2010 Edublog Awards Results
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The Edublog Awards is a community based incentive started in 2004 that aims to celebrate, promote and demonstrate the educational values of social media.Here are the results for the 2010 Edublog Awards showcasing the winners, first runner up and second runner up in 23 different award categories.
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About the Edublog AwardsStarted in 2004
Create resources of how social media is used by educators
Now in 7th year
This yearOver 400 nomination emails23 Categories (100+ nominations/category)584 Shortlisted nominationsAwards ceremony hosted by Ronnie Burt, Sue Waters and Steve Hargadon
From humble beginnings.....2004
1. Best Individual Blog2. Best overall group blog3. Best resource sharing blog4. Best Research Based Blog5. Best blogged paper(s)6. Best designed & most beautiful
blog7. Best technology meets
pedagogy blog8. Best use of weblogs within
teaching and learning9. Best Newcomer10. Best Librarian Blog
To the new home...2007
1. Best individual blog2. Best group blog3. Best new blog4. Best resource sharing blog5. Most influential blog post6. Best teacher blog7. Best librarian / library blog8. Best educational tech support blog9. Best elearning / corporate education blog10. Best educational use of audio11. Best educational use of video / visual12. Best educational wiki13. Best educational use of a social networking service14. Best educational use of a virtual world
And a new look...20101. Best individual blog2. Best individual tweeter3. Best group blog4. Best new blog5. Best class blog6. Best student blog7. Best resource sharing blog8. Most influential blog post9. Most influential tweet / series of
tweets / tweet based discussion10. Best teacher blog11. Best librarian / library blog12. Best school administrator blog13. Best educational tech support
blog14. Best elearning / corporate
education blog15. Best educational use of audio16. Best educational use of video /
visual17. Best educational wiki18. Best educational podcast19. Best educational webinar series20. Best educational use of a social
network21. Best educational use of a virtual
world22. Best use of a PLN23. Lifetime achievement
Shortlisted Finalists
Shortlisted Finalists34 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best individual blog are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-individual-edublog-2010/
http://www.thenerdyteacher.com/
Quote: “Passion is what is needed to make education better for everyone. Money will never create passion. When I read other blogs,
it’s the passion that engages me. Using that passion to make education better for everyone is what I love to do. .”
http://cecilialcoelho.wordpress.com/
Nomination Quote: “Her blog is a constant joy to read and I want to do everything I can to encourage her to keep it up.
Cecilia rocks.”
http://www.speechtechie.com/
Nomination Quote: “Less than a year old, the blog is packed with current strategies to implement technology that are useful to
more than just speech-language pathologist. Well written and well organized, each post provides a quick bit of thought provoking information that would benefit any educator.”
Shortlisted Finalists32 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best class blog are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-class-edublog-2010/
http://hccweb2.org/3s2010/
Nomination Quote: “Mitch Squires and his merry band of bloggers show what is possible when enthusiasm and
imagination meets school blogging.”
http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/
Nomination Quote: “This blog is so detailed and fun to read. It is updated every time I see it. It’s so fun to learn about what her
class is learning.”
http://www.billingsmiddleschool.org/beta/
Quote: “This blog catalog’s Billings Middle School student experiences with digital tools & discussions around the social, political,
environmental & moral impacts of technology.”
Shortlisted Finalists19 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best student blog are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-student-edublog-2010/
http://blogs.isb.ac.th/haleygrey/
Quote: “I think people should visit my blog because I think that a lot of people can leave my blog with information they would of never
thought they would get.”
http://emilysblog3s.edublogs.org/
Quote: “This is my personal blog where I can post pictures, stories or talk about whatever I feel like.”
Shortlisted Finalists48 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best Teacher blog are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-teacher-edublog-2010/
http://scholastic-scribe.blogspot.com/
Quote: ” I keep threatening to retire, but don't know what I'd do without my students, whom I call my "cherubs". And I guess you
should know that this blog, The Scholastic Scribe, is dedicated to My Dear Family: Mr. Fairway, Ella Numera Una and Ella Numera Dos.”
http://thepegeek.com/
Nomination Quote: “One of the first bloggers I followed, and it’s been great to come along on the ride of his PE Tech discoveries
and observations.”
http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/
Nomination Quote: ”Tom posts daily about life at his cooperative pre-school. The posts can be funny, serious, heart-warming, sobering and all-in-all very interesting. He thinks and talks from the heart as well as his head and demonstrates what
emancipated educators achieve.”
