Websites Of The Year
These “The Best…” lists highlight what I think are the best educational websites.
This page provides a chronological list based on the date I posted them. Please note, though, that I continually update and revise them.
The My Best Of page on this blog separates these posts by category (Social Studies, Science, etc.).
All these sites can also be found on my website, along with thousands of other categorized links. Direct student self-access links to all these resources will soon be available on my website. You can read about this plan here. You can also visit The Best Websites page on my website to see the growing number of student self-access versions that are available now.
I also go back during the year to update each list with new sites I find that I think deserve to be on them. So even though the date on the original post might be several months old, I might very well have added new sites to them much more recently.
So far, I’ve compiled:
The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2007
The Best Web 2.0 Applications for ESL/EFL Learners — 2007
The Best Online Learning Games — 2007
The Best Internet Sites For English Language Learners — 2007
The Best Social Studies Websites — 2007
The Best Search Engines For ESL/EFL Learners — 2007
The Best Science Websites For Students & Teachers — 2007
The Best Math Websites For English Language Learners — 2007
The Best Blogs For Sharing Resources/Links — 2007
The Best News/Current Events Websites For English Language Learners — 2007
The “Best” Articles About Education — 2007
The Best Reference Websites For English Language Learners — 2007
The Best Places To Learn Web 2.0 Basics — 2007
The Best Of The Best — 2007/08
These are my own Top Ten Tools For Learning.
The Best Health Sites For English Language Learners – January, 2008
The Best Websites For K-12 Writing Instruction/Reinforcement — January, 2008
The Best Websites For Learning About Civic Participation & Citizenship — January, 2008
The Best Websites To Help Beginning Readers – January, 2008
The Best Websites For Beginning Older Readers – January, 2008
The Best Websites For Intermediate Readers – January, 2008
The Best Music Websites For Learning English – January, 2008
The Best Art Websites For Learning English – February, 2008
The Best Online Video Games For Learning Language & Content Knowledge – February, 2008
The Best Ways For Students (And Anyone Else!) To Create Online Content Easily, Quickly, and Painlessly — February, 2008
More Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily, Quickly and Painlessly — February, 2008
Part Three Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — February, 2008
Part Four Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — February, 2008
Part Five Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — March, 2008
Part Six Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — March, 2008
Part Seven Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — March, 2008
Part Eight Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — March, 2008
Part Nine Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — March, 2008
Part Ten Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — March, 2008
Part Eleven Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — April, 2008
Part Twelve Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — April, 2008
Part Thirteen Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — April, 2008
Part Fourteen Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — April, 2008
Part Fifteen Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — April, 2008
Part Sixteen Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly – May, 2008
Part Seventeen Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — May, 2008
Part Eighteen Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — June, 2008
Part Nineteen Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — June, 2008
Part Twenty Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — June, 2008
Part Twenty-One Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — July, 2008
Part Twenty-Two Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — August, 2008
Part Twenty-Three Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — August, 2008
Part Twenty-Four Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — October, 2008
Part Twenty-Five Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly – October, 2008
Part Twenty-Six Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — October, 2008
Part Twenty-Seven Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — October, 2008
Part Twenty-Eight Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — December, 2008
Part Twenty-Nine Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — January, 2009
Part Thirty Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — February, 2009
Part Thirty-One Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — February, 2009
Part Thirty-Two Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — February, 2009
Part Thirty-Three Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — March, 2009
Part Thirty-Four Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — March, 2009
Part Thirty-Five Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — April, 2009
Part Thirty-Six Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — May, 2009
Part Thirty-Seven Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly – June, 2009
Part Thirty-Eight Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — August, 2009
Part Thirty-Nine Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — September, 2009
Part Forty Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — October, 2009
Part Forty-One Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — November, 2009
Part Forty-Two Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly – November, 2009
You can access all parts of the “create online content easily” series at one link here.
