Ed Tech Tweet Wrap for week of 01-04-10

by K. Walsh on January 8, 2010

A dozen Ed Tech articles and web tools culled from my Tweets over the course of this first week of the new decade. Happy browsing!

  • Microsoft launches 8th annual Imagine Cup (students use tech & innovation to address social issues): http://bit.ly/6ETeyw
  • Article discusses why ePortfolios have become such a hot topic in education: http://bit.ly/63ERcE
  • Post discusses set up of “Experimental Tech” classroom (at a community college): http://bit.ly/8VYgSv
  • Top 5 Higher Ed Tech stories of 2009, from eCampus News: http://bit.ly/55FNQw
  • Electronic gradebooks keep parents current on students performance, assignments, in Austin schools: http://bit.ly/4JRVxK
  • Research reveals PreK-12 teachers increasingly embracing digital media: http://bit.ly/75ghzA
  • Intriguing collaborative idea- teaching w/Google Wave by combining classes from different colleges: http://bit.ly/8jM0c2
  • White House doubles STEM education funding with $250 dollar infusion: http://bit.ly/6i77Hs
  • Memorial Univ creates “matchmaking” tool to link researchers & people interested in their research: http://bit.ly/4LrB4n
  • Grockit test prep (”When the Princeton Review met Facebook”): http://bit.ly/4sfbXx
  • Some thoughtful observations and interesting facts in “Notes on Digitization in Higher Ed”: http://bit.ly/6s6EZb
  • Small elementary school takes technological ‘leap’: http://bit.ly/7d52Re

I hope you’ll join us early next week as we review features and functions in 10+ Free Screencasting tools. Thanks so much, and have a great weekend!

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