Education Technology Tweet Wrap for week of 04-12-10

by K. Walsh on April 16, 2010

A varied listing of articles, resources (and a contest!), rolled up from this week’s EmergingEdTech Twitter posts:

  • Classroom Internet Activities from Askkids.com: http://bit.ly/9JwVod
  • Disney Research & Siggraph 2010 announce ‘Learning Challenge’ w/$10K prize! http://bit.ly/dsOdW6
  • Nice exercise for Gr 3-5, Creating a classroom newspaper: http://bit.ly/9fZisf
  • Post looks @ challenges of Tech in Ed, also makes point ‘tech is here, use it for good’: http://bit.ly/cwyZUs
  • NYSUT article encourages union members to be supportive of virtual learning, explains why: http://bit.ly/afCreV
  • Fed’s plan for Open Online Courses (a $500 mill initiative) moving forward: http://bit.ly/9sYm8f
  • $300K Verizon grant awarded in NY for Internet-Skills Workshops for HS students, residents: http://bit.ly/9K0A0U
  • College CIO shortage on the horizon? http://bit.ly/bnXPTm
  • Solid article about implementing, managing ERP/SIS in Higher Ed with limited resources: http://bit.ly/d8Cg5O
  • Rate of Growth of Distance Education doubles at Community Colleges: http://bit.ly/bRmwFW
  • Thought this deserved sharing, in honor of MLK (tragically killed 42 years ago this month): http://mlkmemorialnews.org
  • EmergingEdTech Facebook Fanpage breaks 100 Fans (in just a few months)! Stop by and “Fan Up”: http://bit.ly/6fQtYf
  • Chronicle articles discusses the iPad as an input device: http://bit.ly/bNbMLn

Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
100 Ways to Teach With Twitter
Education Technology Twitter Post Weekly Summaries

About

Kelly Walsh is CIO at The College of Westchester in White Plains, NY and is the founder and author of EmergingEdTech.com. As an education 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, who runs regular Flipped Class Workshops online. His latest eBook, "iPads in Education: Implementations, Apps, & Insights" is available for sale in the iBookstore. In his spare time, he records and performs original and cover songs (look for "K. Walsh" on iTunes or Amazon.com or check out his original song videos on here on YouTube ).

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