(Usually, I just post a weekly version of this regular feature. However, sometimes I post an extra “Special Edition” when I have more good links than usual)

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here is a Special Edition of “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

A History of Helicopters is an interactive from The Wall Street Journal. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Flight.

Apocalypse Wow: 10 Ways Hollywood Has Ended the World is a slideshow, with video clips, from TIME. I’m adding it to The Best Movie Scenes To Use For English-Language Development.

Follow the voyage of the Beagle in this interactive from the Natural History Museum. I’m adding it to The Best Online Resources To Learn About Charles Darwin.

The photos that changed America’s child labor laws is from The Mail Online. I’m adding them to The Best Resources For The World Day Against Child Labor.

Could You Pass A US Citizenship Test is an interactive from The Christian Science Monitor. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Learning About Civic Participation & Citizenship.

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here are This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

Reading a Bedtime Story Together from Afar is a NY Times article about a neat iPad app. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Beginning iPad Users.

Why Are Students Not Finishing School is an interactive infographic from GOOD Magazine.

Data Science of the Facebook World has some pretty cool visualizations. I’m adding it to A Beginning List Of The Best Resources For Learning About Facebook.

Mexico Points the Camera at Itself is a nice collection of photos from The New York Times. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Mexico, Central & South America.

In Spite Of Everything is a cartoon representation of a Vincent van Gogh quote. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Importance Of “Grit.”

Speaking activity: Presentation skills is a nice interactive from The BBC. I’m adding it to The Best Sources Of Advice For Making Good Presentations. Thanks to Michelle Henry for the tip.

Feelit joins the ever-growing list of Smartphone apps that let you record audio along with your photos. I’m adding it to The Best Online Tools For Using Photos In Lessons.

Video Notes is an intriguing note-taking tool. Here’s how Next Web describes it:

It’s as simple as this: sign in with a Google account (VideoNotes uses Google Drive for storage) and then paste in the URL for a YouTube or Coursera video. Then as it plays you can start making notes on the right-hand side of the screen. The clever bit is that as you click on previous notes you’ve made, the video will jump to that point, making this a really useful tool for navigating documentaries, study guides and other long, involved videos.

I’m adding it to A Potpourri Of The Best & Most Useful Video Sites.

Guatemala Genocide Trial is a slideshow from The Wall Street Journal. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Genocide.

I’m adding this infographic to The Best Posts, Articles & Videos About Learning From Mistakes & Failures. The number related to Einstein doesn’t make sense to me, but I think it can be a useful tool.

People Who Found Success Despite Failures infographic

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here are This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

Saving a language, and a culture is from The Los Angeles Times. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For International Mother Language Day.

Scraping the Sky is a Wall Street Journal slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About The World’s Tallest Buildings.

Tar Heel Reader is one of the best sites on the Internet for students to read and write books. It’s on The Best Places Where Students Can Write Online list and The Best Websites To Help Beginning Readers list. They’ve just done a nice redesign of their site, and David Deubelbeiss has created a simple screencast explaining it.

Sochi 2014: An Olympic Preview is a photo gallery from The Atlantic. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

Deep-Space Photos: Hubble’s Greatest Hits is from TIME Magazine. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About The Hubble Telescope.

I’m adding this infographic to The Best Sites For Learning About Nutrition & Food Safety:

The Cost of Obesity infographic

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here are This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

Echograph looks like a very easy Smartphone app for creating GIFs, and you can read more about it at TechCrunch. I’m adding the info to to my very short The Best Resources On GIFs list.

The Associated Press has an interactive on Nelson Mandela. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Nelson Mandela.

Studies of iPad Use in Education is from Richard Byrne. I’m adding it to The Best Research Available On The Use Of Technology In Schools.

Quora Launches Blogging Platform With Mobile Text Editor To Give Every Author A Built-In Audience comes from Tech Crunch. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Beginning To Learn What Quora Is All About…

100 Years Ago, The 1913 Women’s Suffrage Parade is a photo gallery form The Atlantic. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Women’s Suffrage.

