Sunday, June 8, 2008

Top 100 Education Blogs

Education blogs are becoming a means for educators, students, and education administrators to interact more effectively than ever before. Technorati currently tracks 63.1 million blogs. Over 5,000 of them are about education.

It is likely that there are hundreds, if not thousands, more education-related blogs on the Web. (UPDATE: There are over 30,000 blogs hosted at edublogs.org alone. Thanks James Farmer!) Here is a list of our staff's 100 favorites.

Please note that this is by no means an exhaustive list of all of the great education blogs out there. Chances are you may have favorites that are not included here. Also note that this list is not ranked but rather is ordered alphabetically within each topic.

Blog Topics
College E-Learning Education News Education Policy Internet Culture Learning Library and Research Specialty Teaching Technology


College
These blogs provide tips for current college students.
College v2
Year One: A College Blog

E-Learning
Technology-assisted learning and online learning are topics discussed in these blogs.
Clive on Learning
Connectivism
Digital Chalkie
Internet Time Blog
elearnspace
E-Learning Queen
Learning and Technology
Moving at the Speed of Creativity
Stephen's Web
The Knowledge Tree
XplanaZine


Education News
These two blogs are good starting points to read more about the latest news in the world of education.
Eduwonk
This Week in Education


Education Policy
These are blogs written by activists who are looking to reform our school system or just education in general.
Change Agency
D-Ed Reckoning
Education in Texas
Education Intelligence Agency
Jenny D.
Practical Theory
Schools Matter


Internet Culture
Internet applications, such as RSS and blogs, and how they can be applied in a teaching/learning environment are discussed in these blogs.
absolutely intercultural
Adventures in Educational Blogging
BionicTeacher
Digital Writing, Digital Teaching
Full Circle Online Interaction Blog
Ideas and Thoughts from an EdTech
Infinite Thinking Machine
learning.now
Learn Online


Learning
The focus of these blogs is on learning theory, informal learning, and knowledge.
2 Cents Worth
abject learning
Informal Learning Blog
Learning Curves
Learnlets
McGee's Musings
Random Walk in Learning
The Stingy Scholar


Library and Research
These are research-based blogs, some of which are library-based or written by librarians.
David Lee King
Deep Thinking
Dissertation Research
Free Range Librarian
heyjude
ideant
Information Wants To Be Free
InfoSciPhi
librarian.net
librariesinteract.info
LibraryBytes
Library Stuff
LSJ Editors' Blog
Panlibus
Rambling Librarian
Research Buzz
Resource Shelf
STLQ
Tasty Research


Specialty
Music, history, science, and law are discussed at these blogs, respectively.
Catalysts & Connections
History Is Elementary
Polar Science 2006
WisBlawg


Teaching
The following blogs deal with issues facing teachers, including teaching methods, lesson plans, aids, and tools.
A Difference
Are We Doing Anything Today?
Artichoke
blog of proximal development
Borderland
Bud the Teacher
Christopher D. Sessums Blog
Cool Cat Teacher Blog
FunnyMonkey
Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education
NYC Educator
Teachers Teaching Teachers
Teaching Hacks.com
Teaching Generation Z
teaching.mrbelshaw.co.uk
The Open Classroom


Technology
Bringing technology to the classroom and using technology to learn and teach are topics discussed within these blogs.
A Teacher's Life
Around the Corner v2
Beth's Thoughts on Technology in the Classroom
bgblogging
Bionic Teaching
Blogging IT and EDucation
CogDogBlog
Dangerously Irrelevant
Derek's Blog
Ed-Tech Insider
EdCompBlog
edtechNOT.com Blog
EdTechPost
EduBlog Insights
Education/Technology
Infomancy
Remote Access
Teach42
Techlearning Blog
The Tech Savvy Educator
The Thinking Stick
Weblogg-ed

Data Source: Online Education Database