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 … 5 dozen app-based lessons to explore, a look at the joys of Haiku deck Storify-style, the importance of “brain breaks”, using hand illustrated notes as a means for creating digital learning content, the problem with learning styles, and much more!
9 Ways to Inspire Student Inventors, from @coolcatteacher
https://www.edutopia.org/article/9-ways-inspire-student-inventors-vicki-davis
60 “App Lessons” from @AppEdReview ! 60! Check 'em out!
http://appedreview.com/app-lessons/
Haiku Deck Raves: Customers share their raves for @HaikuDeck
https://storify.com/HaikuDeck/haiku-deck-raves
Using “Brain Breaks”to Restore Students’ Focus
https://www.edutopia.org/article/brain-breaks-restore-student-focus-judy-willis
Interventions create more welcoming learning environment, increased #MOOC completion rates
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-01/aaft-icm011717.php
The Best Way to Protect Students’ Personal Data
http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/future_tense/2017/01/how_to_protect_students_personal_data.html
Brain Rules: The problem with learning styles
http://www.utdailybeacon.com/opinion/brain-rules-the-problem-with-learning-styles/article_70fa1adc-dd8c-11e6-b9c4-7bc6df8cf61e.html
Report: Five Actions States Can Take to Bridge the Computer Science Ed Gap
https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/01/17/report-five-actions-states-can-take-to-bridge-the-computer-science-ed-gap.aspx
12 Ways to Create#FlippedLearning Content: No. 11 – Illustrated Notes
http://flippedlearning.org/how_to/12-ways-create-digital-learning-content-no-11-illustrated-notes/
What early MOOCs missed: Active Learning
http://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/at-work/education/how-the-pioneers-of-the-mooc-got-it-wrong
High Quality K-12 Math Vids from “Mashup Math”
http://flippedlearning.org/academic_subject/math/high-quality-k-12-math-vids-mashup-math/
Fun! New NASA APP lets grow your own veggies In space
http://www.worldreportnow.com/learn-how-to-grow-your-own-veggies-in-space-with-nasa-science-investigations/5102/
Amazon Inspire: Ts Nationwide Can Share Classroom Materials (anyone tried it?)
https://www.the74million.org/article/with-amazon-inspire-teachers-nationwide-can-share-classroom-materials-learn-from-one-another
The Future of EdTech Under the [Proposed] New Secretary of Education ??http://www.forbes.com/sites/barbarakurshan/2017/01/16/the-future-of-edtech-under-the-new-secretary-of-education/#1736c46b6af3
3 Reasons to Read the Higher Ed Supplement to National EdTech Plan
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/3-reasons-read-higher-ed-supplement-national-edtech-plan-0
