226 – 7 Best Teacher Resources +

This week on the WELSTech Podcast we look at the 7 (or more) best teacher resource web sites.

The discussion:

Can we count? – Narrowing the list of classroom resource web sites to the best 7 proved to be a bit tough for Martin and Sallie, so instead they share the best of the best in 7 categories of education sites.

Teacher Resource Sites

7. Subject specific
   • Khan Academy
   • The Periodic Table of Videos
6. Trends in education
   • Edutopia
   • Tech & Learning
   • David Warlick’s 2¢ Worth
5. Resource exchanges
   • WebQuest
   • Lesson Planet
   • TeacherVision.com
   • edHelper.com
   • ReadWriteThink
   • PBS Teachers
   • Education World
4. Interactive whiteboards
   • SMART Exchange
   • SMART Board Revolution
3. Video
   • Learn 360
   • Discovery Education
   • YouTube EDU
2. Free Technology For Teachers
1. Personal Learning Network or PLN – Customized to individual interests and needs and made up of various blogs, Twitter accounts and Pinterest boards
   • Technology in the Lutheran Classroom
   • Apps in Education
   • Wonderopolis
   • Edudemic
   • Edgalaxy
   • Langwitches Blog
   • Sallie’s Twitter edtech list
   • Pinterest search on education

Coming up in April …. 7 Best E-mail Productivity Tools and Tips

Ministry resources:

• (19:30) The Books of the Bible [INFOGRAPHIC]
• Sing For Joy from St. Olaf College
• Open Bible Stories

Picks of the week:

• (25:11) Recommended iPad Apps for Education from the Texas Computer Education Association
• media.io

Community feedback:

• (29:05) WELSTech on Pinterest
  • The New Essential Apps – February 2012
  • Genius Scan
  • The Reason I Deleted My Pinterest Account
• Links shared in the WELSTech Diigo group this week include …
  • Assistments
  • The Book of Concord on the Internet (Web site | Twitter)
  • SnappSchool Connects Parents With Classrooms
  • Reflection.app
  • Stixy
  • How to Create a Custom Theme for Your WordPress Blog with Minimal Coding Required
• Aaron Frey shared an update regarding his Kickstarter page for the PearlVault project
• Technology Services Coordinator employment opportunity at Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary
• Technology that Supports Strategies that Work mindmap

Coming up on WELSTech:

(48:08) Episode 227 – The current book discussion draws to a close as we look at chapter 6, Regeneration, of The Church of Facebook. (Release date – 03/14/12)

The featured artist:

(48:37) We close the podcast with the music of Kevin Loersch – O Sacred Head, Now Wounded from his CD titled “Abide With Me“

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