Inspiring, informative, useful, or just plain fun tweets posted on Twitter over this past week … collected here to share with our blog readers.
I’ve really been appreciating some of the interesting articles on the Singularity blog recently and several of these are shared in this week’s Tweet Wrap, along with a brilliantly simple “self service” video recording kiosk at Penn State, tech tips for new teachers, beaucoup Google app tutorials, doodling to remember, and much more!
What the Next Generation Needs to Thrive in Exponential Times
http://singularityhub.com/2015/07/21/what-the-next-generation-needs-to-thrive-in-exponential-times/
@TeachThought: Why Emotion Is More Important Than Understanding
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/emotion-learning-edutopia/
Very cool Penn State! MAKING AN IMPACT w/SELF-SERVICE VIDEO RECORDING
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/07/23/making-an-impact-with-self-service-video-recording.aspx
15 Tips for New Teachers From a Technology Facilitator
https://www.edsurge.com/n/2015-07-22-15-tips-for-new-teachers-from-a-technology-facilitator
7 Common Myths, Misinterpretations About Open Online Education
https://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/technology-and-learning/7-common-mistakes-about-open-online-education
How Can Tech Give Students “Ah-ha!” Moments?
https://medium.com/bright/how-can-tech-give-students-ah-ha-moments-261095341fdb
Watch This Swarm of Simple Robots Do Surprisingly Complex Things
http://singularityhub.com/2015/07/24/watch-this-swarm-of-simple-robots-do-surprisingly-complex-things/
50+ Google Tools Tutorial Videos
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/07/50-google-tools-tutorial-videos.html
Science of Learning 101: The Latest Research on Needs Analysis and Learning Climate
https://www.td.org/Publications/Blogs/Science-of-Learning-Blog/2015/07/Science-of-Learning-101-the-Latest-Research-on-Needs-Analysis-and-Learning-Climate
Carts Before Horses: Growth in Online Learning for Ss, but Whose Teaching the Instructors?
http://www.forbes.com/sites/barbarakurshan/2015/07/20/carts-before-horses-growth-in-online-learning-for-students-but-who-will-teach-their-instructors/
How Technology Is Crash Landing in Our Public Schools
http://singularityhub.com/2015/07/21/how-technology-is-crash-landing-in-our-public-schools/
Microsoft Office for Windows can now sync directly with Google Drive
http://www.theverge.com/2015/7/21/9009875/microsoft-office-google-drive-plug-in-sync
New Rubric-Based Scoring API Aims To Evaluate Student Performance in Digital Lessons
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/07/21/new-rubric-based-scoring-api-evaluates-student-performance-in-digital-lessons.aspx
The Value Of What Students Don’t Know
http://www.teachthought.com/learning/the-value-of-what-students-dont-know/
Getting tech-resistant educators to embrace change
http://www.ecampusnews.com/top-news/tech-resistant-change-488/
Making Learning Visible: Doodling Helps Memories Stick
http://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2015/07/15/making-learning-visible-doodling-helps-memories-stick/
They're No. 1: U.S. Wins Math Olympiad For First Time In 21 Years!
http://www.npr.org/2015/07/18/424122249/theyre-no-1-u-s-wins-math-olympiad-for-first-time-in-21-years
Education and America's Third World (everyone deserves an opportunity!)
http://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2015/07/education_and_americas_third_world.html
In closing, re-sharing this image and idea …
Another New Week, Another Opportunity to Make a Difference!
