Stay informed about what’s going on with the Technology World by checking this page frequently.

Technology changes quickly, but these sites and tools will help you stay up to speed. All of the links below will open up the websites in new windows, so you won’t lose your place here in the St. Mike’s Tech Portal.

Blogs: other web blogs related to technology or education

• PBS TeacherSource - information “at the cross-roads of culture and education”
• Weblogg-ed - The Read/Write Web in the Classroom
• EduBlogs – blogs for teachers and students
• Edutopia’s Spiral Notebook – the blog hosted by Edutopia
• Free Technology for Teachers – a great resource for finding out free tools
• Teachers Love SMARTBoards - this group of educators has compiled a number of tools specifically for use on interactive boards.

Technology in Education: information about great uses of technology in schools

• Thinkfinity – without question, the best place to research lesson plans and curriculum ideas. Every lesson has been created or reviewed by one of the partner sites (e.g. National Geographic) and integrates technology.
• B.E.S.T. Research - research summaries from educational technology
• Edutopia - Sponsored by the George Lucas Education Foundation, Edutopia provides case studies of best practices.
• eSchool News online - the number one place to go to find out about educational movements, technologies, and projects from around the world.
• MERLOT - Multi-Media Educational Research for Learning and On-Line Teaching

Technology News:sites to help keep you aware of new technologies as they evolve

• Mashable – this blog is the latest in social media
• Engadget - Gadgets, Gizmos, and Technology Tools that you never thought would hit the market.
• ExtremeTech - Technology “how-to’s”
• Gizmodo - the “Gadgets” Weblog
• Scientific American - get the same articles as in the magazine, but in half the time and for free
• VersionTracker - Mac OSX Updates and Downloads
• Webopedia - an online dictionary for computer and Internet terms and definitions
• Wired News - general news about technology