The Best Websites For Students Exploring Jobs and Careers — February, 2008
The Best Online Tools For Real-Time Collaboration — March, 2008
The Best Websites For Learning & Teaching Geography — March, 2008
The Best Sites To Practice Speaking English — March, 2008
The Best Websites For Learning English Pronunciation — March, 2008
The Best Sites For Developing English Conversational Skills — April, 2008
The Best Websites For Developing Academic English Skills & Vocabulary — April, 2008
The Best Eleven Websites For Students To Learn About Computers — April, 2008
The Best Online Tools For Collaboration — NOT In Real Time — April, 2008
The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — April, 2008
The Best Social Bookmarking Applications For English Language Learners & Other Students — April, 2008
The Best Books For Teaching & Learning ESL/EFL — April, 2008
These next four are a little different from the previous “The Best…” lists. They include my favorite thirty-five positive actions I take for effective classroom management:
When A “Good” Class Goes “Bad” (And Back To “Good” Again!) — April, 2008
Maintaining A “Good” Class — April, 2008
More About Maintaining a “Good” Class — May, 2008
“Why Do You Let Others Control You?” — September, 2008
The Best Websites For Creating Online Learning Games — April, 2008
The Best Sites For Students To Easily Create & Display Online Projects – April, 2008
Part Two Of The Best Sites For Students To Easily Create & Display Online Projects — May, 2008
The Best Popular Movies/TV Shows For ESL/EFL — April, 2008
The Best Sites To Learn About U.S. Presidential Elections — April, 2008
The Best Resource Sites For ESL/EFL Teachers – April, 2008
The Best Ways To Keep-Up With Current Education Issues — May, 2008
The Best Ways To Keep-Up With Current ELL/ESL/EFL News & Research — May, 2008
The Best Sites For Learning Economics & Practical Money Skills — May, 2008
The Best Websites To Teach & Learn Life Skills — May, 2008
The Best Ways To Create Online Slideshows — May, 2008
The Best Ways For Students To Create Online Animations — May, 2008
The Best Ways For Students To Create Online Videos (Using Someone Else’s Content) — May, 2008
The Best Websites For Teaching & Learning About World History — May, 2008
The Best Sites Where Students Can Work Independently & Let Teachers Check On Progress – May, 2008
The Best Ways To Create Online Tests — May, 2008
The Best Multilingual & Bilingual Sites For Learning English — May, 2008
The Best Listening Sites For English Language Learners — May, 2008
The Best Online Video Sites For Learning English — June, 2008
The Best Ways To Make Comic Strips Online — June, 2008
The Best Websites For Teaching & Learning About U.S. History — June, 2008
The Best “Today In History” Sites — June, 2008
The Best Websites To Learn About California — June, 2008
The Best Sites For Creating Online Polls & Surveys — June, 2008
The Best Ways To Create Simple Screenshots — June, 2008
The Best Teacher Resource Sites For Social Justice Issues — July, 2008
The Best Websites To Learn About Various Religions & English — July, 2008
The Best Online Learning Games — 2008
The Best Websites For Learning About Natural Disasters — July, 2008
The Best Sites To Teach & Learn About The Olympics — July, 2008
The Best Sites To Introduce Environmental Issues Into The Classroom — July, 2008
The Best Ways To Shorten URL Addresses – July, 2008
The Best Places To Get Blog, Website, , Book, Movie, & Music Recommendations – July, 2008
The Best Online Instructional Video Sites — July, 2008
The Best Visually Engaging News Sites — July, 2008
The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — 2008
The Best Tools For Making Online Timelines — August, 2008
The Best Sites To Help Teach About 9/11 — August, 2008
The Best Sites For Students To Create Budgets — August, 2008
The Best Internet Sites For English Language Learners — 2008
The Best Websites For Teaching & Learning About New Orleans — September, 2008
The Best Resources For Hispanic Heritage Month — September, 2008
The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2008
The Best Places To Learn Computer Basics & How To Fix Tech Problems — September, 2008
The Best Sites To Learn About The U.S. Financial Crisis — September, 2008
The Best Sites For Encouraging ELL’s To Attend College — September, 2008
The Best Online Sites For Creating Music — October, 2008
The Best Multilingual & Bilingual Sites For Math, Social Studies, & Science — October, 2008
The Best Websites For Learning About Halloween — October, 2008
The Best Online Resources About Christopher Columbus — October, 2008