What Actually Happens When You Raise the Minimum Wage is from The Atlantic. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Why Raising The Minimum Wage Is Important.

2012 Military Photographer of the Year photo competition is a photo gallery from The L.A. Times. I’m adding it to The Best Of Military Photography.

22 Ways To Use Twitter With Bloom’s Taxonomy is from teachbytes. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Helping Teachers Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom.

Learners Should Be Developing Their Own Essential Questions is by Jackie Gerstein. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About Asking Good Questions.

10 Tips for Digital Photo Editing & Fun is from The Daring Librarian. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Online Photo-Editing & Photo Effects.

(Usually, I just post a weekly version of this regular feature. However, sometimes I post an extra “Special Edition” when I have more good links than usual)

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here is a Special Edition of “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

Here’s a useful infographic on “trash”:

Trash – How Long It Really Lasts infographic by VisualApogee.

PowerPoint – Choose Your Own Adventure provides helpful advice on developing “choose your own adventure” stories. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Read & Write “Choose Your Own Adventure” Stories.

The Big Internet Museum is all about the history of the…Internet. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About The Internet.

Problem-Based Learning or Just Another Project? Use This Checklist to Find Out is from teachbytes. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Cooperative Learning Ideas.

New Pope: An AP Interactive is a good addition to The Best Resources For Learning About The Next Papal Election.

Path to Citizenship for Immigrants Draws Support Across Party Lines, Survey Finds is from The New York Times. I’m adding it to The Best Resources About The New Push For Immigration Reform.

Portraits of Refugees Posing With Their Most Valued Possessions is an extraordinary photo gallery. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day.

This photo gallery of shadow sculptures is pretty amazing. I’m adding it to The Best Examples Of “Unusual” Art.

Instreamia is a new site that helps you learn several languages. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning Spanish Online.

Giving Feedback is by Elena Aguilar and is focuses on instructional coaches giving feedback to educators. However, most of the advice can be easily applied to students, as well. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning How To Best Give Feedback To Students.

Failure Preferred, Actually is by Rick Wormeli. I’m adding it to The Best Posts, Articles & Videos About Learning From Mistakes & Failures.

Differentiated Instruction: Setting the Pedagogy Straight is by Rick Wormeli. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Differentiating Instruction.

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here are This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

International Women’s Day: political rights around the world mapped is a good interactive from The Guardian. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Women’s History.

Elena Aguilar has created a useful website for instructional coaches. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On “Instructional Coaching.”

Life and death on the world’s most dangerous roads – interactive is from The Guardian.

Front Page News Photos Stimulate Lively Debates in Adult ELL Classes is a useful article from TESOL. I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Use Photos In Lessons.

Here are two important commentaries on U.S. Senator Rob Portman’s recent changing of his position on gay marriage — one is very serious, and the other makes a serious point very humorously. I’m adding both to The Best Sites For Walking In Someone Else’s Shoes.

Humans Fight Over Robo-Readers is from Inside Higher Ed. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On Computer-Graded Essays.

Duolingo looks like it’s a pretty decent language-learning site. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning Spanish Online and to The Best Multilingual & Bilingual Sites For Learning English.

Everything you need to know about ebook distribution is from Vook. I’m adding it to So, You Want To Write A Book? Here’s The Best Advice…

Wealth Inequality is from The Economist. I’m adding it to The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality.

5 Useful iPad Apps For ESL Students is from Edudemic. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Beginning iPad Users.

Here are some other regular features I post in this blog:

“The Best…” series (which now number 1075)

Best Tweets of The Month

The most popular posts on this blog each month

My monthly choices for the best posts on this blog each month

Each month I do an “Interview Of The Month” with a leader in education

Periodically, I post “A Look Back” highlighting older posts that I think are particularly useful

The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival

Resources that share various “most popular” lists useful to teachers

Interviews with ESL/EFL teachers in “hot spots” around the world.

Articles I’ve written for other publications.

