This post is part of the #EdublogsClub – a group of educators and edtech enthusiasts that blog around a common theme each week. Simply write a post and share it to join in, or sign up to receive email reminders of each new prompt.
A classroom full of tools is no match for a quality teacher and enthusiastic students, but they can sure be useful.
Educators use a range of tools and resources to enhance their teaching or professional practice. They could be free or paid, digital or analogue. Your tools could include something you can physically hold, or an online space. They may be new or something you’ve held on to for many years. Often, a teacher’s toolkit depends on their field or specialty area.
Tools and resources can help you understand, organise, assess, present, create, collaborate and more. Some tools might have changed a lot since you were at school, while others have stood the test of time.
Prompt: Write a post about a tool or resource
The following ideas might provide some inspiration for the content of your post.
- Choose one tool and explain how you use it and why it’s a part of your professional practice.
- Compare the tools you used when you were a student, to those used in schools today.
- If there were no constraints, what tools or resources would you like more of?
- What sort of tools or resources do you think teachers and students will be using in the future?
Don’t forget to leave a comment with the link to your blog post.
Happy blogging!
Hi all, I seem to be falling into a pattern of being a week late with my blog post. Trying to catch up–who knew retirement would be so time-consuming!!
I’ve already written so much about technology, so I wanted to take a different path. Here’s my post on my favorite non-tech tool: foldables!
http://lookingbackward.edublogs.org/2017/09/17/looking-back-my-favorite-tool-foldables/
Enjoy, BrP
Thanks, BrP. I’ll be sure to take a look at your post! I’m glad to hear you’re finding retirement time consuming. You must be keeping yourself busy with some very interesting pursuits!
Kathleen
http://valleytalking.blogs.sonomanews.com/2017/09/04/creating-equilibrium-unbalanced-world/
Thanks for sharing our link, Walt! I’ll be sure to check it out.
~Kathleen
Remind is the best https://readersbeadvised.wordpress.com/2017/09/07/reminding-everyone-about-remind/
Hi Alicia,
Thanks for sharing such a handy tool. I have left a comment and encourage others to check out your post!
Kathleen
My favourite tools are everything! https://blogs.brighton.ac.uk/nina/2017/09/05/making/
What fantastic enthusiasm for life and learning. I have left you a comment.
Thanks for taking part!
~ Kathleen
I visited Nina and I learned a lot with her. Here is my post inspired in hers:
http://stora.edublogs.org/2017/09/09/a-favorite-tool-tridimensional-notebooks/
Lovely! Thanks for sharing. I have left you a comment 🙂
Nina, as always a delightful post. You are so creative…and apparently very frugal too! Who knew a teacher could do so much with found items.
BrP