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Using Blogs in the Classroom

I can use blogs in my classroom by allowing students to post about their thinking while working on geometric proofs.  I may encourage students to describe the proof they are working on and explain how they managed to solve the problem.  This would help them to reflect on their thinking to organize their process in the future.  Furthermore, other students may observe their thinking and learn through the blogger's mistakes.  This should help students to build their logical understanding by observing what does and doesn't help in solving the proofs.

Blogs Worth Following

http://mathequalslove.blogspot.com/ - Sarah Hagan is a high school math teacher in Oklahoma.  Her blog presents several lessons that can be taught to students in fun and creative ways.

http://teachhighschoolmath.blogspot.com/ - Dave Sladkey is a high school math teacher in Illinois.  He blogs frequently reviewing the math education books he reads, about lessons he is excited about, and about fun math activities for students.

http://ispeakmath.org/middle-school-math-blogs/ - Julie Reulbach is a math teacher from North Carolina with both high school and middle school experience.  She has a lot of posts about activities that may be used at the middle school level and posted a photo blog on her high school experience.

http://misscalculate.blogspot.com/ - Elissa Miller is a high school math teacher who posts fairly frequently with tips and advice on teaching.  She uses her experiences, good or bad, and posts about the lessons she learned from them.

http://mathcoachblog.com/ - Bob Lochel is a high school math teacher who posts about fun math games that students may play in the classroom to help teach or reinforce mathematical concepts.  He gives descriptions of the games as well as what they may be used to teach.

http://www.fortheloveofteachingmath.com/ - Andrea Kerr is a middle school math teacher who posts frequently about tips and strategies that help her out with her teaching.  She also allows other teachers to post their opinions and tips in her blog as well.

http://walkinginmathland.weebly.com/teaching-math-blog - Natalie Turbiville is a math teacher who posts frequently on activities and concepts related to teaching math.  She also likes to post videos that relate mathematical concepts to popular television shows like friends.

http://mathforum.org/blogs/max/videos-of-doing-and-teaching-math/ - Max is a professional collaboration facilitator who visits schools and helps teachers with their teaching.  He posts frequently on different ideas behind teaching and strategies that may be used to enhance the educational experience for students.

http://mathteachermambo.blogspot.com/ - Shireen Dadmehr has been teaching math at the high school level for nearly 20 years.  He posts about useful activities he uses as well as the progress of his classes periodically.

https://mathymcmatherson.wordpress.com/category/math/ - Daniel Schneider is a high school teacher in Arizona.  He posts infrequently on projects an activities he used to teach mathematical concepts.

Social Media Resources

Twitter:
@mfenlon44: Mike Fenlon is a high school math teacher and basketball coach at Zealand East who often posts about math ed and coaching.
@mathequalslove: Sarah Hagan is a high school math teacher in Oklahoma who posts a lot about math activities and practices she uses in her class.
@tmaynard5: Tara Maynard is a middle school math teacher who posts about using technology in the classroom.
@ericarhamilton: Erica Hamilton is an education professor at GVSU's College of Education who often posts about literacy in the classroom.
@mathhombre: John Golden is a mathematics professor at GVSU and posts frequently about fun and interesting math facts and activities.
@mpershan: Michael Pershan is a high school math teacher who has posted over 29,000 tweets, mostly about math education.
@jasonsiko: Jason Siko is a professor at Grand Valley's College of Education who posts a lot about education.
@coolcatteacher: Vicki Davis is a renown education blogger with over 109,000 followers who posts a lot about education and childhood development.
@NMHS_Principal: Eric Sheninger is a High School Principle in New Jersey who posts a lot about educational technology.
@mathismylife: Dr. Math E Matics posts frequently about fun activities and games to teach mathematics.

Youtube:
Edutopia: A Youtube subscription that shows videos of different classrooms to demonstrate positive teaching strategies.
Google for Education: This resource provides informational videos on the use of technology in education.
Have Fun Teaching: This subscription provides videos that may be used to engage students in teaching concepts.
Khan Academy: This subscription provides tutorial videos that may be used to teach or reteach mathematical concepts.
Numberphile: This subscription provides video explanations of interesting mathematical concepts and phenomenon.
Statistics Learning Centre: This subscription provides helpful tutorial videos on statistical concepts and calculations.
Teachers: This Youtube resource provides a vast variety of videos regarding the roles of educators, issues in education, and lessons that may be used to teach content.
The Video Math Tutor: This subscription provides tutorial videos to help students understand mathematical concepts and processes.
WOWmath: This subscription provides mathematical tutorials teaching lessons about mathematical concepts that may be used to help students study for assessments or review for assignments.
The Teaching Channel: This subscription is filled with videos of lectures for educators regarding various teaching strategies and issues.