Photo Galleries Of The Week

Research Studies Of The Week

Regular “round-ups” of good posts and articles about school reform

This Week In Web 2.0

Around the Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

(Usually, I just post a weekly version of this regular feature. However, sometimes I post an extra “Special Edition” when I have more good links than usual)

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here is a Special Edition of “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

What’s the immigration solution? Your Say Interactive is from USA Today. I’m adding it to The Best Resources About The New Push For Immigration Reform.

20 Essential Technology Terms for Teachers is from Fractus Learning. I’m adding it to My Best Posts For Tech Novices (Plus A Few From Other People).

FedEx Day: Putting Autonomy Back in Professional Learning is from Mr. Wastler’s Office. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Applying “Fed Ex Days” To Schools.

Here’s an infographic on World Refugee Day. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About World Refugee Day.

Source: takepart.com

The Higgs, From Theory to Reality is an interactive timeline from The New York Times. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Higgs Boson, The “God Particle.”

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I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here are This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

18 Ways to Secure Parent Permission to Use Technology is from Vicki Davis. I’m adding it to The Best Teacher Resources For Online Student Safety & Legal Issues.

The Associated Press has an interactive on the Vatican transition. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Next Papal Election.

Racial Wealth Gap Has Tripled Since 1984 is from BuzzFeed. I’m adding it to The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality.

4 Storytelling Tips for Making 6-Second Short Films with Vine is from The 21st Century Fluency Project. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning To Use The Video App “Vine”

How Not to Compromise is from TIME. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About Compromise.

10 amazing scientific facts about lists is from The Guardian. I’m adding it to The Bests Posts & Articles About Why We Like Lists.

Here’s a collection of ALL NY Times and Guardian infographics. I’m adding it to The Best Sources For Interactive Infographics.

Here are some other regular features I post in this blog:

“The Best…” series (which now number 1060)

Best Tweets of The Month

The most popular posts on this blog each month

My monthly choices for the best posts on this blog each month

Each month I do an “Interview Of The Month” with a leader in education

Periodically, I post “A Look Back” highlighting older posts that I think are particularly useful

The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival

Resources that share various “most popular” lists useful to teachers

Interviews with ESL/EFL teachers in “hot spots” around the world.

Articles I’ve written for other publications.

Photo Galleries Of The Week

Research Studies Of The Week

Regular “round-ups” of good posts and articles about school reform

This Week In Web 2.0

Around the Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here are This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

Permafrost and climate change – interactive is from The Guardian. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About Climate Change.

Toolkit for “Move to the Music” is a lesson plan on protest songs from Teaching Tolerance. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Protests In History.

20 of your songs that changed the world is from The BBC. I’m adding it to the same list.

The Geography of Happiness According to 10 Million Tweets is from The Atlantic. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About…Happiness?

The Colour Blindness Simulator does what it says. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Walking In Someone Else’s Shoes.

Secrets From a TED2013 Speaker: Preparing for the “Talk of One’s Life” has helpful advice for any presentation. I’m adding it to
The Best Sources Of Advice For Making Good Presentations.

Design Thinking For Students: The Question Formulation Technique is from The ASIDE blog. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About Asking Good Questions.

Here are some other regular features I post in this blog:

“The Best…” series (which now number 1060)

Best Tweets of The Month

The most popular posts on this blog each month

My monthly choices for the best posts on this blog each month

Each month I do an “Interview Of The Month” with a leader in education

Periodically, I post “A Look Back” highlighting older posts that I think are particularly useful

The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival

Resources that share various “most popular” lists useful to teachers

Interviews with ESL/EFL teachers in “hot spots” around the world.

Articles I’ve written for other publications.

Photo Galleries Of The Week

Research Studies Of The Week

Regular “round-ups” of good posts and articles about school reform

This Week In Web 2.0

Around the Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here are This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

More Than Just Bill Nye… Using Video in the Classroom is a post from Mss L’s Whole Brain Teaching blog. She shares some good ideas and excellent resources. I’m adding it to A Potpourri Of The Best & Most Useful Video Sites.

Dos and Don’ts for Successful Web Videos is an excellent guide from The New York Times. I’m adding it to the same list.

