This week’s collection of inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets about education and instructional technology articles, resources, etc.
(Originally posted on Twitter by @EmergingEdTech over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers).
This Tweet Wrap includes a preview of Google’s new Classroom tool, a few iPad-specific teaching tips, awards recognizing innovation in teaching with tech, a bunch of other cool tools and tech tips (as always!), and more!
FlipQuiz Offers an Easy Way to Create Jeopardy-style Games:
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/05/flipquiz-offers-easy-way-to-create.html
How To Use An iPad To Add Voice Comments To Grading:
http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/how-to-use-an-ipad-to-add-voice-comments-to-grading/
How to Humanize Your Online Class with VoiceThread (eBook):
http://page.teachingwithoutwalls.com/ebook
Crowdfunded startup seeks to bring online storytelling technology to schools:
http://www.consumerelectronicsnet.com/article/Crowdfunded-startup-seeks-to-bring-online-storytelling-technology-to-schools-3236382
ISTE Honors Education Leaders for Transforming Learning Through Innovation w/ 2014 Awards:
http://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1899302#ixzz317z1tpzl
Congrats Lisa Highfill, Instructional Tech Coach named district's 2014-15 “Teacher of the Year”!
http://www.pleasantonweekly.com/news/2014/05/06/instructional-technology-coach-wins-teacher-of-the-year
Choice is Important to Creating Student Voice:
http://paigebrimacombe.edublogs.org/2014/05/05/choice-is-important-to-creating-student-voice/
Why teachers are more important now than ever:
http://www.edutopia.org/blog/teachers-matter-now-more-than-ever-angela-maiers
Creating a Classroom Studio with an iPad and a Green Screen:
http://ipadeducators.ning.com/profiles/blogs/greenscreen
Anne Collier: The Best Digital Citizenship Curriculum:
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/ecm-anne-collier
30 Innovative Ways To Use Google In Education:
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/30-innovative-ways-to-use-google-in-education/
5 Sites and Apps to Help Students Develop Reading Comprehension Skills:
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/05/by-request-5-sites-and-apps-to-help.html
Here is a preview of Google's new free “Classroom” tool:
http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2014/05/previewing-new-classroom.html
Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
Call for Proposals for Teaching & Learning with the iPad Conference
Technology Integration Secrets of Award Winning Teachers
20 Excellent Free Tools for Interactive Classroom Collaboration
