Thing+13

=**Thing 13- Ed Tech Blogs to Follow**= It's so important to be connected. As you've experienced by blogging on your own, reflection is important to education. This week, we'll be looking at some of the top educators in the EdTech world and read some of their reflections on teaching and learning.
 * Why read blogs?**

Alec Couros sums up all of this week's activities about being a connected educator. Discussing how to create communities and build online connections. Blogs make learning visible and allow you to share your learning with others.
 * Discovery**

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 * Dr. Alec Couros- The Connected Educator- 12 minutes (**watch the first 5-7 minutes)

Peruse blogs from some of the EdTech Superheroes of our time. The first list is educators who have been blazing the edtech trail for quite some time, but continue to be relevant in today's edTech world. The Second list are those who are newer to the scene and top keynoters around the country. The third list is from organizations who curate all of the latest and greatest in EdTech.
 * Task**

Early Pioneers
[|Vicki Davis- Cool Cat Teacher] [|Scott McCloud - Dangerously Irrelevant] [|Dan Meyer- Dy/Dan] [|Michael Gorman- 21st Century EdTech] [|Ed Byrne- Free Tech 4 Teachers] [|Tony Vincent- Learning in Hand] [|Audrey Waters- Hack Education] [|Kathy Schrock- Kaffeeklatsch]

Latest Innovators
[|George Couros- The Principal of Change] [|Tom Murray] [|Alice Keeler- Teacher Tech] [|Monica Burns- Class Tech Tips] [|Josh Stumpenhorst]- Stump Teacher

[|Tech and Learning] [|Center for Digital Education] [|Smart Brief on EdTech] [|Edutopia]
 * Curated Resources**

Blog Post- Thing 13
Which educator did you connect with the most? Will you continue to follow anyone? Did you gain any insights into how you might adjust your own blogging? Blogging with students? What about the curated resources? How might you use those in the future?