I’ve previously posted about the Go Social Studies Go website. I’m adding their Geography page to The Best Geography Sites For Beginning & Intermediate English Language Learners.

A Nation of Immigrants Curriculum comes from La Guardia Community College. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Immigration In The United States.

Incomes Flat in Recovery, but Not for the 1% is from The New York Times. I’m adding it to The Best Resources About Wealth & Income Inequality.

How to be a better photographer… is a great list of resources from Alan Levine. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning Beginning Photography Tips.

America’s ‘Slave Narratives’ should shock us is from CNN. I’m adding it to The Best Websites To Teach & Learn About African-American History.

Here’s a great Academic Vocabulary List from Jim Burke. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Developing Academic English Skills & Vocabulary.

The Time-Tested Dos and Don’ts of Using Classroom Technology is from Education Week Teacher. I’m adding it to My Best Posts For Tech Novices (Plus A Few From Other People).

The Man and the Thinking Behind the Minimum Wage Hike is from the PBS News Hour. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Why Raising The Minimum Wage Is Important.

Here are some other regular features I post in this blog:

“The Best…” series (which now number 1060)

Best Tweets of The Month

The most popular posts on this blog each month

My monthly choices for the best posts on this blog each month

Each month I do an “Interview Of The Month” with a leader in education

Periodically, I post “A Look Back” highlighting older posts that I think are particularly useful

The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival

Resources that share various “most popular” lists useful to teachers

Interviews with ESL/EFL teachers in “hot spots” around the world.

Articles I’ve written for other publications.

Photo Galleries Of The Week

Research Studies Of The Week

Regular “round-ups” of good posts and articles about school reform

This Week In Web 2.0

Around the Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here are This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

Should I teach problem-, project- or inquiry-based learning? is by Lauren Davis. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Cooperative Learning Ideas.

Using Digital Images: An Educators Guide is a useful post. I’m adding it to The Best Resources To Learn About Copyright Issues.

Getting More Out of Student Blogging is by Sue Waters. I’m adding it to The Best Sources For Advice On Student Blogging.

Lost in Translation? Try a Google App is from The New York Times. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Google Translate & Other Forms Of Machine Translation.

Do Illegal Immigrants Actually Hurt the U.S. Economy? is from The New York Times. I’m adding it to The Best Resources About The New Push For Immigration Reform.

Here are some other regular features I post in this blog:

“The Best…” series (which now number 1060)

Best Tweets of The Month

The most popular posts on this blog each month

My monthly choices for the best posts on this blog each month

Each month I do an “Interview Of The Month” with a leader in education

Periodically, I post “A Look Back” highlighting older posts that I think are particularly useful

The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival

Resources that share various “most popular” lists useful to teachers

Interviews with ESL/EFL teachers in “hot spots” around the world.

Articles I’ve written for other publications.

Photo Galleries Of The Week

Research Studies Of The Week

Regular “round-ups” of good posts and articles about school reform

This Week In Web 2.0

Around the Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here are This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

The view from the top of the Shard: London panorama of sights and sounds – interactive is from The Guardian. I’m adding it to The Best Geography Sites For Learning About Europe.

Seth Godin has a great graph on the feelings one goes through when writing a book. I’m adding it to So, You Want To Write A Book? Here’s The Best Advice….

Seven Wonders is a pretty neat interactive. I’m adding it to
The Best Sites For Learning About Various “Seven Wonders.”

Technology Integration Research Review is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Research Available On The Use Of Technology In Schools.

A Year of Genius Hour – What Have I Learned? is from Dare To Care. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Applying “Fed Ex Days” To Schools.

On genuine vs. bogus inquiry – using EQs properly is from Grant Wiggins. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About Asking Good Questions.

Andrew Sobel, on the power of asking questions is from Smart Blog on Leadership. I’m adding it to the same list.

