This week’s collection of Education and Instructional Technology articles 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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Enter the National STEM Video Game Challenge:
http://blog.edmodo.com/2013/02/11/enter-the-national-stem-video-game-challenge/ [3]
wireWax - Create Interactive Videos and Play Videos Within Videos:
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/02/wirewax-create-interactive-videos-and.html#.UTCT5mZrOSo [4]
Online Courses Could Widen Achievement Gaps Among Students:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/online-courses-could-widen-achievement-gaps-among-students/42521 [5]
5 Good (Free) Services to Help Students Learn New Vocabulary Words:
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/02/5-good-services-to-help-students-learn.html#.UTCTg2ZrOSp [6]
Education Technology: 7 Ways to Bring Apps, Gadgets, Online Services Into School Classrooms:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scott-steinberg/education-technology-7-wa_b_2758475.html [7]
College ‘E-Advisers’ Show Promise for K-12 Schools:
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2013/02/20/21degree.h32.html?tkn=UWSFuVnuy0uAXDTDsP907rMqj0yi9VDBKNlR&cmp=clp-edweek [8]
Higher Education’s Elevation Toward the Cloud:
http://www.universitybusiness.com/CloudElevation [9]
How Educational Technology is Changing the Face of Financial Education:
http://blog.everfi.com/2013/02/educational-technology-changing-financial-education/ [10]
Using Digital Feedback to Improve Learner Motivation:
http://www.uwstout.edu/soe/profdev/resources/blog.cfm# [11]
US Office of Ed Tech Deputy Director: How to help students succeed in 21st Century (Video) -
http://www.educause.edu/ero/article/pathways-student-success [12]
Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
10 Ways Students Can Use Twitter for Paper Writing [13]
Announcing the New and Improved 2013 Edition of the Free Education Technology Resources eBook [14]
How Teachers are Using Tumblr in the Classroom [15]