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Instructional and Education Technology Tweet Wrap for the week of 09-03-13

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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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October is Connected Educator Month - Check out all the online Events
http://connectededucators.org/events/ [3]

Federal Funding Targets Assistive Technology for Students with Disabilities:
http://thejournal.com/articles/2013/09/23/federal-funding-targets-technology-for-students-with-disabilities.aspx [4]

TechSmith Teams with MediaCore to Help Educators Flip Classrooms Easily & Quickly:
http://www.fortmilltimes.com/2013/10/02/2998367/techsmith-teams-with-mediacore.html [5]

Tips and Techniques for Encouraging the Consumption of Flipped Class Content:
http://techinedu.com/profiles/blogs/tips-and-tecniques-for-encouraging-the-consumption-of-flipped [6]

Myths vs. Facts About Copyright Infringment #Infographic:
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/09/myths-vs-facts-about-copyright.html#.UkqxbJjB8fg [7]

The best (education) technology? The one(s) you already have:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/the-best-technology-the-one-you-already-have/article14639216/ [8]

Writing (and Teaching) Music The Digital Way:
http://educationtechnologysolutions.com.au/2013/10/02/writing-music-the-digital-way/ [9]

Using technology to distract students from distraction!
http://www.ecampusnews.com/online-learning/distraction-students-ipad-024/ [10]

Letter: Cellphones can be beneficial in the classroom -
http://www.montrealgazette.com/news/Letter+Cellphones+beneficial+classroom/8977186/story.html [11]

High-schoolers on the classroom of the future:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/education/high-schoolers-on-the-classroom-of-the-future/article14599858/ [12]

Professors try out new teaching method:
http://fairfieldmirror.com/2013/09/28/professors-try-out-new-teaching-method/ [13]

Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
Embracing the Cell Phone in the Classroom With Text Messaging Assignments
Announcing the Flipped Classroom Workshop in a Book!
The 10 Most Important Emerging Instructional and Education Technologies and Concepts (2013 Update) [14]

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!

[Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are my own, or those of other writers, and not those of my employer. - K. Walsh]