The Edublog Awards is a community based incentive started in 2004 that aims to celebrate, promote and demonstrate the educational values of social media. Here are the results for the 2010 Edublog Awards showcasing the winners, first runner up and second runner up in 23 different award categories.

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2. About the Edublog Awards Started in 2004 Create resources of how social media is used by educators Now in 7th year This year Over 400 nomination emails 23 Categories (100+ nominations/category) 584 Shortlisted nominations Awards ceremony hosted by Ronnie Burt, Sue Waters and Steve Hargadon

3. From humble beginnings.....2004 Best Individual Blog Best overall group blog Best resource sharing blog Best Research Based Blog Best blogged paper(s) Best designed & most beautiful blog Best technology meets pedagogy blog Best use of weblogs within teaching and learning Best Newcomer Best Librarian Blog

4. To the new home...2007 1. Best individual blog 2. Best group blog 3. Best new blog 4. Best resource sharing blog 5. Most influential blog post 6. Best teacher blog 7. Best librarian / library blog 8. Best educational tech support blog 9. Best elearning / corporate education blog 10. Best educational use of audio 11. Best educational use of video / visual 12. Best educational wiki 13. Best educational use of a social networking service 14. Best educational use of a virtual world

5. And a new look...2010 Best individual blog Best individual tweeter Best group blog Best new blog Best class blog Best student blog Best resource sharing blog Most influential blog post Most influential tweet / series of tweets / tweet based discussion Best teacher blog Best librarian / library blog Best school administrator blog Best educational tech support blog Best elearning / corporate education blog Best educational use of audio Best educational use of video / visual Best educational wiki Best educational podcast Best educational webinar series Best educational use of a social network Best educational use of a virtual world Best use of a PLN Lifetime achievement

6. Shortlisted Finalists Results for Best individual blog are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-individual-edublog-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 34 blogs

7. Quote: “Passion is what is needed to make education better for everyone. Money will never create passion. When I read other blogs, it’s the passion that engages me. Using that passion to make education better for everyone is what I love to do. .” http://www.thenerdyteacher.com/

8. Nomination Quote: “Her blog is a constant joy to read and I want to do everything I can to encourage her to keep it up. Cecilia rocks.” http://cecilialcoelho.wordpress.com/

9. Nomination Quote: “Less than a year old, the blog is packed with current strategies to implement technology that are useful to more than just speech-language pathologist. Well written and well organized, each post provides a quick bit of thought provoking information that would benefit any educator.” http://www.speechtechie.com/

10. Results for Best class blog are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-class-edublog-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 32 blogs

11. Nomination Quote: “Mitch Squires and his merry band of bloggers show what is possible when enthusiasm and imagination meets school blogging.” http://hccweb2.org/3s2010/

12. Nomination Quote: “This blog is so detailed and fun to read. It is updated every time I see it. It’s so fun to learn about what her class is learning.” http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/

13. Quote: “This blog catalog’s Billings Middle School student experiences with digital tools & discussions around the social, political, environmental & moral impacts of technology.” http://www.billingsmiddleschool.org/beta/

14. Results for Best student blog are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-student-edublog-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 19 blogs

15. Quote: “I think people should visit my blog because I think that a lot of people can leave my blog with information they would of never thought they would get.” http://blogs.isb.ac.th/haleygrey/

16. http://www.hcchrisp.blogspot.com/

17. Quote: “This is my personal blog where I can post pictures, stories or talk about whatever I feel like.” http://emilysblog3s.edublogs.org/

18. Results for Best Teacher blog are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-teacher-edublog-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 48 blogs

19. Quote: ” I keep threatening to retire, but don't know what I'd do without my students, whom I call my "cherubs". And I guess you should know that this blog, The Scholastic Scribe, is dedicated to My Dear Family: Mr. Fairway, Ella NumeraUna and Ella Numera Dos.” http://scholastic-scribe.blogspot.com/

20. Nomination Quote: “One of the first bloggers I followed, and it’s been great to come along on the ride of his PE Tech discoveries and observations.” http://thepegeek.com/

21. Nomination Quote: ”Tom posts daily about life at his cooperative pre-school. The posts can be funny, serious, heart-warming, sobering and all-in-all very interesting. He thinks and talks from the heart as well as his head and demonstrates what emancipated educators achieve.” http://teachertomsblog.blogspot.com/

