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 … nominate an educator or administrator for a Digital Innovation Award, using tech to encourage positive behavior, the power of fearless engagement, a call to present, one of the top one-to-one initiatives in the nation, and much more!
How this Seattle-area school district became a model for using technology in schools
http://www.geekwire.com/2015/how-this-seattle-area-school-district-is-a-model-for-using-technology-in-schools/
Where Flipped Learning Research Is Going
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/04/15/where-flipped-learning-research-is-going.aspx
OER isn't just free, it's OPEN! You may be able to revise, remix, etc., based on CC licensing:
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2010/10/understanding-copyright-fair-use-and-creative-commons-as-they-apply-to-education/
Twenty-Five Great Ideas for Teaching Current Events
http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson072.shtml#sthash.LIw8Q62w.dpuf
Announcing the Second Annual Digital Innovation in Learning Awards
http://www.digitalpromise.org/blog/entry/announcing-the-second-annual-digital-innovation-in-learning-awards
Path To Personalization: Better Models & Better Tests
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/on_innovation/2015/04/path_to_personalization_better_models_better_tests.html
As Schools Favor iPads Over Textbooks, Educators Adapt
http://learninglab.wbur.org/2015/04/15/as-schools-favor-ipads-over-textbooks-educators-adapt/
Come Present @ #TLIPAD 2015! Share your Teaching & Learning w/ the iPad Expertise!
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/04/call-for-proposals-tlipad-2015-conference/
School Districts Benefit from Marrying Curriculum & IT Planning
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2015/03/school-districts-benefit-marrying-curriculum-and-it-planning
iPads Allow Kids With Challenges To Play In High School's Band
http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/06/11/320882414/ipads-allow-kids-with-challenges-to-play-in-high-schools-band
Introducing The TeachThought ‘Diverse Teacher Voices’ Program
http://www.teachthought.com/interest/introducing-the-teachthought-diverse-teacher-voices-program/
Assistive technology helping students with disabilities and learning difficulties succeed
http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/assistive-technology-helping-students-with-disabilities-and-learning-difficulties-succeed-20150412-1mf6l3.html
Looking to Personalize Learning? Yes! Now What??
https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-04-12-personalized-learning-yes-now-what
RT @suewaters: The Educators’ Guide to Infographics
http://www.theedublogger.com/2015/03/02/the-educators-guide-to-infographics/
Parapara Animation - Create Stopmotion Animations in Your Browser
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/04/parapara-animation-create-stopmotion.html
Does Fearless Engagement Translate into Class Performance?
http://blog.echo360.com/learning-fearlessly-part-2
3 ways technology can support positive behavior in schools
http://www.eschoolnews.com/2015/04/10/technology-behavior-054/
Code for Hood hackathon aimed at disadvantaged teens in Sacramento
http://www.news10.net/story/tech/2015/04/10/code-for-hood-hackathon-aimed-at-disadvantaged-teens-in-sacramento/25607927/
