A Quick Self-Reintroduction and Analysis of Five Educational Blogs

     Hola again, everyone!  My name is Armando Santiago and I am a native of Annapolis, Maryland.  Currently, I'm a Certified Percussion Ensemble and Spanish Educator in my local community--always yearning for all the learning possible in both fields of study.  In my spare time, I thoroughly enjoy cooking, drawing, organizing, playing music, playing videogames, traveling, and writing.  Being a heritage speaker born into a musical Puerto Rican family, I find it apropos that I get to share and care for the beautiful languages of music and Spanish with the rest of the world on a daily basis.

     As you read along, I hope to help you, your communities, your families and your friends from all over to come to a deeper understanding of how vital education is for all parties involved--especially now in the 21st Century.  That 21st Century education is not simply learning by rote (from memory) as it once was in the recent past; instead, that 21st Century education is multi-pronged, complicated and ever-evolving in real-time on a day-to-day occurrence.  And through this blogging venture of mine, I sincerely hope to make things much more digestible and enjoyable for you and your loved ones.  

     If you haven't already, be sure to give someone a moment of your time today so that you may get back a lifetime of experiences! :-)

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     With multiple items being posted on the Internet at super-quick lightning speed as I blog away at the moment, here are five interesting educational technology blogs that I believe are must-reads:

● Edutopia: http://www.edutopia.org/ 

(Edutopia, 2024)

Edutopia is chock-full of insightful educational blogs complimented by its slew of helpful comments filled with hyperlinked answers to multiple posed questions and various topic filter buttons.

● FreeTech4Teachers: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/ 

(TeacherMade, 2024)

FreeTech4Teachers features educational technology (also known as "ed-tech") blogs complete with infographics, conclusions and call-to-actions as well as an easily-accessible blog archive on the right-hand-side of its pages. 

● MindShift: http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/ 

(MindShift, 2024)

MindShift provides its readers with blogs that touch on the different roles of technology; imminent educator and student mental health issues; and educators shifting their pedagogy for teaching students innovative concepts in the 21st Century classroom. 

● Tech from the Trenches: http://threeminutestopee.blogspot.com/ 

(Tech From The Trenches, 2016)

Tech From The Trenches--while being an older blog that has not been updated since 2018--displays a healthy amount of humor and relevant information on both the educator joys and struggles of handling 21st Century educational technology alongside students.

And I'm quite okay with that!

● The Cool Cat Teacher Blog: http://www.coolcatteacher.com/

(The Cool Cat Teacher Blog, 2022)

The Cool Cat Teacher Blog showcases a myriad of momentous, student-centered, up-to-date blogs that link to super-engaging educator podcasts available on YouTube with a diverse range of guests speaking on many significant 21st Century-related topics.  Each posted blog even has multiple hyperlinks of interest; show notes related to featured YouTube videos; and inclusive YouTube video transcripts!

References

Edutopia. Edutopia. (2024). https://www.edutopia.com

TeacherMade. TeacherMade. (2024). https://www.freetech4teach.teachermade.com

KQED MindShift: How We Will Learn. MindShift. (2024). https://www.kqed.org/mindshift

Tech From The Trenches: Adventures in K-12 Technology Integration. Tech From The Trenches. (2016). https://threeminutestopee.blogspot.com

Cool Cat Teacher. The Cool Cat Teacher Blog. (2022). https://www.coolcatteacher.com 

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     Well, that's all for now, my musers!  I wish you all happy finds on your educational blog hunts and would love for expanded commentary on other blogs that I should feature in the very near future!