The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

These fun, free reading games give students the foundational reading skills they need in a fun, engaging practice that you can use as an enrichment or alongside your current reading program. If you’re in elementary school, this tool is a win for you; the kids will love it. Parents will too! All opinions are my own.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Digital Learning Collection has over 150 apps for kindergarten to second-grade classrooms. The Really Good Stuff team has curated the best apps in education for the K-2 to classroom — all in one place. Unboxing Demo: Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection. Digital Learning Collection. It is possible.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Isabella Liu is a science teacher in Hong Kong who is using technology with her grade 6-12 classrooms. From augmented reality to game-based learning and online portfolios, she has a variety of ideas to share about how she amps up her science teaching with technology. Creating Elementary Portfolios with SeeSaw.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Computational Thinking and Math for Elementary Grades. We even had a grade 7 classroom (in which) this young girl was just so excited. Vicki: Steve, do you find that there are teachers that think that kids can’t really understand these concepts — like elementary kids really understanding XY coordinates? And its free!

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Powerful manipulatives for phonics, math and more (Elementary and kindergarten teachers will love this). Why classrooms teachers are using Lumio for lessons and review. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Teachers don’t have to be experts or “geeks” to use coding to improve literacy, use higher order thinking skills, and excite students in their classrooms. Elementary and primary students can learn to code. For Hour of Code week this week, learn how you can go past the Hour of Code and use coding all year long!

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Innovate with iPad: Lessons to Transform Learning – One of my favorite books for teachers who use iPads with young children. Using Book Creator in the Elementary Classroom – T his is a FREE Resource great for K-4 educators looking for ways to use Book Creator in their classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2019

Then, Rob gives teachers five ideas he uses in his classroom for brain breaks. Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. Take a brain break today!

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms, on any device, using the Chrome web browser. Minecraft in the Classroom. Minecraft in the classroom. In a normal classroom setting, they probably wouldn’t do that. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Now, using 3DBear , I’m able to offer students a classroom where they can create and share. You can use it and learn. However, the true power is the teacher classroom portal. 3DBear’s classroom set includes digital items like bookcases, desks, tables, and more, which students can use to propose how they want the room to look.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

Playing games in the classroom is not a new concept. So, it’s perhaps not surprising that there are game-based edtech companies hoping to leave a mark in classrooms. But what goes into building a game-based learning startup—or any edtech startup? Take codeSpark.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

MARCH 31, 2023

As you'll see, he brings several perspectives that I haven't yet discussed here or over at KyEdRPG: he's a Kentuckiana elementary teacher integrating role-playing games with his students, he's using a game other than D&D, and he's doing so in a short time frame during the instructional day. David, welcome to Edtech Elixirs!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2021

This year’s is a fun “Remember When” edition which will feature 32 scenarios that we educators miss and don’t miss about classroom life before 2020. Things like “taking students on field trips vs. hosting classroom parties” or “fire drills derailing your lesson vs. a broken air conditioner.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With Linda's background in middle school math and a passion for providing practical solutions, this fresh perspective will help you (and me) see that worksheets can be an asset if used properly in the classroom instead of a hindrance. So this is also from Kagan Cooperative Learning. So here's how it works.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2023

CoderZ , the award-winning, gamified, cloud-based robotics and STEM platform, has announced that Tony Oran is joining the company as its CEO in the USA. Before Festo, he served as an operations leader for various companies. DERRY, N.H. I’m honored to be CoderZ’s new CEO,” said Oran.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

And when you’re ready, consider how to bring your passions (and your students’) into the classroom with passion projects and student interest projects. As you do, consider how to bring these types of interests into your classroom. Personal interests engage students in learning. Learn how to bring those in for students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Eduprotocols for kindergarten and early elementary with the book’s co-author Jon Corippo. Motivating Teachers to Be Excellent in the K-2 Classroom. iPads to Differentiate Instruction in K-2 Classrooms. Gaming in Early Childhood Education in Australia. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

Instead of just points and leaderboards, SplashLearns’ Game-Based Learning approach starts with pedagogy, has students test the experience for fun, and only shares the final lessons that are fun and pedagogically sound. Parents have a dashboard to track progress. In-depth reports help parents know how their child is performing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2022

