Monday, December 19, 2011

Top 50 Teacher Blogs

50 Must-See Teacher Blogs Chosen By You

This is part of a series of ‘Best of 2011‘ posts where we share some of the best education-related materials of the past year. Be sure to check back on a regular basis as we’ve got some pretty exciting stuff coming soon!
During a recent chat with fellow Edudemic writer Terry Heick, we discussed the purpose of blogs. In a world of social media and connectivity, what role does a blog play for teachers? Is it worth having one?
Then I started surfing my usual haunts on the web. I quickly realized that the blog is actually the home base of basically all of the biggest users of social media. It’s a place for authors to craft their thoughts in long-form statements that wouldn’t be possible or appropriate for social networks. It’s also become quite apparent that some of the best articles I’ve read all year were on teacher blogs. I try to feature them as often as I can on the @Edudemic Twitter account so many of these names shouldn’t be new to you. Every blog below is a fantastic resource that you should add to your chosen RSS reader.
Each of these blogs was nominated for an Edublogs award (Edudemic was nominated in the ‘group’ category) for being the best individual teacher blog of the year. Be sure to cast your vote for your favorite. In the meantime, start working your way through this epic list of content creators!
  1. 100 Scope Notes – Travis Jonker
  2. A Fuse #8 Production – Elizabeth Bird
  3. A Journée in Language – Brad Patterson
  4. A Principal’s Reflections – Eric Sheninger
  5. Action-Reaction – Frank Noschese
  6. An A-Z of ELT – Scott Thornbury
  7. Angela Maiers – Angela Maiers
  8. Authentic Teaching – Willy Cardoso
  9. Blogging through the 4th Dimension – Mrs. Ripp
  10. Blogush – Paul Bogush
  11. Child Central Station – Amy Ahola
  12. Close Up – Ceri Jones
  13. Cool Cat Teacher Blog – Vicki Davis
  14. Dangerously! Irrelevant – Scott McLeod
  15. Delightful Daily 5 Cafe – Laura Komos
  16. Design for Learning – Dean Groom
  17. English Raven – Jason Renshaw
  18. Film English – Kieran Donaghy
  19. Free Tech For Teachers – Richard Byrne
  20. for the love of learning – Joe Bower
  21. Hack Education – Audrey Watters
  22. Happy Hooligans – Jackie Currie
  23. iLearn Technology – Kelly Tenkely
  24. Integrating Technology – Kathleen Morris
  25. Ladybug’s Teacher Files – Kristen
  26. Languagemoments – Dale Coulter
  27. Langwitches Blog – Silvia Tolisano
  28. Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day – Larry Ferlazzo
  29. Learning Technology Leadership – Darcy Moore
  30. Learning with e’s – Steve Wheeler
  31. Let the Children Play – Jenny Kable
  32. Librarian by Day – Bobbi Newman
  33. Moving at the Speed of Creativity – Wes Fryer
  34. My Island View – Tom Whitby
  35. Neverending Searchh/ – Joyce Valenza
  36. Read. Write. Connect. Learn – Will Richardson
  37. Squigglemum – Catherine Oehlman
  38. Stump The Teacher – Josh Stumpenhorst
  39. Teach Preschool – Deborah Stewart
  40. Teacher Reboot Camp – Shelly Terrell
  41. Teacher Tom – Thomas Hobson
  42. Teaching Literacy in the Early Years – Kelly Jordan
  43. The Art of Presentation – Jeremy Harmer
  44. The Blue Skunk Blog – Doug Johnson
  45. The Clever Sheep – Rodd Lucier
  46. The Scholastic Scribe – Mrs. Scribe
  47. The Shanker Blog – Matthew Di Carlo
  48. The Tempered Radical – Bill Ferriter
  49. The Unquiet Librarian – Buffy Hamilton
  50. What Ed Said – Edna Sackson
  51. wwwatanabe – Tracy Watanabe

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Best Wikis of 2011

Are you interested in being a part of a dynamic digital environment capable of changing the world of education? There are wikis out there that are just waiting for you to join and offer up your two cents! From wikis on teaching in the United Kingdom to art to web 2.0 tools, there’s a wiki for everyone.
The list of wikis below is just a smattering of some of the best open wikis available today. They were all nominated by teachers and administrators from around the world during this year’s Edublogsawards. If you’re not familiar with wikis, they’re quite simply a website developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to add and edit content. That’s the official Wikipedia definition. What better place to get a proper definition, right? Anyway, check out each one of these terrific wikis today and do your best to join or at least monitor what’s happening on them. Enjoy!
  1. http://wiki.scotedublogs.org.uk/
    ScotEduBlogs
  2. http://ukedchat.wikispaces.com/
    #ukedchat Information Wiki Site
  3. http://21stcenturyskillsnmteachercourse.wikispaces.com/home
    21st Century Skills for Teachers
  4. http://ibart.wetpaint.com/
    Art Online Studio
  5. http://asantangelo82.wikispaces.com/
    asantangelo82
  6. http://thedaringlibrarian.wikispaces.com/
    Daring Tech Wiki
  7. http://digitallyspeaking.pbworks.com/w/page/17791568/FrontPage
    Digitally Speaking.
  8. http://edcamp.wikispaces.com/
    Ed Camp
  9. http://edorigami.wikispaces.com/
    Educational Origami
  10. http://flatclassroomproject.org/
    Flat Classroom Project
  11. http://fugleflicks.wikispaces.com/
    Flugleflicks
  12. http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/
    Greetings From The World
  13. http://ictmagic.wikispaces.com/
    ICT Magic Show
  14. http://palmbeachschooltalk.com/groups/ipadpilot/
    iPad in Education
  15. http://metasaga.wikispaces.com/
    METASAGA
  16. http://mrhanson.pbworks.com/
    Mr Hanson’s Online Classroom
  17. http://ozgekaraoglu.wikispaces.com/
    Ozge Karaoglu
  18. http://resourcesforhistoryteachers.wikispaces.com
    Resources for History Teachers
  19. http://weareroom1.wikispaces.com/
    Ruma Tahi
  20. http://sigml.iste.wikispaces.net/
    sigml Mobile Learning
  21. http://springfieldlibrary.wikispaces.com/
    Springfield Township High School Virtual Library
  22. http://studentmathmovies.wikispaces.com/
    Student Made Maths Movies
  23. http://teaching-with-technology.wikispaces.com/home
    Teaching with Thinking and Technology
  24. http://www.tmsydney.wikispaces.com/
    TeachMeet Sydney
  25. http://teflworldwiki.com/index.php/Main_Page
    TEFL World Wiki
  26. http://globalclassroom2011-12.wikispaces.com/
    The Global Classroom Project: 2011/12
  27. http://k12.wiki.nmc.org/
    The Horizon Project: K-12 Edition
  28. http://tlvirtualcafe.wikispaces.com/
    The TL Virtual Cafe
  29. http://udltechtoolkit.wikispaces.com/
    The UDLTechToolKit
  30. http://timdeakin.wikispaces.com/Learning2020+Open+Space
    Tim Deakin
  31. http://web20andsocialmediaineducation2010.wikispaces.com/
    Web 2.0 and Social Media Education 2010
  32. http://cooltoolsforschools.wikispaces.com/
    Web 2.0 Tools For Schools
  33. http://azharstudents.wikispaces.com/
    Welcome back to Egypt
  34. http://wowinschool.pbworks.com/
    WOW in Schools