I need your help.
As I’ve already mentioned several times here already, next year I’m going to have the role of E-learning Staff Tutor at my school. This involves having a reduced timetable and spending time raising what I would term the ‘digital literacy’ of the teachers in my school.
To do this, I need examples of folks within their discipline who are using educational technology and Web 2.0 tools successfully. Whilst I could point people towards/use the International Edubloggers directory, there’s the problems of a) not everyone (including me) is on there, and b) I don’t ‘know’ them – and therefore can’t introduce others to them. Plus, I much prefer recommendations! 🙂
Below is a list of the subjects taught in my school.* Next to them I’ve filled in the names of those that teach that subject who I follow on Twitter. I may have missed some out if I’m not entirely sure what they teach or if they’re a consultant.
I’d like to leverage the ‘power of the network’ to fill in the blanks so I can expand my network and make it more ’rounded’. In turn, I hope this will become a valuable resource for those in similar positions to me! Individuals in italics have been suggested in the comments section.
If you’ve got an individual to add to the list, please give their name, location and blog/wiki/Twitter/whatever URL. 😀
- Art – Aaron Smith (USA)
- Design & Technology – Ian Stuart (Scotland), Nick Francis (Wales), Stuart Meldrum (Scotland)
- Drama – ?
- English – Andy Wallis (Scotland), Damian Bariexca (USA), Jo McLeay (Australia), Neil Winton (Scotland)
- Food Technology – ?
- Geography – Alan Parkinson (England), Chris Prettejohn (England), Mary Cooch (England), Noel Jenkins (England), Ollie Bray (Scotland), Richard Allaway (France), Rob Chambers (England), Val Vannet (Scotland)
- History – Bram Hubbell (USA), Cin Barnsley (Australia), Dave Stacey (Wales), Doug Belshaw (England), Nick Dennis (England), Rich Smart (USA)
- ICT (Information Communications Technology) – Alan Stewart (Scotland), Andrew Field (England), Chris Betcher (Australia), Daniel Needlestone (England), Drew Buddie (England), Ivan Langton (England), Julie Lindsay (Qatar), Karl Fisch (USA), Paul Williams (England), Vicki Davis (USA)
- Leisure & Tourism – ?
- Maths – Chris Harbeck (Canada), Dan Meyer (USA), Dan Stucke (England), Darren Kuropatwa (Canada), Robert Jones (Scotland)
- MFL (Modern Foreign Languages – French, German, Spanish) – Adam Sutcliffe (Scotland), Chris Craft (USA), Joe Dale (England), José Picardo (England), Mary Cooch (England), Richard Platts (USA)
- Music – Liza Field (England)
- PE (Physical Education) – ? (Kristian Still used to…)
- PSHCE (Personal, Social, Health & Citizenship Education) – H Nurton (England)
- RE (Religious Education) – Jackie Blackman (England?), Rich Smart (USA)
- Science – Danny Nicholson (England), Nick Hood (Scotland), Sinclair Mackenzie (Scotland), Tessa Watson (Scotland)
- SEN (Special Educational Needs) – Damian Bariexca (USA), David Noble (Scotland), Elona Hartjes (Canada)
- Sociology – Dave Stacey (England)
If I’ve got something wrong – your name(!) or your subject, please let me know ASAP so I can change it. :-p
So they don’t feel left out, there’s a host of primary school teachers doing amazing things, such as Al Upton (Australia), Amanda Rogers (USA), Brian Crosby (USA), Clarence Fisher (Canada), Doug Noon (Alaska, USA), Graham Wegner (Australia), John Johnston (Scotland), Jo Rhys-Jones (England), Lisa Stevens (England), Mark Ahlness (USA), Mark Warner (England), Steve Kirkpatrick (England), Tom Barrett (England), Wendy Goodwin (USA). Even members of Senior Leadership Teams around the world blog! For example, Chris Lehmann (USA)
The edublogosphere is also full of those hard-to-define characters who have job titles/roles such as ‘E-Learning Director’, ‘Technology Specialist’, ‘Digital Curriculum Co-ordinator’, and so on. Don’t worry – I’ve got something for YOU coming in the near future! 😀
*There are some subjects taught in my school because it’s a specialist Engineering school that you don’t tend to find much elsewhere. These (Catering, Construction, Engineering) I’ve left out – but I very much welcome links if you can find them! 🙂
(Image credit: Bullseye by raspberreh @ Flickr)
Update: RSS feeds from above blogs collated thanks to Grazr here: http://elearnr.edublogs.org/links/ 🙂
Dave Stacey
July 16, 2008 — 7:38 pm
Hi Doug,
Good idea this, it may prove very useful next year for me as well. It’s just been confirmed that Nick Francis and I have got 4 hours each per fortnight to do something similar to you.
