This is the time of year I am completing assessments, writing reports and starting to plan for next year’s classes. It is also time to write a post for this year’s Edublogs nominations. I started blogging three years ago with Globalteacher, a campus of Edublogs, with the encouragement of Heather Blakey and Anne Mirtschin. My Technoscience blog has completely changed the way I teach by connecting me to students, their parents and teachers around the world, celebrating class achievements and providing a launch pad to learning outside the classroom. I would like to thank Edublogs for this opportunity to recognise those that have inspired me along the way:

Best teacher blog: Edte.ch by Tom Barrett at http://edte.ch/blog/ for the amazing crowd-sourced “Interesting Ways” series and MathsMaps.

Best educational webinar series: “Tech Talk Tuesdays” by Anne Mirtschin at http://techtalktuesdays.globalteacher.org.au/; for connecting passionate educators from around the world in discussions about how technology can be used to improve learning.

Best educational podcast: “The Virtual Staffroom” by Chris Betcher at http://chrisbetcher.com/; for casual, yet informative and interesting discussions between inspiring educators.

Best educational tech support blog: “Learning in Hand” by Tony Vincent at http://learninginhand.com/blog/; for an incredible resource for implementing mobile technologies in schools.

Best librarian / library blog: “Bright Ideas” from the School Library Association Of Victoria at http://slav.globalteacher.org.au/; for great curriculum resources.

Most influential tweet / series of tweets / tweet based discussion: The #ultranet hashtag is being used by Victorian Ultranet coaches, lead users and teachers to support each other in the implementation of the DEECD online teaching and learning platform.