{"id":2,"date":"2015-08-13T14:20:21","date_gmt":"2015-08-13T14:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teachersfirst.com\/blog\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2016-06-02T19:47:59","modified_gmt":"2016-06-02T19:47:59","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/home\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to TeachersFirst Blog"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>What is the TeachersFirst Blog?<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The TeachersFirst blog should be on every teacher\u2019s reading list. It is a place to get short yet very informative articles on how to integrate web-based resources into your classroom.\u00a0 Our blog authors demystify edtech jargon and encourage teachers to continue to develop themselves professionally.\u00a0 An eclectic collection of materials for self-directed teachers, this blog will inspire you to try new methods in your instruction while explaining both how and why you should.<\/p>\n<h3>Why should you visit?<\/h3>\n<p>The TeachersFirst blog is meant to be an edtech \u201csnack,\u201d going a step beyond our collections of reviewed web-based resources.\u00a0 Building on our team\u2019s foundation of identifying free web-based resources that can be used in the classroom, our blog gives lesson-based ideas on how to use those resources. If you are struggling with how to bring all the pieces of a technology integrated lesson together, you can come to the blog to find the encouragement to persevere.\u00a0 While reading, you will also find answers to some basic edtech questions and directions for your next steps in the edtech journey.\u00a0 Whether you are a new teacher or a veteran, you\u2019ll find a reason to keep reading.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the TeachersFirst Blog? The TeachersFirst blog should be on every teacher\u2019s reading list. It is a place to get short yet very informative articles on how to integrate web-based resources into your classroom.\u00a0 Our blog authors demystify edtech jargon and encourage teachers to continue to develop themselves professionally.\u00a0 An eclectic collection of materials &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/home\/\" class=\"more-link\">read more &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":177,"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions\/177"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/teachersfirst.org\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}