Educational Links 4/29/16

New Study Finds One-To-One Device Programs Can Be Effective

http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2016/04/28/new-study-finds-one-to-one-device-programs-can-be-effective/ 

Clipboards: A Tool for Informal Assessment 

https://www.teachingchannel.org/videos/informal-assessment-strategies 

What do Child Prodigies Have in Common with Kids with Autism? - See more at: http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/explainer-child-prodigies-common-kids-autism-wcz/#sthash.dZzZoWfN.dpuf

 What Do Child Prodigies Have In Common With Kids With Autism?

http://goodmenproject.com/featured-content/explainer-child-prodigies-common-kids-autism-wcz/

4 Best Storytelling Apps for Building Social Skills

https://www.graphite.org/blog/4-best-storytelling-apps-for-building-social-skills?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=csm 

Laptops in classrooms help students learn 

http://michiganradio.org/post/laptops-classrooms-help-students-learn#stream/0 

Can an Increase in Empathy Lead to a Drop in Suspensions?

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/rulesforengagement/2016/04/can_an_increase_in_empathy_lead_to_a_drop_in_suspensions.html?cmp=SOC-EDIT-FB 

3 Types of EdTech Baggage: Toolsets, Mindsets, Skillsets

http://dmlcentral.net/3-types-edtech-baggage-toolsets-mindsets-skillsets/ 

 Anyone with a background in technology integration will, of course, be familiar with the diffusion of innovation curve. This is a method to explain the way that different groups of people will react to new technologies. It’s useful, but tends to be used in a very two-dimensional way — as if people will always react in the same way to something new placed in front of them.