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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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A look at some of the ways ed-tech has evolved in the U.S. over the last 50 years:
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2013/03/then-and-now-education-technology-1963-vs-2013 [3]
40 Ways to use Google Apps in Education:
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/03/40-ways-to-use-google-apps-in-education.html [4]
Can MOOCs Become Part of Best Practices in Online Learning?
http://www.universitybusiness.com/article/can-moocs-become-part-best-practices-online-learning [5]
8 Things to Look for in an Educational App:
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/03/8-things-to-look-for-in-educational-app.html [6]
Open-Education Company Helps Develop Textbook-Free Associate Degree:
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/open-education-company-helps-develop-textbook-free-associate-degree/42847 [7]
Legislation: Digital Inclusion ‘Imperative’ for American Education -
http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/03/12/digital-inclusion-imperative-for-american-education.aspx [8]
Westfield Teacher 1 of 20 in nation honored for ‘Advancing Education Technology’:
http://www.nj.com/suburbannews/index.ssf/2013/03/westfield_teacher_1_of_20_in_n.html [9]
News Corp. targets US education technology market with $299 Android tablet:
http://www.itproportal.com/2013/03/08/news-corp-to-target-us-education-technology-market-with-299-android-tablet/#ixzz2NKPh6eMg [10]
8 Great new Web Tools for Teachers:
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/03/8-great-new-web-tools-for-teachers.html [11]
A wish list for education technology:
http://gigaom.com/2013/03/09/thoughts-on-sxswedu-a-wish-list-for-education-technology/ [12]
Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
The Updated Classroom – Developing Student Writing Skills with Tablet and Smartphone Apps [13]
10 Ways Students Can Use Twitter for Paper Writing [14]
MOOC2Degree Initiative Raises the For-Credit Profile of MOOCs [15]
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About Kelly Walsh [20]
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 [21] online. His eBook, the Flipped Classroom Workshop-in-a-Book is available here [22]. Kelly also writes, records, and performs original music ... stop by kwalshmusic.com [23] and have a listen!
[Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are my own, or those of other writers, and not those of my employer. - K. Walsh]