22. Results for Best librarian / library blog are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-librarian-library-edublog-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 23 blogs

23. Quote: “Bright ideas is a blog by SLAV where school library staff can share ideas on how they can use Web 2.0 tools in their library and in their school. We hope that it inspires you to think about how you can use some of the tools in your school.” http://slav.globalteacher.org.au/

24. Quote:” Julie Greller has been an Educational Media Specialist for the past 20 years, and teaches in a junior-senior high school in New Jersey. .” http://www.jgreller.net/Teachers/

25. http://library.castilleja.org/

26. Results for Best School Administrator blog are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-school-administrator-edublog-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 20 blogs

27. Nomination Quote: “George reminds us, in every post, that administrators are human. His writing displays emotion, shares his successes (and sometimes failures), conveys enthusiasm for his school, students, and lifelong learning, and inspires us all.” http://georgecouros.ca/blog/

28. Nomination Quote: “He clearly has influenced administrative peers to understand the power of social media as a learning and communication tool. He has become a fierce advocate of social media tools and makes himself available to others as a champion of contemporary learners, learning, and communication..” http://esheninger.blogspot.com/

29. Quote: “My focus at school is on teaching & learning using technology. I am particularly interested in the transformation of learning that must happen in high schools and how digital technologies can be employed to this end.” http://darcymoore.net/

30. Results for Best Group blog are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-group-edublog-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 24 blogs Ronnie Burt

31. Nomination Quote: “The Teaching Palette is a blog dedicated to the teachers who constantly work on perfecting the art of education. The heart and purpose of this site is to provide an environment where the love and knowledge of art education will be advanced.” http://theteachingpalette.com/

32. Quote: Reading Round-Up! is a collaborative project. It is a place where all students can share their love of words with others and help one another become outstanding readers.” http://thereadingroundup.blogspot.com/

33. Quote: “We share irresistible ideas, beautifully photographed with supportive information as we introduce realistic, simple, exciting ways you can present creative and imaginative open ended play based learning experiences to children in the early learning years from pre-kindergarten to primary school..” http://www.playbasedlearning.com.au/

34. Results for Best Resource Sharing blog are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-resource-sharing-blog-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 28 blogs

35. kirstenwinkler.com twitter.com/kirstenwinkler

36. Nomination Quote: ”Karen shares only the best of her own, creative early childhood printables with her huge network of fans and readers. “ http://prekinders.com/

37. Nomination Quote: “Day after day, Richard finds new resources and shares them with the world. No idea how he does it but I consistently find treasures in his blog and have a lot to thank him for.” www.freetech4teachers.com twitter.com/rmbyrne

38. Results for Best Elearning blog are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-elearning-corporate-education-edublog-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 13 blogs

39. Quote: “ EdRefomer serves as a catalyst for innovation in education by encouraging and promoting public and private investment in new learning tools, schools, and platforms.” http://edreformer.com

40. Nomination Quote: “The Edutopia blogs are a great resource and a lot of really great writers post there. Read it.” http://www.edutopia.org/blogs

41. Nomination Quote: “67,000 readers can’t be wrong. The Rapid E-Learning Blog is my number one reading recommendation to anyone creating e-learning! http://www.articulate.com/rapid-elearning/

42. Results for Best Ed Tech Blog are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-tech-support-edublog-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 27 blogs

43. Nomination Quote: “This blog chronicles the trials and tribulations of working in tech support for a school – it’s hilarious!” http://angrytechnician.wordpress.com/

44. Nomination Quote: “Great resources, opportunities for PLN, and all around strong Google connection.” http://thumannresources.com/

45. Nomination Quote: “I had the pleasure of meeting Richard at the Google Teacher Academy in DC '09, and it was like meeting a celebrity.” www.freetech4teachers.com twitter.com/rmbyrne

46. Results for Best Use of Audio are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-use-of-audio-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 11 blogs

47. Nomination Quote: “I’m nominating Heidisongs for both the audio and video categories since her educational music DVD’s fall into both categories. .” http://heidisongs.blogspot.com/

48. http://www.sccenglish.ie/search/label/Patterns%20of%20Poetry

49. Quote: “This Anglo-German audio trainer, you can effectively learn useful vocabulary for everyday of the basic vocabulary and improve your pronunciation.” http://www.dw-world.de/dw/0,,3657,00.html