Here are some other regular features I post in this blog:

“The Best…” series (which now number 1060)

Best Tweets of The Month

The most popular posts on this blog each month

My monthly choices for the best posts on this blog each month

Each month I do an “Interview Of The Month” with a leader in education

Periodically, I post “A Look Back” highlighting older posts that I think are particularly useful

The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival

Resources that share various “most popular” lists useful to teachers

Interviews with ESL/EFL teachers in “hot spots” around the world.

Articles I’ve written for other publications.

Photo Galleries Of The Week

Research Studies Of The Week

Regular “round-ups” of good posts and articles about school reform

This Week In Web 2.0

Around the Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here are This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

Decades of Delivering Mail is an interactive from The Wall Street Journal showing a history of the U.S. Postal Service.

Ten Things You Should Know About Stress is by Eric Jensen. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Teens & Stress.

I’ve previously posted a piece on the legendary “pickpocket” Apollo Robbins, which is great for Theory of Knowledge classes. Here’s a new video of him that I’m adding to that post:

Any Questions? is a good post from Dan Meyer, with even better comments. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About Asking Good Questions.

35 Million Directors has a collection of Canadian tourist videos. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About Canada.

The Single Most Important Study Fact You Will Ever Learn has some useful information, and is from Schooled For Life. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On “Brain-Based Learning.”

Viewpoint: The Decline of Unions Is Your Problem Too is from TIME. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Learning About Labor Day.

Here are some other regular features I post in this blog:

“The Best…” series (which now number 1060)

Best Tweets of The Month

The most popular posts on this blog each month

My monthly choices for the best posts on this blog each month

Each month I do an “Interview Of The Month” with a leader in education

Periodically, I post “A Look Back” highlighting older posts that I think are particularly useful

The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival

Resources that share various “most popular” lists useful to teachers

Interviews with ESL/EFL teachers in “hot spots” around the world.

Articles I’ve written for other publications.

Photo Galleries Of The Week

Research Studies Of The Week

Regular “round-ups” of good posts and articles about school reform

This Week In Web 2.0

Around the Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

(Usually, I just post a weekly version of this regular feature. However, sometimes I post an extra “Special Edition” when I have more good links than usual)

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here is a Special Edition of “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

Writer’s block and the drip is by Seth Godin. I’m adding it to So, You Want To Write A Book? Here’s The Best Advice…

What’s the most important question you should be asking? is from Barking Up The Wrong Tree. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About Asking Good Questions.

Why Teachers Secretly Hate Grading Papers is from The Atlantic. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Grading Practices.

Top 10 words you should use more in 2013 is from The Washington Post. I’m adding it to The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2012.

The World’s Most Amazing Trees is a neat photo gallery. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About Trees.

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here are This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

ViewRZ lets you clip portions of YouTube videos and share them. I’m adding it to The Best Tools For Cutting-Out & Saving Portions Of Online Videos.

The 12 cognitive biases that prevent you from being rational is from Farnam Street. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About “Psychological Effects” Useful To Teachers.

Why Problem-Based Learning Is Better is by Tim Holt. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Cooperative Learning Ideas.

Know Thine Enemy is from The New York Times. I’m adding it to
The Best Sites To Learn About Saul Alinsky

EngVid has hundreds of video lessons for learning English. I’m adding it to The Best Online Video Sites For Learning English.

11 of Europe’s most bizarre buildings is from CNN. I’m adding it to The Best Images Of Weird, Cool & Neat-Looking Buildings (& Ways To Design Your Own).

Rethinkin’ Lincoln on the 150th Birthday of the Emancipation Proclamation is by Bill Bigelow. I’m adding it to The Best Resources About President’s Day.

Tips For Making Presentations Better is an accessible video from English Central. I’m adding it to The Best Sources Of Advice For Making Good Presentations.

Indefinite detention: Echoes of World War II internment is from The San Francisco Chronicle. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On Japanese Internment In World War II.

Here are some other regular features I post in this blog:

“The Best…” series (which now number 1060)

Best Tweets of The Month

The most popular posts on this blog each month

My monthly choices for the best posts on this blog each month

Each month I do an “Interview Of The Month” with a leader in education

Periodically, I post “A Look Back” highlighting older posts that I think are particularly useful

The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival

Resources that share various “most popular” lists useful to teachers

Interviews with ESL/EFL teachers in “hot spots” around the world.

