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

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

Emphasizing Personal Instruction with “Digital Backpacks” and “Learner Profiles”:
http://www.technapex.com/2012/10/emphasizing-personal-instruction-with-digital-backpacks-and-learner-profiles/

Viewpoint: 10 Truths About Educational Technology
http://amplify.com/article/10-truths-about-educational-technology

Combining online learning and the Socratic method to reinvent medical school courses:
http://scopeblog.stanford.edu/2012/10/09/combining-online-learning-and-the-socratic-method-to-reinvent-medical-school-courses/

Just a Reminder: Technology Works in the Classroom -
http://www.technapex.com/2012/10/just-a-reminder-technology-works-in-the-classroom/

8 Reasons Why Students Should Blog:
http://www.problogger.net/archives/2012/01/25/8-reasons-why-students-should-start-a-blog/

Educators debate uses and challenges of classroom technology:
http://elonpendulum.com/2012/10/educators-debate-uses-and-challenges-of-classroom-technology/

Innovative after-school student program incorporates 3D & virtual reality tools:
http://www.equities.com/news/headline-story?dt=2012-10-07&val=566092&cat=tech

School district sending entire staff to technology conference:
http://bangordailynews.com/2012/10/11/news/midcoast/school-district-sending-entire-staff-to-technology-conference

Teachers make money selling materials online:
http://seattletimes.com/html/nationworld/2019403958_apusonlineteacherresources.html

Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
Education Technology Twitter Post Weekly Summaries
Blogging in Education Today, part 3 (Student Blogging)
TechChange – Enabling Social Change With Innovate Uses of Education Technology

About Kelly Walsh

Kelly Walsh is Chief Information Officer at The College of Westchester, in White Plains, NY, where he also teaches. In 2009, Walsh founded EmergingEdTech.com. As an education and instructional 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, regularly running Flipped Class Workshops online. His eBook, the Flipped Classroom Workshop-in-a-Book is available here. Kelly also writes, records, and performs original music ... stop by kwalshmusic.com and have a listen!

[Disclaimer: The opinions expressed here are my own, or those of other writers, and not those of my employer. - K. Walsh]