Ed Tech and the Heart of Service Tweets of the Day 10/26/12

1. Tips for Tech-Cautious Teachers 

http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2012/10/24/tln_crowley_tech.html?tkn=NNCC9K%2BuAqGZLUtSZlcshHI8AGXJ3WFciuw5&cmp=clp-sb-edtech 

2. Linda Lane, Pittsburgh Schools Superintendent, Turns Down $20,000 Pay Raise

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/pittsburgh-schools-superi_n_2015773.html 

Statue of George Washington Carver as a child.

 3. Serving Low-Income Students

 http://blogs.edweek.org/teachers/teaching_ahead/

4. Department Of Defense Needs Overhaul Of Recruitment Practices, Faces Shortfall Of STEM Workers: Report

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/25/citing-shortfall-in-quali_n_2017331.html 

5. ClassBadges Is A Free Way To Gamify Your Classroom

http://edudemic.com/2012/10/classbadges-is-a-free-way-to-gamify-your-classroom/ 

6. Intensive Early Intervention Improves Social Skills and Brain Responses

http://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-news/intensive-early-intervention-improves-social-skills-and-brain-responses 

Catch those ZZZZs so you can achieve.

7. Snooze or Lose

Overstimulated, overscheduled kids are getting at least an hour’s less sleep than they need, a deficiency that, new research reveals, has the power to set their cognitive abilities back years.

http://nymag.com/news/features/38951/