General+Education

The following is a collection of helpful websites and blogs that educators, no matter what their specialty may be, can find to be useful and informative.

 * Contents

1. Rating System

2. General Education
 * Blogs
 * Communities

3. Teaching Resources
 * Blogs

3. Subject Specific Resources 
 * Arts ||

Rating System
This rating system is used to help educators quickly determine the ease and usefulness of each technology resource in the wiki. The ratings given to each source are the opinions of the wiki contributors, and do not reflect the opinions of the general public.

__Site Rating System:__

 * 1:** There is marginal information here, but you just have to dig for it.
 * 2:** This site is useful to teachers and students, however it is not easy to navigate. The information may be lacking in details and hard to follow.
 * 3:** This resource has excellent, detailed information and integration in the classroom. This site is usable in the classroom with some work.
 * 4:** Do not miss this site! The resource has excellent, detailed information and integration in the classroom. It is very easy for any teacher to pick up and use with students.

[|Bright Hub Education]

 * Rating: 4 **

This is another blog where K-12/Special educators can get tips and ideas for incorporating lessons into their classroom. Some topics found here are on classroom management, counseling and psychology, Elementary education, English, fun activities, teacher tips, technology in the classroom and many others. Categories are K-12, Special Ed., Language learning, Homework & Study tips, and more. Created by: Dawn Kinnell

[|Successful Teaching]

 * Rating: 3**

A blog with ideas of how to be a successful teacher with links to how to integrate technology into the classroom. This is a blog created for teachers by a teacher. This would be most beneficial to new teachers or veteran teachers who are looking for new ideas. This teacher blogs about topics such as autism, collaboration, diversity, and technology just to name a few. The site is very easy to navigate. This site is owned by Pat Hensley. Submitted by: Dawn Perry

[|Teaching That Sticks]

 * Rating: 4**

This is a terrific blog that focuses not so much on student interaction rather one of professional learning for educators. The site references professional readings all centered around particular topics for the blog. Educators that are featured share professional opinions and insights. This is a great site for the professional seeking tools for their technology development. This blog was created by Keith Schoch, a professional educator. Submitted by: Bethany Rosenberg

[|The Teaching Community]

 * Rating: 3**

This is one of the many teaching communities on LiveJournal, though it’s certainly one of the biggest. Since members are free to post, it is a blog of many faces. Teachers can post on anything teacher related, such as asking for assistance and ideas with issues such as lessons and classroom management. There are also informational posts on areas affecting education, such as one weekly post by a member about current headlines around the world related to education. There are many resources to be found, and the tags here are useful to aid in searches. Not everything is tagged, so sometimes it can involve a search. If an educator does not find what they need, they are free to become a member and post their contribution. Submitted by: Rachel Burkett 

[|Best Content in Educators:]

 * Rating: 4**

This is a collaborative blog site that offers teachers valuable resources for technology, lessons and communications with other teachers. Our instructor Kevin Jarrett even has a blog section so be sure to check it out. [] One of the attributes of this site is all of the valuable links to other resources, and blogs. Submitted by Bethany Rosenberg 

Rating: 4
==== This site is an excellent resource for art teachers, but I think elementary teachers can get a lot of information from it. It has blogs on the following topics: Arts Education, Emerging Leaders, Private Sector, Public Art and Green Papers which are visions for the future of art. Advocacy for the arts! It is fairly easy to navigate, you just need to look around. There are many contributors; the site is through American for the Arts. ====

Rating: 4
====﻿This site is an access point to blogs all about Art, Music, and Drama. There is useful information for teachers to get ideas for their art classrooms and to share experiences. It is easy to navigate and has a lot of topics. The site is through Edutopia, from the George Lucas Educational Foundation.====