{"id":2273,"date":"2012-08-10T16:14:47","date_gmt":"2012-08-10T14:14:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oeb.global\/OEB_Newsportal\/?p=2273"},"modified":"2016-11-22T11:28:37","modified_gmt":"2016-11-22T09:28:37","slug":"tweets-of-the-week-monday-august-6th-friday-august-10th-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oeb.global\/oeb-insights\/tweets-of-the-week-monday-august-6th-friday-august-10th-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Tweets of the week Monday, August 6th – Friday, August 10th, 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The article \u201c25 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom\u201d http:\/\/bit.ly\/RrDBJ5<\/strong><\/a> \u00a0was an interesting take on a topic that is all the rage these days.\u00a0 It\u2019s a theme we have looked at in recent weeks. (See \u201c28 Creative Ideas for Teaching with Twitter\u201d http:\/\/bit.ly\/HrFlgX<\/a><\/strong>.)\u00a0 Still on ways to make classroom routines exciting and enjoyable for the student and teacher alike, the new TedEd resource from TED allows you to tailor YouTube videos to suit your lesson plan http:\/\/ht.ly\/1lREft<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0 Edudemic\u2019s list of \u201c10 Real-World Tips For Using iPads In Education\u201d http:\/\/bit.ly\/OLgyGF<\/a><\/strong> also appeared on our radar.\u00a0 Deciding to deploy iPads is a decision not to be taken lightly, considering the cost, and this article offers some practical pointers on preparing for this \u2018smart\u2019 step.<\/p>\n

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All this classroom technology has made students\u2019 lives easier in many ways \u2013 especially when it comes to cheating.\u00a0 Gone are the crib notes of yore to be replaced by surreptitiously snapped photos of test scripts, swiftly sent via MMS to classmates who could not be bothered to prepare for the test. Technology also makes it so much easier for teachers to catch a cheat; however, the writer of this article from Teaching Now<\/em> argues that students still have the upper hand.\u00a0 Read \u201cClassroom Cheating in the Digital Age\u201d http:\/\/bit.ly\/NhPv42<\/a><\/strong> and judge for yourself. And if your classroom is fraught with tension after all these plagiarism problems, join the game-based learning brigade. This website http:\/\/bit.ly\/Mt6gak<\/a><\/strong> lists some great blogs offering handy resources.<\/p>\n

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Check out our Facebook page http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/ONLINEEDUCABERLIN<\/strong><\/a>, follow us on Twitter @OEBConference and keep up with news of all things e-learning.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The article \u201c25 Ways To Use Twitter In The Classroom\u201d http:\/\/bit.ly\/RrDBJ5 \u00a0was an interesting take on a topic that is all the rage these days.\u00a0 It\u2019s a theme we have looked at in recent weeks. (See \u201c28 Creative Ideas for Teaching with Twitter\u201d http:\/\/bit.ly\/HrFlgX.)\u00a0 Still on ways to make classroom routines exciting and enjoyable for […]<\/p>\n

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