EDUCATIONAL BLOG SITES:

Analysis & Critique

By: Sarah Searle

Liberty University School of Education

EDUC 639

Dr. Fuller

Educational blogs provide:

• Opportunities for educational research

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• Professional development

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• Collaboration

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Educational blogs equip teachers to be digital citizens as they learn to be:

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1. Inclusive

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• Informed

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• Engaged

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• Balanced

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Popular Educational Blogs

ISTE

Steve Hargadon

The EdTech Roundup

International Society for Technology in Education.

• Edsurge

Blog website by writer, founder and director of the Learning Revolution Project, the host of the Future of Education.

Provides updated reviews of trending and new educational tech tools to utilize in the classroom as well as lesson plans to incorporate the tech tools.

ISTE

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Key features:

• Free blog site, Edsurge, with a variety of trending educational topics such as: digital citizenship,
• Training videos for tech support
• Online community forum to post questions for rich discussion

ISTE blog, Edsurge, builds:

-Inclusiveness

-Current information on educational technology and how to effectively incorporate it into the classroom on all subject and grade levels.

-Tips for leveraging tech tools to enhance continued learning offline.

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ISTE equips a teacher with :

Current Edtech trending tools

Collaborative opportunities with other educators

Professional development

EdTech Roundup

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Key features:

• Access to free technology resources and instructional materials
• Lesson plans
• Reviews of books and online resources/ apps concerning EdTech tools
• Weekly podcast

Review of an online creative platform.

Awards:

Steve Hargadon

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Key Features:

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-Monthly blog posts on trending educational technology sites and tools

• Access to Classroom 2.0- Social media site for educators and Library 2.0

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• Upcoming summits, webinars and conferences

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• Podcast: The Future of Education

Access to Twitter feed

Conclusion:

Access to multiple viewpoints to build respect and empathy with others.

Engagement and collaboration with other educators to share ideas, strategies and resources.

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Professional development opportunities to better train for implementation of EdTech tools.

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Educational blogs allow:

References

• Fingal, J. (2021, October 12). The 5 Competencies of Digital Citizenship. ISTE. https://www.iste.org/explore/5-competencies-digital-citizenship
• Khurshid, F. (2019). Examining the use and awareness of blogs among university students. Journal of Research in Social Sciences, 7(2), 15-29.

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