This document provides a list of 25 educational technology leaders to follow, along with their blogs, Twitter handles, and other online presences. It recommends adding these leaders to your personal learning network in order to advocate for effectively using technology to improve teaching and learning. Each leader is briefly described along with their role, blog name, Twitter handle, and other relevant online information.

1. Ed Tech
Leaders
to Follow
presented by
Lisa Thumann
Innovative Learning Technologies
SGEI, Kean University
@lthumann
thumannresources.com
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2. Define: Follow
Take a look at their
blog or wiki
Join their online
community
Send them a "shout-
out”
View their social
bookmarks
Listen to their
podcasts
Add these educational technology
leaders to your personal learning
network (PLN).

3. Image source: http://indexed.blogspot.com/2008/08/this-is-what-20-means.html
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4. These folks advocate for the
education community to effectively
use technology to improve teaching
and learning.
(In no specific order.)

5. Online Community
Manager, Discovery
Education
Blog:Teach 42
Twitter: Teach42
Bookmarks:Teach42
Steve Dembo 1

6. Library Information
Specialist,
Springfield Township
High School, PA
Blog:Never Ending
Search
Twitter:
JoyceValenza
Bookmarks:
JoyceValenza
Joyce Valenza 2

7. English Language
Learner
Teacher, Luther
Burbank High School
in Sacramento,
California
Larry Ferlazzo's
Websites of the Day
Larry's Lists
Larry Ferlazzo 3

8. Professional
Development
Coordinator, Projects
by Jen
Blog: Thoughts by Jen
Twitter: JenWagner
Jennifer Wagner 4

9. US History and Civics
Teacher, Oxford Hills
Comprehensive High
School, ME
Blog: Free Technology
for Teachers
Twitter: rmbyrne
Website: Android 4
Schools
Richard Byrne 5

10. Educational
Technology
Consultant, Chicago,
IL
Global Education
Conference
Blog:High
Techpectations
Twitter: Elemenous
Bookmarks:Elemenou
s
Lucy Gray 6

11. Principal of the
Science Leadership
Academy in
Philadelphia, PA
Blog: Practical
Theory
Twitter:
ChrisLehmann
Bookmarks:ChrisLeh
mann
Chris Lehmann 7

12. Owner and founder
of 21st Century
Collaborative
Blog:21st Century
Collaborative
Twitter: SNBeach
Bookmarks: SNBeach
Sheryl
Nussbaum-Beach
8

13. Director of
Educational
Technology for The
College Board Schools
Website: EduTecher
Twitter: AdamBellow
Blog: Edutecher
Adam Bellow 9

14. Technology and
Learning Coach,
Yokohama
International School
Blog: Always
Learning
Twitter: MsCofino
Bookmarks:
SuperKimbo
Kim Cofino 10

15. Instructional
Technologist, St.
Vrain Valley School
District, CO
Blog:Bud The
Teacher
Twitter:
BudtheTeacher
Bookmarks:
BudtheTeacher
Bud Hunt 11

16. Community Manager
of the Canadian
Discovery Educators
Network
Blog:Ideas and
Thoughts
Twitter: Shareski
Bookmarks: Shareski
Dean Shareski 12

17. Educational
Technologist, EdTec
hTeam, Inc.
Blog:Educational
Technology and Life
Twitter:
MarkWagner
Bookmarks:
MarkWagner
Mark Wagner 13

18. President,
Generation YES
Blog: Generation YES
Blog
Twitter: SMartinez
Bookmarks:
SMartinez
Sylvia Martinez 14

19. Steve Hargadon 15
Educational Technology
Consultant, Blackboard
Collaborate
Classroom 2.0
Blog:
stevehargadon.com
Twitter: stevehargadon

20. Senior Researcher at
Microsoft Research, a
Research Assistant
Professor in Media,
Culture, and
Communication at NYU,
and an Adjunct
Associate Professor at
the University of New
South Wales.
Website: apophenia
Twitter: Zephoria
Publications: papers
Dana Boyd 16

21. Director, CASTLE;
University of Kentucky
Blog: Dangerously
Irrelevant
Twitter: McLeod
Bookmarks:
scottmcleod
Scott McLeod 17

22. Founding Faculty at
REAL ePortfolio
Academy
Twitter: eportfolios
Website: REAL
ePortfolio Academy
for Teachers
Helen Barrett 18

23. Director of
Instructional
Technology, San
Antonio ISD
Blog: Around the
Corner
Twitter: MGuhlin
Bookmarks: mguhlin
Miguel Guhlin 19

24. Professional
Development
Coordinator IT
Director at Westwood
Schools in Camilla,
Georgia
Blog: Cool Cat
Teacher
Twitter: coolcatteacher
Website:
CoolCatTeacher.com
Vicky Davis 20

25. Year 5 Teacher,
Nottinghamshire,
England
Blog: ICT In My
Classroom
Twitter: TomBarrett
Bookmarks: TBarrett
Tom Barrett 21

26. Teacher Librarian &
Technology
Integration Specialist,
Van Meter, IA
Blog: Van Meter
Library Voice
Twitter:
ShannonmMiller
Bookmarks:
shannonmiller
Shannon Miller 22

27. E-Learning & MYP
Coordinator at Beijing
(BISS) IS, China
Blog: E-Learning
Journies
Twitter: julielindsay
Website: Learning
Confluence
Julie Lindsay 23

28. Principal, New Milford
High School, NJ
Blog: A Principal’s
Reflections
Twitter:
NMHS_Principal
Bookmarks:
escheninger
Eric Scheninger 24

29. E-Learning & MYP
Coordinator at Beijing
(BISS) IS, China
Blog: Lisa’s Lingo
Twitter: lparisi
Webcast:
Conversations
Lisa Parisi 25

30. The Person
Next To You
http://qml.ucsd.edu/images/john_doe.gif
Ask them where
they are from
and what their
passions are
when it comes
to integrating
technology into
teaching and
learning.
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