I’m back teaching Sociology next year, so you can add me to that as well if you want. And Nick is a D&T teacher who I’m sure will happily share his ideas! (@nicfranc on twitter)
Doug Belshaw
July 16, 2008 — 7:45 pm
Thanks Dave – I’ve added you to Sociology. :-) As for Nick, I was *going* to add him, but he doesn’t so much blog as showcase work (http://www.nickafrancis.co.uk), no? I’ve added him anyway. :-)
Doug Belshaw
July 16, 2008 — 8:45 pm
Thanks Dave – I've added you to Sociology. :-) As for Nick, I was *going* to add him, but he doesn't so much blog as showcase work (http://www.nickafrancis.co.uk), no? I've added him anyway. :-)
mary
July 16, 2008 — 9:27 pm
and… Alan Parkinson, another serious geographer and serial bloggerhttp://geographyjazz.blogspot.com/
Anonymous
July 16, 2008 — 8:30 pm
Hi Doug,
You’re welcome to add me on as another ICT example – I’ll certainly be using your list, I was planning to look for a list of blogs for various subjects and you’ve just done it for me! I hope in a year we’ll have loads of our colleagues to add to the list!
Doug Belshaw
July 16, 2008 — 8:38 pm
Daniel, Twitter seems to have randomly unsubscribed me from your Twitter feed. You’re not the only one it’s done that to! I do apologise and have added you, of course. :-)
I too hope to be able to add some teachers from my school to the list in the near future!
Doug Belshaw
July 16, 2008 — 9:33 pm
Thanks Mary, have added both! :-)
Jenny Moon
July 16, 2008 — 9:09 pm
I know you are not at an Elementary School but I have a couple of teachers that are really doing some wonderful things with technology.
Amanda Rogers – First Grade http://arogers.edublogs.org/
I tell my high school teachers, if a first grade teacher can do this, you can too.
Wendy Goodwin – Computer Lab – Elementary students Podcasts Morning Announcements
http://web.mac.com/ramitchellelementary/iWeb/Site%205/Podcast/Podcast.html
Thanks for sharing your finds with me!
Doug Belshaw
July 16, 2008 — 9:17 pm
Thanks Jenny, I’ve added Amanda and Wendy. :-D
Jenny Moon
July 16, 2008 — 10:09 pm
I know you are not at an Elementary School but I have a couple of teachers that are really doing some wonderful things with technology.Amanda Rogers – First Grade http://arogers.edublogs.org/I tell my high school teachers, if a first grade teacher can do this, you can too.Wendy Goodwin – Computer Lab – Elementary students Podcasts Morning Announcementshttp://web.mac.com/ramitchellelementary/iWeb/Si…..Thanks for sharing your finds with me!
Doug Belshaw
July 16, 2008 — 10:17 pm
Thanks Jenny, I've added Amanda and Wendy. :-D
Damian
July 16, 2008 — 10:04 pm
Thanks for including me on your list, Doug. You’ll find I’m a 2-for-1 value, as I am also a specialist-level certified school psychologist. You can list me under the SEN category as well as English.
Jack of all trades, master of none, I suppose!
