Education Week is an American based newspaper and website of record. They do daily tweets of articles, polls, news and more. This is a prominent tool that many teachers and foundations currently follow.

Usefulness: Personally, I like the relevant personal information

that this page posts about students on an individual level. It gives significant information that is important for teachers to know about their students personally

as well as academically.

Example: Article on Personal Incentiveshttp://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/walt_gardners_reality_check/2013/11/are_incenti

ves_for_performance_justified.html

Alberta Education is the curriculum learning hub for Alberta students and teachers. They provide daily tweets of curricular information, important events, and anecdotal evidence.

Usefulness:The Alberta Education page on twitter stays up to date and is certainly knowledgeable of current events. This

is relevant especially for teachers. Relevant issues could be school construction, curricular reforms, and

technological implications.

Example: Learn More About Distance Educationhttp://education.alberta.ca/department/newsroom/distanceeducationinalberta.aspx

• Discovery Education is a tool for teachers and students alike that tweets daily resources, information, articles, seminars, scholarship information and much more. The goal of this goal is to inspire discovery.

Usefulness:

Perhaps the highlighting feature of this page is that they provide resources that truly do inspire inquiry and discovery for students. For teachers, getting students interested and asking questions is one the most, if not

most important parts of the pedagogical process.

Example: Whitehouse Film Festivalhttp://www.whitehouse.gov/FilmFestival

This semester has provided a mixture of frustration, discovery, enlightenment, and opportunity. I certainly wasn’t aware of the world of technology that our schools are delving into. The resources I’ve used throughout the semester have yielded promising results of an innovative new world for students and teachers alike. Through the use of these technologies, learning outcomes for students are more favorable than ever. These implications apply to teachers as well. We have the chance to be more connected and resourceful. It is an exciting time to be a teacher.