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Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers.
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This week … collaborative multimedia projects, a TED Talk on classroom game design, a web site focused on collaborative learning spaces, a simple approach to curating content, bringing a tactile twist to digital learning, and plenty of additional tips, techniques, and insights!
“Blended learning’s steroidal cousin, the flipped classroom, is where things get interesting”
http://www.afr.com/news/policy/education/how-universities-can-deal-with-digital-disruption-20150619-ghraz3 [3]
These 3rd graders spend 75% of their day on iPads, & teacher doesn’t mind a bit
http://qz.com/429861/these-third-graders-spend-75-of-their-day-on-ipads-and-their-teacher-doesnt-mind-a-bit/ [4]
Enrich your child’s summer with educational workbooks and games
http://abc13.com/education/enrich-your-childs-summer-with-educational-workbooks-and-games/778354/ [5]
TED Talks: Classroom Game Design
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4qlYGX0H6Ec&feature=youtu.be [6]
Study Confirms … Green Spaces Make Kids Smarter
http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2015/06/green-spaces-make-kids-smarter/395924/ [7]
New Approaches Add a Tactile Dimension to Digital Learning
https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-06-17-new-approaches-add-a-tactile-dimension-to-digital-learning [8]
Assessment by stealth in a #digitallearning environment
http://rd.acer.edu.au/article/assessment-by-stealth-in-a-digital-learning-environment [9]
Ignite Teaching - Collaborate on Multimedia Projects
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/06/ignite-teaching-collaborate-on.html [10]
Research from one of the preeminent researchers in Learning Science - Richard Mayer:
https://www.psych.ucsb.edu/research [11]
My Simple Approach To Digital Content Curation
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/my-approach-to-digital-content-curation/ [12]
Living in Beta & Moon Shot Dreams, Inspired Teaching w/ @FollowMolly http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/06/get-inspired-with-powerful-ideas-from-molly-schroeder/ [13]
Great set of info about various Collaborative Learning Spaces:
http://www.learningspaces.info/ [14]
MT @WeAreTeachers: 8 tech-rules posters! Laminate them for next year
http://www.weareteachers.com/hot-topics/topics-in-education/printable-posters-classroom-technology-rules-and-etiquette [15]
7 Seriously Bad Ideas That Rule Higher Education
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/7-seriously-bad-ideas-rule-higher-education [16]
10 Creative Ways to Use Interactive White Boards in the Classroom
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2014/09/creative-uses-interactive-white-boards/ [17]
Google Classroom – Using RubricTab to Assess Students
http://www.alicekeeler.com/teachertech/2015/06/14/google-classroom-using-rubrictab-to-assess-students/ [18]
An Augmented Reality App for Learning About Nature
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/06/an-augmented-reality-app-for-learning.html [19]
5 Ways Parents Can Encourage 21st Century Learning
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/smart-parents/5-ways-parents-can-encour_b_7564704.html [20]
Restoring Value in the Classroom Experience with Experiential Learning
https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-06-12-restoring-value-in-the-classroom-experience-with-experiential-learning [21]
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About Kelly Walsh [26]
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 [27] online. His eBook, the Flipped Classroom Workshop-in-a-Book is available here [28]. Kelly also writes, records, and performs original music ... stop by kwalshmusic.com [29] and have a listen!
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