ssional development in my district, I constantly consult this site to integrate new technology into professional development for teachers. It contains a vast array of web 2.0 tools, app recommendations, and general technology information. It is sortable by content, grade level, and so on and is also available in the form of an iPhone/ iPad app. The website was created by a teacher and is entirely geared toward teachers.
—Stefanie Rosenberg Wager, curriculum coordinator, Des Moines Public Schools, Iowa
I read the newspaper every morning, and I'm always pulling articles from my personal subscription (Kansas City Star) into my classroom. I use a digital projector to annotate with kids as we read the article.
—Steve J. Moore, literacy coach, Independence School District, Missouri
I've been working on building my personal learning network since the ASCD Annual Conference. I consistently read the articles in various SmartBriefs in addition to the resources that come my way through Twitter and Facebook accounts.
I work with a young school faculty whose members are used to accessing these resources. Whenever any of us find anything interesting, we share it with the others. This has led to the consistent discussion of ideas and introduction of new classroom practices. As a group, we talk more about learning and teaching than ever before.
—David Stovenour, assistant principal, Dundalk High School, Baltimore County, Maryland
Free Technology for Teachers; The Edublogger; and The EduBlogs Teacher Challenge are tremendous free resources that help me learn about new technology tools that make me a better teacher—for example, Diigo, Facebook for Educators, Wikispaces, Edublogs, Wordle, and Classtools.net.
—Keith Ozsvath, band director, Rotolo Middle School, Batavia, Illinois