{"id":8900,"date":"2015-05-13T13:02:47","date_gmt":"2015-05-13T21:02:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/theedublogger.edublogs.org\/?p=8900"},"modified":"2015-05-20T12:40:45","modified_gmt":"2015-05-20T20:40:45","slug":"weekly-roundup-2015s-top-tech-trends-creating-stronger-passwords-and-why-we-should-all-keep-blogging","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/weekly-roundup-2015s-top-tech-trends-creating-stronger-passwords-and-why-we-should-all-keep-blogging\/","title":{"rendered":"Weekly Roundup: 2015&#8217;s Top Tech Trends, Creating Stronger Passwords, and Why We Should All Keep Blogging"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>This week\u2019s round-up of Edublogs news, blog posts, classroom resources, and all things blog related.<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/edublogs?fref=ts\" target=\"_blank\">Follow Edublogs on Facebook<\/a>\u00a0for daily doses of Edu-goodness!<\/em><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wmd-divider\" id=\"wmd-divider-69e0551ba5309\"\/><style type=\"text\/css\">\n            hr#wmd-divider-69e0551ba5309 {\n                margin: 40px auto;\n                height: 2px;\n                background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                \n            }\n            \n            <\/style>\n            \n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Read All About It: Trending Articles From Around The Web<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.edudemic.com\/education-trends-keep-tech-front-center\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>2015\u2019s Top Education Technology Trends<\/strong><\/a>: A number of experts weighed in on the six technology trends that are making the biggest impact on education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/mindshift\/2013\/05\/02\/a-new-role-for-avatars-learning-languages\/\" target=\"_blank\">A New Role for Avatars: Learning Languages<\/a><\/strong>: &#8220;Most experts agree that the best way to learn a language is by immersing yourself in it. Now, with more sophisticated technology, another theory around language learning is being tested: <a href=\"http:\/\/ww2.kqed.org\/mindshift\/2013\/05\/02\/a-new-role-for-avatars-learning-languages\/\" target=\"_blank\">the use of avatars to practice speaking<\/a>.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.learningfirst.org\/because-world-changing-so-are-iste-standards-students-0\" target=\"_blank\">Because the World Is Changing, So Are the ISTE Standards for Students<\/a><\/strong>: How do we prepare students in a world that\u2019s changing so rapidly and where knowledge evolves at an overwhelming pace? As K-12 educators, where do we start?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/education.skype.com\/projects\/11927-mystery-skype-skype-a-thon\" target=\"_blank\">Mystery Skype Skype-a-thon<\/a><\/strong>: Spend an entire school day connecting, discovering and learning about places all over Europe, North America and South America. You can click the link to sign up or learn more about the Mystery Skype-a-thon. Mystery Skyping will take place from 8:15 am- 2:15 pm eastern time on June 10th.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ascd.org\/publications\/educational-leadership\/may15\/vol72\/num08\/Apps,-Apps-Everywhere@-Are-Any-Good,-You-Think%C2%A2.aspx\" target=\"_blank\">Apps, Apps Everywhere: Are Any Good, You Think?<\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>A new article in ASCD Educational Leadership\u00a0sharing the best eleven mobile-learning apps out there.\u00a0It will be free to view for the next three months \u2014 after that, it goes behind a paywall.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wmd-divider\" id=\"wmd-divider-69e0551ba5333\"\/><style type=\"text\/css\">\n            hr#wmd-divider-69e0551ba5333 {\n                margin: 40px auto;\n                height: 2px;\n                background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                \n            }\n            \n            <\/style>\n            \n<h3 style=\"text-align: left;\">Sharing Is Caring: Widely Shared Posts From Edubloggers<\/h3>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/eganter.edublogs.org\/2015\/05\/05\/safe-passwords-2\/\" target=\"_blank\">Safe Passwords<\/a><\/strong>: A simple exercise to see how strong your passwords and your students&#8217; passwords are, and how you can make them stronger.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/georgecouros.ca\/blog\/presentation-resources\/resources-on-blogs-as-digital-portfolios\" target=\"_blank\">Resources on Blogs as Digital Portfolios<\/a><\/strong>: &#8220;A Blog\/Portfolio (perhaps a \u201cblogfolio\u201d), is great for learning purposes because it gives the creator of the space an opportunity to showcase learning while building a digital footprint that will be beneficial long after their time in schools.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/jonandrews.edublogs.org\/2015\/05\/11\/were-a-people-shaped-profession-so-listen\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>We\u2019re a People-Shaped Profession \u2013 so LISTEN!