To all of my faithful blogger friends, I am sure you know
about Teaching Blog Addict, and I’m sure you are probably just as obsessed as I
am. But for those of you who don’t know, sit back, relax, and let me entice you
to become a fellow addict!
Teaching Blog Addict (better known as TBA) is one of the
first resources I found when I entered the blogging world. How did I find it so
quickly? Well, it’s virtually impossible to scour teaching blogs without
finding a mention of TBA in almost all of them. Clearly TBA was a popular
staple for bloggers, and I needed to be a part of it! So, I checked it out and
became a member, and I am so grateful I did! TBA isn’t named the #1 Teaching
Blog on the Web for nothing!
Here are the MANY Reasons I LOVE TBA!
1.
TBA is the “one stop shop” for the vast
community of educators in the world. With the hundreds and hundreds of
education blogs and resources that exist out there, TBA is your organized
filing cabinet of all things education, and all things teaching blogs.
2.
Under the “Blog Hop” tab, you’ll find a sea of
teaching blogs, all categorized by grade level or feature. (See! It’s your
virtual filing cabinet of resources!) This includes categories for Special Education Blogs (ah-hem, where mine is located!), ELL blogs, and Gifted and
Talented Blogs. Any teacher can add their blog under the appropriate category,
which I did immediately. This is where my blog gets the most traffic from, so
if you have not done this already, you need to ASAP!
3.
Obsessed with classroom Freebies and
downloadable materials like me? Check out the Freebies Link, filtered just for
FREE Resources!
4.
Under Expos you’ll find information to
participate in Virtual Teaching Expos or online conferences/sessions on a
variety of topics. All you have to do is purchase your ticket and log in, and
you can participate no matter where you are!
5.
Looking for specific content? Just click on
these categorized tabs to link to dozens of strategies and ideas from all different teaching blogs!
6.
TBA has many inspirational and creative authors!
As a member, I receive an email each day of the latest posts from different
authors. What I love about this is that even though I may not have had much
time for “blog hopping” or “blog stalking” that day, I still receive an email
of new posts to check out! It’s always nice when the resources and content come
to you!
7.
TBA Links to Pinterest, with over 7,000
followers! This is perfect for me since searching the Pinterest catalogs and
obsessively pinning has become a part of my daily routine. Of course, like the blog, boards are categorized by grade level,
resources, features…yep, you could spend hours on this Pinterest page!
8.
TBA hosts TONS of Linky Parties: AKA opportunities
for teachers to share ideas, discover other blogs, and promote their own blogs.
Here's how it works: TBA hosts a topic, and blogs are welcome to link up with their posts. For example, for Freebie Friday (my favorite!)
bloggers who posted a recent Freebie on their blog are all welcome to link up!
This means if you check out the Freebie Friday on TBA, you see a plethora of blogs
with links to their Freebies! Another favorite Linky Party of mine to check out is Giveaway Galore!
9.
TBA has a rewards program! You’ll notice this
flag to the left on the website:
If you click on the tab, you accumulate
points just for checking out the blog and hopping around! These points are tracked
for you and can be cashed in for gift cards to Restaurant.com, Groupon, Starbucks,
and Barnes and Nobel!
Once you admit your TBA obsession and shed your guilt, I’m
sure you’ll want to openly broadcast your addiction like me! After all, the first step to
dealing with your addiction is to admit you have a problem! So if you have a
teaching blog, be sure to grab the Teaching Blog Addict Card, Teaching Blog Addict Button, or Teaching Pin Addict Button for your blog!
Begin your addiction by becoming a member today and joining
here for FREE!
