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Creating a Student Centered Library Where Kids Love to Learn

The CoolCatTeacher

10MT | #23 A 10-Minute Teacher Interview with Micki Uppena From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Librarian Micki Uppena has a student centered library. In addition to a rich maker space, Micki takes us on a journey into a 21st century library where kids love to learn. Listen Now.

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3DBear Review: The Augmented Reality Classroom Pro

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching in augmented reality (AR) for the past several years has been a bit of a challenge, in my opinion, as is often the case with new technologies. First, 3D bear is a free download for smartphones and tablets. But you’re not limited by these libraries.

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20+ Ideas to Supercharge Classroom Creativity

The CoolCatTeacher

Ideas to help you spark creativity in your classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Creativity is something that we have to nurture as teachers. Teachers can download a FREE K-12 standards-aligned lesson plan on car design that includes STEM concepts and art. Sponsor: The U.S.

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What to Buy for Your Maker Space #makered

The CoolCatTeacher

10MT #22 | An Interview with Librarian Chad Lehman From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Maker spaces are great places for kids to explore and learn, so take a trip inside the new library — one with a Maker space. The library is popular again! Twitter: https://twitter.com/imcguy.

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PBLWorks (formally Buck Institute) Introduces Project Idea Cards for Teachers

Educational Technology Guy

PBLWorks (new brand name of the Buck Institute for Education) has introduced a free online library of more than 60 downloadable Project Idea Cards to help teachers use Project Based Learning (PBL) in their classrooms. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. There will be more cards released going forward as well.

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Is Autocorrect Making Us Smarter or Eroding Our Humanity?

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The big danger, he argues in his book, is that autocorrect and other AI algorithms are altering our lives so much that humans will act more like, say, Twitter bots, rather than Twitter bots acting more like humans. And then, he worries, we don’t really know what other people believe, even though we’re all typing constantly online.

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Challenges School Leaders Face

The Thinking Stick

IDedchat – Twitter Search / Twitter. edcampidaho – Twitter Search / Twitter. Janet Avery, EdS (@averyteach) / Twitter. Resource Library — Shifting Schools. Shifting School’s Resource Library – a collection of FREE Guides (pdfs) – enter your email to download one or all of them!

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