Week 5: Learn From More Educators

A sixth-grade math teacher from the Bronx, Sahar Kahtri, blogs about how to take fun technology — like Bitmoji on worksheets — and use it as a tool for learning. If you’re looking for a little STEAM in action, she’s got it.

@MyMathscape | Read the blog: https://mymathscape.wordpress.com/

Former teacher Monica Burns was a vocal advocate of one-to-one technology in her own fifth-grade classroom. On her blog Class Tech Tips, she now writes about ways to add a dash of tech to every subject.

@ClassTechTips | Read the blog: http://classtechtips.com/blog/

As Google continues to expand its offerings of tech tools for the classroom, Alice Keeler will be there to make sense of them. On her Teacher Tech blog, Keeler, a Google Certified Innovator and e-book author, offers up her expertise on how to best use the education solutions created by the tech giant.

@alicekeeler | Read the blog: http://www.alicekeeler.com

Happenings from my real-life 21st-century mathematics classroom. Cathy Yenca has been a mathematics teacher for 15 years. She is thrilled to be a part of the one-to-one iPad initiative at Hill Country Middle School.

@mathycathy | Read http://www.mathycathy.com/blog/

It's not about the Technology, It's about what you do with it that matters. Passionate Educator|Instructional Technology|Professional Learning|STEM|Apple Distinguished Educator|ADE Advisory Board Americas|Presenter|Consultant|Speaker

@AprilRequard | Read https://appsolutelyapril.com

Brad Waid and Drew Minock are Award Winning Educators who are passionate about enhancing the learning experience Emerging Technology Leaders, Global Influencers, Top 15 influencers in Augmented Reality,

@Techbradwaid | @TechMinock |Read http://www.twoguysandsomeipads.co

For the blog and book of the same name, swapping out a textbook for a digital tool is a no-brainer. Matt Miller, a former Spanish teacher, works to engage teachers with the latest technology.

@jmattmiller | Read the blog: http://ditchthattextbook.com/

If you’re looking for instructional tech experience and a ton of personality, look no further than Kasey Bell. The Google-certified consultant blogs about the ins and outs of adding tech to the classroom without compromising the learning experience.

@ShakeUpLearning | Read the blog: http://www.shakeuplearning.com/blog

Keeping the focus on history and social studies, Kansas educator Glenn Wiebe guides his students through the past in more engaging ways with a little help from technology.

@glennw98 | Read the blog: https://historytech.wordpress.com/

After years as an elementary school teacher, Michael Fricano II has brought his insight from the classroom to his role as a technology integration specialist. Blogging from sunny Hawaii, Fricano writes about everything from cutting-edge technology like virtual reality to easy classroom tools like Google Docs. Say, “Aloha” to EdTechnocation.

@EdTechnocation | Read the blog: http://technocation.blogspot.com/

Building from his experience as a high school principal, author Eric Sheninger has become a fount of knowledge when it comes to leadership in technology. Sheninger’s blog serves as a guidebook for administrators looking to engage students, teachers and parents using new tech.

@E_Sheninger | Read the blog: http://esheninger.blogspot.com/

Thanks to ed tech, almost every class — from language arts to math — can be transformed into a more engaging learning environment. This is exactly what tech integrationist Eric Curts aims to do with his blog. With a big focus on Google tools, Curts writes up mini-lesson plans to help educators boost engagement in creative ways.

@ericcurts | Read the blog: http://www.controlaltachieve.com/

Elementary teacher Amy Pietrowski adds a dash of STEM into all of her classes — whether that’s second grade science or creative writing. Grab a slice of the pie and check out the new tools she’s using, ranging from Chromebooks to makerspace tools.

@amylpie | Read the blog:http://techieteacherpie.blogspot.com/?view=classic

High school English teacher and technology coach Adam Schoenbart works in a one-to-one Chromebook classroom and leverages his personal experiences to help fellow educators adopt better ways of integrating ed tech.

@MrSchoenbart | Read the blog: http://www.aschoenbart.com/

You’re never too young for an innovative education! Kindergarten teacher Christine Pinto shows her fellow teachers how to implement Google tools into the hands of “littles” in a way that will help them grow and learn.

@PintoBeanz11 | Read the blog: http://christinepinto.com/

Comprised of a team of educators and authors, the Hack Learning blog provides teachers with easy solutions to the complex problems of 21st-century classrooms. The blog often focuses on how tech makes innovative education a bit simpler.

@hackmylearning | Read the blog: http://hacklearning.org

As a consultant, Michael Gorman has overseen one-to-one laptop programs and the digital professional development that goes along with them. On his blog, Gorman shares what he has learned with a focus on how tech enables project-based learning.

@mjgormans | Read the blog: https://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com/

Instructional technology specialist Keith George isn’t called the Big Tech Coach in jest. His blog is chock-full of professional development resources aimed to coach educators through integrating technology in the best way for students.

@bigtechcoach | Read the blog: http://www.bigtechcoach.com/

Knowing what you can trust online is highly important today. Former high school English composition and literature teacher Rusul Alrubail blogs about the intersection of digital tools and literacy — including tackling the important topic of media literacy.

@RusulAlrubail | Read the blog: https://rusulalrubail.com/

For elementary school educator Mickey McFetridge, the how-to is an important aspect of his tech blog. Class Tech Integrate helps orient educators to new technologies by cutting to exactly what is useful about each tool.

@MickMack629 | Read the blog: http://www.classtechintegrate.com/

Kansas third-grade teacher Kami Butterfield has been in education for two decades, but that doesn’t mean she’s not adapting. Using knowledge garnered from her classroom’s one-to-one tablet program, Butterfield offers best practices for integrating apps.

@KamiButterfield | Read the blog: http://teachingwithappitude.weebly.com/

In her “flipped, blended and gamified” classroom, high school social studies teacher Bethany Petty is not afraid to innovate. Luckily for everyone else, she also loves to share, and her blog is packed with tips and tricks.

@Bethany_Petty | Read the blog: http://usingeducationaltechnology.com/blog/

David Kapuler been working w/ technology and education for over 14 years in a school setting. Technology Tidbits, Ed Tech Specialist, Education Consulting, Professional Development, Web Design. 13+ years in K-12, 1 of 100 WI educators to follow

@dkapuler/ | Read the blog: http://cyber-kap.blogspot.com

Out on the west coast, Sam Patterson, makerspace coordinator at Echo Horizon School, helps teachers innovate in a rapidly changing digital world.

@SamPatue | Read the blog: http://www.teachercast.net/my-paperless-classroom/

Fearing the K–12 schools were using tools and teaching practices to be considered “dangerously irrelevant,” Scott McLeod, former director of innovation at Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency in Iowa, and his team, created a blog guide school leaders through using technology to stay relevant in today’s world.

@mcleod | Read the blog: http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/

Miguel Guhlin, director for professional development at TCEA, uses his blog to offer guidance to educators and administrators on everything from addressing privacy concerns to reshaping what it means to be an innovator.

@mguhlin | Read the blog: http://www.mguhlin.org/

Laura Fleming, a library media specialist, has gone all-in on the maker movement. Her blog, Worlds of Learning explores how technology like 3D printing, has made learning an anywhere, anytime experience.

@LFlemingEDU | Read the blog: http://worlds-of-learning.com/