Education and Instructional Technology Tweet Wrap for the Week of 07-08-13

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).

8 Things Kids Should be able to do with Technology (‘it's a tool, not a learning outcome'):
http://www.educatorstechnology.com/2013/07/8-things-kids-should-be-able-to-do-with.html

The first comprehensive literature review on the Flipped Learning model:
http://www.flippedlearning.org/cms/lib07/VA01923112/Centricity/Domain/41/LitReview_FlippedLearning.pdf

Cool looking start-up platform for interactive online teaching - Versal (#video):
http://versal.wistia.com/medias/epqv22bm05

Microsoft announces worldwide Imagine Cup winners (students!), with awards more than $1 million in cash and prizes:
http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/news/Press/2013/Jul13/07-11ImagineCup13PR.aspx

Academy of Education Arts & Sciences Expands Bammy Awards to Include Education Technology:
http://geeks.broadwayworld.com/article/Academy-of-Education-Arts-and-Sciences-Expands-Bammy-Awards-to-Include-Education-Technology-20130711

Zoho Survey - A Free Survey/Polling Tool Packed With Features:
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/07/zoho-survey-survey-tool-packed-with.html#.Ud6GDWPbCSo

Understanding The Common Core (With 80 links to various resources):
http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/teacher-resources/common-core/#ixzz2Ye4IMwdZ

MOOCs - Born of technology, a perfect fit for IT learning:
http://www.computerworld.com.au/article/512968/moocs_born_technology_perfect_fit_it_learning/?fp=4&fpid=78268965

LIVE: The Evolution of Education + Tech is Happening Now:
http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/07/09/update-live-the-evolution-of-education-tech-trends/

7 ways that technology is transforming education, with Pearson’s chief digital officer:
http://thenextweb.com/video/2013/07/08/7-ways-that-technology-is-transforming-education-with-pearsons-chief-digital-officer/

Cape iPad experiment pays off, successful at engaging students:
http://www.capecodonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20130708/NEWS/307080317

ISTE keynote: Gaming has huge educational potential -
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2013/06/24/iste-keynote-gaming-has-huge-educational-potential/

Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
Book Review – Teaching and Learning With The iPad by David Mahaley
For-Credit MOOCs a Growing Trend
8 Research Findings Supporting the Benefits of Gamification in Education