The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

A conversation with Dr. Kimberly Tyson and Dr. Angela Peery on episode 94 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Dr. Kimberly Tyson @ tysonkimberly and Dr. Angela Peery @ drangelapeery share their advice for helping students learn blended vocabulary.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 8, 2018

Over the last year, she’s noticed ads peppered throughout the communications app, which is used by most students, parents and teachers at her 13-year-old’s middle school. The advertisement appeared on Edmodo’s mobile app, which Freeman’s son uses daily for updates about homework, quizzes and other school assignments.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 4, 2019

One of my favorite EdTech gurus is the Cool Cat Teacher herself, Vicki Davis. In this episode of The Shake Up Learning Show, Vicki shares so many tips and ideas that ANY teacher can use. She is on her 500th episode of her 10 Minute Teacher Podcast and her passion for learning and teaching is contagious. Click To Tweet.

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TeacherCast

NOVEMBER 29, 2015

The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. How about creating unique links to YouTube videos with a specific start and end time so that kids see the exact clip you want them to? Learn more about YouTube Tools Every Teacher Should Know here: [link].

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. Standards make up the general knowledge of what educators want students to know. Mike Gorman ( [link] / ). Quick Notes.

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

This post originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. The news should be that the growth in homeschooling from the pandemic is proving much stickier than people originally expected it to be. Here are six top trends for educators, parents, and policymakers to understand.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

JANUARY 17, 2024

Back in December of 2022, I published a blog entry titled " How AI Will Save Education." Perhaps most worrisome for educators: What can or should I do if students "cheat" with AI? Will my time be consumed with a neverending quest to catch students passing off AI-generated work as their own? And there were many questions.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 15, 2023

Educational Research Journals are the topic of our blog post today! Navigating the world of educational research can feel like an endless treasure hunt, filled with hidden gems that can illuminate your understanding of teacher education, pedagogical methods, educational psychology, among several other concepts.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. I’d encourage those interested in the OER movement to subscribe to the bi-weekly OER Digest (a joint project of SPARC and the Student PIRGs ) to stay up to date.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Last week, the “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” was on vacation, amongst the tall trees of the northwestern coast, and mostly off the grid. I’d encourage those interested in the OER movement to subscribe to the bi-weekly OER Digest (a joint project of SPARC and the Student PIRGs ) to stay up to date.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 11 Edition). The thread on this tweet has the details.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

100+ Game Based Learning Resources to Get Started in Your Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Despite what some may think about the games, serious games are designed for a purpose. In summary, serious games done right can engage students and help us become better teachers.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

That’s the first piece of advice for every superintendent and school leader who asks about creating 1:1 environments in their schools. Start with a compelling vision and make it student-centered. Gather stakeholder information every way possible. Many students, though, may not have ready access to the Internet at home.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

At the beginning of the edtech wave, superintendents saw many benefits from using digital resources in the classroom. For administrators looking to take the focus of edtech away from upkeep and back to learning, moving to the cloud could be the answer. First, all programs are accessible to all students and teachers.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 20, 2018

The post Top 20 Tech Tips for Teachers appeared first on Shake Up Learning. My Top 20 Tech Tips for Teachers! As a digital learning coach and consultant with more than ten years working in instructional technology, I have learned quite a few ways to help teachers integrate technology. Top 20 Tech Tips for Teachers!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

The Global Education Conference is a collaborative, inclusive, world-wide community initiative involving students, educators, and organizations at all levels. If you have never presented before, and are doing things your colleagues would benefit from knowing about, we invite you to expand your horizons in this amazing way.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In each interview, I ask the question of my special guest, " What do you know about learning that would make a dramatic difference to parents or students at this time? As with all of the other sessions in the Summit (300 in total for this two-month event!), See all of the speakers here. See all of the sessions here.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 27, 2020

When school campuses around the world closed due to the coronavirus pandemic, the video-conferencing tool Zoom became a household name practically overnight. But Zoom has faced some significant privacy and security challenges, which leave schools and teachers wondering whether it's the right tool for teaching and learning.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. The big ed-tech news this week is, of course, that Betsy DeVos is considering allowing schools to use federal funds to arm teachers and staff. National) Education Politics. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

I thought for a good long while about how best to summarize this decade, and inspired by the folks at The Verge , who published a list of “ The 84 biggest flops, fails, and dead dreams of the decade in tech ,” I decided to do something similar: chronicle for you a decade of ed-tech failures and f**k-ups and flawed ideas. Good for you.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

And whether you are personally concerned about issues of privacy (perhaps because you believe you have nothing to hide ), you should be concerned about the ability of even the most sophisticated technology company to keep the data collected about you secure. Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.).

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

And whether you are personally concerned about issues of privacy (perhaps because you believe you have nothing to hide ), you should be concerned about the ability of even the most sophisticated technology company to keep the data collected about you secure. Equifax , Facebook , facial recognition , DACA , etc.).

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. Via Chalkbeat : “Trump’s proposed education budget: more for school choice, less for teacher training.” Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Hooray.

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

.” Republicans are made because the Department of Education issued guidelines about how ESSA should be implemented. Dan Patrick (R) told reporters on Tuesday that he is sending letters to every superintendent in the state advising them not to follow the Obama administration's recently issued guidance on transgender students.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Unveils Free Online Tool for Rapid Evaluation of Edtech Products.” a blockbuster case whose outcome will affect whether transgender students can use the school bathroom that aligns with their gender identity. ” Via the Chicago Sun Times : “ Barbara Byrd-Bennett sentencing hearing set for April 13.”

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