Comments on: Where do you go for your info? http://www.teach42.com/2006/01/04/where-do-you-go-for-your-info/ Education and Technology by Steve Dembo Thu, 20 Nov 2008 18:02:44 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Ben http://www.teach42.com/2006/01/04/where-do-you-go-for-your-info/#comment-36057 Ben Tue, 10 Jan 2006 02:48:53 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/01/04/where-do-you-go-for-your-info/#comment-36057 The site Tom mentioned "<a href="http://www.techsavvyed.net" title="Tech Savvy Educator" rel="nofollow">Tech Savvy Educator" </a>might be what your'e talking about and/or looking for, but since it's already on your blogroll I'm guessing that it's not exactly the type of forum that you're inquiring about. "Googling" can be quite a wonderful resources, but I would strongly advise any teacher to be well versed in at least two other search engines, because there's plenty of the web that Google just can't cover. The site Tom mentioned “Tech Savvy Educator” might be what your’e talking about and/or looking for, but since it’s already on your blogroll I’m guessing that it’s not exactly the type of forum that you’re inquiring about. “Googling” can be quite a wonderful resources, but I would strongly advise any teacher to be well versed in at least two other search engines, because there’s plenty of the web that Google just can’t cover.

]]> By: Jennifer W http://www.teach42.com/2006/01/04/where-do-you-go-for-your-info/#comment-35411 Jennifer W Fri, 06 Jan 2006 22:44:15 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/01/04/where-do-you-go-for-your-info/#comment-35411 Hello -- I would love to be part of a group who shares ideas!! Thanks!! I get most of my info through conferences. I also have several blogs I check regularly and a couple I subscribe to. I google quite a bit. I also belong to the Ed-Tech newsgroup which has some good posts to get a topic rolling. my blog is at http://technospudblog.blogspot.com/ but I am new to blogging so right now it is kinda primitive. Happy New Year! I look forward to chatting again. Jennifer Wagner Hello — I would love to be part of a group who shares ideas!! Thanks!!

I get most of my info through conferences.
I also have several blogs I check regularly and a couple I subscribe to.
I google quite a bit.
I also belong to the Ed-Tech newsgroup which has some good posts to get a topic rolling.

my blog is at http://technospudblog.blogspot.com/ but I am new to blogging so right now it is kinda primitive.

Happy New Year!
I look forward to chatting again.
Jennifer Wagner

]]> By: colin http://www.teach42.com/2006/01/04/where-do-you-go-for-your-info/#comment-35224 colin Thu, 05 Jan 2006 20:06:35 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/01/04/where-do-you-go-for-your-info/#comment-35224 I also just google it. For some good reading, when I need to get away from all the school stuff I check out digg.com. Then again I try to get my info from podcasts. With a family, teaching all day, and a second job to attempt to pay some bills I listen to various shows. I also just google it.

For some good reading, when I need to get away from all the school stuff I check out digg.com.

Then again I try to get my info from podcasts. With a family, teaching all day, and a second job to attempt to pay some bills I listen to various shows.

]]> By: Tom http://www.teach42.com/2006/01/04/where-do-you-go-for-your-info/#comment-35123 Tom Thu, 05 Jan 2006 04:55:01 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/01/04/where-do-you-go-for-your-info/#comment-35123 <a href="http://www.techsavvyed.net/forum/" rel="nofollow">Tech Savvy Ed</a> has a forum which I find useful and we could use some more members (I am a moderator). I don't really know many good places for this kind of interaction except for blogs. They have really been key for me. I don't really see google as an "interaction" maybe what you go to from there. What are the sites you go to? Tech Savvy Ed has a forum which I find useful and we could use some more members (I am a moderator).

I don’t really know many good places for this kind of interaction except for blogs. They have really been key for me. I don’t really see google as an “interaction” maybe what you go to from there.

What are the sites you go to?

]]> By: Alfred Thompson http://www.teach42.com/2006/01/04/where-do-you-go-for-your-info/#comment-35083 Alfred Thompson Wed, 04 Jan 2006 17:59:10 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/01/04/where-do-you-go-for-your-info/#comment-35083 My particular area of special interest is computer science education. I have some resources linked from my own blog but the two main sources I use at the www.mainfunction.com community web site with its online forums and the Advanced Placement Computer Science mailing list. My particular area of special interest is computer science education. I have some resources linked from my own blog but the two main sources I use at the http://www.mainfunction.com community web site with its online forums and the Advanced Placement Computer Science mailing list.

]]> By: wakemp http://www.teach42.com/2006/01/04/where-do-you-go-for-your-info/#comment-35077 wakemp Wed, 04 Jan 2006 17:23:55 +0000 http://www.teach42.com/2006/01/04/where-do-you-go-for-your-info/#comment-35077 Steve, Here's my top three 1. Google it - Obvious but needs to be considered, I throw together 3 to 5 words that (kind of a reverse-tagging system) that circle what I am looking for. 2. Email - still the stalward as you can collect ideas from the more non-savvy users, everyone has email. In the words of a colleague - you have to 'put it out there'. Poke people with your ideas and see what you get back. 3. Personal pre-caching - Read, listen, archive - There are a large number of times I link a current problem back to previous ideas and connect the current problem to people I have read or heard in the past. Steve, Here’s my top three

1. Google it - Obvious but needs to be considered, I throw together 3 to 5 words that (kind of a reverse-tagging system) that circle what I am looking for.

2. Email - still the stalward as you can collect ideas from the more non-savvy users, everyone has email. In the words of a colleague - you have to ‘put it out there’. Poke people with your ideas and see what you get back.

3. Personal pre-caching - Read, listen, archive - There are a large number of times I link a current problem back to previous ideas and connect the current problem to people I have read or heard in the past.

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