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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 … two pieces that discuss learning by doing, questions every teacher should explore when it comes to mobile learning, a selection of inspiring TED Talks for today’s educators, a good article about getting started with blogging in the classroom, what learning science says matters the most when training, a free tool for creating a Jeopardy-style review, and more.
11 Inspiring TED Talks for Modern Educators
http://globaldigitalcitizen.org/11-inspiring-ted-talks-for-modern-educators [3]
When Schools Create Their Own Edtech Tools: The Story Behind Slate
https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-08-13-when-schools-create-their-own-edtech-tools-the-story-behind-slate [4]
Blogging in The Classroom: How to Get Started
http://www.onblastblog.com/blogging-in-the-classroom/ [5]
The 3 Orthodoxies of Educational Technology
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/3-orthodoxies-educational-technology [6]
Science of Learning 101: What Research Says Matters Most During Training
https://www.td.org/Publications/Blogs/Science-of-Learning-Blog/2015/08/Science-of-Learning-101-What-Research-Says-Matters-Most-During-Training [7]
Learning by doing (“Teachers in Action”)
http://www.thetelegram.com/Living/2015-08-12/article-4242033/Learning-by-doing/1 [8]
New tool plays matchmaker between teachers & tech professionals
http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/blog/techflash/2015/08/new-tool-plays-matchmaker-between-teachers-and.html [9]
Jeopardy Rocks - Create a Review Game Online
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/08/jeopardy-rocks-create-review-game-online.html [10]
An Outstanding Free Tool for Flipping Videos
http://www.flippedclassroomworkshop.com/an-outstanding-free-tool-for-flipping-videos-ed-ted-com/ [11]
How Can Virtual Reality Improve the Quality of Life for People Around the World?
http://singularityhub.com/2015/08/12/how-can-virtual-reality-improve-the-quality-of-life-for-people-around-the-world/ [12]
The 6 best things at Campus Tech 2015
http://www.cio.com/article/2969637/education/the-6-best-things-at-campus-tech-2015.html [13]
For 1:1 success, administrators must plan beyond the device
http://www.educationdive.com/news/for-11-success-administrators-must-plan-beyond-the-device/403755/ [14]
Learning in an Era of Abundant Information and Fleeting Expertise
http://singularityhub.com/2015/08/10/learning-in-an-era-of-abundant-information-and-fleeting-expertise/ [15]
How to Create Freehand Drawings in Google Slides
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/08/how-to-create-freehand-drawings-in.html [16]
7 Assessment Tips and Tools to Know What Your Students Are Really Learning
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/7-assessment-tools/ [17]
4 Questions Every Teacher Should Ask About Mobile Learning
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/4-questions-every-teacher-should-ask-about-mobile-learning/ [18]
About Kelly Walsh [23]
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 [24] online. His eBook, the Flipped Classroom Workshop-in-a-Book is available here [25]. Kelly also writes, records, and performs original music ... stop by kwalshmusic.com [26] 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]