Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers.
This week … engaging college students with makerspaces, discover a simple tool that can make making videos with a smartphone easier, improve your productivity with apps for your Android phone, check out the new Horizon Report app, explore a wealth of #edtech resources for school counselors (be sure to share them with your school counselor), create a KWL chart with Padlet, discover how a school in Berlin radically changed their approach to student learning, and much more!
5 Questions And Answers To Get You Started With 3D Printing
http://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/technology/5-questions-get-started-3-printing/
A Glimpse of the Future: What the K-12 Classroom Will Look Like in 2025
https://marketbrief.edweek.org/the-startup-blog/k-12-classroom-will-look-2025/
No grades, no timetable: Berlin school turns teaching upside down
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jul/01/no-grades-no-timetable-berlin-school-turns-teaching-upside-down
My Favorite Video Tool
http://flippedlearning.org/syndicated/my-favorite-video-tool/
Using Technology in the Classroom Requires More Support for Teachers. Indeed!
https://insights.samsung.com/2016/07/13/using-technology-in-the-classroom-requires-more-support-for-teachers/
5 Barriers To More Authentic Teaching And Learning
http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/5-barriers-to-more-authentic-teaching-and-learning/
#Education leaders say #makerspaces are key for engaging #college students
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2016/06/higher-ed-leaders-respond-digital-transformation-education
Games Increasingly Find a Seat in the Classroom
https://www.meritalk.com/articles/games-increasingly-find-a-seat-in-the-classroom/
Physical activity boosts brain activity! How might we encourage more movement in school?
https://twitter.com/robertoglezcano/status/752262265240444929
How to Create a KWL Chart in Padlet
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2016/07/how-to-create-kwl-chart-in-padlet.html
Is the gap between education technology suppliers and end users increasing?
https://educators.co.nz/story/gap-between-education-technology-suppliers-and-end-users-increasing/
Still a virtual reality skeptic? Here’s why you shouldn’t be
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/10/still-a-virtual-reality-skeptic-heres-why-you-shouldnt-be/
3D-Printing Competition Showcases Ss’ Skills and a Shift in Education
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/higher/article/2016/07/3d-printing-competition-showcases-students-skills-and-shift-education
Teenager creates an app to pair students with classes based on learning style & academic record
http://wset.com/news/local/teacher-student-duo-develops-software-to-match-student-and-teacher-compatibility
Must #smartphones = distraction? No! Learn 10 ways #Android can improve your productivity
https://cyberogism.com/2016/06/improve-home-office-productivity-android-can/
Exclusive: Why Microsoft is betting its future on AI
http://www.theverge.com/2016/7/7/12111028/microsoft-bot-framework-artificial-intelligence-satya-nadella-interview
Professional Development Isn’t Just for Teachers
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2016/07/professional-development-isn-t-just-teachers
New Media Consortium converts the Horizon Report into an interactive app
http://edscoop.com/higher-education-report-gets-digital-makeover
Eyefluence shows us how we’ll be able to navigate screens with our eyes
https://techcrunch.com/2016/07/09/eyefluence-shows-us-how-well-be-able-to-navigate-screens-with-our-eyes/
Lots of great school counselor resources via Pinterest, from Patricia Alessi-Rozzi
https://www.pinterest.com/patriciaalessi1/counselor-stuff/