Shortlisted Finalists23 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best librarian / library blog are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-librarian-library-edublog-2010/
http://slav.globalteacher.org.au/
Quote: “Bright ideas is a blog by SLAV where school library staff can share ideas on how they can use Web 2.0 tools in their library and in their school. We hope that it inspires you to think about how you can
use some of the tools in your school.”
http://www.jgreller.net/Teachers/
Quote:” Julie Greller has been an Educational Media Specialist for the past 20 years, and teaches in a junior-senior high school in New
Jersey. .”
Shortlisted Finalists20 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best School Administrator blog are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-school-administrator-edublog-2010/
http://georgecouros.ca/blog/
Nomination Quote: “George reminds us, in every post, that administrators are human. His writing displays emotion, shares
his successes (and sometimes failures), conveys enthusiasm for his school, students, and lifelong learning, and inspires us all.”
http://esheninger.blogspot.com/
Nomination Quote: “He clearly has influenced administrative peers to understand the power of social media as a learning and communication tool. He has become a fierce advocate of social
media tools and makes himself available to others as a champion of contemporary learners, learning, and
communication..”
http://darcymoore.net/
Quote: “My focus at school is on teaching & learning using technology. I am particularly interested in the transformation of
learning that must happen in high schools and how digital technologies can be employed to this end.”
Shortlisted Finalists24 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Ronnie Burt
Results for Best Group blog are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-group-edublog-2010/
http://theteachingpalette.com/
Nomination Quote: “The Teaching Palette is a blog dedicated to the teachers who constantly work on perfecting the art of education. The heart and purpose of this site is to provide an environment where the
love and knowledge of art education will be advanced.”
http://thereadingroundup.blogspot.com/
Quote: Reading Round-Up! is a collaborative project. It is a place where all students can share their love of words with others and help
one another become outstanding readers.”
http://www.playbasedlearning.com.au/
Quote: “We share irresistible ideas, beautifully photographed with supportive information as we introduce realistic, simple, exciting ways
you can present creative and imaginative open ended play based learning experiences to children in the early learning years from pre-
kindergarten to primary school..”
Shortlisted Finalists28 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best Resource Sharing blog are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-resource-sharing-blog-2010/
kirstenwinkler.comtwitter.com/kirstenwinkler
http://prekinders.com/
Nomination Quote: ”Karen shares only the best of her own, creative early childhood printables with her huge network of fans
and readers. “
www.freetech4teachers.comtwitter.com/rmbyrne
Nomination Quote: “Day after day, Richard finds new resources and shares them with the world. No idea how he does it but I consistently
find treasures in his blog and have a lot to thank him for.”
Shortlisted Finalists13 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best Elearning blog are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-elearning-corporate-education-edublog-2010/
http://edreformer.com
Quote: “ EdRefomer serves as a catalyst for innovation in education by encouraging and promoting public and private investment in new
learning tools, schools, and platforms.”
http://www.edutopia.org/blogs
Nomination Quote: “The Edutopia blogs are a great resource and a lot of really great writers post there. Read it.”
http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/
Nomination Quote: “67,000 readers can’t be wrong. The Rapid E-Learning Blog is my number one reading recommendation to
anyone creating e-learning!
Shortlisted Finalists27 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best Ed Tech Blog are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-tech-support-edublog-2010/
http://angrytechnician.wordpress.com/
Nomination Quote: “This blog chronicles the trials and tribulations of working in tech support for a school – it’s
hilarious!”
http://thumannresources.com/
Nomination Quote: “Great resources, opportunities for PLN, and all around strong Google connection.”
www.freetech4teachers.comtwitter.com/rmbyrne
Nomination Quote: “I had the pleasure of meeting Richard at the Google Teacher Academy in DC '09, and it was like meeting
a celebrity.”
