Sites of interest

Of the education blogs I reviewed, I selected the following three for a variety of reasons. The first two are Social Studies related, which is my chosen content area. The third one is about students with disabilities, which is closely related to the area in which I currently work. It was important to me that the sites I selected were regularly updated, and that they had significant educational content.

UMW Regional GeoBlog

This is the blog of the University of Mary Washington (Virginia)'s Geography department. I selected it because it was both informational and interesting. There's a lot of geography material here, but they also put a personal spin on it. Lots of links, maps, and picture help the reader stay engaged in what could otherwise be a very dry subject. Tags are used on each post to help readers easily view other postings on the same subject. Since there is so much content on the site, I advise readers to use the categories listed in the right-hand column to narrow down the posts. Haiti is a great place to start.

Speaking of History
Eric Langhorst's subtitle is, "Discussions about Education, Technology, and History." Not only does Langhorst provide a long list of education-related blogs, he also Twitters and posts podcasts. The blog is just only informational; there is some personal content, which makes it more reader-friendly. He includes pictures, lots of links to resources, and well-written content. I recommend his October 15th post on, "Does Technology Make You a Better Teacher?"

Teaching All Students
Teaching All Students is written by a special education teacher from the Chicago suburbs (where I grew up). The focus is on using technology in the classroom to help students learn. The world of assistive technology is broad, and this blog certainly covers a lot of it. Articles on closed captioning, upcoming conferences, and the iPod can be found on the first page (as of right now). The subject may not be one that is interesting to everyone, but it should be noted that it's not just students in special ed who need assistive technologies to do better in school, and familiarizing oneself with what's out there enables us to help our students succeed. That is why this site is important.