Thursday, January 23, 2014

Tweets from Education Technology Gurus

Linda Braun, @lbraun2000, tweets a link on 5 Reasons You Should be Teaching Digital Citizenship.
The article describes cyberbullying and reckless use of digital communication as being rampant among teens.  This could be due to cruel exploiters, parents who fail to set boundaries, lack of education and discussion in schools, or a combination.   We can teach students to be proactive and mindful of how they deploy their devices.


Tony Vincent, @tonyvincent, had a lot of tweets about something called Stick Around.  He actually created it.  I clicked on one of the links and it took me to an iPad app called Stick Around by Tony Vincent and MorrisCooke, a way to play, design, and share sorting and labeling puzzles. Teachers can make puzzles for students to practice content by dragging stickers from a tray to their correct spots on a background before the time runs out.

https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stick-around-by-tony-vincent/id557949353?ign-mpt=uo%3D4
It's called Stick Around because it helps make learning stick.

Buffy Hamilton, @buffyjhamilton, has a lot of tweets about her mother, who is undergoing treatment for pancreatic cancer.  But she also tweeted enthusiastically about Write Around Text Activities and linked photos of students doing the activity.  I enjoyed seeing their engagement; everyone was on task.


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