Ed Tech and STEM Tweets of the Day 8/8/14

Tests That Look Like Video Games

http://www.npr.org/blogs/ed/2014/08/07/337129961/tests-that-look-like-video-games?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=education 

How to Teach Kids About Factoring a Polynomial

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/how-to-teach-factoring-polynomial-jose-vilson

Screen Time That’s Valuable For Young Kids

http://blogs.kqed.org/mindshift/2014/08/screen-time-games-learning-thats-valuable-for-young-kids/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+kqed%2FnHAK+%28MindShift%29 

Scratch Releases "Creative Computing" Teaching Guide

https://www.edsurge.com/n/2014-08-07-scratch-releases-creative-computing-teaching-guide 

Help Students Explore the U.S. Constitution With This Interactive Site 

http://www.freetech4teachers.com/2014/08/help-students-explore-us-constitution.html?utm_source=feedblitz&utm_medium=FeedBlitzRss&utm_campaign=freetech4teachers#.U-TzaWMfgwA 

3 Reasons Why Chromebook Beats iPad in 1:1 Programs

https://www.edsurge.com/n/2014-06-30-3-reasons-why-chromebook-beats-ipad-in-1-1-programs 

It’s Time to End the Device Debate

http://www.edudemic.com/time-end-device-debate/ 

 "Personally, I have no strong emotion tied to one device or another. In fact, as a learner, I get a great deal of satisfaction by figuring out how I can get my daily tasks done on any device that is placed before me. In fact, my main takeaway from most of these debates regarding one device or another is that those of us in schools need to steer clear of strapping on the blinders that can come along with one platform or another." Patrick Larkin