Websites of the Month
I regularly highlight my picks for the ten or twelve best posts for each month. Here you can find a collection of them all. I also use these in a more extensive monthly newsletter I send-out. You can see back issues of those newsletters here.
These posts are different from the ones I list under the monthly “Most Popular Blog Posts.” Those are the posts the largest numbers of readers “clicked-on” to read.
The ones here are the posts I personally think are the best, and most helpful, ones I’ve written. These don’t include my “The Best…” lists.
October, 2009 “Top Ten” List
The Best Piece Of Classroom Management Advice I’ve Ever Read
Mugurdy Search Engine
“Be A Martian”
What Alice Mercer Saw When She Observed My Class
Do Teachers REALLY Come From The Bottom Third Of Colleges? Or Is That Statistic A Bunch Of Baloney?
The Difference Between Praise & Acknowledgment
“A Parent Engagement Model That Works”
Meeting Testing Goals By Lowering Standards
“Bracey Report on the Condition of Public Education”
A Few Simple Ways To Introduce Reluctant Colleagues To Technology
“I just thought it would end differently this time”
“I Notice”
Neat Lincoln Memorial Interactive
When You Have A Sub…
Compasses Or Road Maps
October, 2009 “Top Ten” List
In addition to my most recent “The Best…” lists, here are my choices for this month’s “best” posts (not in order of preference):
“Blinded By Reform”
“Planet Quest”
Great Picture Book Maker
“I Like This Lesson Because It Make Me Have a Longer Temper” (Part One)
Update On My Books
“Funniest videos about teaching / learning English”
Interview Of The Month: Claus von Zastrow From The Learning First Alliance
What Would Paulo Freire Do If He Was A School Superintendent?
Linklist Is A Winner
“I Made My Agreement With Mr. Ferlazzo And Kept It…”
Want To Talk About Classroom Management Issues?
“I Was Disappointed With What Happened Yesterday…”
Getting Our Students & Their Families Thinking About College
“The Fun Theory”
Incredible New Site On Cave Of Lascaux
“Audience Sounds”
You Need To Check-Out “English Central”
When Are Teenagers In The “Flow”?
“One Survivor Remembers” Available For Free
“What Would You Tell Your Parents You Learned In Class This Month?”
“I Know My Brain Is Growing…” Slideshow Of Student Work
“Why Rising Test Scores May Not Mean Increased Learning”
September, 2009 “Top Ten” List
In addition to my most recent “The Best…” lists, here are my choices for this month’s “best” posts (not in order of preference):
“ELL 2.0: How to Make the Most of the Web”
My Book On Teaching English Language Learners
“This Is Your Brain On Learning”
What Is School Leadership?
Job Voyager Is Very Cool!
“The Ten Worst Teaching Mistakes”
“Now I Know My Brain Is Growing When I Read Every Night”
“How Much Is A College Degree Worth?”
“State’s exit exams deserve a failing grade”
Reading Logs — Part Two (or “How Students Can Grow Their Brains”)
Shamans In Hospitals — Wow!
The Hopes And Dreams Of My Students
“Seeing The Forest Through The Trees”
Scribble Maps
Concerns About Book “Leveling”
The Best Part Of The President’s Speech & How I’ll Use It
Use Storybird To Create A Story
Great New Website From The BBC For Math, English & Science
The United States (& The World) As A 100 People
“Test scores poor tool for teacher evaluation”
August, 2009 “Top Ten” List
In addition to my most recent “The Best…” lists, here are my choices for this month’s “best” posts (not in order of preference):
New Blog Reminder
Paying Students For Increased Test Scores
The League Of Scientists
“Fifty Stimulating Classroom Starters”
What Do You To Make Sure Small Groups Work Well In Class?
Do You Want To “Build Influence”?
When To Teach Vocabulary
Answers To “What Do You Do On The First Day Of School?”
“The Truth About Grit”
The “Wizard English Grid” Is A Nifty Teaching & Learning Tool
New Article On Teachers Making Home Visits To Parents
What Kind Of Feedback Should We Give Our Students?