Articles I’ve written for other publications.

Photo Galleries Of The Week

Research Studies Of The Week

Regular “round-ups” of good posts and articles about school reform

This Week In Web 2.0

Around the Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here are This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

Infographic: Applying Bloom’s Taxonomy in Your Classroom is from Eye on Education. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Helping Teachers Use Bloom’s Taxonomy In The Classroom.

Top 10 foreign language faux pas: in pictures is from The Telegraph. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About The World’s Different Cultures.

“The employment rate for graduates is down. Of the three categories below, high school graduates fared the worst after the recession. Their rate has fallen by 16 percent” is a graph and article from The New York Times. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Showing Students Why They Should Continue Their Academic Career.

Mobile Chargers Ease That Feeling of Powerlessness is from The New York Times. I’m adding it to The Best Ideas On How To Stay Electronically Connected When The Power’s Out.

Watershed: Teaching About Gun Control After Newtown is from The New York Times Learning Network. I’m adding it to A Collection Of Resources On The Sandy Hook Shooting.

The Associated Press has a useful interactive on gun control. I’m adding it to the same list.

Psychology of Compromise: Why Congress Fails is from Live Science. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About Compromise.

Here’s a nice video students made to publicize their “Genius Hour” activities. You can read more about what I’m talking about at The Best Resources For Applying “Fed Ex Days” To Schools:

Bilinguals Have Faster, More Adaptive Brains When They Get Older, Study Finds is from ABC News. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning The Advantages To Being Bilingual.

Artist of the Floating World shows an artist’s project of creating big floating…dice. I’m adding it to The Best Examples Of “Unusual” Art.

Here are some other regular features I post in this blog:

“The Best…” series (which now number 985)

Best Tweets of The Month

The most popular posts on this blog each month

My monthly choices for the best posts on this blog each month

Each month I do an “Interview Of The Month” with a leader in education

Periodically, I post “A Look Back” highlighting older posts that I think are particularly useful

The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival

Resources that share various “most popular” lists useful to teachers

Interviews with ESL/EFL teachers in “hot spots” around the world.

Articles I’ve written for other publications.

Photo Galleries Of The Week

Research Studies Of The Week

Regular “round-ups” of good posts and articles about school reform

This Week In Web 2.0

Around the Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

(Usually, I just post a weekly version of this regular feature. However, sometimes I post an extra “Special Edition” when I have more good links than usual)

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here is a Special Edition of “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

How To Take A Screenshot is a nice tutorial that I found through Joe Dinoto. I’ve added it to The Best Ways To Create Simple Screenshots.

15 Supreme Court cases that changed America is a CNN slideshow. I’m adding it to The Best Sites To Learn About The U.S. Supreme Court.

Titanic’s Keys to the Past is a National Geographic “I Spy” game. I’m adding it to The Best “I Spy” (Hidden Object) Games For Vocabulary Development.

Living Maya Time is from the Smithsonian. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About The Maya.

DIY Charts seems like an easy place to create…charts. I’m adding it to The Best Tools To Make Simple Graphs Online.

“Tape face” portraits go viral is an unusual slideshow from CBS News. I’m adding it to The Best Examples Of “Unusual” Art.

I’m adding this infographic to The Best Sites For Learning About Hurricanes:

by acoleman26. Check out our data visualization blog.

The CBBC Gamebuilder lets students easily be able to create online games and publish them for others to play. There’s no overt learning purpose, but ELL’s could create them and discuss how they work. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Creating Online Learning Games.

Here are images of the border fence between Israel and Egypt. I’m adding them to The Best Sites To Learn About Walls That Separate Us.

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here are This Week’s “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

Brain-Based Learning is a great summary by Judy Willis. I’m adding it to The Best Resources On “Brain-Based Learning”

Research-Based Strategies to Ignite Student Learning is also by Judy Willis. I’m adding it to the same list.

How to make RSA Animate style videos with your class… is by Paul Blogush. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Learning About Graphic Recording.

