Week 2: Personal Learning Network

The first blog, I subscribed to in Google Reader is titled "Free Technology for Teachers." I looked through the bloggers recent posts and all of them were filled with websites or programs teachers can download online to enhance their teaching in the classroom including acquiring more storage, getting the most out of Wikipedia and creating podcasts. Also, the dates on the post were roughly a week apart, letting me know this blogger will conintue to update regularly.
The second blog is titled "The Power of Educational Technology." This blog was nominated last December for and Edublog award which gives the blog more credibility. While there are some posts about personal experiences (which can actually be beneficial and entertaining as a teacher), most of her posts provide links to or information from other education websites or her own ideas that were successful or not. It is written specifially for English teachers, but it does involve integrating technology into teaching.
"Mr B-G's English Blog," however is specifically for English teachers. He also has several other blogs linked to this blog, including one addressing technology in the classroom. I read through many of his posts (ten have been written since around Thanksgiving) and really enjoyed his insights and stories into teaching English. His blog posts are not too extensive, and not all words. As a busy student or teachers, concise is wonderful.
The fourth blog is titled "The English Lab." While it is not a regularly updated blog, it was a blog I will refer to for website and ideas on vocabularly or grammar quizzes and information online. Also, it provides tips and ideas for teaching ESL students--a very challenging aspect of English teaching.
The last and final blog I chose to subscribe to in Google Reader is called, "Successful Teaching" by a teacher named Pat Hensely. The top post on the blog (which was actually posted today) titled "Where to Find Free Teaching Worksheets for the Classroom" got me hooked. It includes 10+ links to different worksheet varying assignments. In one of her blog posts she even mentions Personal Learning Network. I am very excited about this blog! Who knew so much teaching-specific information was just at my fingertips!