The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones. Use should be appropriate, tied to classroom content areas, and guided. Today's sponsor, EVERFI, has created an incredible set of early literacy lessons called WORD Force. And how much is too much? And check out my review this week on my blog.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 19, 2023

Thanks to the efforts of many devoted professionals and the financial support of more, there are a wide variety of free/inexpensive sources for books that students can use for classroom activities as well as pleasure. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 16, 2022

The harsh reality of classroom life is that students and teachers both report lower motivation and morale right now. He has practical ideas for understanding and using game-based learning in the classroom. Understand the concept of situational game design and how it can open up conversation in the classroom. Games can help us!

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Teacher Reboot Camp

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Many of the children don’t realize the impact of their reactions or words on others. To help students reflect more on how their words and actions impact others our objective this month is, “How to be kind online and offline!” The students are so excited some had their parents download the app.

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 16, 2018

Principals play a vital role in the successful integration of new technologies into the classroom. When Principal John Martinez first arrived at Rowland Elementary School in Rowland Heights, Calif., At Arroyo Elementary School in Tustin, Calif., For example, Principal Liz Leon of Acacia Elementary School in Fullerton, Calif.,

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The Web20Classroom

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Science and Math form the foundation of our known knowledge about how the universe works, what happens in nature and why most of what we do every day is the way it is. In her spare time she will sit for hours and hours making up word problems and solving them or looking for math in her world. They also have apps for Apple and Android.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 3, 2020

In the wake of a pandemic, what’s the best way to manage a household, professional work, and children’s learning? To be clear, we at Digital Promise recognize the privilege we have in being able to work remotely—let alone being able to continue to work at all—for an employer that is particularly attuned to supporting parents.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2018

Q&A: Class Tech Tips Blogger Monica Burns Explains How to Work with Digital Tools. Monica Burns first started working with educational technology in 2011 when she was teaching at a New York City school that was becoming a magnet school. The school received federal funding that included money for classroom technology.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 21, 2016

“Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” Check out my slide presentation ( download for free ) and the bookmarks below for pair work activities with mobile devices. Draw your favorite- Try a drawing app ( click here for a list ). Try the Popplet app.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 30, 2018

Each student has a brand-new laptop and has easily mastered Google Classroom and the other educational apps you carefully chose for them. While it’s important to make sure teachers and students are ready to use technology in the classroom, it’s equally urgent to keep parents engaged , too. . Do the same for apps and software.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2017

I said, “Here are two robots, Dash and Dot, there are apps on the store you can use and there are a lot of attachments and cool things, go for it. I didn’t intervene, I just said, “I wonder if you all are hard working enough to figure out the catapult.”. I have the Dash and Dot Wonder Pack in my classroom. Scroll down to enter!

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EdTech Magazine

MARCH 27, 2018

Three years ago, an innovative educator in Jersey City Public Schools ’ Division B introduced drones to a class of elementary students with autism. Today, more than 100 teachers are using them in their classrooms, and about 3,000 students have participated in what’s become the Division B Drone Project. meghan.bogardu….

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 27, 2018

Eric Curts gives us five ways to use Google apps, extensions and tools to celebrate Poetry Month. On the left-hand side, there’s about a hundred Dolch words, just your normal words there. Then on the right-hand side, I’ll put themed words. You could definitely use this with your lower elementary students.

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2023

Those who were enrolled in — or considering enrolling in — American University’s School of Education said they wanted more classroom experience, more opportunities to practice their craft before being released to do it alone every day to a room full of kids. They’re more comfortable in the classroom, more familiar.” Wish granted.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 15, 2019

Wonder Workshop is a STEM-based interactive early learning experience that introduces coding to K-5 learners and provides everything teachers require to teach coding and robotics (see below under How to Use Dash in Your Classroom ). There are four main apps but I only tried two of them. Dash’s Go app. The Dash Blockly app.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 14, 2019

Create a Digital Textbook – Get students work in pairs or small groups to design a digital version of the curriculum. This is one of the ideas suggested in my book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies: 10 Ways to Launch Edtech Missions in Your Classroom. Find more coding apps and web tools for any age group here!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

Practical, encouraging ideas are shared throughout this show for principals, administrators, and anyone working to encourage school leaders. Norwood Elementary School. Readlee - Show Sponsor. in just 5-10 minutes. And so Voxer is a great way to keep that going.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

The classroom of the future isn’t far from becoming a reality in 2018. From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. We need to get practical, past the hype, and work to do that in this show. Should it be welcomed in schools? Should it be blocked? This is also episode 800.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 13, 2019

With a wide network of teacher subscribers across the country, ReadWorks offers the potential to reach 15 million students with supports for learners who vary on factors such as background knowledge , working memory , and vision. For more on learner variability, visit our free web app, the Learner Variability Navigator.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 24, 2017

In today’s show, Carrie Willis talks about the workflow in her kindergarten classroom with iPads: How they use Seesaw. Want to hear another episode on elementary portfolios with SeeSaw? Listen to Suzy Lolley talk about elementary portfolios with SeeSaw. Episode 52 on Aurasma in the classroom – Dr. Tim Green.