50. Results for Most Influential Blog Post are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/most-influential-blog-post-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 21 blogs

51. Quote: “ I set out to create this poster size guide for teachers, allowing them to compare the functionality and pedagogical advantages of some standard Moodle tools, adding a column to indicate how tricky the tool is to set up.” http://www.cats-pyjamas.net/2010/05/moodle-tool-guide-for-teachers/

52. http://blog.schoollibraryjournal.com/neverendingsearch/2010/08/24/things-i-think-teacher-librarians-should-unlearn-18-and-counting/

53. Nomination Quote: “Frank Noschese’s blog post threatens to bring down SMART and Promethian products with cheap, actually useful and interactive alternatives. 42 comments later, this post is still going strong, and I’ve lost count of all of the folks on listservs and discussion groups that have been converted to the value of the $2 whiteboard.” http://fnoschese.wordpress.com/2010/08/06/the-2-interactive-whiteboard/

54. Results for Best educational use of video / visual are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-use-of-video-visual-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 29 sites

55. http://fugleflicks.wikispaces.com/Fugleflick_Index

56. Quote: “I started the ArtSnacks network in 2007 in the hope that kids without access to art teachers might get some free instruction and build their confidence.” http://artsnacks.org/

57. Nomination Quote: “ProjectExplorer is a web-based, non-profit organization that aims to provide students from the elementary to high school level with “virtual field trips” to less-well-known corners of the globe. Their most recent series takes viewers to Mexico to learn about everything from history to culture to food.” http://www.projectexplorer.org/

58. Results for Best Education wikiare: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-wiki-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 13 blogs

59. Nomination Quote: “This is an unsung hero of a wiki. Metasaga is a beautiful thinking skills framework that helps children and adults reflect upon their personal circumstances through looking at events and objects around them. Lots of examples to help you get going.” http://metasaga.wikispaces.com/

60. http://wikis.zum.de/dsd/index.php/Hauptseite

61. http://greetingsfromtheworld.wikispaces.com/

62. Results for Best Education Podcastare: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-podcast-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 24 podcasts

63. Nomination Quote: “These guys are with me in my car, when I go to bed and when I am doing the ironing! On my iPod that is! Every fortnight, after listening to these guys, I jump straight on my computer to check out all the great things they talk about or to find our more about what their special guests have shared.” http://www.edtechcrew.net/

64. Quote: “Practise your English language listening skills with the Elementary Podcasts. Listen to them on your computer, or download and save them on your mp3 player.” http://learnenglish.britishcouncil.org/en/elementary-podcasts

65. Nomination Quote: “They podcast from two different schools and their work is often featured on CBC radio in Canada! They really work to give their students a voice and tackle issues that are meaningful to students.” http://portableradio.edublogs.org/

66. Results for Best Webinar Series are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-webinar-series-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 19 webinars

67. Nomination Quote: “I've learned more from this webinar series than any other source I can recall. The interviews that Steve holds are engaging and thought-provoking and since they are all archived, users can choose to participate live or listen later. Honestly, I listen to the archives when I'm at the gym and I love making my exercise time even more productive! “ http://www.futureofeducation.com/

68. Nomination Quote: “If you are looking for me on Saturday mornings, this is the first place you should look. Every weekend I learn something that I can use in my classroom the following Monday; every weekend I am inspired to keep trying new ideas in my classroom.” http://live.classroom20.com/

69. Nomination Quote: “This was a wonderful series for educators around the world to share about the projects and programs that globally connect us all. Their online conference had incredible participation: 15,028 unique logins; 8,372 hours attended; 32,681 website visits.” http://www.globaleducationconference.com/index.html

70. Results for Best User of a Virtual World are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-use-of-a-virtual-world-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 12 blogs

71. http://sigms.iste.wikispaces.net/secondlifeplayground2010

72. ht Daynuv.com & Giftedkids.ie MissionV Project http://www.daynuv.com

73. http://atlantis.crlt.indiana.edu/

74. Results for Best Use of a Social Network are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-educational-use-of-a-social-network-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 19 Social Network

