When I went to Google and did a search on “teacher blogs”, there were over 13,600,000 entries. This didn’t surprise me because teachers are good communicators. One of my recent favorites has been the Cool Cat Teacher (http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com). This site addresses global issues that are affecting educators and provides tools to use to better enhance student learning. The most current topic is the flat classroom, which is based on the book by Thomas Friedman. Has anyone out there read this book? If so, what did you think?

There are also teacher wikis out there where information about curriculum is being shared. Some teachers subscribe to education interest groups to get postings on current topics. I just joined http://www.edweek.org and am receiving emails of current articles. This site also has access to blogs, interest groups, etc. The basic membership is free. Here is a sample of the types of articles there. http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2007/10/17/08nclb.h27.html?tmp=54725754

My “old” way of communicating with other teachers was through emails of individuals I met at professional development conferences or joining local math organizations.  Using the new communication tools from this class has opened up a whole new world of access to information.