“How Different Groups Spend Their Day”
Why I Support The Cellphone Ban At Our School
My Thoughts On A Very Intriguing Video On Motivation & Incentives
“Next Generation Learning”
“Data-Driven” Versus “Data-Informed”
July, 2009 “Top Ten” List
In addition to my most recent “The Best…” lists, here are my choices for this month’s “best” posts (not in order of preference):
Make Neat Geography Games With “Map Battle”
Some Great ESL/EFL Resources
Google Voice & English Language Learners
PinDax Is Similar To Wallwisher
What Do You Do On The First Day Of School?
ProProfs Does It Again — This Time With Polls
“Rooh It!” Looks Good For Webpage Annotation
“Newsy” Is Neat!
Where To Find The Most Popular News Stories On The Web
Student Evaluations Of Summer School Class
Exceptional New History Site
Results From My Year-Long U.S. History Tech Experiment
Flash Meeting Looks Great For Real-Time Collaboration
“EFL Teaching Recipes”
My Entire U.S. History Curriculum Is Available Online
Bloom’s Taxonomy For Language Learners
“How To Use Leftover Class Time Wisely”
I’ve Begun A New Blog — “Engaging Parents In School”
June, 2009 “Top Ten” List
In addition to my most recent “The Best…” lists, here are my choices for this month’s “best” posts (not in order of preference):
Most Popular Education Articles On The Web
Solar Symphony Game
“Raising Walls”
“Does Slow and Steady Win the Race?”
“Interesting Ways” Series On Using Web 2.0 Apps In Schools
PhotoPeach Gets Even Better
The 200 Most Popular Museum Websites
“Welcome To The Web” Is An Exceptional Site
“New” Color Photos Of Hitler
Hypercities
What Do You Do On The Last Day Of Class? (Part Two)
I Like “Yarp”
May, 2009 “Top Ten” List
In addition to my most recent “The Best…” lists, here are my choices for this month’s “best” posts (not in order of preference):
“Playing History”
“Tools For ESL Lesson Planning”
More On Engaging Parents
“The Last Day Of Class”
The “Most Popular” Blogs That Might Also Be Useful To Educators
“The Best Teacher I Ever Had”
TED Talks With Subtitles
My “Verdict” On Twitter
Blerp Is A Winner
Sketchcast Is Back!
Digital Research Tools
“The Seven Secrets Behind Great Teaching”
Ben Franklin Timeline
Kindersay Is Back
“I’ll Work If You Give Me Candy”
“How David Beat Goliath: When Underdogs Break The Rules”
Culture Crossing
“Fascinating Egyptian Mummies”
April, 2009 “Top Ten” List
In addition to my most recent “The Best…” lists, here are my choices for this month’s “best” posts (not in order of preference):
Titatok & Tar Heel Reader For Student Writing — Again
Wallwisher Is A Winner — Big Time!
“Come On, Our Schools Aren’t That Bad…”
I Really Like “Next Stop” For Student Writing
Note Pub Might Work Great For Publishing Student Work
Intriguing NASA Interactive
PodOmatic
Mindopia For Career Exploration
Extraordinary Photos
Word Ahead
“The Art Of Storytelling”
What Do You Do To Keep Students (And You!) Focused Near The End Of The Year?
NASA At Home & City
March, 2009 “Top Ten” List
In addition to my most recent “The Best…” lists, here are my choices for this month’s “best” posts (not in order of preference):
Updated Multilingual Glossary Of Academic English Vocabulary
Excellent Immigration Graphic
MapBuzz Is An Easy Tool To Use
Accessible Multiple Intelligence Test
Two Hundred “The Best…” Lists!
