Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

Luckily, Common Core–and many State standards–provide an excellent starter list of seven ways to blend technology into your everyday teaching: have digital ebooks included in your class library. have online libraries included with student resources. Use Twitter novels to teach writing skills.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2019

I started this blog 10 years ago, which was shortly after using Twitter and other social media tools to connect with educators. Part of connecting and spreading the word of new posts, online conferences I’ve organized, online courses, Twitter chats, and other news is creating visuals to share online.

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The Thinking Stick

MARCH 6, 2023

Often the cliche ‘the library is the heart of the school’ is heard in literacy circles…but what does it mean to listen to a library’s heartbeat? On the podcast this week we hear directly from award-winning librarian Karina Quilantán about the journey she’s explored in telling the story of her library.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 29, 2019

Those initiatives have spun out beyond the classroom walls , as schools look for ways to transform libraries, lounges, cafeterias and even hallways into areas where students and teachers can connect and collaborate. by Calvin Hennick. by Calvin Hennick. He is a contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines.

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Educational Technology Guy

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

Google just announced Google Kids Space , a new kids mode on select Android tablets that features apps, books and videos for your kids to explore, learn and have fun. It also includes a library of apps and books for kids, including over 400 free books, and there are creative, fun videos from YouTube Kids available.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

Will we wander through VR stacks in the library of the future? Will the library’s computer lab become a makerspace? Those were just a couple of the questions raised on Tuesday, February 27 when the #DLNchat community got together to discuss: What Is the Role of Libraries in Digital Learning Innovation?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Add free manipulatives and lessons to your library first. When you find a manipulative, slide, or game that you want, it is as simple as adding it to your library. What is included in the Lumio library? Build Your Lessons in Lumio.

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eSchool News

MARCH 31, 2020

If a Teacher or Educator plans to share a story time video by recording a video, uploading it to a YouTube channel, and posting a link to that YouTube video inside a closed educational platform, that YouTube video must be designated as “Unlisted” (not “Public”) when uploading. and delete it.

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Buncee

MARCH 29, 2022

April is School Library Month and it brings an opportunity to highlight the work done and impact made by librarians and media specialists. First sponsored in 1958 by the American Library Association (ALA), it originally got its start after the creation of the National Book Committee, a non-profit organization in 1954.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Educators are the best! So, yesterday I asked educators on “X” (the new rebranded, Twitter, I guess) to share where they are learning about AI. Generative Video Free Lesson My friend Thomas Ho shared a generative video free lesson in his tweet.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Add video to the waiting room. You can now add a video to the waiting room. Central Library of Polls. You can create a library of polls and then pull from them. And even a way to implement Chat etiquette policies.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 6, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. The emotions in the WORD library represent common emotions that kids 4-18 feel every day according to educators. See video.). First, choose a word from the Pre-K – 12th grade WORD Workouts library that resonates with your classroom culture.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

. – Gale , part of Cengage Group, is pleased to announce that it has received five platinum awards, one gold and an honorable mention award in LibraryWorks’ ninth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry in a truly unbiased format.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 19, 2023

. – Gale , part of Cengage Group, is pleased to announce that it has received five platinum awards, one gold and an honorable mention award in LibraryWorks’ ninth annual Modern Library Awards (MLAs). The MLAs were created to recognize the top products and services in the library industry in a truly unbiased format.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

The other feels like the catalog room of the Library of Congress. Screencasting A screencasting program enables teachers to create videos of any activity that takes place on their computer screen. Give students a method to work together using forums, LMS Discussion Boards, blogs, and even Twitter.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In makerspaces, usually set up in schools or libraries, students work collaboratively on projects that encourage using creative solutions to explore areas in science, technology, engineering and math. Makerspaces have revolutionized what school libraries can do. What Are the Benefits of Makerspaces in Schools? by Eli Zimmerman.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. It did give me the luxury of knowing it wasn't on the end of the video conferencing tool and I could move on without worrying. Google is rolling out a handy new tool for Workspace admins who use Google Meet to keep in touch with staff. Nobody needs that.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

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. 5- Create a Library of Maker Materials Make it easy to tinker and invent with a rich library of resources and materials.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

Rushton Hurley on Episode 386 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. He founded and is executive director of the educational nonprofit Next Vista for Learning, which houses a free library of videos by and for teachers and students at NextVista.org.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2019

He oversees the library, video production lab, makerspace, wood shop, and digital fabrication lab. Blog: joshstumpenhorst.com Twitter: @stumpteacher Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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Educational Technology Guy

APRIL 24, 2020

The free resources from Vernier include the following: Experiment and Sample Data Library: Teachers can access more than 250 free experiments covering many subjects to distribute to students at home. Vernier Video Analysis™: An extended free trial of this physics app is available through the end of June 2020.