The Best “Unusual” Sites To Create Online Presentations — October, 2008
The Best Sites For Making Crossword Puzzles & Hangman Games — October, 2008
The Best Online Sources For Images — October, 2008
The Best Web Resources On The Iraq War — October, 2008
The Best Online Karaoke Sites For English Language Learners — October, 2008
The Best Places Where Students Can Write Online — October, 2008
The Best Web Resources On Darfur — October, 2008
The Best New Sites Students Should Use With Supervision — October, 2008
The Best Sites To Teach and Learn About Thanksgiving — October, 2008
The Best Social Studies WebSites — 2008
The Best Science & Math Sites — 2008
The Best Search Engines For ESL/EFL Learners — 2008
The Best Websites To Learn About Veterans Day — November, 2008
The Best Reference Websites For English Language Learners — 2008
The Best Places To Learn About Christmas, Hanukkah, & Kwanzaa — November, 2008
The Best Personal Home Page Creators — November, 2008
The Best Tools To Make Simple Graphs Online — November, 2008
The Best Resources To Teach & Learn About The Terrorist Attacks In India — November, 2008
The “Best” Articles About Education — 2008 – December, 2008
The Best Sites For Learning About New Year Celebrations — December, 2008
The Best Map-Making Sites On The Web — December, 2008
The Best Sites For Learning About Pearl Harbor — December, 2008
The Best Online Resources For Teachers of Pre-Literate ELL’s — December, 2008
The Best Sites For Grammar Practice — December, 2008
The Best Places To Get Royalty-Free Music & Sound Effects — December, 2008
The Best Life Expectancy Calculators — December, 2008
The Best Fun Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — December, 2008
The Best Ways For Students Or Teachers To Create A Website — December, 2008
Not “The Best,” But “A List” Of Social Network Sites — December, 2008
The Best Applications For Annotating Websites — December, 2008
The Best Ways To Access Educational YouTube Videos At School — December, 2008
The Best Websites For Learning About Martin Luther King — December, 2008
The Best Sites For Learning About The Presidential Inauguration — December, 2008
The Best Temporary Email Address Sites For Students (Or Anyone) — December, 2008
The Best Year-End Collections Of Images — 2008
The Best Sources For Advice On Student Blogging — December, 2008
The Best Posts From Other Blogs That Made Me “Think” In 2008
The “Best” Resources For Learning About The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict — December, 2008
The Best “Year-In-Review” Features That Aren’t Photo Collections 2008
The Best Education-Related Books Visitors To This Blog Read In 2008
The Best Collections Of Educational Links — January, 2009
The Best Sites That Use Movie Trailers To Teach English — January, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About Street Gangs — January, 2009
The Best Resources About President’s Day — January, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About Valentine’s Day — January, 2009
The Best Sites For News & History Videos That Won’t Be Blocked By Content Filter (At Least, Not By Ours!) — January, 2009
Not “The Best,” But “A List” Of Music Sites — January, 2009
The Best Sites To Teach About African-American History — January, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About U.S. Presidents — January, 2009
The Best Sites For K-12 Beginning English Language Learners — January, 2009
The Best Places To Learn About President Obama’s Life — January, 2009
The Best Sections On My Website — January, 2009
The Best Places To Learn About Education Grants — January, 2009
The Best Resources For Chinese New Year — January, 2009
The Best Sites Where ELL’s Can Learn About The Super Bowl — January, 2009
Not “The Best,” But “A List” Of Search Engines For Social Media — February, 2009
The Best Sites For ELL’s To Learn About The Dangers Of Smoking — February, 2009
The Best Resources For Groundhog Day — February, 2009
The Best Places To Find Free (And Good) Lesson Plans On The Internet – February, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About San Francisco — February, 2009
The Best ESL/EFL Software — February, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About The Hudson River Plane Crash — February, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About The Fires In Australia — February, 2009
The Best Places To Buy ESL/EFL Books. Software & Multimedia — February, 2009
Not “The Best,” But “A List” Of Mindmapping, Flow Chart Tools, & Graphic Organizers — February, 2009
