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 in the Wrap … a great short video from Michael Wesch and an article about his recent work (Wesch is the teacher behind the massively viral 2007 video “Web 2.0 … The Machine is Us/ing Us”), 7 hobbies that science says will make you smarter, alternatives to Google Image search, common mistakes teachers make with tech and should strive to avoid, tools for creating online timelines, flipping the field trip, a screen you can twist and bend, unlocking the learning potential of the iPad, and much, much more!

15 Common Mistakes Teachers Make Teaching With Technology
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/5-mistakes-youre-probably-making-with-technology-in-learning/

3d Printing From the iPad! (Anyone done this?)
http://www.123dapp.com/tinkerplay

Great video about recognizing students for who they are transforming how they learn
https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=141&v=mZedcQoY0iw

Survey: 88 Percent Of Parents Expect All K-12 Classrooms To Go Digital By 2025
http://www.ischoolguide.com/articles/23697/20150827/mcgraw-hill-education-survey-parents-classrooms-digital.htm

Are Open Education Resources Ready for Adaptive-Learning Technology?
http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/DigitalEducation/2015/08/open_education_resources_adaptive_technology.html

Ever Flipped a Field Trip? Check out These Why’s & How’s!
http://www.flippedclassroomworkshop.com/flip-your-field-trip/

Eight Alternatives to Google Image Search
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/08/eight-alternatives-to-google-image.html

These Videos Could Change How You Think About Teaching
http://chronicle.com/article/These-Videos-Could-Change-How/232645/

U.S. Educators Are Failing To Meet The Demand For Computer Science
http://arc.applause.com/2015/08/25/computer-science-education-united-states/

7 Hobbies Science Says Will Make You Smarter
http://www.entrepreneur.com/article/249752

Six Tools for Creating Online Timelines - A Comparison Chart
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2015/08/six-tools-for-creating-online-timelines.html

3 Ways Mobile Technology Is Transforming Learning Spaces
http://thejournal.com/articles/2015/08/25/3-ways-mobile-technology-is-transforming-learning-spaces.aspx

Should Teachers Use Twitter? This Flowchart Says Probably
http://www.teachthought.com/social-media/should-teachers-use-twitter-this-flowchart-says-probably/

Achieving Student Success Through #Gamification
http://campustechnology.com/articles/2015/08/19/achieving-student-success-through-non-academic-means.aspx

Does On-demand learning have a big role to play in bridging the looming digital and IT skills gap?
http://www.cbronline.com/news/verticals/cio-agenda/does-on-demand-learning-have-a-big-role-to-play-in-bridging-the-looming-digital-and-it-skills-gap-4654338

This screen won’t break if you bend and twist it
http://money.cnn.com/video/technology/2015/08/14/flexible-screen-technology.cnnmoney/

Department of Education Wants You to Build the Next Great Education App
http://www.gamesandlearning.org/2015/08/24/department-of-education-wants-you-to-build-the-next-great-education-app/

Evidence-Based Badging in a Learner-Centered Context (Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFn-lpvfk3U&feature=youtu.be

Rethinking the computer game as a teaching tool
http://www.dailydemocrat.com/general-news/20150821/rethinking-the-computer-game-as-a-teaching-tool

Best Free Blogging Sites (Comparison)
http://www.startablog123.com/best-free-blogging-sites/

Unlocking The Learning Potential Of The iPad
http://www.teachthought.com/technology/10-secrets-to-unlocking-the-learning-potential-of-the-ipad/

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