During the first week of class, I discovered and explored several new tools that I can use as a math educator. First, I found several education blogs that I think will be helpful for me to grow as a teacher. One is the blog of the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics. It contains articles over a variety of topics of interest to high school math teachers, including lesson ideas, research reports, and essays on educational philosophy and policy. Another blog I found is Best of the Ed Blogs, which provides the most interesting blog posts from around the web that relate to educational policy and reform. Keeping up on the latest educational ideas and policies is important for any teacher who wants to stay fresh and relevant. A third blog I discovered, Stories from School, contains stories written by teachers about their experiences in the classroom. This helps bring all the other articles on philosophy and policy into sharper focus by seeing what these ideas look like when actually used by real teachers. Again, all teachers who want to develop into better educators can be inspired by these stories.
Another resource I found that I plan to use with my students is Veritasium. This is a YouTube channel with short videos exploring various topics in science and engineering. The videos are entertaining and thought-provoking, and I think my engineering students will really be challenged and inspired by these videos.
To keep track of all these blogs, I signed up for a Feedly account. This blog reader allows me to keep up with all these blogs (and the YouTube channel) without having to go to a bunch of different websites. I have even added a couple new blogs to my feed already!
Up to this point in my educational career, I have not used any Web 2.0 technology in my classroom. However, in just the first week of this class, I have already learned about (and signed up for) several new ways to keep informed, get new ideas, and collaborate with other teachers.
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