Education Technology Tweet Wrap for week of 04-25-10

This week's collection of Education Technology articles and resources.

(Originally posted as tweets at Twitter.com/EmergingEdTech).

• 12 major foundations add $500M commitment to DOE's $650 M ‘Investing in Innovation' fund! http://bit.ly/dlFynb
• Nice article on ‘eHow' about The Advantages of Information Technology in Education: http://bit.ly/czpVgS
• eSchoolNews resource page about “Creating the 21st Century Classroom”: http://bit.ly/dlAGKA
• Ed Tech blogger running “31 days to be a better ed tech leader” series: http://bit.ly/bp9BDF
• SAS offering analytics tool to 200 colleges, universities at no charge starting Fall 2010! http://bit.ly/ds62AZ
• Oregon makes Google Apps for Education available to K-12 statewide: http://bit.ly/9VupxV
• Idaho school using EETT funds to bring Special Ed Tech “into 21st century”: http://bit.ly/aWDmaT
• Post discusses WiZiQ's ‘free virtual classroom': http://bit.ly/c7yhWE
• Disney's delivering curriculum now! http://bit.ly/dBoOMM
• More colleges, profs shutting down laptops & “digital distractions”: http://bit.ly/3gJ5qD
• Controversy in the college classroom - Using sensors to track attendance: http://bit.ly/aSyWVS
• Winner of US Imagine Cup announced: http://bit.ly/c6V46n

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