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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 in our Tweet Wrap … a zillion Digital Story Telling resources from the amazing Kathy Schrock, more features for Plickers (a great ‘low fi’ clicker alternative), will LinkedIn’s new move help push Competency Based Learning closer to mainstream?, a 500+ free guide to apps for teachers, proven engagement strategies, and more!
Can’t wait to turn a lesson into a story! Thanks @kathyschrock!
http://www.schrockguide.net/digital-storytelling.html [3]
Possibly the tipping point for competency ‘badges’? LinkedIn: Self-Serve Widget
http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/20/linkedin-sharpens-focus-on-education-self-serve-widget-lets-users-add-certifications-to-profiles/?ncid=rss [4]
Handy New Features On Plickers
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/11/handy-new-features-on-plickers.html [5]
Editor’s Choice: The Best Educational Apps For iPad In 2014
http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/30-best-educational-apps-ipad-2014/ [6]
White House to further expand digital access in classrooms
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/11/19/white-house-to-further-expand-digital-access-in-classrooms/ [7]
FREE 500+ page Teacher’s App Guide
http://www.chelmsford.k12.ma.us/Page/935 [8]
Youngsters embrace technology that combines art, software in 3D printing
http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/7126393-74/technology-cgtrader-software#ixzz3JWITT1jn [9]
What Is Google For Education?
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/what-is-google-for-education/ [10]
“Michelangelo didn’t attend a semester of lectures …”
https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/revolution-higher-education-sanjay-sarma-1117 [11]
Harvey Mudd among colleges experimenting with ‘flipped’ classes
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-harvey-mudd-flipped-20141117-story.html [12]
Teachers Don’t Need to Flip Entire Courses to Benefit from Flipped Learning Techniques
http://www.flippedclassroomworkshop.com/a-little-flip-goes-a-long-way/ [13]
This video game can help seniors get into college
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-admission-game-20141116-story.html [14]
Have you seen our guide to assistive technology for secondary schools …?
http://www.sonocent.com/en/blogs/entry/posts/how-ict-solutions-can-unlock-the-potential-of-spld-students-at-secondary-sc [15]
7 proven strategies to engage your students
http://coolcatteacher.sharedby.co/share/sPQvoa [16]
More professors flip the classroom looking to better engage students
http://www.gwhatchet.com/2014/11/13/more-professors-flip-the-classroom-looking-to-better-engage-students/ [17]
Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
10 of the Most Engaging Uses of Instructional Technology (with Dozens of Resources and Tools) [18]
The Flipped Classroom is NOT Just for Math and Science! [19]
3D Printing can Inspire Collaboration and Innovation In Many Academic Subject Areas [20]
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About Kelly Walsh [25]
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 [26] online. His eBook, the Flipped Classroom Workshop-in-a-Book is available here [27]. Kelly also writes, records, and performs original music ... stop by kwalshmusic.com [28] 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]