Around the Web Wednesday

Happy Around the Web Wednesday! Browse all the links below for the latest news and topics trending in education and technology. Be sure to let us know which article intrigued you the most!

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- The Project Tomorrow Team

Technology Education for Students Is Essential in Creating a Future STEM Workforce, and It Starts With Educating Teachers - Huffington Post

How Kids Are Learning to Code While Playing Minecraft - MindShift

Education Department tries to ease testing worries - eSchool News

Digital storytelling enhances K-12 classrooms - eSchool News

Fight on Common Core Is Dividing Louisiana - The New York Times

L.A. Unified halts contract for iPads - The Los Angeles Times

Around the Web Wednesday!

It's Wednesday...

Do you know what that means? It is Around the Web Wednesday!

Browse all the links below for the latest news and topics trending in education. Be sure to let us know which article intrigued you the most!

Be sure to check back each week for our Around the Web Wednesday Series

Have you registered for Speak Up 2013? Surveys are open through Dec. 20th! Make sure to take the survey so your voice can be heard! Surveys open to students, parents, educators and community members!

Enjoy your day.

-The Project Tomorrow team

K12 Inc. Honors Six School Districts for Innovative Use of Online Learning -Press Release
The Slow Gamification of K-12 Classrooms- EDweek

Why education should embrace games - Center for Digital Education
5 Tips for Explaining Common Core to Parents - Education Channel Partner
Why the Common Core changes math instruction -Phi Delta Kappan
MOOCs for AP - T|H|E Journal
The NHSTE Weekly - NHSTE weekly
The Global Search For Education: Got Tech? United States- Huffington Post
Nudging Girls Toward Computer Science - Enconomix, New York Times
In The Best Interest Of Students: Blended Learning In Newark Charter Schools -Forbes
New Milestone Emerges: Baby’s First iPhone App- New York Times