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Articles, blogs, and Twitter users I found interesting in the past week.

A few of the articles I found interesting in the past week, blogs I’ve stumbled upon, and new Twitter users I’m following.

Articles and blogs I found interesting in the past week.

Students in an introductory psychology course were divided into two groups: some watched a recorded video podcast of a lecture, available on iTunes U, while others saw the same lecture in a live setting. Students who watched the video lecture scored 9 points higher on average than those who attended the live lecture.
Dani McKinney, the [...]

The question is, how do we get to the point where all teachers are embracing the idea that proper use of technology can make learning more meaningful? The resources are out there. Example lesson plans exist. How do we get past the inertia? How do we convince teachers to seek out new ways of using technology?