Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Think back to your experiences. The way they mimicked the voices in the story, built drama, and enthused with you over the story and characters made you want to read more stories like that on your own. World Read Aloud Day is an opportunity to get back to it. You probably sat with an adult, in their lap or curled up in bed.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools?

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Wesley Fryer on episode 572 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Deep fake videos are now possible. Sponsored By Advancement Courses The holidays are just around the corner, and this is the perfect time to start planning your PD. Plus, you can save 20% of your order the code COOL20.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

Introduction to Programming with Scratch in Education from University of Northern Iowa (20-30 hours). Read a book, blog, or magazine. If you prefer learning through reading, some great options are: Computational Thinking and Coding for Every Student by Jane Krauss & Kiki Prottsman (a guide for getting started with teaching CS).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2017

STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. Technology includes the iPads toddlers play on, the smartphones we use to guide our days, the apps that turn our lights on and off–or start our car. Department of Commerce, STEM occupations are growing at 17%, while other occupations are growing at 9.8%.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2019

Think back to your experiences. The way they mimicked the voices in the story, built drama, and enthused with you over the story and characters made you want to read more stories like that on your own. World Read Aloud Day is an opportunity to get back to it. You probably sat with an adult, in their lap or curled up in bed.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 22, 2023

To achieve this, understanding the foundational knowledge that students bring into our classrooms is crucial. This can stem from previous academic experiences, personal interests, cultural backgrounds, or everyday life experiences. But what exactly is prior knowledge, and why is it so essential in the learning process?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Aaron Maurer on episode 140 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. With high-energy examples and tips, improve STEAM at your school. Below is an enhanced transcript, modified for your reading pleasure. 5 Ways to Amp Up STEAM Learning in the Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Episode 137 with Dr. Michelle Zimmerman on the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. FutureFit aligns social emotional learning and character education with your traditional subjects of math, language arts, sciences and more for grades K-12.

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MIND Research Institute

JANUARY 25, 2022

Well, it's 2022 and we are off to quite the start! She innovates and solves local problems in her biology classroom. We love a problem solver, and you'll love Nikki's upbeat posts that keep you learning with interesting tidbits about STEM and teaching. December 20, 2021. It's not just us. That's where we come in!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

Using the Internet in classrooms has morphed from optional to organic. Blended learning occurs when an education program combines Internet-based media with traditional classroom methods. But that has changed. What used to require school buses and lots of time now is accomplished more effectively for less money through the Internet.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

Welcome to another STEM related series of four posts bringing you over 150 amazing resources. I hope you enjoyed my thoughts of STEM being a Verb in the last post. In this series of posts my goal is to provide you with practical resources in each of the STEM areas. Science – STEM Resources. My calendar is filling.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

Meg Ormiston on episode 270 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online professional development courses for K-12 teachers. She’s in a K-2 building? Listen Now. Stream by clicking here. Meg: Awesome!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2018

Kyle Pearce on episode 304 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Kyle Pearce K-12 math consultant in Greater Essex County, Ontario. When I started making math more visual, I was able to access all the learners in my classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Like a favorite web-based game, students are presented with a problem (for example, get your bot to say On vacation! ) Most risks with QR Codes stem from the fact that they aren’t readable by humans. Require Less Space – you get the same data stored in a much smaller surface area. I’m not sold on them.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

Regardless of your districts approach, now is a time to facilitate the student centered learning that Project Based Learning makes possible. I promise you will find some great information coming your way this school year…So Sign Up Now and please pass this on with a retweet! – Mike Gorman ( [link] ). Thanks so much.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

Welcome to number four in a series of four posts bringing you over 150 amazing resources for STEM education. I hope you enjoyed my thoughts of STEM being a Verb a few posts back. You will also find posts filled with resources including Science , Technology , and Engineering in STEM. Math STEM Resources.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2015

Change your approach to teaching. Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom. If you never serve food in your lab, do it for these presentations. Print them out and add them to a wallboard of your students (see sample). Invite parents.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 7, 2016

Change your approach to teaching. Provide some games, simulations, student presentations–whatever you don’t normally do in your classroom. If you never serve food in your lab, do it for these presentations. You want to shake things up so students are excited and motivated and feel interested again.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

In 2015, someone asked me what I thought about innovation in higher ed in an email, so I responded with a couple of hundred words, which I added to in creating this short blog post. I don’t follow higher education very closely, so this is all from 20 feet away. 14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. by Terry Heick.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 8, 2018

Jarod Bormann on episode 269 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online professional development courses for K-12 teachers. Where do I start? With this coupon, a 3 grad credit course is only $359.

