10 Education Blogs You Should Subscribe
We want to share with you 10 educational blogs you should subscribe to, we chose each blog by three components:
- Social Reach: The combined social shares on Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook of the ten most recent posts, as well as the blog's main domain.
- Activity: The frequency at which the blog posts articles.
- Authority: Measured by the number of inbound links to the blog.
1) TeacherTube
This is an online community for teachers to share videos of instructional learning. For teachers in any school or even home teachers, this is a destination to learn from your peers. You can also find photos, videos, and audio recordings to use in your curriculum. You can also join different groups focused on specific topics.
TeacherTube is about community and education for teachers, by teachers.
2) Inside Higher Ed
This is a great source of content for anyone in higher education, including those looking for jobs. They have sections including Admissions, Books, Technology, Career Advice, and Diversity. They also offer a number of webinars and research in the higher ed space. Their most recent study was on Federal Accountability and Financial Pressure which surveyed college and university presidents.
3) Edlio
The blog's main purpose is to continue the conversation around school communication issues. They write about topics like Accesiiblity, Enrollment, Community Engagement, Web design practices, and management.
This is a great resource and destination for anyone in the education field to stay on top of the current issues in the field.
4) Edutopia
Edutopia is part of The George Lucas Educational Foundation. The blog's focus is on k-12 educators and students. It's two main purposes are to produce content that improves learning and engages students and to "collaborate with researchers, teachers, and curriculum experts" to advance the field of project-based learning.
Recent content includes topics like "How to Help Adolescents Online Evaluation" and "Teaching K-8 Financial Literacy: A Case Study."
5) MindShift
Mindshift is another technology-focused blog that incorporates data and research into a lot of the content. It has a unique section around games and learning and how apps are changing how toddlers are learning their basic skills and knowledge through technology. Some of the recent articles cover "Beyond Angry Birds, Five Apps That Test Your Physical Skills" and "How Do Parents Think 'Educational' Screen Time Affects Learning."
6) Classroom 2.0
This blog is focused on bringing social media and web 2.0 into the classroom. It's not just a destination for content but also acts as a social network for educators that are looking to learn more about integrating online strategies into their classrooms. They have groups at different schools that you can join and interact with, as well as many educational videos. They have over 78,000 members from 199 countries which really provides a variety of perspectives on education.
7) Edudemic
This blog is all about technology in the education space. They provide tactful advice about incorporating technology in the classroom, including a teacher's guide to technology and learning as well as product reviews on the best laptops, tablets, and apps for teachers. They also provide best practices for online learning, including posts like "15 Tips for Facilitating Online Discussion" and "How to Design Effective Online Courses."
8) The Learning Network
This blog is under the New York Times umbrella. Their main audiences are teachers, students, and parents that want to use the NYT’s content as inspiration for teaching materials. Teachers can use the section "Text to text" as lesson plans in areas such as American History, Civics, Current Events, and Social Studies.
Students can also comment on stories in the Student Opinion section, as long as they're 13 years or older.
9) TechThought
This progressive blog is for all educators who are looking to be more digitally connected. They have great sections on testing with technology, best practices for iPads in the classroom, what hashtags to follow on Twitter, and research around how thinking habits and neuroscience impact students' learning processes.
Some of the most popular posts include "15 Literacy Apps to Create Books on the iPad" and "50 Top Sources of Free eLearning Courses".
10) Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
This blog focuses on apps and mobile devices that educators can use in the classroom, as well as strategies to integrate them successfully. It provides educational presentations on topics like "Free Educational Android Apps for Teachers" and "Free Math Resources, Lesson Plans, and Games."
Mobile devices are changing how students learn outside the classroom, and educators and schools need to be aware of how to integrate them properly with lesson plans and curriculum.