Favorite General Tips and Education Resources Found on Twitter

I have assembled some of my favorites found on Twitter that will help our students and school staff have the best 21st Century resources which I could find. These were collected between July 2011 to January 2012. Recognition to all of the professionals on twitter who provided links to these valuable resources originally.

General Tips

27 Tips and Tricks for Principals: http://blog.simplek12.com/education/tips-tricks-for-principals/

Best resource for finding new apps for my teachers and students http://bit.ly/e3ZbmF

Resources from Jim Wright to use data and problem solving teams to improve your RTI process http://www.jimwrightonline.com/wested.php

More than 500 free Etextbooks: http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2011/12/bookboon-more-than-500-free-etextbooks.html

Calcoolate: The coolest scientific calculator on the web http://www.calcoolate.com/

How to Set Up Gmail for School iPads and iPods http://learninginhand.com/blog/how-to-set-up-gmail-for-school-ipads-and-ipods.html?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed:+learninginhand+%28Learning+in+Hand%29

QR Code Implementation Guide:http://coolcatteacher.blogspot.com/2011/05/qr-code-classroom-implementation-guide.html

10 Tools for Getting the Most from Dropbox http://zite.to/w2ZrHy

Complete Guide to Google Reader to include how to Send to your blog http://theedublogger.com/2011/11/07/the-complete-educators-guide-to-using-google-reader/#link

100 Different Uses for Evernote: http://www.andrewcmaxwell.com/2009/11/100-different-evernote-uses/

APPitic-NEW POST: "Easily Build App Libraries" http://appitic.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=1&Itemid=302

Free Technology for Teachers: Send Email Attachments to Your Dropbox http://bit.ly/qKnhIa

General Education

15 Schools Using Flipped Classrooms Right Now http://vsb.li/qGpaQL

How A Flipped Classroom Actually Works [Interview] http://edudemic.com/2011/12/real-flipped-classroom/

Grading Practices and Resources: https://docs.google.com/a/medford.k12.wi.us/document/d/1r4xrDAKkChmGsHAp2eK3pj1tQC55LG8CB1Vau-lRO1A/edit

Check out these great idea for using smartpens for reading instruction from @EngagingTech http://www.engaging-technologies.com/support-files/reading_instruction_using_the_livescribe_smartpen.pdf

Oxford Owl is Great for Reading and Math http://larryferlazzo.edublogs.org/2011/12/10/oxford-owl-is-great-for-reading-math/

National Center for Literacy Education: http://www.ncte.org/ncle

21st Century Leaders Use 21st Century Tools to Communicate with Parents: http://the21stcenturyprincipal.blogspot.com/2011/10/21st-century-leaders-use-21st-century.html

Packers 2011 Media Guide: http://www.packers.com/news-and-events/media-guide.html

So you want to make project-based-learning work in your district or school? Here are 10 things to keep in mind! http://www.edutopia.org/stw-replicating-pbl-tips-get-started

Beyond CliffsNotes: 100 Free & Useful Tools for When Time’s Running Out http://bit.ly/d9GNO1

Shift Happens in Iowa: http://www.iowafuture.org/2011/08/04/iowa-did-you-know/

Do classroom sound systems reduce special-education referrals? http://sbne.ws/r/8yOn Seems like a low-risk, low-cost strategy, so why not?