Saturday, February 28, 2015

Favorite Blog Posts of the Month: February

I'm Linking up with Mary at Old School Speech for her Favorite Blog Posts of the Month: February Edition. Bloglovin' has a great new feature that allows saving blogs and categorizing them which has made this post so much easier to compile. The challenge then is limiting myself to five posts as I have saved 21 different and wonderful blogs!! It's no wonder I can't get any laundry done; I'm busy reading blogs! Oh well, we all have our distractions! Okay. Here they are!
Read and Write for Google
Sean Sweeney, the self-described "Speech Techie" is an amazing source of information on how to integrate technology into our speech therapy rooms. The information he provides is cutting edge and relevant. I will also admit, he makes me look tech savvy in that I am often able to disseminate what he shares with colleagues. Naturally, I always refer back his blog, but I feel so wonderfully nerdy that I can share techie-stuff! Thanks Sean, you make me look cool.
I saved two of Sean's posts this month, one on Read and Write for Google and one highlighting Jeopardy Labs.

Speech2U
Kelly writes one of the funniest blogs ever! I find myself truly laughing out loud when I read her posts. She had me at blowing projectiles at a cup pyramid! Enough said!

The Speech Bubble
Maureen's post appealed to me. I take a wealth of continuing education workshops to maintain both my ASHA certification and my state license, however, how nice to have an option that indicates I have received a credential for my efforts. I am going to pursue this.

The Budget SLP

Diana, a.k.a. The Budget SLP, has been doing this speech thing since 1978! She remembers the days of minimal budgets and as a result became incredibly resourceful. She faithfully scours the internet for budget and user friendly resources and compiles them in her blog for all of us! What an amazing gift! This particular post included over 50 free or inexpensive apps that lend themselves to speech language therapy. A post definitely worth saving! 

 I Heart Crafty Things
I Heart Crafty Things
No month would be complete in our speech room without a craftivity from the ever resourceful and creative Rachel of I Heart Crafty Things. My students loved this Love Monster puppet craft. It was the perfect compliment to the Love Monster story by Rachel Bright.

I hope you had a wonderful, peaceful, and productive February. Here comes March!

6 comments:

  1. Good ones! I need to sit down and really digest Sean's posts.
    Thanks for linking up! (Again!)

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    1. It's always fun to look back over the month! Thanks for being the hostess with the mostest!

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  2. Definitely need that techie site. It's amazing how many blogs I follow, his being one, and have never read. Summer reading maybe??

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    1. Speech Techie is a great one to read. I always learn a lot. It is hard when there are so many blogs. Sometimes I start to read and then become a bit more discriminating if my interest isn't piqued.

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  3. Thank you so much for mentioning my Valentine ninja post! I am really honored. I didn't know about Bloglovin allowing you to save posts-that is super helpful!

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    1. Thank YOU for keeping me laughing and well stocked in fun and whacky therapy techniques!

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