THING #11

     Starting out, I followed the feeds of persons associated with the Cool Cat Teacher Blog.  I found them to be very interesting, so I establish an RSS feed with four of them.  Then, when I found the Top Ranked Feeds on Edublog, I found three or four that looked interesting and started to follow them.  A lot of the blogs I found there were ones I had visited before as part of the 23 Things exercise. 

     Following links between bloggers, like those from Cool Cat Teachers was the easiest way I found to discover like-minds and relevant information.  Technorati publishes the Top 100 Blogs; however, not all were education centric.  Jumping from blog to blog from within “like-minded” bloggers seemed to me as the easiest way to build a “circle of wise”.  Thanks to the Cool Cat Teacher.

     Getting lost in a random search within the Top 100 list was a little time consuming and added a little frustration for me personally.  Sifting through a lot of “stuff” to find the golden nugget.  Most of what I concentrated on finding at were educational resources to enhance my college experience.  I’ve made a decision to dedicate some time daily to review some teachers’ posts in order to become well rounded.  As I find more time and more interests, I know my list to follow via RSS will lengthen.  I’m looking forward to refining it. 

     As far as, finding “unusual” blogs?  I hadn’t imagined all the information out there on Pop Culture.  You could fill your entire day reading up on the latest rehab admissions in Hollywood.  There is as much trash out there as there is valueable information.  More.  Seeing it all, reminded me that educators must be care about what we bring into our minds, and subsequently into the classroom.  “Circle of Wise”, great phrase.  I am going to create a good one.  Thanks -Clint