As Seen on Twitter This Week - October 17, 2013

This a copy of the weekly e-mail that I share with my peers.  It is a way for me to pass along the great things that I see each week on social media.  

As Seen On Twitter This Week – October 17, 2013

Last week was a little crazy with conferences so I didn’t send out my weekly Thursday “As Seen on Twitter This Week” e-mail.  I added a few more links this week to make up for it.

If you only read a couple I would recommend the first two links – social media impacting the writing of our students and why girls are not pursuing college computer degrees.

I also wrote a couple of blog posts this week that might be of interest:

Does McDonald’s Have A Better Learning Space Than Your Classroom?

http://www.speakingofhistory.blogspot.com/2013/10/does-mcdonalds-have-better-learning.html

The Government Shut Down – Graphs to Use For Writing Prompt

http://www.speakingofhistory.blogspot.com/2013/10/the-government-shut-down-graphs-for.html

Thanks.

Eric

The Dumbest Generation? No, Twitter is Making Our Kids Smarter

http://m.theglobeandmail.com/life/how-new-digital-tools-are-making-kids-smarter/article14321886/?service=mobile&utm_content=buffer3e05a&utm_source=buffer&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Buffer#!/

- how is the use of social media by our students impacting their writing

Why Are Girls Not Pursuing College Computer Degrees

http://www.edudemic.com/girls-computer-science-degrees/

- I have been reading a lot about this topic as the father of two girls

Study: U.S. Education Tops Spending List

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/25/oecd-education-report_n_3496875.html

- one of the facts that caught my eye was that between 2000-2011 teacher salaries for U.S. teachers increased 3%, in other countries increased 17=20%

Making the Most of a Small Space

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/top-teaching/2013/09/making-most-small-space

- ideas on organizing your classroom to make the most of the space

Howard Gardner “Multiple Intelligences” are not ‘Learning Styles’

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/10/16/howard-gardner-multiple-intelligences-are-not-learning-styles/

- some great comments from Mr. Gardner himself on M.I.

How Big Is A House in Different Countries

http://shrinkthatfootprint.com/how-big-is-a-house

- interesting comparison of how much space we really need from a global perspective

The Unofficial Guide to Educational Twitter Hashtags

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1CkUrFNr3ZThZXLh4kwk9rk-wQlwfcg8YL9zVx1R_C2s/edit

- the use of hashtags is one of the most important skills to getting the most out of Twitter