The Best Online Games Students Can Play In Private Virtual “Rooms” — February, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About The Recession — February, 2009
The Best Educational Web Resources Worth Paying For… — February, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About St. Patrick’s Day (and April Fool’s Day) — February, 2009
The Best Places To Create (And Find) Internet Scavenger Hunts & Webquests — February, 2009
The Best Sites For Free ESL/EFL Hand-Outs & Worksheets — February, 2009
The Best Non-Web Resources, Online Tools, & Websites I Use Most Often With My Students — February, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About Mardi Gras & Carnivals — February, 2009
The Best Tools To Make Online Flashcards — February, 2009
The Bests Places To Find Good Education Blogs — February, 2009
Have You Ever Taught A Class That “Got Out Of Control”? — February, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About Women’s History — February, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About Diego Rivera — February, 2009
The Best Articles That I’ve Written — February, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About Cesar Chavez – March, 2009
The Best Online Slideshows About Current Events — March, 2009
The Best Online Science, Nature, & History Slideshows — March, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About Easter & Passover — March, 2009
The Best Places To Find Theatrical Movies On Science, Math & History — March, 2009
The Best Tools To Help Develop Global Media Literacy — March, 2009
The Best Sites For K-12 Intermediate English Language Learners — March, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About The Hindu Festival of Holi — March, 2009
The Best “Cause-Related” Online Learning Games — March, 2009
The Best Collections Of Web 2.0 Tools For Education — March, 2009
The Best Resources For Researching & Writing Biographies — March, 2009
The Best Places For Students To Write Their Resumes — March, 2009
The Best Resources For Learning How To Write Response To Literature Essays — March, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About The Tongan Volcano & Earthquake — March, 2009
The Best Resources For Teaching & Learning About World Water Day — March, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning Which Consumers Electronics To Buy — March, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About “Earth Hour” — March, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About Yosemite & Other U.S. National Parks — March, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About North Dakota Flooding — March, 2009
The Best Places Where Students Can Write For An “Authentic Audience” — April, 2009
The Best Earth Day Sites — April, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About Planets & Space — April, 2009
The Best Places Where Students Can Create Online Learning/Teaching Objects For An “Authentic Audience” — April, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About The Earthquake In Italy — April, 2009
The Best Sources For Ideas On How To Use Technology With English Language Learners — April, 2009
The Best Sites For Panoramas — April, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About Volcanoes & Mount Redoubt — April, 2009
The Best Sites For Teaching & Learning About Cinco de Mayo — April, 2009
The Best Websites For Learning About Modern & Historical Pirates — April, 2009
The Best Sites To Teach ELL’s About Libraries — April, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About Mother’s Day — April, 2009
The Best Digital Storytelling Resources — April, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About The Afghanistan War — April, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About Mexico’s Drug War — April, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About The Holocaust — April, 2009
The Best Sites Sites For Discussing The Morality of Torture — April, 2009
The Best Resources For Learning About World Malaria Day — April, 2009
The Best Online Examples of My Students’ Work — April, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About The Swine Flu Outbreak — April, 2009
The Best Places To Find New Educational Websites — May, 2009
The Best Places To Read & Write “Choose Your Own Adventure” Stories — May, 2009
The Best Websites For Learning About Memorial Day — May, 2009
The Best Online Videos Showing ESL/EFL Teachers In The Classroom — May, 2009
The Best Online “Chatbots” For Practicing English — May, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About The California Wildfires — May, 2009
