Other+Resources

**Other Resources**

 * ~ Resource Title ||~ Site Details ||~ Resource Description ||~ Evaluation ||~ Rating ||~ Contributor ||
 * = Thinkfinity ||< Verizon partners with educational stakeholders to offer a variety of resources ||< You can find resources ranging from professional development to lesson plan ideas at this site. We all spend hours searching for resources, easily getting side tracked. Check out this site and save yourself a whole lot of blood, sweat and tears looking for the perfect resource! ||< Although Thinkfinity does not provide a lot of opportunity for contributions, it does have timely information from educational vendors. It also offers lesson plan resources that teachers can contribute to. ||= [[image:3checks.png width="106" height="34"]] ||= Deanna ||
 * = digitaldialects ||< 60 different language games ||< Digital Dialects has games, vocabulary development and other language lessons for 60 different languages. It is a handy resource to include in your language learning lessons. It is by no means a replacement for any program, but a great way to infuse language games into your program. ||< This site is extremely basic. Click on a language link and a host of options are available. There are no reference notations and there are no opportunities for contribution. Although I rate this site as a one, I do believe it has some value regarding adding some fun into a language learning program. ||= [[image:1check.png width="39" height="39"]] ||= Deanna ||
 * = Educatech. ||< Different discussions on a variety of topics pertaining to education and tech. ||< This is a blog by a Dr. Jerrid Kruse of Drake University. He uses tech in his classes, and he is on Twitter as Jerridkruse.

This blog offers posts cautioning educators about the excessive and/or unnecessary use of tech in the classroom. It provides a forum for a the opposing side of a modern topic. ||< This blog has been interesting as Kruse is cautioning educators about the use of tech and not making it the primary focus of the lesson. He seems quite passionate about making sure teachers use tech to foster the learning of content and not have the tech be the reason for the lesson. He needs to get beyond this one topic, which I find interesting, but his posts will get stale if he does not offer additional posts on different topics. ||= ||= Rachel T. ||
 * = Not All Flowers and Sausages ||< Daily Issues and Struggles of Teachers ||< This blog was written by a female teacher named Mimi. She loves her job, but like every teacher in America - has complaints. She explains how she can become frustrated not typically by the students, but by the other teachers. Her blog is focused on having somewhere to vent about the crazy and hectic job of teaching. ||< I found it very entertaining to read the posts on her blog because I can relate to many of the topics she discusses. Her personality and sense of humor shine through in her blog and allow me to laugh after a long day. It is also interesting to see the comments made to her posts. Overall, as educators it is important to reflect on the day, whether it was positive or negative. Mimi's blog provides an outlet to do so. ||= [[image:3checks.png width="106" height="34"]] ||= Lyndsay ||