Episode 133 - Tux Typing, Summer Reading List and Conference Season

It’s Thursday, June 28th, 2012 and welcome to episode 133 of Tech Talk for Teachers. I’m Tom Grissom and I’m Cindy Rich.

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The Linux Challenge (Part 2)

Tux Typing (and other Tux Kids Programs) http://tux4kids.alioth.debian.org/tuxtyping.php

The Story Behind Tux the Penguin http://www.wired.com/culture/lifestyle/news/2001/03/42209

Ubuntu (Most Popular Desktop Version of Linux)
http://www.ubuntu.com/

Summer Reading List

Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman http://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-and-Slow-ebook/dp/B00555X8OA/

Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki http://www.amazon.com/The-Wisdom-of-Crowds-ebook/dp/B000FCKC3I/

Too Big to Know: Rethinking Knowledge Now That the Facts Aren't the Facts, Experts Are Everywhere, and the Smartest Person in the Room is the Room by David Weinberger
http://www.amazon.com/Too-Big-Know-Rethinking-ebook/dp/B005XQ97MS/

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcom Gladwell
http://www.amazon.com/Blink-Power-Thinking-Without-ebook/dp/B000PAAH3K/

Conference Season

The International Society for Technology in Education
http://www.iste.org/conference/ISTE-2012.aspx

Apple Macbook Pro Retina Display
http://www.apple.com/macbook-pro/

New Microsoft Surface Tablet
http://www.microsoft.com/surface/en/us/default.aspx

Google I/O Nexus 7 inch Tablet
http://news.cnet.com/8301-1035_3-57461837-94/googles-nexus-7-tablet-image-leaks-onto-the-web/

Technology Picks of the Week

Tom’s Picks

ISTE 2012 Conference Youtube Channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/istevideos

Flipped Learning Conference 2012 - Chicago
http://flipped-learning.com/?page_id=5

Don't Use Khan Academy without Watching this First http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/edtechresearcher/2012/06/dont_use_khan_academy_without_watching_mmt2k_first.html

Flipped Classroom Videos
http://flipped-learning.com/?page_id=421

Steve Kelly Talks to Michigan State Board of Education about the Flipped Classroom (Youtube Video)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bXlh8w0azXs&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Cindy’s Pick of the Week
http://loc.gov/bookfest/books-that-shaped-america/

That wraps it up for episode 133 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc To leave a comment or suggestion, please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the Tech Talk for Teachers blog. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich, Keep on learning.

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