1. Subscribe to and browse other educator blogs. There are some amazing bloggers out there who are willing to share a wealth of ideas! Here are my favorites:
- Free Technology for Teachers
- iLearn Technology
- Tech Transformation
- Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day
2. Join an educator group on a social networking site. Pinterest has many interesting educators and educational organizations who share their links and clever ideas. I'm also a member of the Classroom 2.0 Ning, which offers a great social network to connect with other educators. I encourage everyone to also become members of Skype in the Classroom and browse through the many different connections and project ideas available there. While I find Twitter overwhelming at times, it is just an incredible source of ideas! There are so many amazing educators out there to follow, willing to share all of their knowledge at any given moment.
3. Check out a conference website. The K-12 Online Conference is an annual online only event, but the past conference videos and presentations are archived on their website.
4. Visit iTunes. iTunes has "iTunes U" which allows users to create and upload educational content. Searching iTunes will give you access to great professional growth opportunities that you can listen to at your leisure.
5. Listen to TED Talks. TED Talks are a collection of interesting videos on a variety of different topics.
6. Steal ideas from your colleagues. I publish on another blog called What's Up in Your LMC. I have used this blog not only to share information about the library, but also as a portfolio of student technology-related projects that I have worked with this year. Take some time to browse through my blog and see what others have done. Maybe it will give you a fresh idea to try next school year.
Thanks for another great year! Happy summer vacation!