<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0&#8220;Any school that is serious about transforming culture to bring about elevated outcomes for students, must, I would argue, start by listening sincerely to teachers stories, the narrative regarding their practice and how they feel about it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/larryferlazzo.edublogs.org\/2015\/04\/29\/pbs-news-hour-video-worlds-best-teacher-does-not-believe-in-tests-and-quizzes\/\" target=\"_blank\">PBS News Hour Video: \u2018World\u2019s best teacher\u2019 does not believe in tests and quizzes<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wmd-divider\" id=\"wmd-divider-69e0551ba534c\"\/><style type=\"text\/css\">\n            hr#wmd-divider-69e0551ba534c {\n                margin: 40px auto;\n                height: 2px;\n                background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                \n            }\n            \n            <\/style>\n            \n<h3>Unbeatable Tweetables: Favorite Tweets Of The Week<\/h3>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Don&#8217;t fall behind. MT <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jisc\">@Jisc<\/a>: 5 reasons teachers who &#8216;don&#8217;t do digital&#8217; should start now <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/Ulo3KJmgNM\">http:\/\/t.co\/Ulo3KJmgNM<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/ZPfsqMAsuz\">pic.twitter.com\/ZPfsqMAsuz<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/k12?src=hash\">#k12<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 K12 Insight (@K12Insight) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/K12Insight\/status\/596002813043470336\">May 6, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Excellent post describes thoughtful, strategic integration of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/edtech?src=hash\">#edtech<\/a> tools. Lessons learned from Japanese educators <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lTQcQHsCCF\">https:\/\/t.co\/lTQcQHsCCF<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Debbie Morrison (@onlinelearningI) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/onlinelearningI\/status\/596062071168438272\">May 6, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">VIDEO: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Teacher?src=hash\">#Teacher<\/a> of the Year Shanna Peeples on teaching! Via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/usedgov\">@usedgov<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CJ9xPfbIEa\">https:\/\/t.co\/CJ9xPfbIEa<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/whatworks?src=hash\">#whatworks<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/K12?src=hash\">#K12<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TeachersMatter?src=hash\">#TeachersMatter<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/edchat?src=hash\">#edchat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 American ED TV (@AmEDtv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AmEDtv\/status\/596351429834452992\">May 7, 2015<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-partner=\"tweetdeck\"><p>\nCare About Educational Equity? Then You Should Care About Mobile <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZGWL2j0wXq\">https:\/\/t.co\/ZGWL2j0wXq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/edtech?src=hash\">#edtech<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdSurge\">@EdSurge<\/a> \u2014 Phil Charland (@philcharland) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/philcharland\/status\/596715282795786240\">May 8, 2015<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wmd-divider\" id=\"wmd-divider-69e0551ba5362\"\/><style type=\"text\/css\">\n            hr#wmd-divider-69e0551ba5362 {\n                margin: 40px auto;\n                height: 2px;\n                background-image: -webkit-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                background-image: -moz-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                background-image: -ms-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                background-image: -o-linear-gradient(left, rgba(0,0,0,0), #0074a2, rgba(0,0,0,0));\n                \n            }\n            \n            <\/style>\n            \n<h3>That&#8217;s A Wrap!<\/h3>\n<p>To wrap up this week&#8217;s post, I&#8217;d like to share a video that was originally shared as part of the\u00a0post &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/2015\/05\/08\/personal-blogging\/\" target=\"_blank\">Blogging Is Personal&#8230;Or Is It?<\/a>&#8221;\u00a0by Edublogs&#8217;\u00a0own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theedublogger.com\/author\/supersue\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sue Waters<\/a>. The post covers several aspects of blogging such as\u00a0personal reflection, personal tastes, and developing your own voice.<\/p>\n<p>While discussing the topic of voice, Sue shared the video &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xcmI5SSQLmE\" target=\"_blank\">Obvious to you; Amazing to others<\/a>,&#8221; by Derek Sivers. This video explains that we need to share our ideas with the world\u00a0because, as the title implies, they may be obvious to us\u00a0but are likely amazing to others. It&#8217;s an inspirational video, and one that I hope will motivate you to keep sharing and to keep blogging! Enjoy.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Obvious to you. 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