Free Resources for Busy Parents and Educators Who Don’t Have as Much Time to Read and Surf as I Do
The Twitter names next to each link belong to the authors, publications, and the people who bring them to my attention.
This is the cover of the Green family Christmas Card. It is my daughter Lena Green’s original art (© 2020) based on the little owl found in the Rockefeller Center tree in New York City. She does graphics for the Tamron Hall show on ABC and freelance art. If you want to draw handsome men check out her DoableGuys.Com. @ValmontGod @DoableGuys @tamronhall @TamronHallShow
Seven predictions for how technology will shape healthcare in 2021 – From the COVID-19 vaccine to advances in machine learning, AI, improved W-Fi and 5G, and telemedicine, experts expect a move to “patient-centric” health next year. @vmcombs @techrepublic @Nicochan33 @automeme @machine_ml @jmespinar @DeepLearn007
Theater Educators Struggle to Keep Shows Going Amid COVID-19. High school theater troupes around the country are trying to do something that not even Broadway has been able to pull off-host live shows in-person and remotely amid the pandemic. What is your school doing? @C_C_Mitchell @educationweek
Social/Mobile Media Education
Speech-To-Text: Google Speech vs Amazon Transcribe – Here is a quick speech to text comparison of these services that analyzes some features and properties, so you have a clear idea of the pros and cons before you go using one. @automeme @machinelearnTec @humanoid_info
Learning
The Growth of Mount Everest – A Math and Geology Lesson – There are multiple links here that math and science teachers can use to create and engaging lesson. It also talks about the career of land surveying. @rmbyrne @NavinSinghKhadk @BBCNews @cbbc @SciShowKids
Leadership/Parenting
2020 Holiday Toys For Active Boys – I would consider giving them to girls as well. @tarametblog @WhisperAmber
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@Imported_Fun
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
The World’s First ‘Star Wars’-Inspired Lightsaber Receives Guinness World Records Recognition. The Guinness World Records honored YouTuber the Hacksmith for his engineering skills in coming up with the world’s first retractable lightsaber. @thehacksmith
My Podcast & Recent Book Summaries
This is my podcast on the Jabbedu Network. Please consider listening and buying my book Teaching Isn’t Rocket Science, It’s Way More Complex. Here’s a free executive summary. @jabbedu @DrDougGreen
The Biggest Bluff: How I Learned to Pay Attention, Master Myself, and Win by Maria Konnikova
Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein
IEP & Section 504 Team Meetings…and the Law by Miriam Kurtzig Freedman
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves (the book can be found here)
Reprogramming the American Dream: From Rural America to Silicon Valley – Making AI Serve Us All by Kevin Scott
The Knowledge GAP: The Hidden Cause of America’s Broken Education System and How to Fix It by Natalie Wexler
Upstream: How to Solve Problems Before They Happen by Dan Heath
Innovate Inside the Box: Empowering Learners Through UDL and the Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros with Katie Novak
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