The Best “I Spy” (Hidden Object) Games For Vocabulary Development — May, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About New York City — May, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About The Hubble Telescope — May, 2009
The Best “Week In Review” Sites For English Language Learners — May, 2009
The Best Ways For Students To Create Their Own Online Art Collections — May, 2009
The Best Images Taken In Space — Mary, 2009
The Best Ways To Make Awards & Certificates Online — May, 2009
The Best Resources For Beginning To Learn What Twitter Is All About — May, 2009
The Best Sites For Asian Pacific American Heritage Month — May, 2009
The Best Collections Of Online Educational Games — May, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About The Statue Of Liberty — May, 2009
The Best Magazine/Newspaper Websites For Useful News & Intellectual Stimulation — May, 2009
The Best Father’s Day Sites — May, 2009
The Best Resources For Helping Teachers Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom — May, 2009
The Best Sources Of Advice For Making Good Presentations — May, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About The U.S. Supreme Court — May, 2009
The Best Ways To Find Other Classes For Joint Online Projects — May, 2009
The Best Sources Of Ideas For Simple Classroom Science Experiments — May, 2009
The Best Places To Find Online Video Games For Language-Learning — May, 2009
A Beginning List Of The Best Resources For Learning About Facebook — June, 2009
The “Best” Blog Carnivals — June, 2009
The Best Sources Of Advice For Teachers (And Others!) On How To Be Better Bloggers — June, 2009
The Best Teacher Resources For “TED Talks” — June, 2009
The Best Websites For Learning About The Fourth Of July — June, 2009
The Best Sources For Advice On Using Flip Video Cameras — June, 2009
The Best Teacher Resources For “Foldables” — June, 2009
The Best Sites Where Students Can Learn About Inventions — June, 2009
The Best ESL/EFL Blogs — June, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About The Protests In Iran — June, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day — June, 2009
The Best Sites To Help ELL’s Learn Idioms & Slang — July, 2009
The Best Images Of Weird, Cool & Neat-Looking Buildings (& Ways To Design Your Own) — July, 2009
The Best (& Most Thoughtful) Blogs On “Big Picture” Education Issues — July, 2009
The Best Guides To ESL/EFL/ELL Terminology — July, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About The Apollo 11 Moon Landing — July, 2009
The Best “Language Maps” — July, 2009
The Best Sites Where ELL’s Can Learn Vocabulary — July, 2009
The Best “Practical” Ed Tech Blogs — July, 2009
The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About Advertising — July, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About Nelson Mandela — July, 2009
The Best Twitterers For Sharing Resource Links — July, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning How To Tell Time — July, 2009
The Best Sources For Free & Accessible Printable Books — August, 2009
The Best Sites To Teach & Learn About Ramadan — August, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning Online Safety — August, 2009
The Best Resources For Learning About The Warsaw Uprising — August, 2009
The Best Resources For Learning About The Atomic Bombings Of Japan — August, 2009
The Best Resources To Learn About Copyright Issues — August, 2009
The Best Teacher Resources For Online Student Safety & Legal Issues — August, 2009
The Best Resources For Finding And Creating Virtual Field Trips — August, 2009
The Best Websites For Learning About Labor Day — August, 2009
The Best News/Current Events Websites For English Language Learners — 2009
The Best Sites For Students To Record Audio By Phone — August, 2009
Not “The Best,” But “A List” Of Ways To Convert PDF & Word Documents — August, 2009
The Best Online Learning Games — 2009
The Best Online Carbon Calculators — September, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About The September 2009 California Wildfires — September, 2009
The Best Online Interactive Exercises For Writing That Are Not Related To Literary Analysis — September, 2009
The Best Sites Where Students Can Plan Virtual Trips — September, 2009
The Twenty Blogs I Read First… — September, 2009
The Best Resources For Learning About Homework Issues — September, 2009
The Best “Fun” Sites You Can Use For Learning, Too — 2009 — September, 2009
The Best Resources For Learning About Mexico’s Independence Day — September, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About Georgia’s Floods — September, 2009
