Staff Picks: How We Find Our News

This last week, many of our readers and partners have asked: Where do you gather your information? Well, we thought we’d share that with you! Below are our top picks for getting the front-line news.

Caroline

  1. TheEdFly.com
  2. HuffPo
  3. GettingSmart.com posts
  4. Mashable
  5. Twitter hashtags: #blendedlearning, #edtech, #DigLN
  6. Facebook feeds for groups like Digital Learning Now, Getting Smart, EdSurge
  7. The Pioneer Woman (cooking blog)

Sarah

  1. News releases from media agencies
  2. Newsletters: GSV, MDR, Public Private Action, Fordham
  3. Twitter hashtags: #edreform, #edtech #IOLchat, #DigLN, #edchat, #lrnchat
  4. Facebook feeds for Digital Learning Now, Tech Crunch, Mashable, Education Week, EdSurge, MindShift, Forbes, TED
  5. I also follow Politico, Pete Chasmore,The Colbert Report, Seth Godin

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2 Comments

Darlene
2/26/2012

What about MDR and Ednet Insight?

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Tom Vander Ark
2/26/2012

if not on the list, MDR's EdNet Insight should be, we read weekly

Jason Hoekstra
2/26/2012

Quick link correction for Caroline's #1 - I think that's TheEdFly.com - http://theedfly.com/

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Sarah Cargill
3/2/2012

Thanks for the catch!

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