"Larry Ferlazzo's Websites of the Day…" - 5 new articles

Neal.Fun has been unveiling new, cool, and useful-for-the-classroom tools for years.

The newest project there is called Size Of Life.

It lets you compare the sizes of many different living things, with great non-AI illustrations.

I’m adding it to The Best Web Tools That Show You Objects To Scale.

You might also be interested in The Best Online Tools For Comparing The Physical Sizes Of Different Countries.

     

Ten years ago, in another somewhat futile attempt to reduce the backlog of resources I want to share, I began this occasional “Ed Tech Digest” post where I share three or four links I think are particularly useful and related to…ed tech, including some Web 2.0 apps.

You might also be interested in checking out all my edtech resources.

Here are this week’s choices:

I’m adding these sites to Not “The Best,” But “A List” Of Ways To Convert PDF & Word Documents:

Hexye PDF Tools

PDF Converter

10 Brilliant Uses of Edtech in 2025 is from Edutopia. Because one of the “uses” it highlights is use of a simultaneous translation tool. I’m adding it to THE BEST RESOURCES TO HELP ELL STUDENTS WITH SIMULTANEOUS TRANSLATION IN THE CLASSROOM.

Historical Tech Tree offers an interactive history of…technology.

Where Did Everyone Go? is an interesting site about global tourism. I’m adding it to The Best Sites Showing The Most Popular Tourist Destinations In The World.

Music Map lets you type in the name of your favorite musical artist and then creates a web of similar ones. I’m adding it to The Best Places To Get Blog, Website, , Book, Movie, & Music Recommendations.

     

There are now 2,555 “Best” list on this blog, most of which are continually updated and revised, and there are Three Accessible Ways To Search For & Find My “Best” Lists.

Here are all the ones that were published in 2025:

The Best Resources For How Grandparents (& Anyone) Can Teach Online Pre-School

The Best Short-&-Sweet Tips For Teaching English Language Learners

The Best Resources For Learning About Spaced Practice

A Beginning List Of Different Types Of Guidance Educators Are Giving Students About AI Use In Their Classes

The Best – & Most Level-Headed – Resources About This Year’s NAEP Scores

The Best Resources For Learning & Teaching About The 2026 Winter Olympics

The Best Posts & Articles Reacting To Trump’s Executive Order Making English The U.S. Official Language

The Best Free AI-Powered Multi-Use Tools For Teachers

The Best Posts & Articles On The Idea Of Using AI Tutors

A Short List Of Resources For Teaching About Tariffs

The Best Saturday Night Live Videos On Education

The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2025 – So Far

2025’s Best Posts On Teaching English Language Learners – So Far

2025’s Best Social Studies Resources – So Far

A Beginning List For Teachers On Dealing With ‘The Manosphere”

A Few Of The Best Resources Explaining How A New Pope Is Selected – PLUS Links To My Posts About Pope Francis & Education

The Best Resources On Classroom Instruction In 2025 – So Far

2025’s Best Posts From This Blog – So Far

2025’s Best Posts On New Education-Related Research Studies – So Far

Best Videos For Educators In 2025 – So Far

2025’s Best Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources For Teachers & Students – Part One

The Best Social Emotional Learning Resources Of 2025 – So Far

The Best Learning Games Of 2025 – So Far

All 2025 Mid-Year Education-Related “Best” Lists – In One Place!

The Best Resources On Recent Trump Administration Moves On ELL Policies

The Best Tools For Visualizing Connections Between Words

The Best “Funds Of Knowledge” Surveys Available Online

The Best Resources For Learning & Teaching About Historical Empathy

The Best Resources On The Value Of Classroom Routines

2025’s Best Posts On Teaching English Language Learners – Part Two

The Best Online Learning Games – 2025 (Part Two)

The Best Resources On Classroom Instruction In 2025 – Part Two

The Best Social Emotional Learning Resources Of 2025 – Part Two

My Best Posts On New Education Research Studies In 2025 – Part Two

2025’s Best Posts From This Blog – Part Two

The Best “Words Of The Year” Features For 2025

Best Videos For Educators In 2025 – Part Two

The Best Fun Videos For English Language Learners In 2025 – Part Two

2025’s Best Artificial Intelligence Tools & Resources For Teachers & Students – Part Two

     

We’ve just submitted the manuscript to our next book, The Better Teacher’s Toolbox, AND you can now pre-order it on Amazon.

It’s set to publish in mid-July.  However, since we finished the manuscript six weeks before our deadline, it will probably be out a bit earlier.

     

I thought the recent Harvard Business Journal article, The Power of Metaphors When Introducing Change Initiatives, made some good points about the potential powerful role of metaphors.

Immediately after reading the article, I saw this post about a study finding how mangrove forests protect homes:

The protection that mangrove forests provide against floods is reflected in housing price dynamics following hurricanes in Florida. The magnitudes are substantial, from Teng Liu, Brook Constantz, Galina Hale, and Michael Beck www.nber.org/papers/w34329

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— NBER (@nber.org) October 11, 2025 at 6:03 AM

It got me thinking how that could be used as a metaphor in education – what are the equivalent to mangrove fields that protect our students?

And the article reminded me of another metaphor I’ve written about at What Can We Learn About Education From The World’s Tallest Tree?.

What are some metaphors you think could be helpful in organizing for change in our schools or in organizing against the destructive efforts of the Trump administration?

I’m adding this post to The Best Posts & Articles On Building Influence & Creating Change.