Doug Belshaw
July 17, 2008 — 5:46 am
Thanks Damian – I’ve added you! :-)
Dave Stacey
July 16, 2008 — 7:38 pm
Hi Doug,Good idea this, it may prove very useful next year for me as well. It's just been confirmed that Nick Francis and I have got 4 hours each per fortnight to do something similar to you. I'm back teaching Sociology next year, so you can add me to that as well if you want. And Nick is a D&T teacher who I'm sure will happily share his ideas! (@nicfranc on twitter)
mary
July 16, 2008 — 8:26 pm
Rob Chambers St Ivo school – geography AST – has even more blogs and sites than me! http://igeog.wordpress.com/ for one
nstone
July 16, 2008 — 8:30 pm
Hi Doug,You're welcome to add me on as another ICT example – I'll certainly be using your list, I was planning to look for a list of blogs for various subjects and you've just done it for me! I hope in a year we'll have loads of our colleagues to add to the list!
Doug Belshaw
July 16, 2008 — 8:38 pm
Daniel, Twitter seems to have randomly unsubscribed me from your Twitter feed. You're not the only one it's done that to! I do apologise and have added you, of course. :-)I too hope to be able to add some teachers from my school to the list in the near future!
Damian
July 16, 2008 — 10:04 pm
Thanks for including me on your list, Doug. You'll find I'm a 2-for-1 value, as I am also a specialist-level certified school psychologist. You can list me under the SEN category as well as English.Jack of all trades, master of none, I suppose!
David Rogers
July 17, 2008 — 8:56 am
Hi Doug, have been following your blog for a while now so it must be time to contribute!
Would recommend Ollie Bray for Geography and general – he has a good way of making new technologies accessible http://www.olliebray.com
David Rogers
Doug Belshaw
July 17, 2008 — 6:58 pm
Hi David, thanks for following me and for your contribution. I really should have thought of Ollie – Sinclair and I interviewed him for a recent EdTechRoundup podcast! It’s just that he’s not on Twitter (I don’t think…)
David Rogers
July 17, 2008 — 8:58 am
Hi Doug, have been following yo for a while now so it must be time t contribute!
I would recommend Ollie Bray who is North of the border. He is Geography / general and has an excellent way of making new technologies accessible
http://www.olliebray.com
Thanks David
Doug Belshaw
July 17, 2008 — 5:46 am
Thanks Damian – I've added you! 🙂
David Rogers
July 17, 2008 — 8:56 am
Hi Doug, have been following your blog for a while now so it must be time to contribute!Would recommend Ollie Bray for Geography and general – he has a good way of making new technologies accessible http://www.olliebray.comDavid Rogers
Sinclair Mackenzie
July 17, 2008 — 3:43 pm
Doug, a few additions for you, all Scottish of course!Val Vannet teaches Geography at the High School of Dundee and blogs at http://www.gmpay.blogspot.com/Ollie Bray (Geography/SLT) @olliebray & olliebray.comTessa Watson Biology (although currently on secondment) tessawatson.com Alan Stewart (ICT/SEN in Highland Education Service) atss.wordpress.com
Doug Belshaw
July 17, 2008 — 6:58 pm
Hi David, thanks for following me and for your contribution. I really should have thought of Ollie – Sinclair and I interviewed him for a recent EdTechRoundup podcast! It's just that he's not on Twitter (I don't think…)
Doug Belshaw
July 17, 2008 — 6:59 pm
But of course, Sinclair! Thanks for those additions. 🙂
atstewart
July 17, 2008 — 8:29 pm
Alan Stewart – Assistive Technology rather than old ICT/SEN label. More suited within an Additional Support Needs category (we don't use the SEN label anymore) than an ICT category.Useful listings, Doug keep it up.
Doug Belshaw
July 17, 2008 — 9:48 pm
I've put it in the context of my school for ease-of-use, but thanksfor the clarification, Alan. 🙂
Patricia Donaghy
July 18, 2008 — 11:01 am
Hi Doug
Thanks for the link to the Edublogger Directory. I am glad to see that many of the people you do mention are already on the Directory :-).
I have picked up many contacts from the Directory that I would not have “know” but that have become part of my extended network and have enhanced it greatly.
