EduBlog Winners Announced

Congratulations to the winners of the EduBlog Awards Blog. Click This for the complete list and Winner's List.Check out some of the winners below that I wanted to "highlight".

Best New Blog - Technology with Intention

Best Class Blog - Mrs. Yollis' 3rd Grade Class Blog

 

Best Student Blog - Jaden's Awesome Blog

Best Teacher Blog - Brunswick Acres Art Blog

 Best Librarian Blog - Try Curiosity!

 Best School Administrator Blog - A Principal's Reflections

Best Educational Wiki - ICTmagic

 Best Ed Tech/Resource Blog - Free Technology for Teachers

Human Calendar

Are you are blogger? Check out the cool Human Calendar Widget and Website. Even submit your photos to the creator of Human Calendar for review and possible posting.

Now on Facebook!

I love the fact that new technology allows us to communicate in so many ways. I love it even more that we write it and it can be synced automatically on social networking sites. "Click This" now has it's own Facebook Page so I don't have to click the share button to post on my personal Facebook page. Yay!

Google This!

Who hasn't heard of Google? You'd have to be from the dark ages if you haven't heard of it. Even the least tech savvy folks should know the name. For those of us who know, use and love google, have you seen their Official Blog? If not, a simple google search will "click" you in the right direction. It's loaded with info on all their products. Most recently is Slide Rocket EDU. Slide Rocket has been out for a while but now there's an education version (presentation software for collaborative education) and yes, it's FREE if you have a google apps account through your district. This is just one great app but trust me...there are tons more.

2 Teaching Mommies

When does learning start? Before kids even enter the first day of school! Parents have to step in and be an advocate for preparing their child or children to be successful in school, whether that's in a public school, private school and even homeschooling. 2 Teaching Mommies are well, two ladies, who love to teach. They get together to bring other mothers organized materials (lesson plans and ideas) that they can use to teach their toddlers and preschoolers. As an educator and a mommy, I know that this is essential for kids to have a great start. It takes preparation and the right tools. So if you teach little ones, check out this neat little blog. (They offer plans and ideas for free with an option of a donation...I support mothers, please do the same).

(I have created a page of links for the preschool years. Look for it under my pages.)

iSwitched...Back!

Being a blogger, I have experienced with many blogging platforms including Blogger and Wordpress. I made the leap to Tumblr just recently to see if I would like that style of blogging. As a photographer, I am stuck on Wordpress and use that as my platform for my photography. As a mother, I really like Blogger for my boys blog. Although I've had two other educational blogs with blogger, I decided to do my most recent educational blog with Tumblr. There was a small learning curve when I first started using it but I'm a technologist so I caught on pretty quickly. I think those that are not as tech savy will probably become frustrated although it's set up to be very simple.

This week, I wanted to add more items to my sidebar and I found that Tumblr doesn't make this simple. That frustrated me a little and made me wonder, "do I want to keep this blog with tumblr?" I came to the conclusion that I don't. My research began!

I wanted to know how I could transfer my blog without loosing what I had created with my over 100 post since August. It took a little while but I finally found a post that gave me a 1,2,3 step process. It wasn't a skip and hop but it definitely worked. I am so happy. I feel I have more control over how my blog presence looks and with the upgrades Blogger has made, I totally pleased.

For now, my tumblr blog is and will still remain live but I'm almost certain that in a month or two, I will be pressing that delete button.

Here are the steps to move from Tumblr to Blogger. The middle man is used in these steps, good old Wordpress, so it's possible that one might move to Wordpress and just stay there.

The article that helped me transfer is here:
Just in case it is deleted in the future, here's what to do:
1) Use the first link below to convert your Tumblr blog into an XML which you can import to WordPress. Tumblr2WordPress: Export Your Tumblr To WordPress
2) Import this XML to a WordPress blog. Then, export this WordPress blog and convert it to a Blogger blog, using the second link below. Wordpress2Blogger conversion utility
3) Import the resulting XML to Blogger, instructions in the third link below. How do I import and export blogs on Blogger? - Blogger Help

Classroom Freebies

Classroom Freebies is a new spot on the web, just a little over a month old. I think the idea will win teachers over. What teacher doesn’t like the word FREE. It’s probably the word that brings music to our ears the most. This site has tons of resources and is growing daily. Educators are posting resources you can download for free and YES, I said FREE. So click on over to Classroom Freebies and grab all the FREE stuff your heart desires.

Blogs Galore

There are so many wonderful teachers all over the world who blog and share their teaching expertise with readers. Here are a few of my favorites broken down by grade level and by middle/high school. I will be adding more great blogs as I find them!

Kindergarten
Kreative in Kinder
Mrs. Wills Kindergarten
Kindergarten Hoppenings
Peace Love Kindergarten
Miss Kindergarten
Kinderglynn

First Grade
The First Grade Parade
Fabulous in First
Crazy for First Grade

Second Grade
Mrs. McCumbee’s Class
Me and My Gang


Third Grade
Thriving Third Graders

Fourth Grade
Fabulous Fourth Grade Froggies

Middle School
Life in Middle School
Love of Learning

High School
Because there is an array of blogs for high school teachers and their specific subject, I am posting a link to the TOP 100 High School Blogs for you to filter through and choose what you like.

Art
One Crayola Short

Spanish
Teaching & Learning Spanish

Also check out Teachers Pay Teachers Blog List on the web. You may have to sign up for an account. It’s simple and free. Click This!

Stay In-The-Know...Technologically Speaking

Think you know the latest? Think again. It changes daily if not hourly. Stay In-The-Know with several blogs and sites that keep it fresh.

Edudemic

TED

The Whiteboard Blog

Here is a wonderful resource on WHITEBOARDS. This blog is dedicated to one thing, whiteboards. Over the past several years, Danny Nichoalson has researched whiteboards, become a certified trainer and gathered resources for educators. It’s all in one convenient place, his blog.