Wikispaces names their best of 2011, including an IT blog and a history blog. Unfortunately, Warren blocks many wikis, and you may have to ask to have them unblocked, wiki by wiki
Richard Byrne reflects over his most popular posts of 2011. This particular one deals with grammar games, but it's worth exploring the rest of his blog.
June 3-5, 2011. While this might not work for you right now, it's something you might want to try or initiate at a later date. What if you did something like this with students?
Create a personalized video from Santa Claus for your loved ones (or anyone) in just a few easy steps. New Portable North Pole 2011: the elves' machine will help Santa decide if you behaved or not!
Franki Sibberson is a great person to follow for literacy ideas. Her blog "A Year of Reading" has lots to consider! Not all presentations are easy to follow, but this one is very enlightening.