Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2021

Today’s tip: Open a New Word Doc without Program. Q: I can’t find the icon that opens MS Word. That’s what it does–opens a new Word doc for you without opening the program first. Category: MS Office. What do I do? A: These things happen and always at the worst time. No problem.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2020

Today’s tip: How to Open a Program Maximized. Q: How do I open the internet maximized on my screen. A: Here’s how you program a browser, internet site, or many programs to open maximized rather than as that annoying small size that makes it difficult to maneuver: Right click on the program icon. Category: Internet.

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Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

My blog has changed names twice over the years. Before I had a “real” blog, I published random thoughts on whatever personal website my then-current university would give me access to, starting in 1993. In the early 2000s, Brian Lamb introduced me to RSS and Moveable Type and I put down some blog roots at reusability.org.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 17, 2018

Amy Cooper on episode 292 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Open Badges in Elementary School. And Amy, you’re working with digital badges or open badges in elementary school. What are open badges, and how does this work with elementary kids?

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 27, 2013

After learning about her Chemistry blog titled Avogadro Salad I asked her to share some insight on the importance of blogging from a student''s perspective. Sheninger giving me the opportunity to write a guest post on the importance of student blogging. When I post to my blog, I don’t write to impress a teacher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2018

Mary Howard on episode 293 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Mary Howard’s students build and learn in Open Sim , a virtual world like Second Life. Bringing Literature to Life in Open Sim. Mary, you are bringing literature to life in Open Sim.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 13, 2024

Open MS Word. The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.” Macros go with the profile of the user, not the local computer.

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Edthena

MARCH 24, 2023

Are open-ended questions “better” to ask teachers than closed-ended questions? In this PLtogether Lounge Talk with Jim Knight and Edthena founder Adam Geller, the two discussed how teacher coaches can use both open-ended and closed-ended questions in coaching conversations. Which do you like better …? Do/would you …?

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Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

I’ve established that I am a fan of open educational resources (OER) and think that K-12 educators and policymakers would benefit from thinking more deeply about the ownership of instructional materials. For the foreseeable future, I imagine this is a blend of proprietary content and open content, but that’s just my opinion.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 21, 2024

You might have students open their school picture for this project. The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2017

Learning and Sharing Can Spread from Teacher to Teacher with George Couros From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This type of learning is called an open culture of learning and George Couros, author of the Innovator’s Mindset, shares how it works. boring professional development.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 22, 2024

Category: PC, Keyboarding Q: Some programs hide the taskbar when they open. The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

The Cool Cat Teacher Blog From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. January 2016 was an epic month here with a reach of over 200,000 views between this blog, my blogspot blog, and vickidavis.me. Top Blog Posts of January 2016. Get outside, get some exercise.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 12, 2024

BTW, we’re always open to sponsors. “The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.” We love sponsors!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 11, 2023

have an open door policy. That opens the multi-clip clipboard. Note: If you click through to the original article, you’ll have to scroll down a bit because this was posted under ‘What’s Happening on my Writer’s Blog’ Tech Tip: Get Rid of Spam in Text Messages. It will open the contact card.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2019

Academic publishers are worried about an executive order the Trump administration is said to be considering that would impose new open access requirements on federally funded science research. On Monday, a post on a blog run by the Society for Scholarly Publishing suggested that the executive order may stem from the U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In my recent experiments with Voice ChatGPT during my daily commutes, I've discovered some fascinating insights and practical applications for educators. Blog post coming, and we’ll see what you think.) This means I’m going to enter voice mode.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 29, 2020

The post New MY World 360° Playlist and Open Invitation appeared first on Digital Promise. Become a MY World 360° Creator! Check out the MY World 360° Program Guide for info and resources to get involved. We can’t wait to see what you create!

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Pair-a-dimes for Your Thoughts

OCTOBER 6, 2019

In July, I decided to (re)start my daily blog, coined Daily-Ink. At the time of my original attempt, I was a regular reader of Stephen Downes OLDaily , and a fan of one of my student’s blog name Wandering Ink. So what prompted the rebirth of my daily blog? I wrote this on my Daily-ink: Why blog daily?