It is another way to share, especially through the community calendar, wiki and forum where every member can make their own individual contribution for the benefit of everyone.
As well as that all of the members RSS feeds are collated and there is also a page showing the daily posts from members. All of this could provide another way for new recruits to dip into the edublogoshpere. Hope you don’t rule it out completely!
Doug, I also hope that you will consider joining the Directory as well as those new “faces” that you have recommended :-).
Thanks
Patricia Donaghy – Edublogger Directory
Doug Belshaw
July 20, 2008 — 8:06 pm
Thanks Patricia – I’ll take a look! :-)
Patricia Donaghy
July 18, 2008 — 12:01 pm
Hi DougThanks for the link to the Edublogger Directory. I am glad to see that many of the people you do mention are already on the Directory :-). I have picked up many contacts from the Directory that I would not have "know" but that have become part of my extended network and have enhanced it greatly. It is another way to share, especially through the community calendar, wiki and forum where every member can make their own individual contribution for the benefit of everyone. As well as that all of the members RSS feeds are collated and there is also a page showing the daily posts from members. All of this could provide another way for new recruits to dip into the edublogoshpere. Hope you don't rule it out completely!Doug, I also hope that you will consider joining the Directory as well as those new "faces" that you have recommended :-). ThanksPatricia Donaghy – Edublogger Directory
Danny Nicholson
July 18, 2008 — 3:52 pm
Happy to help! And yes, you’ve put me under the right subject!
Danny Nicholson
July 18, 2008 — 4:52 pm
Happy to help! And yes, you've put me under the right subject!
andywallis
July 20, 2008 — 10:32 am
Hi Doug
If you want another English teacher, then count me in. I teach at Islay High School and therefore work with digital literacy on a daily basis with all my classes. I’m also working on a collaborative wiki venture with Neil Winton. Let me know if I can be of assistance.
Andy
Twitter addy: andywallis
Doug Belshaw
July 27, 2008 — 8:21 am
Thanks Andy, I’ll add you in! :-)
andywallis
July 20, 2008 — 11:32 am
Hi DougIf you want another English teacher, then count me in. I teach at Islay High School and therefore work with digital literacy on a daily basis with all my classes. I'm also working on a collaborative wiki venture with Neil Winton. Let me know if I can be of assistance.AndyTwitter addy: andywallis
Graham Wegner
July 20, 2008 — 12:14 pm
Doug, shaking out all of the primary (elementary) school based edubloggers out of my aggregator here into this comment . Here goes -Mark Ahlness, Seattle, USA – http://www.halcyon.com/arborhts/mahlness/index.ht… Brian Crosby, Nevada, USA – http://learningismessy.com/blogChrissy Hellyer, NZ – http://teachingsagittarian.edublogs.org/Helen Otway, Victoria, Australia – http://helenotway.edublogs.org/Kathy Cassidy, Canada – http://primarypreoccupation.wordpress.com/Lisa Parisi, USA – http://lisaslingo.blogspot.com/Lynne Crowe, NZ – http://lynnetai.edublogs.org/Rachel Boyd, NZ – http://rachelboyd.blogspot.com/Hope that list is helpful in building out your network. And I'm also one of those edubloggers who is yet to add his name to the Edublogger Directory.
David Noble
July 20, 2008 — 11:21 am
Hi Doug
The ScotEduBlogs aggregator (partly organised by John Johnston) allows you to search listed blogs by tag at http://www.scotedublogs.org.uk/blogs?new_filter=true.
Doug Belshaw
July 27, 2008 — 8:22 am
Excellent! Thanks David.
David Noble
July 20, 2008 — 12:21 pm
Hi DougThe ScotEduBlogs aggregator (partly organised by John Johnston) allows you to search listed blogs by tag at http://www.scotedublogs.org.uk/blogs?new_filter…...
