Edublog Awards 2012 - I was nominated for Best EdTech Blog

I started writing this blog as a way to organize and share edtech resources I found and it's grown into much more than that.

I just found out that I was nominated for, and am a finalist for, the Edublog Awards 2012, Best EdTech Blog. Thanks!!

You can read more about the Edublog Awards here and vote for Educational Technology Guy here (under EdTech Blog).

Edublog 2011 Award winners announced

Congratulations to the winners of this year's 2011 Edublog Awards.

I was nominated (thank you!) but didn't win. But, just being nominated is an honor and makes me feel good about writing this blog. I love hearing from my readers and sharing my thoughts and resources with them.

Check out the list of winners and nominees at the Edublog Award site. There are some great people and resources there. Share them with others too.

Vicki Davis, Cool Cat Teacher, had a great comment on her blog yesterday about the awards:

And just a word here. Although there are great winners, remember that if you are taking time to write and share that you ARE a winner already. There is an innate desire of most teachers to be thanked. Such little appreciation is meted out in teaching that it is almost a hunger. Every follower, every hit, every reader is a reward. Every comment is a gift. Every blog post has the potential to be a legacy. Share. 

Way too few teachers are recognized for anything and even fewer voted on by teachers. Use this list to find some totally awesome voices but set as your goal to find those that haven't hit the radar yet. Converse and enjoy your area. Don't let "awards" get you down. Be the reward to those who use their precious time to follow you by being excellent, helpful, kind, and respectful. The greater and more excellent we are, the more people will begin to recognize our profession for what it is... The most noble of callings. 

Congratulations to everyone.

Congratulations to the winners and nominees and we'll see everyone at the 2012 awards. 

Nominations for Edublog Awards are DUE FRIDAY - nominate your favorite blog, Tweeter, and more

The Edublog Awards for 2011 are DUE BY FRIDAY!. You can nominate your favorite blogs, Tweeters, blog posts, wiki's, free web tool, and more. You create your list of nominations and then post it online and share the link with the Edublogs Awards site. 


The Edublog Awards are one of the awards programs that I like because it is based on educator opinions, not some company or individual. You can not nominate yourself though. 


Go to the Edublog Awards nomination page for instructions and nominate your favorites. 


My nominations are here. 


Awards categories for 2011:

Best individual blog
Best individual tweeter
Best group blog
Best new blog
Best class blog
Best student blog
Best ed tech / resource sharing blog
Most influential blog post
Best twitter hashtag
Best teacher blog
Best librarian / library blog
Best School Administrator blog
Best free web tool
Best educational use of audio / video / visual / podcast
Best educational wiki
Best open PD / unconference / webinar series
Best educational use of a social network
Lifetime achievement

My Edublog Awards Nominations

Here are my 2011 nominations for the EduBlog Awards:

• Best individual tweeter - MissNoor28 
• posts lots of great information and resources

• Best individual blog - Action-Reaction
• lots of great information and ideas on helping students learn

• Best group blog - Connected Principals
• great articles and information

• Best ed tech / resource sharing blog - Technology Tidbits: Thoughts of a Cyber-Hero
• great resources

• Best twitter hashtag - #edchat 
• the best educational resource

• Best free web tool - Evernote and Google Apps 
• my students and I use both all the time.

• Best open PD / unconference / webinar series - EdCamp
• best PD I've ever been to.

• Lifetime achievement - Tom Whitby.  Blog. Twitter. 
• great educator and voice for education

Nominations for Edublog Awards are now open - nominate your favorite blog, Tweeter, and more

The Edublog Awards for 2011 are now open for nominations. You can nominate your favorite blogs, Tweeters, blog posts, wiki's, free web tool, and more. You create your list of nominations and then post it online and share the link with the Edublogs Awards site. 


The Edublog Awards are one of the awards programs that I like because it is based on educator opinions, not some company or individual. You can not nominate yourself though. 


Go to the Edublog Awards nomination page for instructions and nominate your favorites. I'll be doing my nominations later. 






Awards categories for 2011:

Best individual blog
Best individual tweeter
Best group blog
Best new blog
Best class blog
Best student blog
Best ed tech / resource sharing blog
Most influential blog post
Best twitter hashtag
Best teacher blog
Best librarian / library blog
Best School Administrator blog
Best free web tool
Best educational use of audio / video / visual / podcast
Best educational wiki
Best open PD / unconference / webinar series
Best educational use of a social network
Lifetime achievement

My Edublog Nominations

The 2010 Edublog Awards nomination process has started. This will be my second year participating in the nomination process. I find it difficult in many categories to pick just one site or blog, but I try to think of the ones that have affected me the most this year. I don't even nominate for each category because I may not know enough about a category to make a responsible choice. 


Best Individual Blog: Jason T Bedell - Reflections on Teaching and Learning - Jason's blog has information and resources on Professional Development, student issues, pedagogy, and technology support. He has also hosted one Teachmeet last year and is hosting another this year. 


Best Individual Tweeter:  Steven Anderson @web20classroom Not only does Steven Tweet lots of great resources each day, he also coordinates other online projects and conferences. 

Best Resource Sharing Blog: Cybrary Man's Educational Web Sites - Cybraryman has a great site with over 20,000 links to educational resources. The site is organized by Educators, Parents, Students and sub categories. He even has lists of educational hashtags for Twitter. It is an excellent site. 


Most Influential Tweet/Series of Tweets / Tweet Based Discussion: #edchat - http://edupln.ning.com/group/edchat - #edchat is a great series of Tweets that educators use to connect with each other. On Tuesdays at 12noon EDT and 7pm EDT, teachers get together to discuss a specific topic, which they vote for on the site earlier in the week. Teachers also use the #edchat hash tag to search for great information, resources, and discussions on education outside of those two formal times. 


Best School Administrator Blog: http://rebel6.blogspot.com/ - David Britten is a retired Army Colonel who is now a school superintendent. His blog offers tips, insight, and resources for educators. I truly enjoy reading his blog and have gotten some great ideas from him. 

Lifetime Achievement: Free Technology for Teachers by Richard Byrne - an excellent blog with a ton of resources posted every week. He also has some really well done guide books (all free) for teachers. 


Let us know your ideas for great blogs.

Edublog Awards 2009 - My nominations

The Edublog Awards 2009 are open for nominations.

These are my nominations:

Best individual blog - http://teachpaperless.blogspot.com/
Best individual tweeter - @web20classroom
Best resource sharing blog - http://www.freetech4teachers.com/

EduBlog Awards 2009 - Nominations are open

The Edublog Awards 2009 are open for nominations.

This is your chance to nominate your favorite educational blogs for this great honor.

You can nominate in as many, or as few, categories as you want.

Categories include:

Best individual blog
Best individual tweeter
Best group blog
Best new blog
Best class blog
Best student blog
Best resource sharing blog
Most influential blog post
Most influential tweet / series of tweets / tweet based discussion
Best teacher blog
Best librarian / library blog
Best educational tech support blog
Best elearning / corporate education blog
Best educational use of audio
Best educational use of video / visual
Best educational wiki
Best educational use of a social networking service
Best educational use of a virtual world
Lifetime achievement

Vote now!