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 … teaching science standards with Minecraft Education Edition, what happens when we give control back to our students?, the sorry state of today's Student Information Systems, a good piece to get you thinking about meaningful uses of tech in the classroom, examining the relationship between reflection and learning, and much more to explore!
3 “threshold concepts … shaping the new paradigms of our field”
http://er.educause.edu/blogs/2017/5/educational-technology-leadership-and-practice-in-higher-education
The surprising outcome of giving control back to the students
https://medium.com/age-of-awareness/the-surprising-outcome-of-giving-control-back-to-the-students-8790f1f4a89e
5 All-Too-Common Ways #Edtech Implementations Fail
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-04-06-5-all-too-common-ways-edtech-implementations-fail
So true: “The SIS Dilemma: When FUD Meets Fatigue, the Whole Industry Suffers”
https://www.thetambellinigroup.com/post/blog/the-student-information-system-dilemma/
Equity Through Access: 21st Century Learning & the Necessity of 1-to-1
https://thejournal.com/articles/2017/05/24/equity-through-access-21st-century-learning-and-the-necessity-of-1to1.aspx
No Sign of #Edtech In Department of Education’s Full Federal Budget Proposal
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-05-23-no-sign-of-edtech-in-department-of-education-s-full-federal-budget-proposal
8 ways to think about tech in ways that actually improve the classroom
http://ideas.ted.com/theres-no-app-for-good-teaching/
App Smashing with Kindergarteners
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/app-smashing-kindergarteners-ipadchat/
Using Someone Else’s Videos in Your Class
http://flippedlearning.org/syndicated/using-someone-elses-videos-class/
Watch: Where AI Is Today, and Where It’s Going in the Future
https://singularityhub.com/2017/05/23/watch-where-ai-is-today-and-where-its-going-in-the-future/
First-ever winners of MITx Prize for Teaching and Learning in MOOCs announced
http://news.mit.edu/2017/first-winners-of-mitx-prize-for-teaching-and-learning-in-moocs-0522
7 Ways Reflection Gives Students Ownership of their Learning
http://ajjuliani.com/reflection/
The Next Great Computer Interface Is Emerging—But It Doesn’t Have a Name Yet
https://singularityhub.com/2017/05/21/the-next-great-computer-interface-is-emerging-but-it-doesnt-have-a-name-yet/
Minecraft: Education Edition’s Code Builder Helps Teach Science Standards
https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2017/05/minecraft-education-edition-s-code-builder-helps-teach-science-standards
