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Links to check out 1/26/18

I have been on hiatus from my blog for quite a while now.  I want to start back up with some of the links I have found this week that some of you may find interesting.  I will try to give a brief description of each to help you determine if it is worth looking into.

This first article was interesting.  While I don't know that I totally agree with the author, I do think there are some valid points in this article.  In reality, if a teacher is doing their job well, you won't see the extremes mentioned in this article.
When Silicon Valley bosses send their children to screen-free schools, why do we believe the claims of the ‘ed tech’ industry, asks lecturer and author Eliane Glaser

Source: Children are tech addicts – and schools are the pushers | Eliane Glaser

After reading the previous article, I thought this might be an interesting followup.
In K-12 and college classrooms across the country, some educators are enacting at least partial device bans, some are advocating for teaching-style changes (fewer lectures, for example) and still others are seeking help from the technology itself. There’s little consensus, except that the peril of digital distraction neither starts nor ends in school, and learning to tame our tech obsession is a new and vital life skill.

Source: To ban or not to ban: Teachers grapple with forcing students to disconnect from technology

This next link is from the Cult of Pedagogy blog.  You may already be using some of these tools, but check them out and see what you think.
One of them is super trendy. One takes you into the past. Three can be used in a dozen different ways. And one you're going to want to try right away. Come see.

Source: 6 Ed Tech Tools to Try in 2018 | Cult of Pedagogy



For those of you seeking more STEM resources, this may be a good source.
Wonderful free online STEM (Science Technology Engineering Math) resources for teaching or learning, with fun activity ideas and well designed lesson plans.

Source: 7 Free Online STEM Resources



Hope everyone has had a great week and let me know what you think of the resources.
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