National Curriculum? No Thanks
Not Bad Advice For Teachers
February, 2009 “Top Ten” List
In addition to my most recent “The Best…” lists, here are my choices for this month’s “best” posts (not in order of preference):
* Awesome Stories Has Just Gotten More “Awesome”
* Virtual Grammar Lab
* Favthumbs Could Be Very Useful To Teachers
* I’m Adding “Themes” To Several “The Best” Lists
* Citizenship Quiz
* Simply Box Might Be A Winner For Research
* Kid Rex Search Engine
* USA Today Weather & Climate Interactives
* Top Notch Citizenship Resource
* Superb English Site Back Online
* A Good Collection Of Clozes
January, 2009 “Top Ten” List
In addition to my most recent “The Best…” lists, here are my choices for this month’s “best” posts (not in order of preference):
* Dictionary Added To Best Reference Site
* Screentoaster Is Now Open To The Public
* Mel Zoo Is An Excellent Search Engine
* Simple Technology Guides
* Pixcetra
* Pete’s PowerPoint Station
* FinAid For College Help
* Capitol Words
* Miniature Earth
December, 2008 “Top Ten” List
In addition to my most recent “The Best…” lists, here are my choices for this month’s “best” posts (not in order of preference):
Two Excellent Sites For Beginning Readers
Classroom Management Article
Grapevine Is Great For English-Speaking Practice
Gizmoz Is Good For Speaking Practice
Qitera
School Content Filters
Living Wage Calculator
ELL/ESL/EFL Carnival Is Up!
November, 2008 “Top Ten” List
In addition to my most recent “The Best…” lists, here are my choices for this month’s “best” posts (not in order of preference):
* “The Best…” Lists Reorganized
* Wectar Adds Nice Feature
* Voice Of America Special English — From China
* A Good Question For Classroom Management
* Incredible Website Launches Today!
* Tar Heel Reader Update
* Smhoop
* Another Neat Online Spelling Bee
* Screentoaster Is Excellent For Speaking Practice
October, 2008 “Top Ten” List
In addition to the most recent “The Best…” lists, my choices for the “Top Ten” posts of this month (not in order of preference) are:
* More Great Resources From Oxford Press
* Open Road TV
* Wectar For Recommendations
* An Exceptional Reading & Writing Site
* Messianic Arrogance?
* Bay Bridge 360
* Your Disease Risk
* Tizmos
* Excellent Flowgram On Web Tools For Language Learners
* “Why Do You Let Others Control You?”
* What A Great Way To Write A Book Review!
* Scribblar Is A Cool Tool
September 2008 Top Ten List
Apart from recent “The Best…” lists that I’ve written, here are my picks for September (not in order of preference):
* One Of The Coolest Online Music Tools Ever
* Know How 2 Go
* Great Environmental Teaching Tools For California Students
* “Web 2.0 For Dummies”
* iKnow! Has Extraordinary Potential
* Cambridge Ventures Arcade
* Listen & Read
* Lessons For Living Well
* Communicating With Students
* Pic-Lits
Summer 2008 Top Ten List
Here are my picks for the best posts of the summer so far, excluding my many new “The Best…” lists:
Reach The World Geo Games
Human Footprint Interactive
After The Deluge
Talking Pets
Green Planet Search
Planet Science
The Broth Is A Great Find!
English Interactive
Upcoming Student Technology Projects
Embedded Learning Portal Again
June 2008 Top Ten List
Here are my picks for June, excluding several new “The Best…” lists:
Extraordinary U.S. History Site
“Seven Secrets Of Student Learning”
Wordle
Tox Mystery
280 Slides
Mingoville
May 2008 Top Ten List
Here are my choices for May (they’re not in any order of preference):
Tutpup Math & Spelling Games
More About Maintaining A “Good” Class
Beat The Clock
Listen And Write
Webon
Middlespot
Mapdango
Splashcast & Qlipboard
Interested In Joining Our Sister Classes Project In The Fall?
Gut Instinct
Explore A Pyramid
April 2008 Top Ten List
This month, I wrote quite a few “The Best…” lists. Instead of listing all the new ones here, I’d encourage readers to just go to Websites of the Year to find them.
I’d like to list five additional posts, too:
YAKIToMe Converts Text To Speech
Tikatok Is Great!
Zip Code Census Dashboard
Play The News
“Burbank Students Use Blog To Learn English”
March 2008 Top Ten List
Here are my choices for March:
I’ve written several new “The Best….” lists. I won’t list all the new ones here, but you can find all of them at Websites Of The Year.
