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Instructional and Education Technology Tweet Wrap for the Week of 03-10-14

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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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Education reform requires engagement:
http://www.idahopress.com/members/education-reform-requires-engagement/article_aae70980-a8b0-11e3-96b6-0019bb2963f4.html [3]

Expert: Technology evolving faster than schools (#video):
http://www.myfoxlubbock.com/news/local/story/LISD-technology-community-partner-education/443_0Yv-O0afdnSI8WK9mw.cspx [4]

Adaptive learning, digital badges and free online courses don’t spell doom for colleges:
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2014/03/12/meetings-feature-more-substance-about-education-technology [5]

Schools needs IT professionals with a passion for education!
http://techtoolsforschools.blogspot.com/2014/03/educational-technology-instructional.html [6]

Does Social Media Breed Learner Laziness? A new iteration of an old question?
http://educationtechnologysolutions.com.au/2014/03/11/does-social-media-breed-learner-laziness/ [7]

Harnessing Technology to Empower Educators and Transform Lives:
http://blogs.technet.com/b/microsoft_in_education/archive/2014/03/12/harnessing-technology-to-empower-educators-and-transform-lives.aspx [8]

National School Boards Honors Ed Tech Innovators:
http://thejournal.com/articles/2014/03/10/national-school-boards-honors-ed-tech-innovators.aspx#KE6blD0mOullcRDB.99 [9]

Technology in education: if students aren’t worried, why are teachers?
http://www.theguardian.com/teacher-network/teacher-blog/2014/mar/10/technology-education-students-teachers-worried [10]

Brown’s 250th anniversary: Long live technology, universities -
http://www.providencejournal.com/news/education/20140308-browns-250th-anniversary-long-live-technology-universities.ece [11]

Technology in the classroom center of teacher Tech Fest:
http://www.aikenstandard.com/article/20140308/AIK0101/140309472/technology-in-the-classroom-center-of-teacher-tech-fest [12]

Detroit schools project always keeps virtual classroom open:
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140309/SCHOOLS/303090009#ixzz2veZZc1K9 [13]

4 Keys To Designing A Project-Based Learning Classroom:
http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/4-keys-to-designing-a-project-based-learning-classroom/ [14]

Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
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Moby Max is a Proven Adaptive Learning Toolset with Differentiated Curriculum for K-8 Students [15]
Can the Inspiration for Learning be Captured and Empowered Through Technology? [16]

About Kelly Walsh [21]

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 [22] online. His eBook, the Flipped Classroom Workshop-in-a-Book is available here [23]. Kelly also writes, records, and performs original music ... stop by kwalshmusic.com [24] 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]