Exploring Google Reader

Google Reader is pretty awesome. It is so convenient to have all of my colleagues blogs in one place. It just makes my life that much easier. As I scrolled through their blog posts, I noticed how many resources can be used by each content. There were so many different resources used. Also, I really enjoyed reading about what everyone thinks is a "good teacher". That was probably my favorite part of people's blogs...and Google Reader makes it that much more great because of the accessibility and ease of use. The most common use of technology throughout the blogs seemed to be the use of the wiki along with other interesting uses of technology within the classroom. The post that stood out to me most was Megan's post about Literacy in the Classroom. I really liked her idea about using Scribd in her classroom. She says "In fact, it looks as if I could make my classroom almost entirely paperless, should I work at a school in which each student had access to computers both at home and in school (e.g., laptops, desktops in the classroom for all students). I believe this format for submitting homework, presentations, and projects would be ideal for an English Literature classroom. Using a website like this for submissions would allow others beside myself to view the work of my students, such as parents, administrators, and maybe even the people making the standards I am supposed to teach by" (Megan, Literacy in the Classroom). As an English teacher, I think this is a great idea. There is so much paper involved in all the content areas but I really think it would be beneficial to have a paperless or at least a reduced paper environment. Great idea Megan =)