Digital Learning and Instructional Technology Tweet Wrap for Week of 9-22-14

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).

So many great articles and resources this week! Comics in the Classroom, Todd Nelsoney’s Project Based School, more on gaming the classroom with Minecraft, collaboration strategies, several good articles from eSchoolNews’s Laura Delaney, Flipped Class Day, Robots, PowToon, and 48 iPad Apps for Student-Centered Workflow, and more …

A Lesson in #DigitalLearning from Minecraft
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/christine-nasserghodsi/a-digital-learning-lesson_b_5856950.html

Common Core Quest Expands to Cover All Common Core Math & Language Arts Standards
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/09/common-core-quest-expands-to-cover-all.html

10 Examples & Non-Examples Of Differentiated Instruction
http://www.teachthought.com/teaching/what-is-differentiated-instruction/

Embracing the #DigitalLearning Paradigm
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jonathan-spalter/embracing-the-digital-lea_b_5862110.html

Flipped classroom empowers students
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/local/communities/chadron/schools/flipped-classroom-empowers-students/article_de88452a-4355-11e4-bf8c-9b7c00e339ea.html

Frequently Overlooked Google Search Tools and Strategies
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/09/frequently-overlooked-google-search.html

Digital Education: One Giant Leap for Students — and Teachers Too?
http://www.wired.com/2014/09/digital-education-teachers/

Robots help teach students about science, technology, engineering and math
http://www.crestviewbulletin.com/education/robots-help-teach-students-about-science-technology-engineering-and-math-1.377078

PowToon – a Powerful Free Tool for Creating Awesome Animated Presentations
http://www.flippedclassroomworkshop.com/powtoon-powerful-free-tool-for-creating-animated-presentations/

61% of students believe coding skills will give them competitive advantage
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/08/25/students-coding-skills-934/

International #FlippedClassroom Day: Commit to Flipping 1 Lesson on 10-01
http://flippedday.org/

5 steps to a problem-solving classroom culture
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/09/17/problem-solving-culture-904/

48 iPad Apps That Support A Student-Centered Workflow
http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/ipad-apps-student-centered-workflow/

Educator creates Mathcraft, Common Core-focused math curriculum based on #Minecraft
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/07/18/minecraft-ccss-math-362/

Comics in the Classroom - Webinar Recording
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/09/comics-in-classroom-webinar-recording.html

The Lesser-Known Benefits Of eLearning For Teachers
http://www.teachthought.com/trends/elearning/lesser-known-benefits-elearning-teachers/

Starting a Project-Based School
http://thejournal.com/articles/2014/09/22/starting-a-project-based-school.aspx

20 Collaborative Learning Tips And Strategies For Teachers
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/20-collaborative-learning-tips-and-strategies/

Probably no greater impact on worldwide #highered than the integration of tech into delivery:
http://www.universityworldnews.com/article.php?story=20140917103950294

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Technology for the Core – Apps and Tools for the Literacy Curriculum Reading Strand
How to Easily Insert Questions and Quizzes into Videos Using EduCanon