Educational Apps, Creativity and the Common Core Tweets of the Day 12/27/12

1. Friday Five: 5 Favorite Teaching Apps

http://www.teachhub.com/friday-five-5-favorite-teaching-apps 

2. Teachers' Heroic Actions In Connecticut School Shooting Brings Shift In Tone

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/24/teachers-heroic-actions-i_n_2360571.html 

3. Screen Time: Finding the Right Balance for Your Child 

http://www.schoolfamily.com/school-family-articles/article/10831-screen-time-finding-the-right-balance-for-your-child?utm_source=ReadingRockets.org&utm_medium=Twitter 

4. Top 10 Posts of 2012: Deep, Meaningful and Creative Learning

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/12/top-10-posts-of-2012-deeper-more-meaningful-and-creative-learning/ 

5. Cost Of Cops In Elementary Schools Weighed In South Florida

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/22/broward-palm-beach-officers-in-schools_n_2349792.html?ir=Education 

6. School Funds On Trial Again In 10 States 

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/26/school-funds-on-trial-aga_n_2364818.html

7. Educators Tout IB's Links to Common Core

http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2012/1/21/15ib.h32.html?tkn=NYLFwZ4gznD5jMLAz5fSwcYief31KWtyCQ8x&cmp=clp-edweek