Twitter Buzz: December ’12 and January ’13

Friday, January 25th, 2013

Happy New Year from The DyKnow Team! If The Best of 2012: EdTech Resources was not enough to satisfy your cravings for the very best in educational technology news, tips and resources, I present to you yet another resource for the most popular and influential resources of the past 60 days.

Extra credit points will be assigned to those innovative educators who share, re-share, email, tweet, re-tweet, post and otherwise provide feedback to this post!

Notable and Quotable:

“The absolute wrong way to deal with educational technology is to look at a tool and try to build a lesson around it” -Nicholas Provenzano, @thenerdyteacher

“Having books in my classroom does not ensure my students will learn to read. In the same way, having technology in my classroom does not mean that my students will discover how to use it as a learning tool” -Kathy Cassidy

Evaluating Technology Use in the Classroom by Jeff Utecht (over 1800 EdTech tweeters read this with us!)
Case Studies: How Teachers Use Tech to Support Learning by Tina Barseghian
Challenging the Model of 1:1 With BYOD by Amanda Paquette
How Tablets are Invading the Classroom by Simon Hill
Using Technology in the Classroom The Right Way by Nicholas Provenzano
iPad Mini – A Teacher’s Perspective by Daniel Edwards
Making BYOD Work in Schools by Kelly Walsh
How To Get Parent Support for Tech Use in Class by Jennifer Carey
What is an EdTech Leader? by Nicholas Provenzano
7 Steps to Flipped Professional Development by Laura Conley
10 Things I’ve Learned About Leadership by Justin Tarte
The Use & Abuse of Technology in the Classroom by Kathy Cassidy
4 Free Assessment Apps for 1:1 Classrooms by Monica Burns
Here Comes 2013: The Big Themes in Learning by Annie Muphy Paul
How Teachers Can Sell Love of Learning to Students by Jennie Rose

“Your efforts to engage students and develop important 21st century skills can become the scapegoat explanation for problems that have nothing to do with tech. So, how do we as educators get these parents into our corner?” -Jennifer Carey

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