Websites Of The Year
I have begun creating “The Best…” lists, highlighting what I think are the best educational websites each year.
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.
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.
(Editor’s Note: On a different matter, subscribers to this blog who use Google Reader and Bloglines to get updated RSS feeds, and who subscribed prior to January, 2008, might have recently stopped receiving new posts. If that has happened to you, you can re-subscribe using this newer Feedburner feed. This issue only relates to people who subscribed prior to January — anyone who has subscribed since then is already using the Feedburner feed and shouldn’t be having any problems.)
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
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 three are a little different from the previous “The Best…” lists. They include my favorite thirty 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
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
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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.
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!
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
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!
Patricia,
I’m glad you’re finding it helpful. Thanks for the suggestion — I’ve sent my information to the Directory.
Larry
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
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
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.
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.
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