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Thanks For 9 Years!

This week, we celebrate NINE years of Edublogs!

We're seriously humbled, honored, and in awe that so many have made us an integral part of their learning journeys.

From our entire team, we really can't thank you all enough.

So, What's Next!? Click here to find out!

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#BlogAwardsIE: Nominated in the Blog Awards Ireland merrybeau.edublogs.org

Since we're in a celebratory mood, let's start off by congratulating "Merrybeau" on a Best Education Blog award nomination! Way to go!

Click the links to see the nominated blog and to see links for all the other blogs nominated for Best Education Blog...just in case you were looking for any ideas or inspiration!

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Check Out Class Blogs
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If the Best Education Blog nominees from the post above weren't enough inspiration for you, then here is an updated Class Blog List from The Edublogger that has some more great examples and ideas that you can use to get started with your own class blog.

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Neglecting Social Media
derekoldfield.edublogs.org

This insighful post, "outline[s] some thoughts...about the impact schools have on students when they neglect the power of social media as a communication tool, a digital citizenship tool, and a lifelong learning tool."

(Image above is by Jason Howie and used under a creative commons license.)

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More Resources On The Connection Between Exercising & Learning
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Exercise is good. Learning is good. This post shares some great resources about why combining the two is great!

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Formative Uber Alles
english228.edublogs.org

An informative review of Scott Filkins's Beyond Standardized Truth: Improving Teaching and Learning Through Inquiry-Based Reading Assessment, which argues the importance of formative over standardized assessment in teaching. 
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From the isaac-newton-invented-the-apple department
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