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This week’s collection of inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets about education and instructional technology articles, resources, etc.
(Originally posted on Twitter by @EmergingEdTech [2] over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers).
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This week’s wrap contains Lessons and Checklists, Tips & Free Tools, Education News & Insights, and a Great Free iPad Webinar …
University lectures are ineffective for learning, analysis finds:
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/university-lectures-ineffective-learning-analysis-finds/ [3]
Upcoming Webinar - Leading Successful iPad Implementation: Lessons From A Successful Experience (Wed 5/20 4PM EST):
http://www.instantpresenter.com/AccountManager/RegEv.aspx?PIID=EC57D880864A [4]
1-to-1 Essentials - Checklists and Videos for Preparing for 1:1
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/05/1-to-1-essentials-checklists-and-videos.html [5]
6 Tips & 18 Resources To Extend Learning Beyond The Classroom:
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/6-tips-and-18-resources-to-extend-learning-beyond-the-classroom/ [6]
The Best Thing You Can Do Now to Prep for flipclass next yr.
http://jonbergmann.com/best-thing/ [7]
Technology to make 21st century education a reality in rural communities:
http://www.leaderpost.com/technology/Technology+make+21st+century+education+reality+rural+communities/9835461/story.html [8]
9 Defining Ways Educators Can Tug Education Back in the Right Direction:
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/6-ways-educators-can-improve-education/ [9]
Infographic: New #flipclass data and results:
http://www.sophia.org/flipped-classroom-survey [10]
Tech Tools Lag Behind Competency-Based Learning:
http://www.govtech.com/education/Tech-Tools-Lag-Behind-Competency-Based-Learning.html [11]
Online lessons return to the classroom:
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/voice/online-lessons-return-to-the-classroom-20140506-37u02.html [12]
Physics 4 Kids - Short Physics Lessons:
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/05/physics-4-kids-short-physics-lessons.html [13]
Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
20 Excellent Free Tools for Interactive Classroom Collaboration
Fun Tech Gadgets for Teaching to Check out This Summer (or This Weekend)! [14]
5 Tech Savvy Teaching Tools That Your Students Will Love and Your Peers Will Envy [15]
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]