Shortlisted Finalists11 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best Use of Audio are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-use-of-audio-2010/
http://heidisongs.blogspot.com/
Nomination Quote: “I’m nominating Heidisongs for both the audio and video categories since her educational music DVD’s
fall into both categories. .”
http://www.sccenglish.ie/search/label/Patterns%20of%20Poetry
http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,,3657,00.html
Quote: “This Anglo-German audio trainer, you can effectively learn useful vocabulary for everyday of the basic vocabulary and improve
your pronunciation.”
Shortlisted Finalists21 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Most Influential Blog Post are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/most-influential-blog-post-2010/
http://www.cats-pyjamas.net/2010/05/moodle-tool-guide-for-teachers/
Quote: “ I set out to create this poster size guide for teachers, allowing them to compare the functionality and pedagogical
advantages of some standard Moodle tools, adding a column to indicate how tricky the tool is to set up.”
http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/neverendingsearch/2010/08/24/things-i-think-teacher-librarians-should-unlearn-18-and-counting/
http://fnoschese.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/the-2-interactive-whiteboard/
Nomination Quote: “Frank Noschese’s blog post threatens to bring down SMART and Promethian products with cheap,
actually useful and interactive alternatives. 42 comments later, this post is still going strong, and I’ve lost count of all of the folks on listservs and discussion groups that have been converted to
the value of the $2 whiteboard.”
Shortlisted Finalists29 sites
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best educational use of video / visual are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-use-of-video-visual-2010/
http://fugleflicks.wikispaces.com/Fugleflick_Index
http://artsnacks.org/
Quote: “I started the ArtSnacks network in 2007 in the hope that kids without access to art teachers might get some free
instruction and build their confidence.”
http://www.projectexplorer.org/
Nomination Quote: “ProjectExplorer is a web-based, non-profit organization that aims to provide students from the elementary to high school level with “virtual field trips” to less-well-known
corners of the globe. Their most recent series takes viewers to Mexico to learn about everything from history to culture to food.”
Shortlisted Finalists13 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best Education wiki are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-wiki-2010/
Nomination Quote: “This is an unsung hero of a wiki. Metasaga is a beautiful thinking skills framework that helps children and
adults reflect upon their personal circumstances through looking at events and objects around them. Lots of examples to help you
get going.”
http://metasaga.wikispaces.com/
Shortlisted Finalists24 podcasts
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best Education Podcast are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-podcast-2010/
http://www.edtechcrew.net/
Nomination Quote: “These guys are with me in my car, when I go to bed and when I am doing the ironing! On my iPod that is! Every fortnight, after listening to these guys, I jump straight on my computer to check out all the great things they talk about or to find our more about what their special guests have shared.”
http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/elementary-podcasts
Quote: “Practise your English language listening skills with the Elementary Podcasts. Listen to them on your computer, or download
and save them on your mp3 player.”
http://portableradio.edublogs.org/
Nomination Quote: “They podcast from two different schools and their work is often featured on CBC radio in Canada! They really work to give their students a voice and tackle issues that
are meaningful to students.”
Shortlisted Finalists19 webinars
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best Webinar Series are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-webinar-series-2010/
http://www.futureofeducation.com/
Nomination Quote: “I've learned more from this webinar series than any other source I can recall. The interviews that Steve
holds are engaging and thought-provoking and since they are all archived, users can choose to participate live or listen later.
Honestly, I listen to the archives when I'm at the gym and I love making my exercise time even more productive! “
http://live.classroom20.com/
Nomination Quote: “If you are looking for me on Saturday mornings, this is the first place you should look. Every weekend I
learn something that I can use in my classroom the following Monday; every weekend I am inspired to keep trying new ideas
in my classroom.”
http://www.globaleducationconference.com/index.html
Nomination Quote: “This was a wonderful series for educators around the world to share about the projects and programs that globally connect us all. Their online conference had incredible
participation: 15,028 unique logins; 8,372 hours attended; 32,681 website visits.”
