As I updated myFav Websites page and organized all those wonderful resources I began to think of all of the places where I have found these resources. I often find great websites for ed just by browsing through teacher's blogs and seeing what they use but I have also found some great websites dedicated to finding ed resources. There are definitely some very committed people out there that are AMAZING at finding ed resources, I don't know how they do it! Here are some of the ones I check out daily: * Pictures have been taken off the public blog profiles
1 ) Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day - Larry Ferlazzo is AMAZING! I found his website by chance and have since been pushing it on every teacher and student teacher I know. Not only does he blog regularly on a variety of educational topics but he is continuously finding great resources to be used in the classroom. - His "Best of" series can be found through his blog and archives lists of thousands of the "Best of" ed resources. Teachers can find anything they may need if they are teaching any subject or interested in learning more on professional development, classroom management or any other ed topic. - Great job Larry, thank you! -http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/
2 ) Educational Technology Guy - David Andrade's blog, Educational Technology Guy, is great for finding the best new tech resources for the classroom. David often posts many times a day and not only has some great online resources but invaluable information on how to use them and how to troubleshoot them! - You can scroll through the posts themselves or explore through any of the tabs David's included at the top of the blog to organize his resources. - Definitely a blog to add to your Google Reader! - http://educationaltechnologyguy.blogspot.ca/
3 ) ICT Magic Wiki - ICT Wiki is one of the biggest ed resources Wiki that I have been able to find. It has countless resources that can be used by teachers or students and it is my one-stop shop if I am looking for last minute resources to use during a lesson! - Tabs at the side of this Wiki allow users to scroll through resources by specific subjects (math, english, etc) or by use (animations, images, etc). - This is a very visually busy Wiki and it can be easy to miss information but there are GREAT resources summarized through this Wiki if you take the time to look. - http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/
Happy Monday everyone! (I will be adding these to my Fav Websites page under "Teacher Resources")