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=Some Educators Really Know How To Think Outside the Box:= =Take a look at the following web resources for thinking that challenges the status quo, new ideas you can use in your classroom, and much more! =

==** Doug Johnson's [|Blue Skunk Blog]:**== ==Doug Johnson is Director of Media and Technology in the Mankato Schools. He created the blog to bring the creative efforts of ed tech professionals together, citing the "stone soup" mentality of everyone sharing a part of what they know for the greater benefit of the whole. Doug is also an author of five books on school libraries and technology. No matter what subject you teach, you are sure to take away a bit of insightful wisdom each time you visit. Updates: at least once per week.==

Rating: 4 Stars Contributor: Robert Newell
Artwork: Brady Johnson

James Tubbs Blog, [|Powering your Classroom with the ipad] Alvina Lopez was a guest post on March 25th, 2010. She discussed how it would be beneficial if students can learn to read and write on an ipad. The Apples mobile device has the potential to become a powerful learning tool that students can increase their reading comprehension. James Tubbs is a fifth grade teacher at Wyoming Middle School in Wyoming, Ohio. James provides helpful strategies for Math, science, and Social Studies. However the most recent post is from March 2010.  Rating: 2 Stars

=The Innovative Educator: []= ​ This insightful, funny and sometimes irreverent blog turns a critical eye to technology in the 21st century classroom. Recent posts have included "Why Smartboards are a dumb initiative," "The 10 Zens of Technology Planning," and "Innovative ways to engage learners with cell phones using research-based strategies." This blog is maintained Lisa Nielsen, and was created to share information, ideas, and resources with other innovative educators as well as begin to grow a community interested in educating innovatively. Updates at least once per week.

Rating: 4 Stars Contributor: Robert Newell