The Best Online Resources To Teach About Plagiarism — September, 2009
The Best Resources For Learning Research & Citation Skills — September, 2009
The Best Web Resources For Learning About HIV & AIDS — September, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About The Tsunami In American Samoa — September, 2009
The Best Websites For Learning About Multiple Holidays & Anniversaries — October, 2009
The Best Resources To Learn About World Teachers Day — October, 2009
The Best Web 2.0 Applications For Education — 2009 — October, 2009
The Best Online Resources For Drivers Education & Car Information — October, 2009
The Best Websites To Learn About The Hmong — October, 2009
The Best Resources For Using Puppets In Class — October, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About The Nobel Peace Prize — October, 2009
The Best Sites For Images Of Fall Foliage (& For Teaching About The Season) — October, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About World Food Day — October, 2009
The Best Resources To Learn About The Loma Prieta Earthquake — October, 2009
The Best Online Personality, Career, Political & Just Plain Fun Quizzes — October, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About Robots — October, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning About Diwali — October, 2009
The Best Sites For Students To Create & Participate In Online Debates — October, 2009
The Best Ways To Back-Up Your Computer & Online Work — October, 2009
The Best Sites For Teachers Of English Language Learners — 2009
The Best Sites To Learn And Teach About The Hajj — November, 2009
The “Best” Articles (And Blog Posts) About Education Policy — 2009
The Best Tools For Making Screencasts — November, 2009
The Best Reflective Posts I’ve Written About My Teaching Practice — 2009
Part Forty-One Of The Best Ways To Create Online Content Easily & Quickly — November, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About Walls That Separate Us — November, 2009
The Best Ways ESL/EFL/ELL Teachers Can Develop Personal Learning Networks — November, 2009
The Best Tools For Keeping Your Own Website Or Blog “Healthy” — November, 2009
The Best Online Resources For Teaching & Learning About World War II (Part One) — November, 2009
The Best Search Engines For ESL/EFL Learners — 2009
The Best Online Resources For Helping Students Learn To Write Persuasive Essays — November, 2009
The Best Websites For English Language Learner Students — 2009
The Best Resources To Learn About The Convention On The Rights Of The Child — November, 2009
The Best Lists Of “Best Places To Live” — November, 2009
The Best Resources For Learning About World Toilet Day & The Issue Of Public Sanitation In The Third World — November, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning & Teaching About The Day Of The Virgin Of Guadalupe — November, 2009
The Best Places To Find Lyrics On The Web — November, 2009
The Best Online Resources To Learn About Charles Darwin — November, 2009
The Best Sites For Teaching About Latitude & Longitude — November, 2009
The Best Sites For Learning Spanish Online — November, 2009
The Best Places To Find Quotations On The Web — November, 2009
The Best Online Resources For Learning About Eid al-Adha — November, 2009
The Best Sites To Learn About Climate Change — December, 2009
My Best Posts & Articles About Building Parent Engagement In Schools — 2009
The Best Collections Of “The Best” Pieces Of Art Ever Created — December, 2009
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[...] Given the large number of ELL/RELL students in our school wouldn’t it be nice to have one internet page to go to with help for all subjects as well as regularly updated resources? How about if that same site was an award winning site (Ford Foundation 2007) and was written by a teacher who works with low-income students. Wait no more. Go to http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/websites-of-the-year/ [...]
Larry, I just discovered your site – and I’m very impressed with the amount of great online resources here. Your series of “Best Websites” has helped me discover some great websites. Thanks for your work. I just subscribed to your feed.
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Thanks to posting on the Ed Tech listserv, I have come to be a big fan of your work Larry. Not only were you helpful in giving me the information to make an informed choice about my wiki, but you also spend your days working to find the best Web 2.0 materials out there for educators. Admirable and well done!
