Smart List: 55+ Great Blogs & Blasts

Getting Smart is acknowledging people and organizations making a difference with the second annual Smart Lists. During October and November you’ll see about 20 ‘Best of’ lists, not in order, not exhaustive, just people we appreciate doing innovative work.

Today we are recognizing 55+ thought leading blogs, blasts and EdTech sites you should be plugged-in to.

EdTech Blogs

• Level Up Report: 21st-century learning through games, coding, and making
• Dangerously Irrelevant: technology, leadership and the future of schools
• Edudemic: connecting teachers, administrators, students with technology
• EdSurge: the best in EdTech
• eSchoolNews: how teachers are using technology to advance learning
• Blended Learning Now: a project of CEE-Trust
• Innovative Educator: innovative ways to prepare students for success
• KQED Mindshift: covers the future of learning
• Digital Directions: digital technology trends in education
• THE Journal: EdTech news for K-12
• BlendMyLearning: blended leaders share insights  

Teacher Blogs

• Coolcat teacher: focused on world class teaching
• FreeTech4Teachers: Richard Byrne
• iLearn Technology: Kelly Tenkley
• TeachThought: thought leadership and practical solutions for K-20 teachers
• EdTechRoundup: edtech news and reviews
• The Innovative Educator: Lisa Nielson, passion-driven learning & BYOD
• I Know This Much Is True: Curt Rees, connected, forward-thinking principal
• Kleinspiration: Erin Klein, best elementary school resource
• The Principal of Change: George Couros, innovative teaching & learning, Alberta

EdReform Blogs

• Curriculum Matters: Education Week
• Politics K-12: Education Week
• Hechinger Report: in-depth education journalism
• EdFly: Foundation for Excellence in Education’s reform blog#
• Eduwonk: Andy Rotherham’s blog
• Fordham Flypaper: Thomas B. Fordham’s education blog
• Rick Hess Straight Up: policy, politics, research and reform
• Edutopia: inform and accelerate positive change in schools
• Edpresso: Center for Education Reform blog
• Whitney Tilson’s School Reform Blog: national education reform
• Dropout Nation: RiShawn Biddle’s blog, speaking the truth

Better Blasts

• Highbrow: Bite-sized email courses delivered to your inbox daily
• Annie Murphy Paul Intelligence Report: how we learn and how we can do it better  
• DIY U Digest: from NPR’s Anya Kamenetz
• imaginED: Stories about people and practices transforming education
• OLDaily: “Online Learning Daily” with great value-add and web support
• Edsurge: education technology news
• iNACOL Plugged-In: daily digest of news, announcements, insights, and recommendations#
• GSV Edu: GSV advisors newsletter on education
• Campus Tech: higher education technology newsletters
• eSchool News: technology news for today’s K-20 educator
• ASCD Smartbrief on EdTech: news and information changing the industry today
• EdWeek Update: daily news and insight
• Fritzwire: what’s new on the hill and around the country
• Straight A’s: EdPolicy recap from the Alliance for Excellent Education
• Real Clear Education: news roundup
• SCL Pathways: Nellie Mae Education Foundation’s coverage of Student-Centered Learning resources

Venture & Tech Blogs

• AVC: Fred Wilson
• BothSidesoftheTable: Mark Suster
• Feld Thoughts: Brad Feld
• Venturebeat: tech, money, people
• Wired: tech, science, gear
• TechCrunch: startups, mobile, gadgets
• CNET: tech news
• GigaOM: apple, cleantech, cloud, data,
• Gizmodo: technology, innovation
• Mashable: social media, technology, business

What did we miss? What do you read? Comment and tweet us at @Getting_Smart to share.

For more from the 3rd Annual Smart Lists, check out:

• Smart List: 50 Advocacy Orgs Making a Difference
• Smart List: 50 People Shaping the Future of K-12 Education

This Smart List was published in partnership with Getting Smart Services. Getting Smart provides advocacy, advisory, consulting and public relations services to turn ideas into impact. We help for-profit and non-profit organizations construct cohesive and forward-thinking strategies for branding, awareness, advancement and communications.
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