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· 3 days ago

This is a free personal blog by retired ELL teacher Larry Ferlazzo, not software you buy. Teachers who want curated ed tech lists read it, and anyone shopping for a tool buys elsewhere.

Confidence

Medium. Based on public web sources. They describe a personal education blog, not a product. No product reviews exist in the evidence.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depthBlog, not software, no features
  • Support qualityNo support channel, one author
  • Security postureNo security disclosures found

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes

Best for

  • ELL and ESL teachers
  • Teachers hunting free classroom tools
  • Educators tracking learning research

Not for

  • Schools buying actual software
  • Teams needing support or SLAs
  • Districts wanting vendor contracts
  • Buyers expecting a product at all

Gotchas - check before you buy

medium

Author retired in July 2025, so posting pace drops over time.

medium

No support, SLAs, or roadmap; you depend on one person.

low

Old tool posts go stale; verify links before classroom use.

low

Edublogs free hosting leaks wp-admin links on some pages.

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Free, searchable archive of curated ed tech resources dating to 2007.
  • Publishes annual best ed tech lists every year.
  • Author is an award-winning ELL educator with an Edutopia profile.
  • Translates education research into plain guidance for teachers.
  • Covers classroom AI tools with practical examples.

Cons

  • Personal blog, not a supported product.
  • Author retired from classroom teaching in July 2025.
  • Picks reflect one teacher's judgment, not vendor testing.
  • Some pages expose default WordPress admin links.

Sources & method

- 10 sources - No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

official x6security x1news x3

Key stats

  • Value for money: 5/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 5/5. Free archive of curated lists
  • Ease of use: 4/5. Searchable categories, dated interface
  • Feature depth. Blog, not software, no features
  • Support quality. No support channel, one author
  • Security posture. No security disclosures found
  • Free Cost to read Public blog on Edublogs hosting
  • 2007 Publishing since Earliest posts in the evidence
  • 18,000 Pinterest followers Author profile on Pinterest
  • 52 ResearchGate works listed Author contribution profile

Pricing

Free tier: Yes

Security

No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.

What users say

Educators and news outlets cite the blog widely as a trusted curation source, but no formal product reviews exist.

Full analysis

Based on public web sources. They describe a personal education blog, not a product. No product reviews exist in the evidence.

Free one-teacher blog curating ed tech for ELL teachers. Not a product, no support, no cost. Read it, don't buy it.

Methodology

Based on public web sources. They describe a personal education blog, not a product. No product reviews exist in the evidence.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. He taught and blogged for thousands - retiring teacher Larry Ferlazzoedsource.org
    news
  2. Larry Ferlazzo profile on Edutopiaedutopia.org
    news
  3. Author page: Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Daylarryferlazzo.edublogs.org
    official
  4. Awards I've Receivedlarryferlazzo.edublogs.org
    official
  5. Two Best Beginning To Read Sites (2007)larryferlazzo.edublogs.org
    official
  6. The Best Ed Tech Resources Of 2023 - Part Onelarryferlazzo.edublogs.org
    official
  7. Research Studies Of The Weeklarryferlazzo.edublogs.org
    official
  8. The [Few] AI Tools That I Use Regularlylarryferlazzo.edublogs.org
    official
  9. Product security page (default WordPress output)larryferlazzo.edublogs.org
    security
  10. Washington Post coverage of the authorwashingtonpost.com
    news

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