75. Nomination Quote: “If you belong to only one ning, this should be the one! Educators from all over the world gather here to share knowledge, ask questions, and provide support. It exemplifies what a "social network" should be..” http://www.classroom20.com/

76. http://www.facebook.com/dw.learngerman

77. Nomination Quote: “Where English teachers go to help each other' is the tag-line for this astonishing success story. Founded by Californian English teacher Jim Burke two years ago, it now has over 25,000 members from around the world, who have 'a café without walls' in which they can get support, ideas and resources on their subject. .” http://englishcompanion.ning.com/

78. Results for Best Use of a PLN are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-use-of-a-pln-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 17 PLN

79. Nomination Quote: “Tom Whitby's social network has grown from a small group of educators to a place with well over 6000 members. There is so many good things about the EDU PLN I could talk for days but the organizing of special live sessions with Alfie Kohn, Diane Ravitch and more are just a start.” http://edupln.ning.com/

80. Nomination Quote: “If you belong to only one ning, this should be the one! Educators from all over the world gather here to share knowledge, ask questions, and provide support. It exemplifies what a "social network" should be.” http://www.classroom20.com/

81. Nomination Quote: “This was a wonderful series for educators around the world to share about the projects and programs that globally connect us all. Their online conference had incredible participation: 15,028 unique logins; 8,372 hours attended; 32,681 website visits.” http://www.globaleducationconference.com/index.html

82. Results for Best Individual Tweeter are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-individual-tweeter-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 42 Tweeters

83. http://twitter.com/specialkrb

84. Nomination Quote: “Despite the funny voice and quirky love of pugs(!) this dynamic lady is one powerhouse of ideas and thoughts who is always working for the greater good of the education profession.” http://twitter.com/ShellTerrell

85. Nomination Quote: “I don’t know how she finds the time to do it all, she’s like Super Woman! Deborah tweets about #ece and #preschool daily, her tweets are read and retweeted around the world by more than 3,500 tweeps.” http://twitter.com/Teach_Preschool

86. Results for Most Influential Tweets are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/most-influential-tweet-series-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 19 tweet series

87. Quote: “ukedchat is a more UK-educator friendly version of the very popular twitter discussion #edchat.” http://ukedchat.wikispaces.com/ http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23ukedchat

88. Nomination Quote: “So much more than a hashtag, this is a regular global education discussion on Twitter. It is a must follow and must participate in activity.” http://teacherbootcamp.edublogs.org/2009/08/18/edchat-join-the-conversation/ http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23edchat

89. Nomination Quote: “Think back a few years and ask yourself if you could have imagined protesting something as heinous as book banning with a simple hashtag (of course, you would also have to explain to your back-then-self what a hashtag is).” http://search.twitter.com/search?q=%23speakloudly

90. Results for Best Individual Blog are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/best-individual-edublog-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 31 blogs

91. Nomination Quote: “No description needed here… not sure when Larry sleeps!” www.freetech4teachers.com twitter.com/rmbyrne

92. kirstenwinkler.com twitter.com/kirstenwinkler

93. Nomination Quote: “I had the pleasure of meeting Richard at the Google Teacher Academy in DC '09, and it was like meeting a celebrity.” www.freetech4teachers.com twitter.com/rmbyrne

94. Results for Lifetime Achievement are: http://edublogawards.com/2010awards/lifetime-achievement-2010/ Top 10 Voting margin Shortlisted Finalists 31 blogs

95. Nomination Quote: “Sir Ken Robinson has done more to promote the cause of transformation of education than anyone I know. His TED talk has been seen by millions of educators and has sparked conversations all over the world.” http://sirkenrobinson.com/

96. Nomination Quote: “I get a lot of emails from Steve, and it doesn't make me want to unsubscribe. That should be an award on its own. Instead, we'll give him this one for all he does with C2.0, GEC, elluminate, and so much more.” http://www.stevehargadon.com/

97. Nomination Quote: “I know Linda has not been blogging all of her life but what she has done for class blogging could fill a life time. She has set the bar for writing comments and her ideas are used all around the world. She is always searching for new blogs and loves to share comments with all that she visits, collaborating with classes everywhere. I have learnt so much from her blogging and can’t think of anyone else who deserves this award more!” http://yollisclassblog.blogspot.com/

98. Thank you and congrats to ALL! From all of us at… &