I researched a few educational blogs as provided from Module one for Research Activities. Here are the blogs and my thoughts:
http://www,weblogg-ed.com
This is by Will Richardson. I found it easy to read his enthusiasm about Web 2.0 tools and integration into the classroom. He seem to really want to get more teachers on board and connect them with free technology. His site appears to be the oldest and the most in depth. I would suggest his blog to my friends who are teachers.
http://davidwarlick.com/2cents/a
This is by David Warlick. He is also very passionate about Web 2.0 and its classroom uses. His blog appeared to be a little more informal than Richardson's and I liked it better. I could understand what he was talking about a little better and it was less technical. I would also recommend this blog to some of my teacher friend.
http://itshambrick.blogspot.com
Hosted by Scott Hambrick. I will be honest didn't like it. Just had baby pictures on it and not recently updated. I did not investigate it further.
http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/eduholic/
Emmet Rosenfield's blog is hosted by an interesting site for Teacher Magazine. His blogs was okay but the content of the Teacher Magazine a little more informative, with lots of interesting topics. His blogs just seem to rattle of times of upcoming events. It was okay.
http://techedandweb2tools.blogspot.com
This was my second to last favorite blog. The author Colleen McNeil is also passionate about Web 2.o tools but I found a little too idealistic. The one comment that stuck with me is "giving students control over their learning". Call me old fashioned but that is a bad idea. Students should have some say, but to give them control undermines the entire educational system and the purpose of teachers.
One blog that I have found is zoonewsdiest.blogspot.com. The moderator has hosted a listserv that I have subscribed to for almost ten years now. He recently also added a blog feature. I still get the listserv and I like that format. It comes out about once a week and since he travels a lot it helps me know what is going on in zoos outside the US. He recently added a separate vacancy email and/or blog. I recommend his listserv to those in the industry who haven't heard of it.
