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.
Here’s Mark Zuckerberg demonstrating Meta’s high-end Project Cambria VR headset Be sure to scroll down and watch the short video. @rjcc @verge @Marzuckerberg
High School Scientists from Around the World Win Nearly $8M in Awards, Scholarships at Regeneron International Science and Engineering Fair. $75,000 Top Award Goes to 17-year-old Robert Sansone for pioneering invention to improve electric motor efficiency. @Society4Science @ScienceNews @SNStudents
How To Make Two Game-Changing Pasta Sauces At Hom – This uses an immersion blender but you could use a kitchen-top blender. I have a Blendtec. Be sure to involve your kids if you have any at home. @EthanChleb
Social Media/Artificial Intelligence
Your iPhone has a hidden photo menu that unlocks genius feature. Long press the icon for your Photo app. Let go when the menu pops up. If you press too long all apps start to vibrate so you can rearrange or delete apps. I tried the search feature and it worked great.
Learning
Why Is The Turkish Bayraktar TB2 Drone So Effective? This is pretty low tech compared to US drones, but it is very effective. @Blue_Sauron @ELINTNews
Leadership/Parenting
Is Hybrid Learning Here to Stay in Higher Ed? It may be here to stay in K-12 as well. @DanielLempres @EdSurge
Inspirational/Funny Tweets
@LifeWithJohn
Humor, Music, Cool Stuff
Instantly Improve Your Putting With These Simple Tips. Take ten minutes to make sure you are following this advice. @ChrisRyanGolf
Recent Book Summaries & My Podcast
The Power of Regret: How Looking Backward Moves Us Forward by Daniel Pink
Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers by Jo Boaler
180 Moving Forward past the Pandemic with Dr. Doug Green – On October 4, 2021, I was Kim Mattina’s guest on her weekly show. Please join us for a discussion on what we can gain from our pandemic experiences as educators.
The Future of Smart: How Our Education System Needs to Change to Help All Young People Thrive by Ulcca Joshi Hansen
Noise: A Flaw In Human Judgement by Daniel Kahneman, Oliver Sibony, & Cass Sunstein
Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind by Judson Brewer
Where Good Ideas Come From: The Natural History of Innovation by Steven Johnson
Listen to Dr. Doug on the “Cup of Joe” podcast. I recorded it last week. On it, I talk about the many good things I have seen in schools doing hybrid teaching. @PodcastCupOfJoe @DrDougGreen @BrainAwakes
Grasp: The Science of Transforming How We Learn by Sanjay Sarma with Luke Yoquinto
Back to School COVID Myths – It’s popular to say that hybrid learning is negatively impacting poor students who generally attend schools with lots of discipline issues. Is it possible that some poor kids who make a serious effort to learn aren’t the big winners? There may be stresses at home, but not many bullies. @DrDougGreen @mssackstein
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
Boys and Sex: Young Men on Hookups, Love, Porn, Consent, and Navigating the New Masculinity by Peggy Orenstein
Emotional Intelligence 2.0 by Travis Bradberry & Jean Greaves (the book can be found here)
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