Review of Teacher's Blog

The blog I chose to review is called Edutech for Teachers by Jamie Forshey who is a teacher and instructional technology specialist at a school Central PA. I have to say that the layout of this blog and its easy access to favorite links is why I choose to review it. The color and design of the background was very intriguing to my love for art.



This blogger does a great job in updating her blog monthly. She averages about 20 blogs a month since 2012. The blog offers a nice setup between posts of the month, pages, and categories. The categories are broken down by links to; BAMS tech club, classroom resources guides, classroom posters, graphics, projects, tools, videos, digital citizenship, fun-day friday, holiday, humor, info graphic of the week, misc, sensational sites, tech pd, tech tip, techno buzz, uncategorized, and worth checking out. I loved that she created shortcuts to specific topic areas in her blog for direct access. The blog is using a font and design that would appeal to teachers and students and is very informative. She has different reviews of apps and resources that are used in the classroom. She even has a club for students interested in technology and a link for them from this blog. It is called BAMS tech club. This club uses technology to bring awareness to different contents that needs to be addressed. There are several youtube videos from the BAMS tech club for each of their projects.

I have really enjoyed reading this blogger. It is one that I will definitely be following and modeling after in doing my teacher blog. Her layout is fun, her information is resourceful, and she has great ideas of incorporating technology in the classroom. I encourage everyone to check out this blog.

Website Evaluation

I learned how to do a website evaluation, and I did mine on Arcademic Skill Builders (http://www.arcademics.com). I found this assignment to be very interesting. I was not fully aware of how critical it is to make sure websites are classroom worthy before introducing them to your students.  I now understand why it is essential to know if the source is credible in developing websites that will be used for educational purposes. It is also very important to make sure the website is updated regularly for the purpose to provide the most updated information.


I enjoyed looking through the different educational resources that were listed and have made notes on possible resources to use within my future classroom. This website appeared to be more fun and educational at the same time. The only thing I was confused with was on the evaluation of publishing body section. I really wished that I had a better understanding in that area. Other than that, I enjoyed this assignment.

All About Me and Expectations from TPTE

All About me! My name is Mandy and I have a severe to profound hearing loss in both ears. I am a late returning student to UT to get a masters in Deaf Education. Throughout my journey, I have had to overcome many challenges with very little knowledge on how to advocate for myself. This is the reason that I have a strong desire to be a teacher in the deaf education field.  I am a now and advocate in the deaf/hard of hearing community. Currently, I am the president of the Knoxville chapter to the Hearing Loss Association for America. HLAA is a nationwide support group for individuals with hearing loss and their families.

And lastly, my expectations from this class, Integrating Technology in K-12 Curriculum, is to learn all the different ways to implement technology to assist in my classroom. I am a technology junkie and I have a lot of experience in graphic design programs so I am always playing on the computer manipulating images and documents. I am hoping to learn more about the different types of technology use in the classroom. I want to know how to better reach my students using all the resources available to capture all the different learning styles in my classroom. I also want to learn how to use technology to reach the parents and give them an easier access to me and my classroom curriculums.