Virtual School Meanderings Named A Top Education Technology Site In 2012

I believe this should finish off the items from Tuesday’s inbox…

Hello Michael

I’m writing this to let you know about a list OnlinePhDProgram.org has published entitled Top 25 Education Technology Sites in 2012.

We pored through hundreds of worthy sites focused on education technology both in and out of the classroom, selecting our final 25 based on factors including readership, post quality, search ranking, and site age. I’m very pleased to let you know that your site has made the final list! You can view it here:  http://onlinephdprogram.org/2012/education-technology/

We consider the union of technology and learning essential to the future of education. Sites on this list offer everything from simple tech tips, to examples of how to utilize technology to help students learn in new and unique ways.

Should you wish to spread the word about our list and promote your inclusion, we’ve created a badge for you; included both as an embed code (found below) and as a file attachment:

<a href=”http://onlinephdprogram.org/2012/education-technology/

“><img src=”http://onlinephdprogram.org/top_education_technology_site_2012.png” alt=”Top Education Technology Site 2012″ width=”200″ height=”102″ /></a>

Congratulations, and if you have any questions for me, or need help incorporating the badge on your site please let me know!

Cheers,
Erin

I suspect this doesn’t mean a lot, but I have added the badge all the same.

Education Week Blogs: Virtual School Series

An interesting series has been posted on one of the Education Week Blogs that focused on virtual schooling, through the lens of what is happening in Maine, with a goal to examining open education opportunities in the K-12 online learning environment.

• The Solution to Virtual Public Schools is to Open Them
• The Solution to Virtual Schools is to Open Them (Part II)
• The Yoking of Virtual Schools and Market-Based Reforms
• How to Open Virtual Schools

An interesting read (in my opinion).  Check it out…

K-12 And Post-Secondary Education Leaders Take Note! The Search Is On For Canada’s Top Edu Bloggers!

This was one of the news items in yesterday’s Top 10 News Stories from the July/August Edition of the MindShare Learning Report / Subscriber Survey entry.

K-12 and post-secondary education leaders take note! The search is on for Canada’s top edu bloggers!

Welcome to our 1st annual MindShare Learning Canadian Edu Blogger Awards for 2012. We are asking you, the online education community in Canada, to help us honour excellence by identifying the most innovative education, industry and parent bloggers who embrace 21st century learning and “walk the digital talk.”

Entries will be accepted until Friday, August 31, 2012

Vote now!

Top 30 Technology Teacher Blogs List & The Fascination Awards Results

Thanks to those who supported this space…

Hello again! All results have been tallied and we have our winner! Congratulations to Trent Nichols of ‘Tech Teacher-Technology Integration in the Classroom‘! ‘Tech Teacher-Technology Integration in the Classroom’ won with 41 votes, with A Turn to Learn and Technology Integration tied at second place with 14 votes each. The raw poll data is available for download here. We’ve used the poll data to create a list: The Top 30 Best Technology Teacher Blogs of 2012. Go check to see if your blog was featured! If you were featured in the top 30, you have full permission to display the Top 30 Technology Teacher Blogs emblem on your site. Grab the code here. If you weren’t included in this year’s list, don’t fret! Encourage your readers to nominate you for the next award by adding the Nominate Me Emblem to your blog! Grab your ‘Nominate Me’ emblem here. Thank you for your interest in the Fascination Awards and Congratulations to the winners! Regards, Matthew Pelletier Director of Public Relations Accelerated Degree Programs

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Reminder: Your Blog Has Earned A Nomination For The 2012 Fascination Awards

A reminder…

I received this at the end of last week. I accepted the nomination. Check it out…

Hi there,

It’s finally here -voting starts today! The voting will continue to June 11th at 11:59 P.M (EST). The site with the most votes will win the grand prize, a $100 restaurant gift card as well as permission to display the prestigious “Winner” emblem on their website!

Want more votes? Encourage your readers to vote for you in the awards by adding the “Vote for Me” emblem on your website. Click the emblem below in order to grab the code to easily add it to your site.

• Voting shall be using Google +

• The ballot contains a list of 40 nominees which have been chosen by our editorial staff and were selected from a pool of over 200 submissions

• Voting shall be using Google +. Simply find your blog of choice and click on the +1 over it.

• Click here to view the voting page. Share this link in a blog post and on your facebook/twitter to maximize your votes.

Good luck and thank you for your participation!

Matthew Pelletier
Director of Public Relations
Accelerated Degree Programs

I should note that only this past week there was a Guest Blogger: Examining Accelerated Christian Education.