BTLRC+Staying+Current

A. **Edutopia-**a website for all aspects of education with a focus on 21st Century skills: **[|www.edutopia.com]** B. **Teaching tolerance**- a site that keeps educators up to date with issues in education particularly as they relate to diverse student populations. The site has an option for subscription: **[]** C. **Rethinking Schools:** a site that keeps educators up to date with curriculum and its relationship to all students**: []**
 * Staying current in the field of education via online technologies**
 * Part 1: Using listservs, RSS feeds, and subscriptions(Knowing and Understanding)**
 * 1) A. This Simmons college link gives teachers an introduction and some ideas to explore and different ways to stay current with specific subscriptions:[] (Very helpful for beginners)
 * 2) B. This site contains a comprhensive list of listservs and how to sign up for []
 * 3) C. **Instructions for signing up for listservs []**
 * 4) D. Marshall Memo sends out weekly memos on educational topics. Subscription costs $50 (2012) []
 * 5) E. Digo educator- you can sign up for a free account as an educator and subscribe to Digo educator updates as well as be able to bookmark and share resources with colleages: []
 * Part 2: Sites with current research and information with the option of subscription** (Knowing and Understanding)
 * D. Kathy Schrock:** an amazing site started by a teacher that has comprehensive guides for teacher leaders, teachers, and other areas of education **[]**
 * Part 3: Social Media: Ways to integrate social media as professional communities or in the classroom (Applying)**

[] Part 4: **Create your own site for the purpose of sharing educational resources or working with students (Creating)** BPS Teachers- Contact OIIT for more ideas. Two great professional resources are:
 * 1) A. 100 inspiring ways to use social media in the classroom:
 * 1) B. Edutopia: Blogs: []
 * 2) C. Edmodo: a site similar to facebook that allows students and teachers to set up classes and groups to connect online: [|www.edmodo.com]
 * 3) a. Webinar for edmodo (must be logged onto edomodo to see): []
 * 4) D. Create a google group: [|www.googlegroups.com]
 * 5) E. Create a voicethread: [|www.voicethread.com] Tutorial: [|http://voicethread.com/?#q]
 * 6) F. Create a facebook group (blocked on BPS)
 * 1) A. Create a wiki (there are several different kinds). Sign up as an educator to get more benefits. [|www.wiki.com] Tutorial: []
 * 2) B. Create a google site: [|www.sites.google.com] Tutorial: []

Ed Conisidine: econsidine@boston.k12.ma.us and Paula Wilson: pwilson@boston.k12.ma.us