Who-to-follow

= Who To Follow =

It's always important to keep up to date on what is going around in technology and education.

Here are some people, groups and sites to follow.

=Join a Special Interest Group (SIG)= Professional organisations are a must for all teachers to join. Here, in Venezuela, we have groups that we can join:
 * VenTESOL

Here you can share experiences with colleagues from Venezuela and abroad. Choose the SIG that you are interested in. Contact their Ventesol Ning group.

This group is made up of teachers who are interested in the use and promotion of CALL in language learning and teaching. They publish an online newsletter, give workshops and always welcome new members. You can contact them at Avealmec
 * AVEALMEC

This is a online workshop which is part of TESOL's Electric Village Online and takes place in January or February of each year. This is a must for teachers who would like to use CALL in their teaching. Check VenTESOL for news on the next Webhead workshop.
 * BECOMING A WEBHEAD

IATEFL's yearly conference takes place in the UK and the British Council has streamed the conference online for the last five years. This conference usually takes place in April. There are also many SIGs you can join. Check IATEFL
 * IATEFL

=Interesting Blogs and Bloggers= Two of my favourites are Larry Ferrlazo and NIck Peachey.
 * Larry's blog can be found at Larry's Ferrlazo's Websites of the Day and is full of interesting information. Larry also has his "Best of" where he evaluates different web sites.


 * Nicky Peachey is a writer, consultant and teacher trainer whose blog Nick's Learning Technology Blog is another must for teachers who need ideas. You can find articles, workshops and presentations and join NIck's mailing list to get up-to-date information on interesting sites and articles.

=Online resources= The British council has a resource page for teachers at Teaching English There are lots of articles, teaching clips, teacher development information as well as rich input for you as a teacher and to help you design your teaching materials.
 * ==British Council==

Dave's ESL Cafe is a great resource for teachers. Dave Sperling as a website with information for both teachers and students. Check it out and find links to other great sources. Dave's ESL Cafe.
 * ==Dave's ESL Cafe==

Diigo is an information management tool that helps you store, tag and list all of the sites you find on the internet. You can also save links to images as well. It's the perfect way to keep track of all your sites. You can also find people who share your own interests, join the group and get access to the sites they find. You can also "follow" other members and share their information as well. Check it out at Diigo
 * ==Diigo==