Education Technology & Teaching Tweet Wrap, w/e 08-06-16

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 … learn how to build a “light board” (a see through ‘white board') on a budget, access a million+ syllabi for free, check out lots and lots of Siri tips, explore Genius Hour, a Formative Assessment tool kit, over 3 dozen great ‘teacher hacks', check out the latest Models of Excellence from University Business (= student success!), tools that can make your students better researchers, and more, more, more!

Open Syllabus Project: More Than a Million Syllabuses at Your Fingertips
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-08-04-more-than-a-million-syllabuses-at-your-fingertips

37 Insanely Smart School Teacher Hacks
https://www.buzzfeed.com/peggy/insanely-smart-school-teacher-hacks

Great resource guide for students with disabilities
http://www.affordablecollegesonline.org/college-resource-center/resources-for-students-with-disabilities/

How Affective Data Could Change Learning Outcomes
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2016/02/how-affective-data-could-change-learning-outcomes

Propelling college students to their full potential: Models of Excellence
http://www.universitybusiness.com/article/propelling-college-students-their-full-potential

How To Build a Lightboard On a Budget
https://edtechenthusiast.wordpress.com/2016/08/04/how-to-build-a-lightboard-on-a-budget/

How to Take Digital Citizenship Schoolwide During the 2016-17 School Year
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-08-03-how-to-take-digital-citizenship-schoolwide-during-the-2016-17-school-year

Higher ed Prepares for the Internet of Things
http://www.universitybusiness.com/article/higher-prepares-internet-things

This is wild! MIT creates video you can reach out and touch
https://techcrunch.com/2016/08/02/mit-creates-video-you-can-reach-out-and-touch/

NYT: Seymour Papert, 88, Dies; Saw Education’s Future in Computers
http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/02/technology/seymour-papert-88-dies-saw-educations-future-in-computers.html

Online learning for beginners: 7. Why not just record my lectures?
http://www.tonybates.ca/2016/08/02/online-learning-for-beginners-7-why-not-just-record-my-lectures/

Hey Siri… What can you do for me? Handy list of commands in 35 categories:
https://hey-siri.io/

For ed-tech success, WHY schools use technology is just as important as HOW
http://hechingerreport.org/for-ed-tech-success-why-schools-use-technology-is-just-as-important-as-how/

10 Reasons to Try Genius Hour This School Year
http://ajjuliani.com/try-genius-hour/

10 Tools That can Make Your Ss Better Researchers
http://www.teachercast.net/2016/03/01/10-online-tools-that-will-make-your-students-better-researchers/

Why Students Should Consider A Career In Data Science
https://www.datacenterjournal.com/consider-career-data-science/

Movement ignites the brain -increases attention, memory, achievement. Research:
http://lodgemccammon.com/kinesthetics/research/

The Antidote to Our Anxious Times Is a Learning Mindset
https://hbr.org/2016/07/the-antidote-to-our-anxious-times-is-a-learning-mindset

Is cursive handwriting making a comeback?
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/once-all-but-left-for-dead-is-cursive-handwriting-making-a-comeback/2016/07/26/24e59d34-4489-11e6-bc99-7d269f8719b1_story.html

The Pioneer Empowering the Incredible Tech Girls Of The Future
http://www.forbes.com/forbes/welcome/#22836f2e5d82

Enjoy my Formative Assessment Toolkit for back to school!
http://www.symbaloo.com/mix/webtools105