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My Paperless Classroom

JUNE 15, 2014

This wasn''t going to be a summer of running summer camps, or teaching middle school students to blog. I am looking forward to sharing what I know about blogging and programming and learning more about makerspace, minecraft, and STEM in all things. I want them to write blogs and play with robots.

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 15, 2021

Though backgrounds, cultures, and histories are a part of our classrooms every day, September 15-October 15 is officially National Hispanic American Heritage Month. Below, we've broken our list down into grade bands, and by activity type, so you can check out the resources most relevant to your classes first.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

I promise you will find some wonderful information coming your way in the posts that follow…So sign up now and please pass this on with a retweet. Also remember you can book me for a conference or your school district with workshops that are informative, engaging, and practical. Mike Gorman ( [link] / ). Quick Notes.

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EdTechnocation.com

DECEMBER 10, 2018

When determining the effectiveness of a new app or tool for the classroom, one of the first questions I try to answer is if it allows the students to create. In order to use 3DBear AR you'll need to do a tech check to make sure your technology is compatible with the app. 3DBear AR offers this functionality with its Classroom Package.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 13, 2020

The recent school closures due to COVID-19 mean that most students will not be returning to the classroom for several months. These are not new challenges, and they are issues we have been working to address for more than 20 years. These are not new challenges, and they are issues we have been working to address for more than 20 years.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 8, 2021

And then with hope, growth with hope, you get growth. At each school, student support is intentional, and students are intentionally supported from the start of the day until they leave the building. In the classroom, affirmations create an exceptionally positive culture. Sounds like a lovefest, right?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

Welcome to the third article in a series devoted to facilitating proper student internet interaction in the classroom. This classroom might be 1 to 1 or might be using technology to leverage student centered learning. Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 5, 2016

The concept for Genius Hour is derived in part from the idea of “20% Time.” This is Google’s work structure for its employees, who are allowed to spend 20% of their time on projects they design and are interested in. Genius hour is a movement in schools that allows students to explore their own passions.

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EdTechTeacher

JULY 1, 2015

It’s important to note that while Office Online is free, Office 365 is a paid resource ($99/year home and $69/year personal annual subscription; K-12 institutions have their own pricing tiers) and will give you greater access to resources, including free full-use of Mobile and Computer apps. This post first appeared on Daily Genius.

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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. with Pigeons.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

The concept for Genius Hour is derived in part from the idea of “20% Time.” This is Google’s work structure for its employees, who are allowed to spend 20% of their time on projects they design and are interested in. Genius hour is a movement in schools that allows students to explore their own passions.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Please share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues! Michael Stephens who will moderate a lively and insightful discussion with our panel of distinguished experts, starting himself by discussing participatory, hyperlinked library services in a connected world of “continuous computing.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2013

To see the schedule in your own time zone, with the full session descriptions and a link to enter each session, go to [link]. A step-by-step guide to getting started is also available here. A step-by-step guide to getting started is also available here. Today is day three of the 2013 Global Education Conference.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ NSF starts requiring that institutions report findings of harassment and suspensions in its funded labs and field sites, and reminds institutions that it can pull funding where necessary.” Via the Law Librarian Blog : “ LexisNexis ’s Role in ICE Surveillance and Librarian Ethics.”

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

CIRCUITRY Name: Circuit Scribe Maker Classroom Kit Made by: Electroninks Writeables, Inc. Website: circuitscribe.com/ Cost: Classroom bundle of 10 Maker Kits for $899.99 Join the Circuit Scribe blog or community. The kit also includes a metal sheet and printed workbook. This allows components and modules to stay firmly in place.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. Vox on segregation in US public schools : “We can draw school zones to make classrooms less segregated. This is how well your district does.” (National) Education Politics.

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