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Throughout the class, I also explored other online resources that will be helpful in education. This includes educational articles, websites, resources, and much more.
Additional Resources
This is an article I found that talks about how technology is being integrating into technology and it discusses wikis, blogs, and podcasts in great detail. These are the three most common tools that are being used in the classroom and it discusses how each one can be used, giving many examples.
As an English Education Major, I definitely found Grammar Girl to be useful. It's primarily a podcast which can be found on iTunes and each little podcast contains information about a different Grammar rule. Don't remember the difference between affect and effect? In seven to eight minutes you will. How do you properly use an asterisk Grammar Girl will walk you through it. They are quick and easy little listens but can definitely help you out if you're struggling to remember how to properly use some grammar rule. It's not necessarily something that you would listen to for fun, but it's definitely a very helpful podcast.
I heard about NaNoWriMo (National Novel Writing Month) a few years ago and last year I participated for the first time. Basically, you write a novel that is 50,000 words during the month of November. It's a challenge to just see if you can do it.
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After exploring the site a little more, I found that there was a section for teachers and how they could do the same thing in their classroom. The site provides free lesson plans, resources, information, and starter kits for teachers. It's a great way to get students writing and it's definitely something that I will want to do once I become a teacher.
This is an app that I discovered through the Tech & Learning magazine. It's an app that allows you to make flash cards on your iPod/iPad and study from there. It organizes it by class and subject. For tech-savvy people, it's better than writing it out on notecards and it saves paper as well. They'll always be stored there as well, so you don't have to go searching for them later on.
This is a website that hosts free eBooks for the public to download. These are books whose copyright has expired, mostly the classics. They are also free on Amazon and Barnes and Noble, but only for people who own an eReader. However, students can download these onto their computer and read them there. Not only is it a great resource just for those who want to read free books, but it's a nice way for teachers to even assign a novel for students to read and they have free, easy access to it.