This is year 10 for the Edublog Awards! As an advocate for game based learning, that’s the arena where most of my nominations live, I’ve pulled from massively multi-player online games and virtual worlds.
Best individual blog
Gridjumper’s Blog http://gridjumper.net/
Best group blog
Inevitable Betrayal/Inevitable Instructors Google + Community
http://bit.ly/betrayalgoogle
Best class blog
Techy Owls Blog http://techyowls.weebly.com/techy-owls-blog.html
Best ed tech blog
Tube Teaching with Chareen Snelson
http://tubeteaching.blogspot.com/
Best teacher blog
Trish Cloud with Techy Owls Grand Oak Technology
http://techyowls.weebly.com/
Best library/librarian blog
Kristine Thonnes ‘ Electrons and Ink http://electronsandink.blogspot.com/
Most influential blog post of the year
“Night Predators” and Minecraft from Lotus Greene
http://educatinglotus.wordpress.com/2013/10/25/night-predators-and-minecraft/
Best individual tweeter
@ aevalle_galicia https://twitter.com/aevalle_galicia
Best twitter hashtag
#gamemooc
Best free web tool
Hangouts on air
Best mobile app
WoW Mobile Armory http://us.battle.net/wow/en/shop/mobile-armory/
Best educational use of audio/video/visual/podcast
Inevitable Instructors Series
http://inevitablebetrayal.shivtr.com/pages/weekendwebinars
Best educational wiki
CMS Minecraft Club Wiki http://cmsminecraftclub.cmswiki.wikispaces.net/
Best open PD/unconference/webinar series
EduMachinima Fest http://sigve.weebly.com/edumachinima.html
Best educational use of a social network
Inevitable Betrayal Educator’s Gaming Guild’s educational use of all of these networks:
- Inevitable Betrayal Guild on Sisters of Elune server in World of Warcraft
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Inevitable Betrayal Google + Community http://bit.ly/betrayalgoogle
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Inevitable Betrayal flickr http://www.flickr.com/groups/inevitable/
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Inevitable Betrayal guild site http://inevitablebetrayal.shivtr.com/
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Inevitable Instructors Series over Google Hangout on Air http://inevitablebetrayal.shivtr.com/pages/weekendwebinars
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Inevitable Instructors Playlist over YouTube http://bit.ly/inevitableinstructors
- Inevitable Betrayal Playlist http://bit.ly/193MPjq
- “This Land” Minecraft server http://inevitablebetrayal.shivtr.com/pages/thisland