Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers.
This week …. several Huff Post pieces making the case for two of my favorite uses of technology in education – Competency Based Education and Digital Portfolios, connecting work and courses, wearable tech and its impact of PE, the ‘10 Commandments’ of Innovative Teaching, a fun vocabulary game, … and a healthy dose of humor.
Children should advance in school according to skill, not age
http://qz.com/432308/children-should-advance-in-school-according-to-skill-not-age/
Every Student Should Have a Digital Portfolio
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/tom-vander-ark/every-student-should-have_b_7649914.html
How Technology Is Disrupting Work & Education Faster Than You Ever Imagined
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/james-marshall-crotty/the-new-useless-u-how-tec_b_7656744.html
Digital Curriculum leads to record hi/low Graduation Rate, Dropout Rate for Boston Schools
http://www.itbusinessnet.com/article/Digital-Curriculum-Results-in-Greater-Achievement-for-Boston-Public-Schools-3951013
Most K-12 Teachers Believe Personal Tech Devices Can Link Learning to Real-World Activities
http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150624006223/en/K-12-Teachers-Personal-Tech-Devices-Link-Learning#.VZAx1UbYHC5
Could Wearable Technology Improve Physical Education?
http://mhealthintelligence.com/news/could-wearable-technology-improve-physical-education
Call for Papers for ICIET 2016 Conference
http://www.emergingedtech.com/2015/06/call-for-papers-iciet-education-technology-2016-conference/
Powerful thought piece on ‘hype, harm, hope' of blended learning in its many forms
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2015/06/21/blended-learning-the-great-new-thing-or-the-great-new-hype/
“the only way #edtech profession is going to make a strategic impact is if we find common cause w/educators”
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/edtech-and-supporting-teaching-teachers
How to get kids to continue reading, math, & science skills over the summer
http://foxct.com/2015/06/22/how-to-get-your-kids-to-continue-reading-math-science-skills-over-the-summer/
‘Rework America Connected' Seeks to Match Employers, Job Seekers, and Courses
http://chronicle.com/article/Digital-Platform-Seeks-to/231107/
Knoword - A Fun and Challenging Vocabulary Game
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/06/knoword-fun-and-challenging-vocabulary.html
A new survey shows flipped learning becoming the norm
http://www.educationdive.com/news/video-driving-education-for-next-generation-of-learners/401046/
Book Talk: Wojcicki upgrades the classroom in “Moonshots”
http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/06/18/books-authors-wojcicki-idUSL4N0XO3L320150618
10 Commandments of Innovative Teaching
http://ajjuliani.com/10-commandments-innovative-teaching/
90+ Funny Teacher Quotes!
http://www.uniqueteachingresources.com/Funny-Teacher-Quotes.html