Research Supports Collaborative Learning is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Cooperative Learning Ideas.

How to Refine Driving Questions for Effective Project-Based Learning is by Andrew Miller at Edutopia. I’m adding it to the same list.

Mr. Nussbaum has an excellent Geography Page. I’m adding it to The Best Geography Sites For Beginning & Intermediate English Language Learners.

Creative Connections is a site that helps teachers and classes connect to others around the world. Here’s how Wendi Pillars class used it. I’m adding it to The Best Ways To Find Other Classes For Joint Online Projects.

Celebrations & Festivals | Free Early Learning Resources for Teachers has some very useful materials. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For Learning About Multiple Holidays & Anniversaries.

Achieve The Core seems to have some helpful resources on Common Core implementation, and it seems like it will only get better now that the two major teachers unions are working with them. I’m adding it to The Most Useful Resources For Implementing Common Core.

Power My Learning lets teachers create virtual classrooms and monitor student progress in multiple subjects. I’m adding it to The Best Sites That Students Can Use Independently And Let Teachers Check On Progress.

Ten Ideas That Get Kids Writing is from The National Writing Project. I’m adding it to The Best Websites For K-12 Writing Instruction/Reinforcement.

Mapping The Bilingual Brain is from Radio Lab. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning The Advantages To Being Bilingual.

Here are some other regular features I post in this blog:

“The Best…” series (which now number 975)

Best Tweets of The Month

The most popular posts on this blog each month

My monthly choices for the best posts on this blog each month

Each month I do an “Interview Of The Month” with a leader in education

Periodically, I post “A Look Back” highlighting older posts that I think are particularly useful

The ESL/EFL/ELL Blog Carnival

Resources that share various “most popular” lists useful to teachers

Interviews with ESL/EFL teachers in “hot spots” around the world.

Articles I’ve written for other publications.

Photo Galleries Of The Week

Research Studies Of The Week

Regular “round-ups” of good posts and articles about school reform

This Week In Web 2.0

Around the Web In ESL/EFL/ELL

(Usually, I just post a weekly version of this regular feature. However, sometimes I post an extra “Special Edition” when I have more good links than usual)

I have a huge backlog of resources that I’ve been planning to post about in this blog but, just because of time constraints, have not gotten around to doing. Instead of letting that backlog grow bigger, I regularly grab a few and list them here with a minimal description. It forces me to look through these older links, and help me organize them for my own use. I hope others will find them helpful, too. These are resources that I didn’t include in my “Best Tweets” feature because I had planned to post about them, or because I didn’t even get around to sending a tweet sharing them.

Here is a Special Edition of “Links I Should Have Posted About, But Didn’t”:

When Should You Compromise? is from The New York Times Learning Network. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About Compromise.

Fiction or Nonfiction? Considering the Common Core’s Emphasis on Informational Text is from The New York Times Learning Network. I’m adding it to The Most Useful Resources For Implementing Common Core.

Asking Effective Questions is from the Ontario Education Ministry. I’m adding it to The Best Posts & Articles About Asking Good Questions.

Here are some other resources I’m adding to the same list:

To Have the Most Impact, Ask the Right Questions is from The Harvard Business Review.

Questions from the French Bac in Philosophy is by Grant Wiggins.

Help Students De-Stress for Success is from Edutopia. I’m adding it to The Best Resources For Learning About Teens & Stress.

The Science of Storytelling: Why Telling a Story is the Most Powerful Way to Activate Our Brains is from LifeHacker. I’m adding it to The Best Digital (& Non-Digital) Storytelling Resources.

Not Flipping for Flipped is by Josh Stumpenhorst. I’m adding it to The Best Posts On The “Flipped Classroom” Idea.

Here’s an interesting infographic. I’m adding it as a sort of “bonus” to The Best Visualizations Of How People Spend Their Days.

Browse more infographics.

Here’s a useful chart on What’s the Difference Between “Doing Projects” and “Project Based Learning”? I’m adding it to The Best Sites For Cooperative Learning Ideas.