Education and Instructional Technology Tweet Wrap for the Week of 12-30-13

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).

Tech Tools Lag Our Competency Based Aspirations - Not for long!
http://educationnext.org/technology-tools-lag-our-competency-based-aspirations/

1:1 program changes education at Northeast HS:
http://www.morningsun.net/article/20131226/NEWS/131229944/2136/NEWS

Excellent Flipped Classroom FAQ Video Series from teacher Katie Gimbar:
http://www.flippedclassroomworkshop.com/excellent-flipped-classroom-faq-video-series-from-katie-gimbar/

Chromebooks are gaining traction in education:
http://www.examiner.com/article/chromebooks-are-gaining-traction-education

Over 100 new articles on #edtech in 2013, and “Creating Custom Facebook cover” was #2:
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2013/03/create-a-custom-facebook-cover-image-in-4-easy-steps-with-ms-paint/ Go figure!

eduClipper Is What Teachers Want Pinterest To Be:
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/05/educlipper-is-what-teachers-want.html#.UsdzcrSPDNI

55 Content Curation Tools To Discover & Share Digital Content:
http://teachthought.com/learning/55-content-curation-tools-to-discover-and-share-digital-content/

How K-12 Education is Moving Increasingly Online (w/#Infographic):
http://edtechreview.in/news/news/e-learning/398-k12-education-moving-online

A pretty through look at “What Counts ‘For Credit'” and much that surrounds it:
http://hackeducation.com/2013/12/19/top-ed-tech-trends-2013-credits/

Why I'm Proud to Be Called a Teacherpreneur:
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2014/01/why-im-proud-be-called-teacherpreneur

PD should be about learning, not control, compliance, and permission:
http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2013/12/pd-should-be-about-learning-not-control-compliance-and-permission.html

Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
11 Awesome Mash Up Tools for Creating Digital Learning Content
New Research Validates Effectiveness of Adaptive Learning
The Emergence of Virtual High Schools – What You Need to Know