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MIND Research Institute

AUGUST 13, 2020

Teams of one or more students, along with a teacher or parent in a coordinator role, invent card games, board games, apps, and outdoor games that address one or more mathematical topics. Haunted Manor Rush by Rory McBriar Warren Area Elementary Center in Warren, P ennsylvania. Great job incorporating word problems.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

Author: Hilary Speshock eSpark Certified Educator Kindergarten teacher at Beacon Tree Elementary in Utica Community Schools. They seem to be everywhere… grocery stores, shopping malls, the zoo, even your child’s classroom. What are they and more importantly, why are they invading the classrooms? You really should.

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

When the reader skips a word, or mispronounces it, Amira displays the kind of dispassionate instruction that only artificially created avatars can. There’s also a need for tools that cater to varying reading levels within the same classroom and give teachers quick feedback on which students need most attention, and in which area.

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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. See coolcatteacher.com/ar or download the Metaverse app today. Why code in the elementary grades? Listen Now.

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Digital Promise

JULY 19, 2018

In classrooms across the U.S., No student (or teacher) leaves their language patterns at the door when they enter a classroom – even classes like math and science, where language is often seen as secondary. How can educators make sure that teaching and learning in their diverse classrooms is effective and equitable? As the U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

We’ll also be giving away of their book Blended Vocabulary for K12 Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Digital tools and Direct Instruction and you can enter by clicking here and following the instructions. Some apps and tools for teaching vocabulary. Listen Now. Listen on iTunes. Stream by clicking here. Dr. Kimberly Tyson.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

I had a special education classroom, and I was the Gen Ed teacher. We were inspired by Christine Pinto and the work that she had done with the # GAfEforLittles. We were inspired by Christine Pinto and the work that she had done with the # GAfEforLittles. Compound Words in Google Slides. Using Pixel Art in Google Sheets.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 15, 2019

For example, teachers should be aware of how to create a balance between using devices in the classroom and engaging in offline activities. Back when I was in elementary school, I could only access the internet during Computer class. Read more: Top 7 education apps for the classroom. This is far from the truth.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

Knowt gives you a text area to type notes along with all the basic word processing tools. Knowt also connects to Google Classroom. #2 3 Flippity Word Master. To bring Wordle into the classroom try Flipity. A great new alternative for introducing or reviewing vocabulary words. 2 Video Candy. 7 Photopea.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 23, 2020

Megan Sweet is the senior director of program and impact at Mindful Schools, a nonprofit organization that trains educators to teach mindfulness in the classroom. Similarly, the mindfulness app Headspace for Educators reported that they experienced a 77 percent increase in teacher sign-ups from mid-March to now.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 1, 2015

Learning to read and write don’t have to be independent tasks with a new app called WriteReader , a literacy based learning platform where children from the age of three can create or participate in creating their own books. WriteReader begins by having students create a book and is designed for children to work with adults.

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Tech Helpful

AUGUST 4, 2017

A few years back I "did the edtech circuit" talking about best practice of classroom management of devices. At that point iPads were the only device being used in our elementary school. There is much overlap in best practice to keep students on task, good classroom management is fairly device agnostic.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Computational Thinking and Math for Elementary Grades. I know for myself with a few of the project we’ve been working on, we’ve been saying, “Can we get the younger students to engage in these same types of thinking?”. Steven: We’ve been working with the Bee Bot. And its free! Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

The annual event brings together thousands of teachers all trying to find the latest news, gadgets and education tips (or in this year’s case, to hear a few words from podcast superstar Jad Abumrad ). classrooms. classrooms. MICROSOFT CLASSROOM IS NO MORE. The book costs $4.99

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Edsurge

APRIL 7, 2018

Many of them have been immersed in apps and digital games featuring engaging user experience, or UX, since before they could read. If you’re not in the classroom with teachers and students, seeing their devices operating on their Wi-Fi network, you’re missing a big part of the picture. How would an adult learner approach this topic?

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 29, 2021

While educators typically won’t find these skills prioritized in state standards for their content areas, they are essential for success in school, work, relationships, and life. . 25 SEL Resources to Foster Growth Mindset, Self-Regulation, Responsible Decision-Making, Empathy, and Camaraderie in the Classroom.

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