Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 11/22/13

1. 30 Apps Perfect For BYOD Classrooms

http://www.edudemic.com/byod-apps-symbaloo/ 

2. When Edtech Meets Montessori, Kids Rule Edtech

 https://www.edsurge.com/n/2013-11-20-when-edtech-meets-montessori-kids-rule-edtech

3. 25 Awesome Social Media Tools for Education

 http://www.opencolleges.edu.au/informed/features/social-media-tools-for-education/

4.  Some High Schoolers Built a Satellite and NASA Just Sent It to Space

http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/some-high-schoolers-built-a-satellite-and-nasa-just-sent-it-to-space/281681/ 

5. Strategy for Women in STEM

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/11/20/project-based-learning-could-help-attract-and-retain-women-stem-study-suggests#.UozebywQvMI.twitter 

6. 3 Presentation Tools Teachers Are Now Using

http://www.edudemic.com/presentation-tools-teachers/ 

7. Before Plymouth, a History of Thanksgiving, and Thanksgivings Compared 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2013/11/before-plymouth-history-of-thanksgiving.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+freetech4teachers%2FcGEY+%28Free+Technology+for+Teachers%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo#.Uo607uKnet8 

 

 

Ed Tech and STEM: A Mind/Shift STEM Tutorial 10/6/13

1. Why Are Women Still Walking Away From Science?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/10/why-are-women-still-walking-away-from-science/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29&utm_content=Google+Feedfetcher 

2. How Teachers Mix Online Math with Classroom Instruction

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/11/how-teachers-mix-online-math-with-classroom-instruction/ 

 “A computer as of yet cannot help a student develop that deep mathematical reasoning and connecting concepts”

3. 5 Tools to Introduce Programming to Kids

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2011/05/5-tools-to-introduce-programming-to-kids/ 

4. What Online Tools Work for Teaching Language Arts?

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/01/what-online-tools-work-for-language-arts/ 

 “This is so much more creative, inventive and exciting. As a teacher I am so much more energized.”

5. Finding the Beauty in Math

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/10/finding-the-beauty-in-math/ 

6. What’s Worth Investing In? How to Decide What Technology You Need

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/category/blended-learning-2/ 

 7. Combining Computer Games with Classroom Teaching

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2012/01/combining-computer-games-with-classroom-teaching/ 

  “Instructors have to find the balance between occupying students with something fun, and giving them an opportunity to learn something important.”

8. All Hands On Deck: Getting Kids Excited About STEM

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2013/09/all-hands-on-deck-getting-kids-excited-about-stem/ 

 “To get kids excited, you need to introduce them to somebody who is excited already and can convey that excitement.”