Digital Learning and #EdTech Tweet Wrap for Week Ending 11-22-14

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).

This week in our Tweet Wrap … a zillion Digital Story Telling resources from the amazing Kathy Schrock, more features for Plickers (a great ‘low fi’ clicker alternative), will LinkedIn’s new move help push Competency Based Learning closer to mainstream?, a 500+ free guide to apps for teachers, proven engagement strategies, and more!

Can’t wait to turn a lesson into a story! Thanks @kathyschrock!
http://www.schrockguide.net/digital-storytelling.html

Possibly the tipping point for competency ‘badges'? LinkedIn: Self-Serve Widget
http://techcrunch.com/2014/11/20/linkedin-sharpens-focus-on-education-self-serve-widget-lets-users-add-certifications-to-profiles/?ncid=rss

Handy New Features On Plickers
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/11/handy-new-features-on-plickers.html

Editor’s Choice: The Best Educational Apps For iPad In 2014
http://www.teachthought.com/apps-2/30-best-educational-apps-ipad-2014/

White House to further expand digital access in classrooms
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2014/11/19/white-house-to-further-expand-digital-access-in-classrooms/

FREE 500+ page Teacher's App Guide
http://www.chelmsford.k12.ma.us/Page/935

Youngsters embrace technology that combines art, software in 3D printing
http://triblive.com/news/allegheny/7126393-74/technology-cgtrader-software#ixzz3JWITT1jn

What Is Google For Education?
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/what-is-google-for-education/

“Michelangelo didn’t attend a semester of lectures …”
https://newsoffice.mit.edu/2014/revolution-higher-education-sanjay-sarma-1117

Harvey Mudd among colleges experimenting with ‘flipped' classes
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-harvey-mudd-flipped-20141117-story.html

Teachers Don’t Need to Flip Entire Courses to Benefit from Flipped Learning Techniques
http://www.flippedclassroomworkshop.com/a-little-flip-goes-a-long-way/

This video game can help seniors get into college
http://www.latimes.com/local/education/la-me-admission-game-20141116-story.html

Have you seen our guide to assistive technology for secondary schools …?
http://www.sonocent.com/en/blogs/entry/posts/how-ict-solutions-can-unlock-the-potential-of-spld-students-at-secondary-sc

7 proven strategies to engage your students
http://coolcatteacher.sharedby.co/share/sPQvoa

More professors flip the classroom looking to better engage students
http://www.gwhatchet.com/2014/11/13/more-professors-flip-the-classroom-looking-to-better-engage-students/

Related Posts (if the above topic is of interest, you might want to check these out):
10 of the Most Engaging Uses of Instructional Technology (with Dozens of Resources and Tools)
The Flipped Classroom is NOT Just for Math and Science!
3D Printing can Inspire Collaboration and Innovation In Many Academic Subject Areas