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As I have been exploring teacher blogs and websites I have found awesome content that has helped me become a better teacher. Good blogs usually have anywhere from 2-10 updates per week and that got me thinking, "How am I going to remember where to find all these websites/blogs?". Do I write all the url addresses down in a Word document and periodically check them? I should invent something that helps keep track of updates to blogs and puts them all in one place....
Low and behold, my "invention" was already a fully developed app that did exactly what I was looking for. It is called: Feedly. It is a wonderful tool because now I can follow all my favorite teacher blogs and not have to worry about missing a post.
Feedly is a lot like a Twitter feed. When you "add content", the blog you add will appear along the left side. You can click on a specific blog or if you want to see all the streams, then simply click all and in the middle of the screen you will see any blog post from any website posted chronologically. If you click on a specific blog post it will either open the entire post right there in Feedly or take you to the website. After you have read the articles you wish to read, click "Mark All as Read" at the bottom and the feed will be cleared until your next visit.
Low and behold, my "invention" was already a fully developed app that did exactly what I was looking for. It is called: Feedly. It is a wonderful tool because now I can follow all my favorite teacher blogs and not have to worry about missing a post.
Feedly is a lot like a Twitter feed. When you "add content", the blog you add will appear along the left side. You can click on a specific blog or if you want to see all the streams, then simply click all and in the middle of the screen you will see any blog post from any website posted chronologically. If you click on a specific blog post it will either open the entire post right there in Feedly or take you to the website. After you have read the articles you wish to read, click "Mark All as Read" at the bottom and the feed will be cleared until your next visit.
Feedly makes my life soooooo much easier! I love it. Definitely take the time to populate Feedly with great blogs and it will be your #1 resource for new information. As a History teacher, here are some of my favorite blogs I follow: Cool Cat Teacher, Daily EDventures, Edudemic, Edutopia, Free Technology for Teachers, Hack Education, iLearn Technology, The Innovative Educator, Marketing Profs Daily, Mind Hacks, Mind Shift, Open Culture, PsyBlog, TED Education, TED Talks, Web 2.0 Connect, and YoungPsych.