EdReach Show #13: The Tool of the Week!




EdReach Show show

Summary: Well, what a show! This week’s highlights: *Lots of talk about Google, Docs, and Education: Should we not trust Google? *Huffington Posts’ Education section suddenly gets harder to find. * We talk about Dan Pink’s recent post about giving teachers bonuses as an incentive to improve student achievement. * Interesting trend with higher ed link-baiting Websites handing out Top 100 Educator Blog badges. Thanks to DY/Dan for pointing our the hypocrisy of this issue. * Twitter Talk highlights the Michigan educators that are on Twitter, and the #MACUL hashtag because of the Michigan Association of Computer Using Learners. Make sure to check out John Sowash @jrsowash, Liz Kolb @lkolb, Cheryl Lykowski @CLykowski, and Ira Socol @irasocol. *What’s On the Radar today: www.greplin.com : A unique search tool that searches your own stuff from Facebook, Twitter, and other services. Great new online book creation app:  http://littlebirdtales.com/ Another unique visual search tool for students:  http://www.quinturakids.com Thanks again for listening!