Here are my other favorite posts for this month:
ESL/EFL Sister Classes Project
Hospital Connection
Visual Geography
Article About Our School Getting Out of School Improvement
New “Best Search Engine” For English Language Learners
Home Computer Project Update
The “Digital Vaults” Are An Incredible Find!
The Goals Of Education
February Top Ten List
This month includes several of the newest “Best of…” lists I’ve compiled. I won’t bother listing them here, but you can check them all out on my Websites of the Year.
The others include:
What Are You Doing In That Computer Lab?
Pixton Comic Strips
Plagiarism
Teacher Book Wizard
Breathing Earth
Create An Online Scavenger Hunt With Zunal
January Top Ten List
This month includes the five newest “Best of…” lists I’ve compiled. I won’t bother listing them here, but you can check them all out on my Websites of the Year.
The other five are:
Make My Face
Spelling City
Scribble States Game
TechLearning Article on ESL and Video Games
Traveler IQ Challenge
December Top Ten List
Excellent Web 2.0 Guides
Wordmaster
Physics Life & Instructify
Daft Doggy Does It Again!
Animated Idioms
Show Beyond Audio Slideshows Again
Flashback History Movies
Neat Music Sites
To Filter, Or Not To Filter? Is That The Question?
Best November Posts
* Browser Books Again
* Translating and Listening
* Kid-Friendly Simon Sez Santa
* Another Fantastic Service From Daft Doggy
* Newspaper Article On Our Home Computer Project
* One True Media
* Does Using Technology Add Value To The Classroom?
* Tumblr
* Maps Of The World
* Launchball
Best October Posts
Amazing New Webquest Tool
Free Rice Game
Problem/Solution Essays
Kindersay
“In Practice” Post
News For English Language Learners
Another Ecological Footprint Calculator
Everyday Life
Create A Talking Picture
Wonderful Panoramas
Sketchcast
Excellent Online Language Program
Top Twelve” Posts In September
* Home Computers & English Language Learning
* Extraordinary Research Site
* Trading Cards
* Online ESL Journals
* A Zillion More Talking Stories
* What Do You Do In The Computer Lab?
* Wordbuilder
* Bite Size Math and Literacy
* HippoCampus For History, Government & Math
* Another TechLearning Article
* Fantastic Cambridge Sites!
* Awesome Stories
August Top Ten Posts
* International Reading Association Award
* Using Online Video Games For ESL
* More Talking Stories
* Computers and Relationships Article
* The Best Online Slideshow Creator Yet!
* Great New Slideshow Creator
* Top Ten Tools
* Nishi School Games
* Embedded Learning Portal
July’s Top Ten Websites
* Great Site For U.S. History Projects
* Musical Game Room
* Amazing Karaoke Site
* ESL Listservs
* Back-up Storage
* New TechLearning Article
* Literactive
* What Was There?
* Twenty Questions Game
* Create Video Quizzes (this is actually from a few months ago, and I just realized that I’ve never put it on a Top Ten list)
Top Ten Websites For June
* Talk Dog
* Screencasts & ESL
* Another Online Video Game
* Favorite Game Sites
* Create a Medieval Tapestry
* E-Cards
* Online Talking Stories
* Picture Sentences
* Be a Detective
* Student Trips
May Top Ten List
Make a Slideshow Online
Making Faces
Create Video Quizzes
Temporary Student Email Addresses
Make a Virtual “You” (three websites are highlighted in this post)
Profile America
Free E-Mail Newsletters on Education
FOSSweb Online Science
April’s “Top Ten”
* “Creating” Online Videos with English Language Learners
* Hello World English
* Easy Online Film-Making
* Two Best Beginning To Read Sites
* Easy Geography
* Face Match
* Many Math Activities
* Citizenship
* English 180
* Talking Stories
* Samuel L. Jackson, My ESL Students, And Me
March Websites of the Month
Photo Books
International Reading Association Award
Phrase Builder
English 180
Spelling
Talking Stories
Science Translations
The Learning Edge
Intriguing Way To Learn Vocabulary
Talking Dictionary
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