Doug Belshaw
July 20, 2008 — 9:06 pm
Thanks Patricia – I'll take a look! :-)
Jackie Blackman
July 20, 2008 — 9:11 pm
Hi Doug,
Jackie Blackman
Religious Studies
http://rsteacher.edublogs.com (although it is really only for resources)
Doug Belshaw
July 21, 2008 — 10:26 am
Thanks for that Jackie – it’s the contact details that are important
(which you get through a blog!)
Jackie Blackman
July 20, 2008 — 10:11 pm
Hi Doug,Jackie BlackmanReligious Studieshttp://rsteacher.edublogs.com (although it is really only for resources)
Doug Belshaw
July 21, 2008 — 11:26 am
Thanks for that Jackie – it's the contact details that are important(which you get through a blog!)
Wendy
July 24, 2008 — 11:40 pm
Hi Doug,
Just wanted to point out that Darren Kuropatwa is Canadian, not American. Great post. I am a technology mentor in New Brunswick, Canada and will be collecting these blogs as well for the teachers in my District
Doug Belshaw
July 27, 2008 — 8:26 am
Whoops! I’ve amended Darren’s entry. Glad you found this post useful – I’ll keep adding to it!
Wendy
July 25, 2008 — 12:40 am
Hi Doug,Just wanted to point out that Darren Kuropatwa is Canadian, not American. Great post. I am a technology mentor in New Brunswick, Canada and will be collecting these blogs as well for the teachers in my District
TracyRosen
July 25, 2008 — 6:24 pm
Special Education -> Elona Hartjes of http://teachersatrisk.com
Maths ->Mr. D of http://www.teachforever.com/
Doug Belshaw
July 27, 2008 — 8:25 am
Thanks Tracy, I’ve added Elona, but not adding anonymous bloggers…
TracyRosen
July 25, 2008 — 7:24 pm
Special Education -> Elona Hartjes of http://teachersatrisk.comMaths ->Mr. D of http://www.teachforever.com/
Doug Belshaw
July 27, 2008 — 9:21 am
Thanks Andy, I'll add you in! :-)
Doug Belshaw
July 27, 2008 — 9:22 am
Excellent! Thanks David.
Doug Belshaw
July 27, 2008 — 9:25 am
Thanks Tracy, I've added Elona, but not adding anonymous bloggers…
Doug Belshaw
July 27, 2008 — 9:26 am
Whoops! I've amended Darren's entry. Glad you found this post useful – I'll keep adding to it!
TracyRosen
July 27, 2008 — 11:13 am
Elona’s is a wonderful resource, I’m glad you added her! I’ve bookmarked this list. Next year (in a month!) I will be teaching a slew of new courses as a core teacher in an alternative program at the high school level. I will certainly be needing the support these bloggers can provide.
Thanks.
TracyRosen
July 27, 2008 — 12:13 pm
Elona's is a wonderful resource, I'm glad you added her! I've bookmarked this list. Next year (in a month!) I will be teaching a slew of new courses as a core teacher in an alternative program at the high school level. I will certainly be needing the support these bloggers can provide.Thanks.
Elona Hartjes
July 27, 2008 — 12:43 pm
Doug,
Thanks for adding my name to your list, but especially thanks for creating the list. It will be such a valuable resource.
Elona Hartjes
July 27, 2008 — 1:43 pm
Doug,Thanks for adding my name to your list, but especially thanks for creating the list. It will be such a valuable resource.
Sharon Elin
August 2, 2008 — 7:27 am
What a wonderful idea to group blogs by subject specialty! Thank you for this.
Sharon Elin
August 2, 2008 — 12:27 pm
What a wonderful idea to group blogs by subject specialty! Thank you for this.
Jon Eynon
September 3, 2008 — 7:26 pm
Heya – Jon Eynon (UK) http://www.topgeography.com
Jon Eynon
September 3, 2008 — 8:26 pm
Heya – Jon Eynon (UK) <a href="http://www.topgeography.com” target=”_blank”>www.topgeography.com
Jon Eynon
September 3, 2008 — 7:27 pm
heya! TopGeography.com will be useful over the coming year or two!
Jon Eynon
September 3, 2008 — 8:27 pm
heya! TopGeography.com will be useful over the coming year or two!