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The New Self Published Book That I Co-Authored That is Trending on Amazon

The CoolCatTeacher

The book is free on Amazon through the end of Thursday, April 1, so get your copy now in ebook format. Then we pulled the text into Vellum , an excellent tool for producing ebooks. Now, we’ve only got the book in ebook right now but are producing it in paperback next.

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Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

User Generated Education

We adapted the Design Thinking Process to include additional phases based on our own experiences in schools with educators and kids. The educator can assist learners in the interview process including how to develop interview questions. Many of those same qualities are goals of the Common Core State Standards.

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STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Tyler – a 7th Grade App Builder Spurred on By Genius Hour

The CoolCatTeacher

He’s on a mission to bring actual fun gameplay to previously boring educational games. The post STUDENT SPOTLIGHT: Tyler – a 7th Grade App Builder Spurred on By Genius Hour appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

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Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard with Donnie Piercey

The CoolCatTeacher

Owl Eyes has hundreds of free ebooks — the Canterbury Tales, The Odyssey, and all of Shakespeare’s work. But Owl Eyes isn’t just an ebook reader. You know, how can we as educators use this brand new technology to really kind of change the learning in our classroom? Donnie: Yep! Maybe it will be out by the time this airs.

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Book Creator for Chrome: Product Review, Tips and Tricks for Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

They can also send them as eBooks that people can read on their mobile devices or computers. However, you can still keep them in easy digital reach on your phones, digital ebook reader, or any electronic device. Audience: Remember that audience improves student learning—nobody wants to do wastebasket work. Book Creator Features.

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Josh Stumpenhorst’s Learning Commons: Drones, Literature, and Creativity

The CoolCatTeacher

Owl Eyes has hundreds of free ebooks — the Canterbury Tales, The Odyssey, and all of Shakespeare’s work. But Owl Eyes isn’t just an ebook reader. And I think that anytime you can take that question to heart as an educator, “Well, why would a kid want to be in your class, in your school, in your library?”

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5 Ideas for Writing with Technology

The CoolCatTeacher

Once they have the basics of writing — say middle school or high school — is to take the class and write an eBook. Tip #4: Authoring eBooks. My students did eBooks this semester. Jacqui: You know, a really fun activity I do for older students? It could be fiction or nonfiction. You write it. Vicki: Absolutely.