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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 … Virtual Reality continues to make headway in the classroom, consider the changing nature of homework, look to the future with high tech earpieces and amazing advances in 3D printing, a study illustrates the benefits of combining movement with learning, learn how today’s students can master subjects more effectively with increased hands-on and peer-to-peer learning, and more!
Teachers want more tech in the classroom — even VR headsets
http://qz.com/633009/more-teachers-want-tech-in-the-classroom-including-vr-headsets/ [3]
The Six Tech Advances In #HigherEd That Are Preparing Students For The Future Of Work
http://www.fastcompany.com/3057576/the-future-of-work/the-six-tech-advances-in-higher-ed-that-are-preparing-students-for-the-fu?partner=rss [4]
Grades rise as students combine learning, exercise
http://www.wfaa.com/news/education/grades-rise-as-student-combine-learning-exercise/74234582 [5]
Cool video showing ‘scale’ of solar system, incl. new ‘planet 9’ (does incl. 1 ‘advert’)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pR5VJo5ifdE [6]
Knovation Brings Its Collection of Vetted Digital Content to Canvas, Google Classroom
http://www.benzinga.com/pressreleases/16/03/p7653821/knovation-brings-its-collection-of-vetted-digital-content-to-canvas-and#/ixzz42VHwz3h3 [7]
Stop talking tech: 3 tips for pedagogy-based coaching
https://www.iste.org/explore/ArticleDetail?articleid=38 [8]
21 Women Disrupting Tech
http://techcrunch.com/gallery/21-women-disrupting-tech/ [9]
Interesting: A High School “Work from Home” Day
http://www.cw.edu/blog/2016/02/29/high-school-%E2%80%9Cwork-home%E2%80%9D-day [10]
Major tech names create coalition to lobby for K-12 computer science funding
http://www.geekwire.com/2016/tech-giants-ngos-create-coalition-lobby-k-12-computer-science-funding/ [11]
Can Mobile Learning Bridge the Digital Divide and Learning Gap?
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/aaron-benavot/mobile-learning_b_9406694.html [12]
The move to ban homework in elementary grades (do you agree?)
http://www.salon.com/2016/03/05/homework_is_wrecking_our_kids_the_research_is_clear_lets_ban_elementary_homework/ [13]
A Compelling Case for Smartphones in Every Classroom
http://www.longisland.com/news/02-20-14/a-compelling-case-for-smartphones-in-every-classroom.html [14]
Top 5 Anticipated 3D Printing Breakthroughs 2016 – 2018 (scroll down)
http://singularityhub.com/2016/03/07/how-3d-printing-is-transforming-the-way-we-make-things/ [15]
Why Students Don’t Do Their Homework–And What You Can Do About It
http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/why-students-dont-do-their-homework-and-what-you-can-do-about-it/ [16]
A searchable catalog of K–12 blended-learning programs worldwide!
http://www.blendedlearning.org/directory/ [17]
American prof’s “generally avoid digital materials”, according to new study
http://www.campuscomputing.net/sites/www.campuscomputing.net/files/GOING%20DIGITAL%20-%202016%20ICBA%20Faculty%20Survey_2.pdf [18]
Nearpod entering Virtual Reality fray: VR “Learns How to Get Into the Classroom”
http://blogs.wsj.com/digits/2016/02/11/virtual-reality-learns-how-to-get-into-the-classroom/ [19]
Within 10 years, earpieces will whisper nearly simultaneous translations
http://www.wsj.com/articles/the-language-barrier-is-about-to-fall-1454077968 [20]
National School Boards Association Names “20 to Watch” #EdTech Leaders
http://www.nsba.org/newsroom/press-releases/national-school-boards-association-names-%E2%80%9C20-watch%E2%80%9D-education-technology [21]
Millennials need peer-to-peer interaction, hands-on learning to master concepts
http://edtechnology.co.uk/Article/rethink-educational-approach-for-increased-learning-success [22]
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About Kelly Walsh [27]
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 [28] online. His eBook, the Flipped Classroom Workshop-in-a-Book is available here [29]. Kelly also writes, records, and performs original music ... stop by kwalshmusic.com [30] 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]