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 10, 2013

It was eye-opening to see that in a cafeteria filled with high school students that are allowed to use personal devices, 95% of them were eating lunch, doing homework, and interacting in the same old fashioned ways! BYOD Guest Blog Post Guest Blogger New Milford High School PGP professional growth period'

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 25, 2022

A lot of teacher-authors read my WordDreams blog. In this monthly column, I share one of the most popular posts from the past month on my writer’s blog, WordDreams. . The site immediately opened. Tech Tips for Writers is an occasional post on overcoming Tech Dread. Feel free to post a comment about a question you have.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 30, 2017

Today’s tip: #112–How to Open 2 Gmail Accounts at Once. How do I open both at once so I can keep track of what my kids/home business/etc. A dialogue box opens telling you about your current account–the one you are monitoring email in at the moment. Category: Email. Sub-category: Google Apps, Classroom management.

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Digital Promise

MAY 17, 2017

School leaders and teachers in every school and classroom in Mentor Public Schools – and we mean, every classroom – opened their doors to over 200 members and partners of the League of Innovative Schools. The League embraced this theme of open conversation throughout the meeting.

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Edsurge

MARCH 10, 2020

-based provider of learning management software for K-12, higher ed, government and businesses, has agreed to sell its Open LMS business to Learning Technologies Group, or LTG, a London-based conglomerate of workplace learning software services. As part of the deal, LTG will resell Blackboard products integrated with Open LMS.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Once upon a time, exactly one year ago, something magic happened: the NEO Blog was born! Ok, there’s nothing magic to publishing a post on a blog, that is as easy and straightforward as it can be. So today we’re celebrating the one-year anniversary of the NEO Blog! The NEO Blog turns one!

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Tom Murray

JUNE 3, 2016

This blog was originally posted on the Future Ready website at [link]. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with Andy Marcinek , Chief Open Education Advisor at the US Department of Education (ED), to explore how schools can benefit from Open Educational Resources (OERs) and what is being done in this area nationwide.

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Doug Levin

JULY 11, 2017

I support the open internet. Today, internet users and online communities are coming together to sound the alarm about the FCC’s attack on net neutrality. Will you join me? .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2019

She is an adjunct professor in tech ed, Master Teacher, webmaster for four blogs, an Amazon Vine Voice , CSTA presentation reviewer, freelance journalist on tech ed topics, contributor to NEA Today and TeachHUB , and author of two tech thrillers. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 29, 2023

Short for electronic publication, an ePub is the most widely used open-source eBook file format. In this article, we’ll discuss all you need to know about ePub files including how to open and convert them. The format can be opened on all major eBook software including readers, third-party software and browsers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 15, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter People everywhere are asking, “What is Chat GPT?” So, as I've always done on this blog, my students and I began studying this tool to understand the big fuss. Chat GPT is created by Open AI. ” and “Why does it matter?”

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ProfHacker

MARCH 27, 2018

At least since the death of Google Reader in 2013, the conventional wisdom has argued that social media, rather than independent websites or blogs, is the key to engaging readers. And then go to your blog and write about it! Are you returning to your blog? Speaking selfishly, this would just be grand.). how to buy a domain.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I do get pretty angry as I go on forums about Artificial Intelligence in Education. In this blog post, I'll continue to share my experiences in this emerging area of learning and pedagogical evolution. I've blogged about this as well.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 18, 2023

You may have seen this on my education blog A friend posted about needing suggestions for speech-to-text options for his writing. It reminded me that some people may not know that this tool is now built into both Google Docs and MS Word (for those with Office 365 only). You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, I'll share six apps fo r digital note-taking and my experiences with each. Send a copy of every blog post to an Evernote note automatically and archive a lot of my digital world. Logseq: The Open Source Alternative] Okay. So it's open source.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JULY 10, 2019

It is an absolutely seminal piece of writing in open education that is, sadly, underappreciated today. I can’t really describe the strength of the bond I feel we’ve developed as we’ve worked shoulder to shoulder in the trenches on anything and everything related to open education. One becomes two!

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Related Posts: Book Creator for Chrome: Product Review, Tips and Tricks for Teachers (Opens in a new browser tab). 3 Strategies for Students Who Struggle with Reading and Writing(Opens in a new browser tab). They have some new templates as well.

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Teacher Tech

NOVEMBER 25, 2017

What Does it Mean for Me to be an Open-minded Lifelong Learner Guest Blog post by Kathy Renfrew It means getting up at 7:00 AM on Saturday morning, making sure I have coffee before the Twitter chats begin, specifically #satchat at 7:30 on Saturday and by 8:00 AM at the latest on Sunday so I […].

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