I joined Edutopia! Here's the link to my profile: Edutopia Profile
I hope to be able to learn more about Common Core and save different resources that I can use when I begin teaching. My goal is to join a couple of active groups in order to be able to communicate with professional in the education field. In addition, maybe I can gain some insight into learning how to land a job:)
Digg Stream
It has been quite an interesting experience with Digg Stream! At first, I found myself playing with how to add different interests of mine, but slowly I'm understand more of how things work. I was able to look at various blogs and websites that were filtered using my interests. I still have yet to find a lot of meaningful elementary education blogs and websites, but I have not given up. Although I haven't been completely successful with finding all that I wanted to find, I have enjoyed looking at fun, weird, and captivating sources of information. I have attached some links to my like Diggs!
- Sandy Hook to be torn down
- Cyclone in India
- Seal evades Great White
- The Roots and Miley Cyrus
- Mexican Drug Cartels-Chicago
I believe that using Digg Stream is one way that you can stay up to date with what is happening around the world. I feel like I can find information that I wouldn't have found out from another source. I like the fact that I can get all kinds of news, and not just news that is happening in the L.A. area, like the television news broadcast. In addition, I feel like these days, information is posted faster on the web than it is reported on television! In some ways, having an RSS stream is useful because I don't have to go to a bunch of different websites to find something that I am interested in reading. Although it has been great to read all kinds of different information, I still have to "shop around" for more websites and blogs that are more tailored to my interests. I guess it takes a little bit of time to figure out the feeds that I enjoy and the ones I dislike. I have been deleting some that have not really been enjoyable or the ones that do not have any posted pieces of information. I downloaded the app on my phone which has been great! I like the fact that when I have chosen a source, it shows how much posts it has, but I wish this appeared before I add it to my feed, as some do not have any! Then I have to go and delete it because there's no use in having it (deleting is quite easy though). Overall, I have enjoyed having it and look forward to adjusting it as the quarter progresses.
1. How can I get more elementary education sources?
I was able to look up education feeds, but I felt like their information was not that tailored to my interests in education. I found the Sandy Hook news through one of the education sources, but that was the only page that I found interesting. There was not anything that was directly related to resources or experiences in the classroom. I was able to find one source that I am not very happy with, help please!
2. How can I check if a source is "dead" (no posts), before I add it to my stream?
If I look for sources by browsing different categories, the turn out is good (no dead blogs/sites). When I search specific topics, its easier to add those dead sources, especially if I use the app on my phone. I haven't figured out how to look at the source. When I click on it automatically gets added to my feed and then I have to see whether it has any posts. I have found somewhat of a solution, using my laptop. If I look at specific categories, I am shown how many posts it has, which prevents me from adding one that is dead.
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