Ed Tech and STEM Monday Review 8/11/14

6 STEM resources to engage women, minorities

http://www.eschoolnews.com/2014/08/06/women-minorities-stem-873/

Apps That Challenge Kids to Solve Environmental Issues

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/02/apps-that-challenge-kids-to-solve-environmental-issues/ 

Tests That Look Like Video Games

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/07/337129961/tests-that-look-like-video-games?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education

3 Reasons Why Chromebook Beats iPad in 1:1 Programs

https://www.edsurge.com/n/2014-06-30-3-reasons-why-chromebook-beats-ipad-in-1-1-programs 

It’s Time to End the Device Debate

http://www.edudemic.com/time-end-device-debate/

BYOD--Is It Fair and Equitable for the Poor Kids? 

http://mzteachuh.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2014-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&updated-max=2015-01-01T00:00:00-08:00&max-results=50 

Los Angeles Unified Sets Aside $40M to Purchase Non-Apple Devices

https://www.edsurge.com/n/2014-06-30-los-angeles-unified-sets-40m-to-purchase-non-apple-devices

 

 

 

 

School Makes Me... Tweets of the Day 3/8/13

http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2013/03/school-makes-me.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+dangerouslyirrelevant+%28Dangerously+Irrelevant%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

1. Race Does Matter
http://theeducatorsroom.com/2013/03/race-does-matter/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

2. Adapting PE for Children with Special Needs

http://special-ism.com/adapting-pe-for-children-with-special-needs/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

3. Project Uses Famous Profiles to Identify Gifted, Creative Students

http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/inside-school-research/2013/03

/gifted_student_profiles_aid_identification.html 

4. Five Ways to Get Girls into STEM

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/5-ways-girls-involved-STEM-karen-purcell 

5. The Great Homework Debate III: Common Core Math Blues 

http://www.specialneedsdigest.com/2013/03/the-great-homework-debate-iii-common.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+blogspot%2FLUdSt+%28Special+Needs+Digest%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

6. Teens Are Choosing Books That Are Too Easy For Them

http://anniemurphypaul.com/2013/03/3030/#comment-24901 

7. Student Mentors: How 6th and 12th Graders Learn From Each Other

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/03/student-mentors-how-6th-and-12th-graders-learn-from-each-other/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo 

Everyone has a voice.

 

 

 

 

Merry Christmas Mind/Shift (and others) Tweets of the Day 12/25/12

Merry Christmas, Mind/Shift, from Jingle McTwinkle!

I was going to take Christmas Day off from Tweets of the Day, but Mind/Shift had such a great article I couldn't do it! Merry Christmas, Mind/Shift, you are awesome.

1. Ideas for Fun and Learning During the Holiday Break

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/12/ideas-for-fun-and-learning-during-the-holiday-break/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

2. For Holiday Travel, Apps to Keep Kids Busy

 http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/11/for-holiday-travel-apps-to-keep-kids-busy/

Merry Christmas, Special-Ism.

3. Taming the Grinch In Your House

 http://special-ism.com/taming-the-grinch-in-your-house/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Special-ism+%28Special-ism%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher

 

Merry Christmas, First Book.

3. Breakfast With Santa

http://blog.firstbook.org/2012/12/25/breakfast-with-santa/ 

4. Use Your Holiday Break to Get Political

http://theeducatorsroom.com/2012/12/use-your-holiday-break-to-get-political/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+theeducatorsroom%2FvPKE+%28EducatorsRoom%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

I always thought Santa was really clueless.

 

5.  How Does Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer Make You Feel?

http://special-ism.com/how-does-rudolph-the-red-nose-reindeer-make-you-feel/ 

 

 

6. DeSTEMber 

http://www.girlstart.org/our-programs/destember 

I do believe boys are allowed to participate, too.