Chris, Jamie and Michael discuss the articles of the week and share their tech tips.
Articles of the Week
- Begin – Your Daily To-Do List I got it free through AppsGoneFree, and I love it!
- 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teachers Who Use Technology
I aspire to these seven characteristics. - Science Funder Jeffrey Epstein Launches Radical Emotional Software For The Gaming Industry
They know … love! They feel … emotion! - SPOCs: Small private online classes may be better than MOOCs. – Slate Magazine
SPOCs … They are logical. - Technology in Math Education: the iPad a Game-Changer?
In the classroom teachers are often exhorted to motivate their students by providing “real life” examples as well as problems drawn from the “real world.” …As part of the push to keep students motivated and to provide them with cutting-edge math instruction, school systems have been turning increasingly to technological aids. - $2 Million Samsung Classroom Grant Program Opens — THE Journal
Samsung has opened its 2013 Solve for Tomorrow grant program, which will award a total of $2 million in classroom technology for teachers. More than 300 winners and finalists will receive prizes… - Winning Equation: How Technology Can Help Save Math Education | Edutopia
Math education in the United States is a broken system. So says a national panel of experts convened by President Bush, which warned of the disastrous effects this run-down system will have on individual and national success — unless we introduce markedly different teaching strategies.
Tech Tips
1.40 Fantastic iOS7 Tips & Tricks.
40+ tips on how to use the new iOS. It’s an easy to use guide with photos that show you exactly how to use the new features.
2.Begin – Your Daily To-Do List
I got it free through AppsGoneFree, and I love it!
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