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This week’s collection of Education Technology article and resource Tweets.
(Originally posted on Twitter by @EmergingEdTech [2] over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers).
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Pros and Cons of Social Media in Education (Infographic):
http://www.onlineuniversities.com/blog/2012/02/pros-and-cons-of-social-media-in-education/ [3]
Don’t Confuse Technology With Teaching College:
http://chronicle.com/article/Dont-Confuse-Technology-With/133551/ [4]
Classroom embracing Social Media:
http://www.nwitimes.com/news/local/porter/valparaiso/classrooms-embracing-social-media/article_f4e83fd4-5d83-59e7-9b2f-c3ff91f10a2a.html [5]
Study: Online Learning Outcomes Similar to Classroom Results:
http://www.usnews.com/education/online-education/articles/2012/07/25/study-online-learning-outcomes-similar-to-classroom-results [6]
Forum: Connected Education and the First Six Weeks of School:
http://connectededucators.org/cem/firstsixweeks/ [7]
Infographic on going BYOD in schools:
http://www.onlinecolleges.net/2012/08/06/going-byod/ [8]
Every class at Havana High to be flipped this year:
http://www.pjstar.com/news/x181548520/Havana-High-switching-to-flipped-classrooms [9]
Why MOOCs won’t replace college (yet):
http://chronicle.com/article/Why-Online-Education-Wont/133531 [10]
Tech tips for college-bound students and their parents:
http://www.jsonline.com/sponsoredarticles/education/tech-tips-for-collegebound-students-and-their-parents8069040101-165968836.html [11]
Coursera Hits 1 Million Students, With Udacity Close Behind:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/coursera-hits-1-million-students-with-udacity-close-behind/38801 [12]
How New Platforms Are Lowering The Barriers To Learning:
http://www.psfk.com/2012/08/lowering-learning-barriers.html [13]
Does More Tech in the Classroom Help Kids Learn?
http://mashable.com/2012/08/12/tech-in-the-classroom/ [14]
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About Kelly Walsh [19]
Kelly Walsh is Chief Information Officer at The College of Westchester, in White Plains, NY, where he also teaches. In 2009, Walsh founded EmergingEdTech.com. As an education and instructional technology advocate, he frequently delivers presentations on a variety of related topics at schools and conferences across the U.S. Walsh is also an author, and online educator, regularly running Flipped Class Workshops [20] online. His eBook, the Flipped Classroom Workshop-in-a-Book is available here [21]. Kelly also writes, records, and performs original music ... stop by kwalshmusic.com [22] and have a listen!
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