BP3_20091101_Google Reader Articles

 For this assignment, I have chosen five educational google reader feeds. The feeds are all important to me for different reason. As you read on, you will be able to tell that I am not going to be your typical teacher. Number one reason is that I am not yet a teacher and the number two reason being I want to be a special ed resource teacher. Before 2007, I had never knowingly met anyone with Autism. I babysat two boys on the spectrum and it has changed my life. The feeds below reflect that change.
#1) Autism Hub - this feed is many blogs by people with autism or their caregivers. I feel it is necessary for me to read these blogs because it gives me an insight to understanding people with autism. So far, I have read some blogs of adults with autism and aspergers. They are amazing to me because some explain what they go through, how they function in everyday life, the way they are perceived by the world, and what is they are actually thinking.

#2) Autism News - this feed is more from a news standpoint. It is not as personal as the Autism Hub feed. The information here is necessary for me to learn more about what is going on in the world of autism on from a global standpoint. Some articles present research findings.

#3) Special Education - this feed is about Special Ed in general. Some articles contain lesson plans for Special Ed. classrooms and general information about the acronyms and things that go on in the Special Ed. world.
#4) Educational Technology - this feed will teach me about new technologies used in the realm of education along with things that work and don't work.
#5) Social Media in Learning - this feed is productive because it is all about ways to use social media. This feed contains more than you ever wanted to know about Web2.0 and all the tools. I enjoy it very much.