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Top Web Links, Tweets & Instagram Posts from 2017

Learning in Hand

Let's see what resonated on social media in 2017. I’m using these tools to bring you the best of what I shared in 2017. You don't need a virtual reality viewer to take your class on an expedition" from @KarlyMoura [link] — Tony Vincent (@tonyvincent) January 16, 2017. ?? I also post graphics on Instagram each week.

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7 Things to Know About Coding in the Early Childhood Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Date: Tuesday, November 28, 2017. Vicki: Today we’re talking to Dr. Marina Umaschi Bers @ marinabers from Tufts University, where she is Director of the Dev Tech Research Group. The particular robots we have developed in my Dev Tech Research Group at Tufts are called Kibo. Coding in the Early Childhood Classroom.

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What One Startup Founder Learned in Her Quest to Change How Profs Communicate With Students

Edsurge

By 2017, EdSurge noted that some college administrators were wary of Piazza’s approach, because professors were adopting the tool with no oversight from college leaders who needed to make sure it aligned with data practices used elsewhere on campus. One of those issues was student privacy.

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Kids are not better at technology than adults.

The Principal of Change

It doesn’t mean that one group has the ability over another, but their past experiences do shape a lot of what their future looks like. Yes, many kids have never known anything BUT a world with iPhones and YouTube, but the same adults have lived in that world the same amount of time kids have, and sometimes, even more. That’s it.

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Library of Congress introduces three new apps (and a reminder of some older goodies)

NeverEndingSearch

Time After Time challenges invite players to order a thematic group of primary sources chronologically to explore sequencing and change and/or continuity over time. The three selected projects for 2017 were chosen from among 33 proposals. A second group of organizations will launch their projects in 2018. Coming soon!).

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Schools on a screen: One tech-savvy school district has lessons for others going online

The Hechinger Report

Since 2017, students in Mineola have been introduced to coding through unplugged classes in pre-K, and by first grade, have been allowed to take the devices home. Shortly before Thanksgiving, second graders in dual-language classes at Hampton Street worked in small groups to answer questions about the origins of the holiday.

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Top Tweets and Instagram Posts from 2019

Learning in Hand

Group Salutes ?? iMovie for iPhone and iPad has does have a green screen option. Strategies for ensuring that students feel like they’re part of the classroom community from @edutopia , including. ?? Shout Outs ?? Class Norms ?? Appreciation, Apology, Aha ?? Snowball Toss ?? So many Google document URL tricks, so little time. ??

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