Education Technology Tweet Wrap for the week of 03-19-12

This week’s collection of Education Technology article and resource Tweets.

(Originally posted on Twitter by @EmergingEdTech over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers).

• Harnessing Laptops in class - Best practices for laptops in the classroom:
  http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/best-practices-for-laptops-in-the-classroom/39064
• Getting a Free Education, in Huge Online Classes (MOOCs from MIT):
  http://www.voanews.com/learningenglish/home/Getting-a-Free-Education-in-Huge-Online-Classes-143735006.html
• ‘A whole new dynamic:' Berwyn school gaining recognition for technology:
  http://www.mysuburbanlife.com/berwyn/topstories/x1231826710/A-whole-new-dynamic-Berwyn-school-gaining-recognition-for-technology
• Local high school students experience virtual learning:
  http://www.mycentraljersey.com/article/20120318/NJNEWS/303180004/Local-high-school-students-experience-virtual-learning
• Make your own e-Pub format eBooks without a lot of effort with Pandoc:
  http://chronicle.com/blogs/profhacker/make-your-own-e-books-with-pandoc/39067
• Teachers, tech, a perfect mesh in Ashe County classrooms:
  http://www.jeffersonpost.com/view/full_story/17963556/article-Teachers-tech-a-perfect-mesh-in-Ashe-County-classrooms?instance=popula
• Mineola Students Show Off iPad Classroom Impact:
  http://mineola.patch.com/articles/mineola-students-show-off-ipad-classroom-impact
• Why parents should educate their kids about tech:
  http://www.cnn.com/2012/03/21/tech/web/kids-tech-education
• Disruptive technologies in higher education: adapt or get left behind -
  http://www.guardian.co.uk/higher-education-network/blog/2012/mar/21/disruptive-technology-in-he?newsfeed=true
• Educ8rs deb8 broad efx of FB, txt etc.:
  http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_20197302/educ8rs-deb8-broad-efx-fb-txt-etc-translation

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