Who+to+Follow

=**Educational Bloggers to follow:**=

[|Principal of Change] George Couros, Principal - at a K-12 program in Stony Plain, Alberta. Thoughtful posts about schools, learning, change, technology, students and teachers.

[|NeverEnding Search] Joyce Valenza, teacher-librarian (high school) - tons of good resources as well as the importance of the school library and its role is changing over time.

[|Free Technology for Teachers] - Free Technology for Teachers provides educators with ideas and instruction for using free, web-based, resources to improve student engagement and learning. This is a great way to stay up-to-date with new online resources.

[|Pair-a-dimes] David Truss - a principal from Port Coquitlam now living in Dalian, China. He is a principal of a Pre-K to Grade 9 Foreign Nationals School, his wife teaches at the school and his two kids are students there.

[|Langwitches Blog] - contains thoughts, ideas and projects from a Technology Integration Facilitator and 21st Century Learning Specialist. Areas blogged about include technology in the classroom, digital storytelling, multicultural and global education. Thoughtful posts and practical tutorials are a mix in this blog.

[|Teach Paperless] - This is a blog meant to help teachers create and maintain SocialTech-integrated Paperless Classrooms.

[|Backroom Blogger] Michelle Morely - Educational Technology Consultant, Good Spirit School Division (Yorkton) - lots of good links and suggestions for online resources

[|Weird Science] - just for fun - all sorts of unusual science stuff aimed at kids ages 10 - 16.

[|Mrs. Kolbert's Classroom Blog] (Grade 3) - a documentation of classroom activities and learning

[|The Thinking Stick] Jeff Utecht - the High School Technology and Learning Coordinator at the International School Bangkok. I like the way he documents and shares what he, his teachers and their students are doing.

[|Edustange] Alan Stange - teaches a grade 4/5 home room in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan - reflective posts on what is happening in his classroom and on articles, posts that have caught his attention.

[|Dy/dan] Dan Meyer - a high school math teacher who incorporates critical and creative thinking and student inquiry into his lessons. Tons of documentation of lessons and ideas to try.

[|Mrs. Huff's English Classe]s - an amazing teacher blog from a senior high English teacher.

[|The English Teacher's Companion] - Jim Burke " thoughts about teaching teens and English in the twenty-first century" - follow the links on his page to other useful resources such as the [|English Companion Ning]

[|Weblogg-ed] Will Richardson - the early guru of social media. Early writings were about social media tools; for example blogging in the classroom. Now he writes and advocates for educational change "Technology, specifically the Web, expands the learning opportunities our connected children and their teachers have. That's not to say that we can't do a whole lot of learning without technology; we can. But the reality for my kids and yours is that they are going to be immersed in these spaces, potentially connecting and learning with two billion strangers, required to make sense of huge flows of information and creating and sharing their knowledge with the world. That is their reality; it wasn't ours" **[|My Kids are Illiterate. Most Likely, Yours Are Too]**

E.g. **Alec Couros,** professor of Educational Technology at the U of R is a great source of information and great links via his twitter updates - get the rss feed and follow him on your start page rss url="twitter.com/statuses/user_timeline/739293.rss" link="true" number="10"
 * Follow Tweets....**

These bloggers write occasionally - and are worth reading.
 * Living Sky School Division Bloggers**

[|The Labyrinth of the Luddite] Micheal Hagel (Luseland)

[|Open Monologue] Rob Wall (NBCHS)

[|Stating the Obvious] Ryan Nickell (Maymont)

[|Beyond Classroom Tech Tips] Donna DesRoches (Division Office) - I don't write often but this year will use the blog to document and reflect on our one-to-one project.

[|Mrs. Yeaman's Classroom Blo]g - a Pre-K teacher uses her classroom blog " to keep track of the variety of activities that fill our school days. We hope to give you a glimpse of what's happening in our busy classroom and all that we are doing".