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 … another news story about a robot being used to allow a sick student to attend school and participate, a great listing of higher ed conferences going on in the 2017 - 2018 school year, LOGO is 50 years old, check out the iOS 11 beta, Alan November discusses collaborative assessments, a new tech term: Phygital, A.J. Juliani's new book focuses on empowering students to own their learning, and much more!
Robots attend school in place of sick kids, thanks to one giving boy http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/16/health/cnn-hero-leslie-morissette-grahamtastic-connection/index.html
12 Strategies For Teaching Literature In The 21st Century
http://www.teachthought.com/pedagogy/instructional-strategies/12-strategies-for-teaching-literature-in-the-21st-century/
Learning how to teach kids in the digital age
https://www.stuff.co.nz/taranaki-daily-news/news/94108456/learning-how-to-teach-kids-in-the-digital-age
Wanna (#Edtech) Getaway? Check Out These #HigherEd Conferences for 2017-2018
https://www.edsurge.com/news/2017-06-30-wanna-edtech-getaway-check-out-these-higher-ed-conferences-for-2017-2018
The ISTE Presentation Almost Everyone Missed - And Shouldn't Have (50th Anniv of LOGO!)
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/06/the-iste-presentation-almost-everyone.html#.WVeknIjys2x
Kahoot Unveils a New Mobile App and Game Play Options
http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2017/06/kahoot-unveils-new-mobile-app-and-game.html#.WVek0ojys2w
Checked out #AskTheFLN, the #FlippedLearning Network Podcast yet? Great summer listening!
http://podcasts.flippedlearning.org/askthefln/
Apple just released the first iOS 11 beta to everyone
https://techcrunch.com/2017/06/26/apple-just-released-the-first-ios-11-beta-to-everyone/
Mobile Learning Should Disrupt What ‘School’ Is
http://www.teachthought.com/the-future-of-learning/forcing-mobile-learning-world/
Hmm? “Phygital” That's a new one on me
http://searchsalesforce.techtarget.com/definition/Phygital
Microsoft (“Teams” Tool in Office 365) Eases Personalized Learning and Encourages Future-Ready Skills
https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2017/06/microsoft-eases-personalized-learning-and-encourages-future-ready-skills
Interesting New Book: “Empower: What Happens When Students Own Their Learning”
https://www.amazon.com/Empower-Happens-Students-Their-Learning/dp/194644443X/ref=as_sl_pc_tf_mfw&tag=emer01-20
Alan November on the power of Ss purposely working in groups to complete an assessment
http://www.coolcatteacher.com/alan-november-shares-mind-blowing-new-idea-assessment/
