More than 1,500 learning institutions now using Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services has announced at the AWS Public Sector Summit in Washington, DC that more than 300 government agencies and 1,500 education institutions are leveraging AWS for a wide range of uses including big data analytics, high performance computing, web and collaboration applications, archiving and storage, and disaster relief.

Scoop.it! A great way to read up on iPads in Education!

I would just like to quickly let you iPad teachers know of a great iPad resource: The iPads in Education Scoop.it page. This website is curated by John Evans, and has many new and interesting articles every day regarding iPads in education. The layout on the iPad is appealing and easy to maneuvre around:

STEM Educators… Explore This Amazing Free Physics Site For All Ages

Welcome a post that will allow STEM educators to discover an amazing free website filled with a

goldmine of resources. It’s called Physics Central and I am sure you will find material that will become central to your STEM instruction. First,  please take a moment to subscribe by email or RSS  to my 21centuryedtech Blog and also give me a follow on Twitter at mjgormans.  I promise you will find some great information coming your way through out the school year. In fact, get ready for new articles on PBL, STEM, technology integration and a continuation of my Word Cloud Series that included “108 Ways to Use Wordle in the Classroom“. Again, take a moment to share and retweet this article. Your effort is appreciated… Please enjoy this post filled with STEMtastic ideas. – Mike Gorman (http://21centuryedtech.wordpress.com)