog__=
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This blog is not only fun to read - you have to love the title - but is also informative and up-to-date on the many topics that Doug fields to his audience. He welcomes interactions and always has something thought provoking to say. He also updates his blog frequently and includes some great links to other up-to-date educational blogs and other nice "goodies" for his audience. Great place to read and fun to think about too. 5 out of 5   = ** __Beth's Thoughts on Technology in the Classroom__ ** =  =[] = Beth Knittle is the sole K-12 Technology Integration Specialist for a large school district and blogs about learning and educational technology. She blogs at least once a month and sometimes posts two or three new thoughts in a month. Some are solely what the title says, her thoughts on technology, and others include new technologies that could be integrated in the classroom. I enjoyed reading some of her posts and would rate this site at 3 stars.

** Always Learning ** This sight belongs to Technology Educator, Kim Scofino. She is constantly publishing/uploading new articles, studies, and data to show local, regional, and global impacts of technology and how it affects the classroom. I have found her posts to be honest, open-minded, and positive on promoting a better education for all. The organization of the blog, I believe has strengths and weaknesses. At initial first glance, the sight seems to be clearly organized with buttons at the top to guide a viewer throughout the sight, however the main page seems entirely to long. I have participated in some of her blogs, and have found trouble locating where my post is because there are so many different posts on that page. For this reason I am rating this sight **4 out of 5** **stars. ** [] This is the blog area of the Teacher Magazine website. This blog contains information on topics like Instruction, Profession, Technology, School Environment, Sports & Activites, Non-Traditional Schools, and many more. The sight also posts links to many other facits and resources of educational needs. I have found the posts and information to be non-biased, honest, and positive in nature. The sight is also well organized, professional- looking, and easy to navigate. For these reasons, I am awarding it ** 5 out of 5 star s .**
 * [|http://mscofino.edublogs.org] **
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=__langwitches__= [|langwitches] http://langwitches.org This web site is the hub of Sylvia Tolisano. Her blog focuses on integrating all types of technologies into the classroom. There is something new almost every day. Past entries are sorted into many different categories which reflects the wide variety of topics on which she blogs. 4 out of 5 stars

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