My Weekly Diigo Bookmarks (April 26th, 2015)

• Going to the World Championship! | DevilBotz Team 2876Check out our new post! Going to the World Championship! http://t.co/FJw4US0e8A #omgrobotstags:omgrobots
• She Skipped School And Couldn't Pay Her Fines — So Texas Sent Her To JailUnbelievable! "more than 1,000 Texas teenagers who have been ordered to jail in the last three years on charges stemming from missing school"
• How to Keep Children From Drowning in the Device Deep End |The fact is that too many children are being thrown in the digital deep end, without the skills or supervision they need to survive.tags:devicebalanceunplugparenting
• How to Hack an HTML 5 iBooks Author Widget | iPad EdTechHow to Hack an HTML 5 iBooks Author Widget http://t.co/M05QHxOY2k
• The world’s languages, in 7 maps and chartsThese seven maps and charts, visualized by The Washington Post, will help you understand how diverse other parts of the world are in terms of languages. tags:languagesmaps
• Lesson Ideas for Google Art ProjectGreat ideas for using Google Art Project from Jen Careytags:lessonideasartprojectgoogle
• Summer Institute in Digital Literacy | Media Education LabAny #FutureReady folks who want to keep the convo + work going, come to URI's Digital Literacy Institute 7/26-31: http://t.co/4vWzni0q6Otags:FutureReady
• Winning in the Classroom with Your Personalized Learning Playbook | EdSurge GuidesResource from Edsurgetags:personalizedlearning
• Google got it wrong. The open-office trend is destroying the workplace.Despite its obvious problems, the open-office model has continued to encroach on workers across the country.tags:workplacelearningspaceworkspace
• The 7 Ps of Modern Workplace Learningtags:workplacelearningprofessionaldevelopment
• Educational Leadership - April 2015In the April #ELmag: @patrickmlarkin shares how to use social media to get the word out & collect important feedback: http://t.co/aUpSb0srYxtags:ELmag
• Coding on iPads – Beginner to Protags:codingipads
• What Is Agile? (10 Key Principles of Agile) | All About Agiletags:projectmanagementteamwork
• Scrum Reference Card | Scrum Reference Cardtags:scrumprojectteamwork
• [Tips for EdLeaders] How to Use Facebook and Twitter to Communicate Effectivelytags:howtofacebooktwitter
• 18 Reasons Why You Need Every Employee Using LinkedIn Every DayThis could also be a more general post about the importance of connected learning.tags:usinglinkedinsocialmediasocialnetworking
• If You Can't Change Higher Ed Overnight, Change Your Classroom. Here's How! #FuturesEd | HASTACFrom Cathy Davidson regarding learning in college classrooms, but I think the insights are worth considering at all levelstags:higheredcathydavidson
• Faculty Meetings - Learning By DoingI have found that when you involve a group of people with the mindset of "How would I learn this best?" around a short question, they tend to come up with tremendous ideas--and again, I was not disappointed.tags:professionaldevelopmentlearningwalksinstructionalrounds
• A Handful of Tools That Help Students Analyze Their Own WritingFrom Richard Byrne - Here are some more good tools that students can use to analyze their own writing.tags:writingstudentsfeedback
• Is this a habitat in which inquiry can thrive? Questions and warning bells for the inquiry classroomGreat list of questions to ask for those looking to use more inquiry-driven learning in their classroomstags:Inquiryclassroom
• Culturally Responsive Teaching Starts With StudentsFrom Teach Thought - "Schools that acknowledge the diversity of their student population understand the importance of promoting cultural awareness. Teachers who are interested in fostering a cultural awareness in their classroom should actively demonstrate to their students that they genuinely care about their cultural, emotional, and intellectual needs."tags:culturalawarenessdiversity

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cross-posted at www.patrickmlarkin.com

Patrick Larkin is the Assistant Superintendent for Learning of Burlington Public Schools in Burlington, MA and the former principal of Burlington High. He blogs about education at www.patrickmlarkin.com.