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The Daily Roundup - October 22nd, 2013

10/22/2013

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Welcome back!  I hope everyone's week is off to a great start. Just a quick reminder, tomorrow night we'll have our weekly podcast so there won't be a Roundup.  Our special guest will be Ms. Marcie Dunham, an educator who currently teaches abroad in the Philippines!  Today, we begin with EdTech Magazine asking "Will Google Glass Usher Augmented Reality into the Classroom?"  You'll have to read the post to find out!


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Next up, the always wonderful Dr. Jackie Gerstein has a new article which asks, "Is It Project-Based Learning, Maker Education or Just Projects?"  The post discusses the difference between "hands-on" and "minds-on" learning in regards to PBL lessons and maker education.  Just because students are creating a project, does not mean they are actively engaged in the learning process.  It's an excellent read!


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Free Tech for Teachers has four new posts to check out:
  • How to Overcome Stage Fright
  • 5 Onlines Tools to Help Align Lessons to CCSS
  • Colds, Flue, and the Immune System
  • Discovery Education Presents Common Core Academies


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There's been a growing push over the past year to get students excited about coding, and it's been exciting to see. To that end, Emerging EdTech has a new post entitled,"Industry Players Collaborate to Take Teaching & Learning About Programming to the Next Level."  The article outlines Code.org's effort to get students interested in coding with their brand new "Hour of Code" program.


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Next up, EdTech powerhouses Getting Smart, EdReach, and Tom Vander Ark have launched a brand new podcast!  The weekly cast, entitled EduPreners, will be centered around Vander Ark interviewing different EdTech startup "edupreneurs" and talking about new education platforms and tools.  For the first episode, Vander Ark interview Trenton Goble, the co-founder of MasteryConnect.


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Educational Tech has five new resources to peruse:
  • How to Create Mind Maps with Google Draw
  • 7 iPad Apps for English Learners
  • New Features in the Google Hangout App
  • 12 Ways to Use Hashtags with Students
  • Guide on Google Draw Tips and Basics


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Over at iLearn Technology with Kelly Tenkely, there's a new review of "Book Writer: Create Books on the iPad."  Tenkely discusses howBook Writer can be used to help students easily create ebooks with photos, video, audio, and links.  If you've got access to iPads, it's an excellent app and definitely worth checking out.


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Finally, Jason Orbaugh at EdSurge has a new article entitled, "Lessons from the Downfall of Interactive Whiteboards."  In the post, Orbaugh discusses how the interactive whiteboard (IWB), while appearing to be doing well in most education markets, might actually be on its way to losing its place in the classroom.  It's an interesting read and Orbaugh raises some thought-provoking ideas about edtech in general.


The Lightning Round...

  • Getting Smart shares 25 Smart #SocialMedia Tips for #EdLeaders
  • The Ed Tech Review has a new review of KnowRe, the Online Math Learning Platform
  • Teach Thought has a new infographic on Establishing a Twitter Routine in Your Classroom


And that's all for the Roundup today!  Thanks for reading!  If you'd like to watch our podcast live tomorrow night, we'll be broadcasting around 6:00PM Central via my Google Hangouts account.  We'll end today with a new infographic on the benefits of coding from Kodable and Avatar Generation...

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Courtesy of: Kodable
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