Shortlisted Finalists12 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best User of a Virtual World are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-use-of-a-virtual-world-2010/
http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010
Shortlisted Finalists19 Social Network
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best Use of a Social Network are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-use-of-a-social-network-2010/
http://www.classroom20.com/
Nomination Quote: “If you belong to only one ning, this should be the one! Educators from all over the world gather here to
share knowledge, ask questions, and provide support. It exemplifies what a "social network" should be..”
http://www.facebook.com/dw.learngerman
http://englishcompanion.ning.com/
Nomination Quote: “Where English teachers go to help each other' is the tag-line for this astonishing success story. Founded by Californian English teacher Jim Burke two years ago, it now has over 25,000 members from around the world, who have 'a
café without walls' in which they can get support, ideas and resources on their subject. .”
Shortlisted Finalists17 PLN
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best Use of a PLN are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-use-of-a-pln-2010/
http://edupln.ning.com/
Nomination Quote: “Tom Whitby's social network has grown from a small group of educators to a place with well over 6000 members. There is so many good things about the EDU PLN I could talk for days but the organizing of special live sessions
with Alfie Kohn, Diane Ravitch and more are just a start.”
http://www.classroom20.com/
Nomination Quote: “If you belong to only one ning, this should be the one! Educators from all over the world gather here to
share knowledge, ask questions, and provide support. It exemplifies what a "social network" should be.”
http://www.globaleducationconference.com/index.html
Nomination Quote: “This was a wonderful series for educators around the world to share about the projects and programs that globally connect us all. Their online conference had incredible
participation: 15,028 unique logins; 8,372 hours attended; 32,681 website visits.”
Shortlisted Finalists42 Tweeters
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best Individual Tweeter are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-individual-tweeter-2010/
http://twitter.com/ShellTerrell
Nomination Quote: “Despite the funny voice and quirky love of pugs(!) this dynamic lady is one powerhouse of ideas and thoughts who is always working for the greater good of the
education profession.”
http://twitter.com/Teach_Preschool
Nomination Quote: “I don’t know how she finds the time to do it all, she’s like Super Woman! Deborah tweets about #ece and
#preschool daily, her tweets are read and retweeted around the world by more than 3,500 tweeps.”
Shortlisted Finalists19 tweet series
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Most Influential Tweets are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/most-influential-tweet-series-2010/
http://ukedchat.wikispaces.com/http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23ukedchat
Quote: “ukedchat is a more UK-educator friendly version of the very popular twitter discussion #edchat.”
http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/2009/08/18/edchat-join-the-conversation/ http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23edchat
Nomination Quote: “So much more than a hashtag, this is a regular global education discussion on Twitter. It is a must follow
and must participate in activity.”
http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23speakloudly
Nomination Quote: “Think back a few years and ask yourself if you could have imagined protesting something as heinous as
book banning with a simple hashtag (of course, you would also have to explain to your back-then-self what a hashtag is).”
Shortlisted Finalists31 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Best Individual Blog are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-individual-edublog-2010/
www.freetech4teachers.comtwitter.com/rmbyrne
Nomination Quote: “No description needed here… not sure when Larry sleeps!”
kirstenwinkler.comtwitter.com/kirstenwinkler
www.freetech4teachers.comtwitter.com/rmbyrne
Nomination Quote: “I had the pleasure of meeting Richard at the Google Teacher Academy in DC '09, and it was like meeting
a celebrity.”
Shortlisted Finalists31 blogs
Top 10 Voting margin
Results for Lifetime Achievement are:http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/lifetime-achievement-2010/
http://sirkenrobinson.com/
Nomination Quote: “Sir Ken Robinson has done more to promote the cause of transformation of education than anyone I know. His TED talk has been seen by millions of educators and
has sparked conversations all over the world.”
http://www.stevehargadon.com/
Nomination Quote: “I get a lot of emails from Steve, and it doesn't make me want to unsubscribe. That should be an award on its own. Instead, we'll give him this one for all he does with
C2.0, GEC, elluminate, and so much more.”
http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/
Nomination Quote: “I know Linda has not been blogging all of her life but what she has done for class blogging could fill a life time. She has set the bar for writing comments and her ideas
are used all around the world. She is always searching for new blogs and loves to share comments with all that she visits,
collaborating with classes everywhere. I have learnt so much from her blogging and can’t think of anyone else who deserves
this award more!”
Thank you and congrats to ALL!
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