So, I adopted this approach in my own classroom and so has today's guest fourth-grade teacher, Alana Stanton. Over the last seventeen years, Alana has created some traditions in her classroom and today she shares them. Alana Stanton is a kindergarten teacher at Mulberry Elementary in Gwinnett County, Georgia.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Do you need safe, fun ways for students to connect and learn while keeping their distance in the classroom? In today’s show Mitchell Weisburg, cofounder of the nonprofit Games4Ed, shares pedagogical best practices for using augmented reality in the classroom. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Teacher Mike Roberts give five strategies that can help us with formative assessment AND classroom management. Sponsor: The US Matific Games are coming this February. Try Matific free now and sign up to join their Math games. 5 Formative Assessment Strategies to Help with Classroom Management. Enhanced Transcript.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. Even when connecting at a distance instead of in person, we can all benefit from learning some skills to connect with students on an emotional level, even while delivering classroom instruction. Learn More.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 12, 2018

Thirty-three-year Presidential Award Winning science teacher Glen Westbroek believes in creating active learning experiences in his science classroom. Today we kick off science week on the 10-Minute Teacher talking about active learning, Next Generation Science Standards, and what an engaging science classroom looks like.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 28, 2019

Developers have naturally found a niche for “joyful” tech in the elementary phases, where the idea of allowing younger kids to have fun while learning is all but a credo. No one is assigned their own classroom without a master’s degree and years of training. We prepare children to learn how to learn, not how to take a test.

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techlearning

MARCH 15, 2018

Legends of Learning utilizes passionate game developers and educators to expand existing library of science games ATLANTA — Today at the National Science Teachers Association National Conference Legends of Learning launched more than 300 curriculum-based education games for elementary science for grades 3-5.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

Santha Walters uses drones in her English classroom to teach writing, collaboration and more. Learn how she does it, what standards she teaches, and technical issues of working with drones in the classroom. This Thursday, April 4 at 2pm ET/11 am PT join me for 12 Tips for Building Your Digital Classroom sponsored by PowerSchool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Overview of Vickie Morgado’s Global Collaboration in Her 3rd Grade Classroom. We have connected with different classrooms. I think we’ve learned how to use social media in just a really positive way, and learned to communicate and build a global audience, and shared our learning, and learned with others.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

However, we can discuss the things that are already here and describe how they influenced everyday classroom activities. 3D learning. Traditional education has always been based on the power of storytelling. Game-based learning. The best way to acquire and retain knowledge is by learning through games.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 12, 2018

To demonstrate the power of effective game-based science learning, look at the research. For example, Vanderbilt University has recently found how this approach leads to a more engaging science classroom. Popular Activities: NGSS Science Games for Grades 3-8. Select the Standard and Start Playing (and Learning!).

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2022

And the technology may help address an age-old challenge in any classroom: motivation. A group of blockchain projects called “learn-to-earn” (also sometimes called “earn-to-learn”) aims to incentivize learners to engage with educational content and, just as importantly, stick with it.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

It’s also a time when companies of all sizes and ages announce their latest updates and tools. classrooms. classrooms. MICROSOFT CLASSROOM IS NO MORE. With Teams, educators can now message students directly or set up chat channels for group projects, and there’s a classroom-wide messaging channel as well.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

In my own classroom, I have my students run Hour of Code each December for the whole school – grades K5- sixth grade. Pairing her with an older girl in sixth grade at that time – one who wasn’t one who was really excited about turning in homework or engaging other classroom content – really worked well with this girl.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Get a 45-day free trial of SmartLab Game-Based Learning Software. SMART Learning Suite is today’s sponsor. Register for my free Differentiating Instruction with Technology webinar sponsored by SMART Learning Suite next Thursday, February 9 at 4pm. He is one of the Lead Organizers of edcampNJ. Void where prohibited.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

I had a special education classroom, and I was the Gen Ed teacher. So once we had our feet wet a little bit, and we got a taste of how that was curbing some of the behaviors in our classroom, we just started branching out and giving them more tastes of the G-suite apps. Lee Ann: Of course all of those were keystones in our classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Metaverse is a powerful augmented reality (AR) programming app for classrooms. Metaverse has come a long way and is specifically focused on becoming an amazing AR app for classrooms with the new Collections feature. This blog post is sponsored by Metaverse.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2018

In this post, I’m going to tell you about the fit 4Schools, a daily program you can use in your classroom to boost fitness, and an awesome contest that you can enter to win rainy day supplies for PE teachers or flexible seating for your classroom. Educators create accounts and can create a classroom. Sponsored by fit 4Schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Sixteen types of games, Google Classroom and LMS compatibility and auto-grading From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This week, I began using Educaplay to make fun classroom learning games for my students. Tip #1: Dig into the Pre-made Games.

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