“10 blogs worth keeping an eye on”

Three of my PLN recently included me in their list of “10 blogs worth keeping an eye on”. Each of them made my day. There are so many fantastic blogs out there it’s quite humbling to be on these lists. Particularly because of the enormous admiration I have for these people. So thank you Sue Lyon-Jones, Janet Bianchini and Henrick Oprea.

So what’s this stamp below?

I’m going to borrow the words of Janet Abruzzo, who described it so well, to explain more about it:

“It is part of an initiative called “Vale a pena ficar de olho nesse blog”, which means “It’s worth keeping an eye on this blog”. The chosen blog has to copy the picture above, with a link to the blog from which it has received the award . Then write ten more links to the blogs which you think are well worth a visit. They in turn if they would like to, of course, copy the image above and link to 10 blogs.”

Here are  Janet’s,  Sue’s and Henrick’s lists.

So difficult to choose just ten

Almost impossible. I chose those that uploaded posts very regularly. Here they are:

Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day
A constant source of very informative posts, links and updates on all things ESL, ELL and EFL from one of ESL’s most active bloggers. If you need a list of resources – Larry is sure to have a good one.

EFL Classroom 2.0
From David Duebelbeiss, who says:  “When 1 Teaches, 2 Learn.” Stuff on language, linguistics, Web 2.0. as well as teaching recipes. From the creator of the EFL Classroom 2.0 ning. This blog is full of original and creative ideas. Always such compelling reading. You know you’re really gonna enjoy the new post.

Teacher Reboot Camp
Shelly Terrell’s posts on the latest developments and tools available to educators, from Twitter to Second Life. Her dynamism and entusiasm are evident throughout this must blog and are infectious.

Jason Renshaw’s Blog
A blog from the maker of EnglishRaven.com. Jason gives us his (often stirring) thoughts on ESL resources and activities and the wider world of English language teaching.

Kalinago English
Musings, information, ideas and reviews on ESL teaching and educational technology from the indomitable and wise blogger Karenne Sylvester, who always pops up in times of need .

Marxist TEFL Group
The Marxist TEFL Group calls itself  an ‘alternative campaigning’ blogging group focusing on the language teaching industry. They say their “ideas are rooted in the day to day experiences of ordinary teachers and language learners”. Always a real ride of a read.

Nik Peachey’s Learning Technology Blog
Tips, resources and teaching materials to help EFL and ESL teachers use ICT and new technology. A must if you want to use new tools in your teaching.

Ozge Karaoglu’s Blog
A well-conceived blog about teaching, learning, reflecting and being a 21st century learner & teacher. Contains excellent reviews of the very latest digital tools for the classroom. I have no idea where Ozge finds so many resources, but am glad she does.

The TEFL Tradesman
In his own words:  “Sandy McManus – a.k.a The Tefl Tradesman – is dedicated to telling it like it is, spilling the beans, and dishing the dirt on the UK’s tacky TEFL trade and all those who are unprincipled enough to partake of it. If you work in TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language), or are quite simply mad enough to even contemplate it, this is the site to check out every week!” – Says it all

Burcu Akyol’s Blog
Impressions, reflections, reviews, tips and resources from an [inspiring] English teacher, blogger and international conference organizer. The blog is full of very good guest posts and explanations about some of Burcu’s adventurous and courageous projects.