"The time is finally here for my annual list of favorite sites of the year. This year I decided to up my post to the top 100 instead of 25 because of the number of sites that I reviewed and the popularity of the post. I tried to cover a wide range of sites, from flash-card creators to digital storytelling, and of course social networks, which really stood out in 2011. I hope everybody enjoys the list and has as much fun reading it as I did creating it."

This list ought to keep you busy for a while.

TEDxNYED, an all-day conference focusing on empowering innovation in education, is being held in New York City on Saturday, March 5, 2011. It will be webcast live here at tedxnyed.com, allowing viewers around the world to join and engage in these ideas worth spreading."

links to web resources for math

Part of the world's most watched Social Media video series; "Social Media Revolution" by Erik Qualman. Based on #1 International Best Selling Book Socialnomics by Erik Qualman. This is a shorter version that includes new social media statistics for 2011.

Sometimes teachers and administrators need a kick in the pants to see what they perceive as problems re-framed in a different way. Adam S. Bellow, author of The Tech Commandments, and founder of eduTecher, spoke to a roomful of receptive teachers at the recent ISTE 2011 conference, and demonstrated some of the ironies and contradictions the education system is mired in. And he had some advice.

"The ISTE Classroom Observation Tool (ICOT) (XML) provides you with a convenient platform for recording observations of technology use in classrooms. Checkboxes and pull-down menus allow you to easily record and time a variety of classroom characteristics. ICOT automatically aggregates your data into a table for analysis and presentation. You can work with your records right in ICOT or export them to any software that can read tabular data. Use ICOT to record information on classroom groupings, teacher roles, time and types of technology use, and the NETS for Students. The ICOT is a macro-enabled Excel workbook that automates many data recording and management tasks. The Visual Basic macros work with most versions of Microsoft Office for Windows and with Office 2011 for Macintosh. Users of eCOVE observation software can obtain a toolset that will allow them to record ICOT NETS and Computational Thinking items on iPad, iPhone, and Android devices. Contact eCOVE directly for information on the NETS/CT toolset. The ICOT methodology has been successfully adapted for use in a variety of contexts, including projects involving mathematical thinking and cyberinfrastructure research skills. For information on how ISTE evaluation might meet your needs, contact research@iste.org."

(I love alternative points of view, varying viewpoints cause us to question and hopelfully improve our instruction) Five Reasons I'm Not Flipping Over The Flipped Classroom Nov 8 Written by: 11/8/2011 3:38 AM RssIcon If you've read my thoughts about the Flipped Classroom in USA Today, you probably are either in agreement with my caution over the excitement around the flipped classroom made popular by Sal Kahn or you are a flipped classroom advocate who wants to convince me and other innovative educators that flipping is for everyone. While I certainly see benefits in flipping instruction as I wrote about earlier this year, there are also reasons to move ahead with caution.

Community Shield Tickets The FA Community Shield (Charity Shield) is the English football trophy contested in a yearly match among the champions of the FA Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup. The latest Community Shield was played on August 7, 2011, at Wembley Stadium. Manchester United won the match 3-2, with goals from Chris Smalling and Nani, after Joleon Lescott and Edin Dzeko had put Man City 2-0 up at half-time.

Community Shield Tickets The FA Community Shield (Charity Shield) is the English football trophy contested in a yearly match among the champions of the FA Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup. The latest Community Shield was played on August 7, 2011, at Wembley Stadium. Manchester United won the match 3-2, with goals from Chris Smalling and Nani, after Joleon Lescott and Edin Dzeko had put Man City 2-0 up at half-time.

Community Shield Tickets The FA Community Shield (Charity Shield) is the English football trophy contested in a yearly match among the champions of the FA Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup. The latest Community Shield was played on August 7, 2011, at Wembley Stadium. Manchester United won the match 3-2, with goals from Chris Smalling and Nani, after Joleon Lescott and Edin Dzeko had put Man City 2-0 up at half-time.

Community Shield Tickets The FA Community Shield (Charity Shield) is the English football trophy contested in a yearly match among the champions of the FA Premier League and the winners of the FA Cup. The latest Community Shield was played on August 7, 2011, at Wembley Stadium. Manchester United won the match 3-2, with goals from Chris Smalling and Nani, after Joleon Lescott and Edin Dzeko had put Man City 2-0 up at half-time.