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ProfHacker

OCTOBER 5, 2017

” Mercifully, because she’s a librarian, she talks instead about making short-form video (. Then, technology happened: Craig started out making videos for Vine, the Twitter-adjacent video service that restricted videos to 6 seconds. Your videos should help users over these hurdles.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2023

NEW YORK — Social-first media company, The News Movement (TNM) today announced a new partnership with EXPLR Media (EXPLR), an organization which produces and shares educational videos and curriculum for students in the US. Through the collaboration EXPLR will also make available its bank of high-quality engaging videos for TNM’s use.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. The independent private school in Medina, Wash., which has 330 students, is not alone.

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Digital Promise

MAY 12, 2020

They compared audiences of Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and they decided what would make a message go viral.” He considered the core concepts of the curriculum and began creating short videos to prompt discussion about concepts, all based in the community. Rahman explained, “The students brought up social media as the platform.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

Translated, it means that the video-based social media platform is biting into the search engine’s popularity. With the video app that launched a thousand dance crazes elbowing in on Google’s turf among young internet users, is any of that transformation bleeding over into students’ academic searches?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Students can modernize the lyrics to the 12 days of Christmas or any holiday song, then create a music video. Students can send a special greeting either through video, with personalized pictures, or with a holiday e-card. Buncee has a large library of stickers, backgrounds, audio, images, animation, and videos.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

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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EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 16, 2020

FlexClip is one of the most popular video makers based on web browser if you do some search by Google. All you need to do is uploading the pictures, choose a template and customize it why the video editing tool. After completing the slideshow, you can easily share it on facebook, twitter, instagram or other social media.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2014

Students can modernize the lyrics to the 12 days of Christmas or any holiday song, then create a music video. Students can send a special greeting either through video, with personalized pictures, or with a holiday e-card. Buncee has a large library of stickers, backgrounds, audio, images, animation, and videos.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. See tutorial video.). Additionally, there is a continually growing Readlee library you can select from as well. ( See tutorial video.) Readlee supports readers as students read into their personal devices. All of these are supported!

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techlearning

MARCH 13, 2018

WeVideo Essentials is built directly into the WeVideo web app, the complete, feature-packed video editing and digital storytelling platform used by millions of students and thousands of schools. Dr. Nathan Lang, chief education officer for WeVideo, said, “Video creation is a powerful tool that builds deep learning and complex thinking.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 15, 2019

EdTech Insiders gain access to personalized content recommendations and our most in-depth, premium articles, videos and more. When content catches your eye but you don’t have time to read, tap or click a flag found on every article and video to save it in your library and quickly access it later. As always, we’re here to help.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 5, 2020

What if instead of banning devices or lamenting students’ preference for video, we teach them to use them for educational purposes? Some teachers might opt for using social media, posting frequent updates on Twitter, or uploading student reviews of books on Youtube. Video reviews and trailers. Organizing read-alongs.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2018

I created a OneNote Class Notebook for each of these groups and I can put program information for them in the content library and easily update it as needed. Bonus Tip: Build all your OneNote Notebooks from within Microsoft Teams to add even more student or faculty collaboration with chats and video meetings. students in my program.

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The Daring Librarian

JUNE 29, 2018

So, here's my list of 5 ways your school library (or classroom) can benefit from a photo booth. This fun, easy, & cheap DIY Photo Booth has added a lot of fun to our school library and our end of the year celebration, our June Jamboree. This is a good thing for a school library! A photo booth is a good reason! As one does.

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The Daring Librarian

JUNE 14, 2014

(Warning: This blog post may load slowly because of all the embedded videos. To hear the audio, click on the tiny speaker in the top left of each video) Every year I get excited to share with my kiddos our district & local library Summer Reading List (more about that below!) Six second videos that loop with sound.

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