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 much great content to share this week! A couple of pieces based on Sr. Ken Robinson’s new book, Cornell and Google building classrooms of the future, looking beyond the data to help students, motivation through gamification, what the future of science ed should look like, flipped class mastery and overcoming obstacles, “appsmashing” in the classroom and lots more!
How to really change education — excerpt from Sir Ken Robinson’s new book
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/04/21/how-to-really-change-education-excerpt-from-sir-ken-robinsons-new-book/
Google to build ‘classroom of the future' at St Julians School, Newport
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/12921384.Google_to_build__classroom_of_the_future__at_St_Julians_School__Newport/
Eight things teachers want you to know about them
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/04/22/eight-things-teachers-want-you-to-know-about-them/
TechCHAT: Using Knovation Tools, Open Educational Resource Library, Aligned w/Common Core
http://www.educationworld.com/a_news/techchat-using-knovation-tools-math-teacher-susan-menkel-186070265
MT @jonbergmann: Teacher Using #flipclass Mastery has 100% of Students Pass State Exam
http://flippedclass.com/case-study-mary-tsadis-journey-from-flipped-class-to-flipped-mastery/
Leaders Gather to Chart Future for Games in Education
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2015/04/leaders-gather-chart-future-games-education
What the future of science education should look like
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/04/20/what-the-future-of-science-education-should-look-like/
Sir Ken Robinson: Creativity Is In Everything, Especially Teaching
http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/04/22/sir-ken-robinson-creativity-is-in-everything-especially-teaching/
SoundCloud Is Making It Easier for Anyone to Publish a Podcast
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/04/soundcloud-is-making-it-easier-for.html
A search engine fueled by real people - experts who actually respond to you!
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/04/wonder-a-search-engine-fueled-by-research-experts/
Is Learning Increasingly Self-Directed in the Digital Era?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/suren-ramasubbu/is-learning-increasingly-_b_7154164.html
Looking Beyond the Data to Help Students Succeed
http://chronicle.com/article/Looking-Beyond-the-Data-to/229553/
#Gamification motivates students, employees beyond the screen
http://www.thedp.com/article/2015/04/gamification-motivates-people-outside-the-screen
Cornell Designs 21st Century Classrooms
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/04/28/cornell-designs-21st-century-classrooms.aspx
Flipped Class Hacks: Tools & Resources for Overcoming Obstacles to Flipped Learning
http://www.flippedclassroomworkshop.com/tips-tools-resources-for-overcoming-flipped-classroom-obstacles/
Turning a Children’s Rating System Into an Advocacy Army
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/27/technology/turning-a-childrens-rating-system-into-an-advocacy-army.html?_r=1
NYC's Future Workforce To Be Code Literate, Thanks To Educational Initiatives
http://www.forbes.com/sites/katherynthayer/2015/04/27/new-york-citys-future-workforce-will-be-code-literate-thanks-to-these-educational-initiatives/
YouTube backs digital star Stampy's new Minecraft show blending education, entertainment
http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2015/apr/27/youtube-stampy-minecraft-education-wonder-quest
Two Good Mathematics Glossaries for Students - One in English and Spanish
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/04/two-good-mathematics-glossaries-for.html
How Deductive Thinking Can Drive Student-Designed Research
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/deductive-thinking-can-drive-student-designed-research/
MT @iPadWells: What’s an #Appsmash? Why Appsmash?
http://ipad4schools.org/2014/04/19/why-app-smash/