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Josh,
Glad I can help. I also just checked-out your site, and have bookmarked it to go back and look more carefully. It looks great!
Larry
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Hi Larry
This looks like a really good resource – looking forward to following the links!
Patricia
PS: I would like to invite you to add your blog information to the new International Edubloggers Directory – http://edubloggerdir.blogspot.com. It would be a great addition!
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Patricia,
I’m glad you’re finding it helpful. Thanks for the suggestion — I’ve sent my information to the Directory.
Larry
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Wow, Larry! What a wealthy source of info for students and teachers everywhere! Thank you for your generosity and your willingness to be of help to all learners on earth
Warmly,
Rita, from Argentina
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Great List(s) Larry. These types of resources (and Blogs like yours) should be more publicized to teachers and administrators.
Just curious how you find school filtering to be an issue that needs to be addressed so that we can fully realize the power of these applications for instruction. I know this to be a big issue to overcome locally for us.
I also have my own “list” and resources at: http://csteinberg.com
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I’ve seen your list before — it’s an excellent list, plus it’s more visually appealing than the ones I do.
Coincidentally, I’ll be writing a post in the In Practice blog later this week about some recent experiences related to filtering. Here’s an older post I wrote about it, too:
http://inpractice.edublogs.org/2007/11/26/to-filter-or-not-to-filter-is-that-the-question/
This post is more philosophical, but my next one is going to be very practical.
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Hi Larry,
I don’t know how you find the time (or the websites!) but I share your lists with my staff each month. Thank you for the work that you do! Have you published a list of sites that help ESL learners learn how to use the computer? I saw one list that focused on Web 2.0 but anything for word processing, spreadsheets, etc?
Thanks so much.
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Karisa,
I’m glad you find the resources helpful. Making a Best of list about working with computers is on my To Do list.
I do have a section on my website that you might want to explore:
http://larryferlazzo.com/englishthemes.html#computer
Larry
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[...] Websites Of The Year | Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day… Larry Ferlazzo's blog is one I follow in my reader. He is an ESL/ELL teacher who posts great resources daily. Almost all of his links are just as great for regular ed students as well. He continues to compile his links into "the best of…" lists for a WIDE array of topics. This specific link takes you directly to his "best of…" lists. (tags: list links elementary middle high esl/ell socialstudies science math languagearts reading english interactive resources) [...]
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Hi, Larry!
I want to thank you for the work that you do!
It is so useful for all who need the best educational websites.
Thanks so much. Ayagoz from Kazakhstan
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Hi Larry,
Thanks for all the resource.
I’m wondering if you’ve got any suggestions for helping ESL students with job searches. Also, writing.
Thanks,
Isabel
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Dear Larry,
Thank you very much for your labor.
Just wondering if you are going to update this list.
I am not suppose the list is outdated, it’s just that anything online material is keeping being updated and new things keep coming up.
God bless your labor
Sincerely,
Joe
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Joe,
I try to keep all the “Best..” lists updated…
Let me know if you find any “dead links.”
Larry
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hi larry ,
saved some of the link .you really doing a great job making people an AWARE TEACHER .its relly useful and challenging also .
must say WELL DONE !
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I too must repeat, well done! I look forward to your top 25 list
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Looks like a great list. I’ll have to have a trawl through and see if I can find anything to add to my own list at http://www.mindzeit.com. Keep up the good work. Kay
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I have truly appreciated reading and using your site – you provide great resources and while my site pails in comparison I have now started my own blog and website
http://relativelyrandomteacherthoughts.blogspot.com/
http://sites.google.com/site/stealingexplainingtechsites/
But I really believe what you do should be more publicized and I try to pass your information along – teachers have always been a great resource for each other in the same building but if we do a good job of communicating the same building can become the internet and the benefit as you have stated often would be incredible. Thanks again.
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