Thing 10

Okay, where have I been the last few years? The further I move through the 23 Things, the more I feel like I am light years behind when it comes to technology. I am so grateful for being exposed to just a few of the things that are available to me.
After some deliberation, I decided to use Google Reader. It's actually pretty self explanatory once you are on the website. I subscribed to quite a few different RSS feeds. I found some on Teaching Tolerance and also decided to subscribe to The Cool Cat Teacher. I found one on the Army Times newspaper as well. Because my husband is in the Army, I like to learn as much as possible about what's going on overseas and just news in general.
This is such a great tool, especially for teachers. It saves so much time and I know most of us are busy people. I think it's important that we stay updated on the most current news and the like. I also decided to subscribe to a fun fact of the day feed. I think it's always nice to share something interesting with your students on a daily basis. They could even be encouraged to bring in their own fun fact or something that happened that day in history. I also found a word of the day feed. I love to learn, so it's nice to start the day with something fresh and new. I think this is such a great opportunity to stay on top of current events. We should always be ready to answer questions from students at the drop of a hat. This just gives us a better way to be updated on the things that are truly important to us.

Here's a link to my public page with Google Reader.