Education blogs are becoming a means for educators, students, and education administrators to interact more effectively than ever before. They are also a great resource for those searching for the best online education programs to jumpstart their teaching careers. Technorati currently tracks 63.1 million blogs. More than 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
E-Learning | Education News | Education Policy | Internet Culture | Learning | Library and Research | Specialty | Teaching | Technology
E-Learning
Technology-assisted learning and online learning are topics discussed in these blogs.
- Clive on Learning
- Digital Chalkie
- Internet Time Blog
- elearnspace
- E-Learning Queen
- Learning and Technology
- Moving at the Speed of Creativity
- Stephen's Web
- The Knowledge Tree
Education News
This blog is a good starting point to read more about the latest news in the world of education as well current happenings at the best online colleges.
Education Policy
These are blogs written by activists who are looking to reform our school system or education in general.
- Change Agency
- D-Ed Reckoning
- Education in Texas
- Education Intelligence Agency
- Jenny D.
- 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
- McGee's Musings
- Random Walk in Learning
Library and Research
These are research-based blogs, some of which are library-based or written by librarians.
- David Lee King
- Free Range Librarian
- heyjude
- ideant
- Information Wants To Be Free
- InfoSciPhi
- librarian.net
- librariesinteract.info
- LibraryBytes
- Library Stuff
- LSJ Editors' Blog
- Panlibus
- Rambling Librarian
- Resource Shelf
- STLQ
- Tasty Research
Specialty
Music, history, science, and law are discussed at these blogs, respectively.
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
- Cool Cat Teacher Blog
- FunnyMonkey
- Infocult: Information, Culture, Policy, Education
- NYC Educator
- Teachers Teaching Teachers
- Teaching Hacks.com
- Teaching Generation Z
Technology
Bringing technology to the classroom and using technology to learn and teach are topics discussed within these blogs.
- Edudemic
- A Teacher's Life
- Around the Corner v2
- Beth's Thoughts on Technology in the Classroom
- Bionic Teaching
- CogDogBlog
- Dangerously Irrelevant
- 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
As with any list of this nature, there are bound to be flaws. These are just our personal favorites. If you would like to contact us with your own suggestions, please e-mail [email protected].
Update: Many bloggers who have appeared on this list have requested that we provide them with a badge that they could proudly display on their blog. Well, there it is to the left.