As part of my PLN, Personal Learning Network, I use Twitter. I think that Twitter is a great way to connect and learn new and innovative things I can use in my classroom. There are some extremely talented educators on Twitter that I have learned a lot from. Another avenue I use to learn and grow as an educator is by reading Blogs. There are some very informative Blogs out there that are written by some great educators and leaders. Keeping track of all that information can be daunting, and that is why I began using Blogtrottr last summer.
I learned about Blogtrottr during a professional development training session on integrating technology into the classroom, and have used it daily since. Blogtrottr delivers messages to my email from all of my favorite blogs whenever they are updated. I chose to get daily emails, but you could choose to get real time or hourly updates as well. Currently I subscribe to over 30 blogs and most are emailed to me first thing in the morning. I spend a few minutes sifting through the emails before I begin work. Some of the content will catch my eye and I will read it right away. Others I will pin to one my my Pinterest boards to look at later, and a few I will just delete because the content doesn't apply to what I am trying to do in class.
Blogtrottr isn't the only way to keep track of your blog reading. I also use Feedly to keep track of blogs I follow that are not educational, and really like it as well. However, I like the convenience of getting the emails every morning and being able to scan the content in the messages. The key to finding and using information found on the Internet to help you grow as a teacher is to develop a work flow for researching and curating information. Blogtrottr has been a key part of my work flow, and has helped me access helpful information. I would highly recommend it.
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