Blogs can be useful tools. Students can find different blogs on the same topic and compare the entries. This could allow them to either further understand a concept/topic or to learn about different points of view outside of the classroom. With finding all of these wonderful blogs, students can learn to organize and keep up-to-date on them by using RSS feeds. I currently have a few useful blogs on my iGoogle and have found that using an RSS feed allows me to keep up with all the information and keep it all organized.
On of these helpful blogs is called, "Art Teacher's Guide to the Internet." This blog is a wonderful tool, not only for art teachers, but any teacher. The author of the blog tried to give personal experiences and shares other teachers' stories a well. There is actually a section called, "108 Web Tools and Resources," which includes everything from sound effects to wikis to art education and online sketchpads. Finding a blog like this, as a future educator, is absolutely helpful. Keeping this in my RSS feed will allow me to know when something new has been posted.
In addition to content specific blogs, I have found the blog of the US Department of Education. I find it very important to understand what is going on in the education of our society. The Department of Education talks about the budget, about educational acts, and about reforms to name a few topics. With all of those topics, the RSS feed can keep me organized if I become more interested in one topic over another and/or allow me to stay current with the recent issues examined.
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