The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2018

I’ve been going most years since 2006 and while it overwhelms me, it is truly an awesome learning experience. NotAtIste Google+ Community. If you’re attending and you want to help crowdsource the notes, check out Tzvi Pittinsky’s crowdsourced ISTE Notes and join in with the Google sheet where you can add your notes.

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NeverEndingSearch

MAY 14, 2020

Currently, one very popular strategy is the creation of classroom scenes using Google Slides populated with their flexible Bitmojis. 2005/2006) “The Virtual Library.” Educational Leadership , 63 (4), 54-59. . We need strategies for personalizing and enriching the remote learning experience. Valenza, J.K. TechLearning.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

Google in June announced an. education grant offering free credits for its cloud platform, with no credit card required, unlimited access to its suite of tools and training resources. Google Cloud launched in 2011, but has caught up to competitors to. Google breaking in? . Google Cloud’s grant will allow U.S.

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myViewBoard

JUNE 20, 2019

Quick take: Find out how most teachers are finding their educational videos for their lessons and the 5 problems that come from using free resources: Advertisements. Free educational videos are the mainstay of teachers using videos in their lessons but are they worth the trouble? Problems when using free educational videos.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching. In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers.

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Tech Helpful

MARCH 27, 2017

In 2006 my oldest daughter was in 4th grade and part of the curriculum was called "Daily Oral Geography." I remember googling "5 oceans of the world" and one of the first hits was the actual worksheet she was doing all filled in by a teacher. This was 2006, 11 years ago. What does this mean to education? I said "wow!"

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Here’s how. Teach Camera Use and Shot Composition First, before teaching video making, Adobe Premiere Rush can teach students how to compose a shot. For example, since I started teaching moviemaking with my students in 2006, I have used a Storyboard Dictionary of shots that I originally adapted from the American Film Institute.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Pam Moran has been a leader in education reform in Virginia over the past several years as the state moved from testing to transformation. Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2016

The Background on Computational Thinking Computational thinking was a term that became popular in 2006 with computer scientist Jeannette Wing’s article in Communications of the ACM , in which she called computational thinking a fundamental skill for all. Math: Problem-solving with the use of Desmos education resources.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Our guest today, Peter Adams, has years of experience working with students like Luquin, first as a classroom teacher, then as a college instructor, and currently as senior vice president for education at the News Literacy Project. And what is the biggest misconception that teachers have about how to make their students news literate?

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Edsurge

JULY 1, 2020

One of the most visible faces of Google’s education efforts—who helped lay the groundwork for its dominance in the U.S. education market—has left the organization. After more than 14 years at Google, my last day is today,” Jaime Casap, the company’s former chief education evangelist, said in a YouTube video posted on June 27.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

The education research and cognitive science fields are no different. More research is needed on how the technique works for learners with different abilities or prior knowledge. recommend educators provide ways for students to re-test frequently on their own and in class. Dunlosky et al. Elaborative Interrogation.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2017

I came to the Cobb County School District in 2006. My boss at the time, who brought me into education, told me not to worry. I was teaching special education, and my students would have behavior problems but it was nothing I couldn’t handle. We spent a lot of money on devices that we didn’t know how to use.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2015

Google Hangout with author Kate Messner Register Now! On October 20th, connect your classroom with author, Kate Messner through Google Hangouts. Kate also spent 15 years teaching middle school and earned National Board certification in 2006. Connect Your Class with Author Kate Messner! The Brilliant Fall of Gianna Z.

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 6, 2010

We''re doing a disservice not teaching our kids HOW to use it and how to cite it.as Much like the Internets in general, (or the Googles, or the Facebooks, or the Twitters, or the YouTubes) many educators look upon Wikipedia with suspicion, sometimes derision, and occasionally with fear. But who are we kidding?

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2017

Since he introduced Khan Academy in 2006, the free, open-access education platform has inspired several knock-offs focused on specific disciplines. There are a growing number of students who use Google and YouTube to study instead of buying textbooks. If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Salman Khan should feel honored.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

Maria Klawe became the first woman president for the college in 2006, and she’s made it one of her missions to change that trend. Klawe is also taking her mission outside of the college, by helping efforts that encourage girls to code long before they’re old enough for higher education. for her college education.

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Learning Confluence

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

I would like to get on with my career in Higher Education (what career?)… I have blogged now since 2006… and looking back at February 2008 was quite interesting. This post brings back memories of the many technical issues we had due to ‘those who know more than educators’ continued to block Web 2.0

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

In T&L’s first Google+ Leader Community Hangout, we discussed how district leaders are implementing SEL initiatives. We now work with the Panorama survey tool as it is much better than Google Survey. Mindfulness is of significant interest with a number of districts sharing their work with mindfulness with staff and students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 18, 2011

In the evolving world of the internet, where non-conformity could become the rule rather than the exception, we''ll discuss how this could change how we think about both educational and career paths. Chris Guillebeau in his own words: "I served as a volunteer executive for a medical charity in West Africa from 2002-2006.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 17, 2018

But after only a few months, Foster started to have concerns about the school’s safety and the quality of the education. Foster wondered how the woman could monitor children while writing. This woman was not interested in Montessori education,” Foster said on a recent afternoon. She was really just trying to exploit it.”

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Learning With Lucie

JUNE 7, 2015

A similar sense of excitement came over me as I discovered the collaborative power of Google Docs in 2006 and I quickly set up St. Albans City School to become one of the first Google Apps for Education schools in Vermont.

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

I started blogging in 2006, a few months after I saw the amazing (& now retired TL) Francey Harris’s present her landmark blog, Gargoyles Loose in the Library at my first AASL05 in Pittsburgh. Use Google Docs & Google forms! How to Embed Almost Anything in your Website. Start When You''re Ready, Already!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

DECEMBER 6, 2015

I have been teaching since January of 2006, in both public and parochial (Catholic) schools in Texas. Use Google Drive to Collaborate with co-workers on lesson plans, scope and sequences, or PBLs. Use Google Drive to take attendance or as a collaborative calendar. Use Google Drive to take a class survey or parent survey.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

For this week’s podcast, we reached out to one of the masters of making educational videos, John Green, and asked for his advice and thoughts on the state of education during this unprecedented time. He and his brother, Hank, have made educational videos under the banner of Crash Course. Or read a short recap below.

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MindShift

APRIL 25, 2019

” Yet at the same time, we also heard from teachers and education organizations who are introducing the topic in subjects from social studies to math to English language arts, and at every grade level, from preschool on up. At the same time, there’s a tension in pushing more educators to take this on. Do citizen science.

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Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

This is my account of how I came up with it, how it was proposed, and the subsequent reactions. Of course, there are a number of accounts of the coining of the term, for example by Eric Raymond and Richard Stallman, yet this is mine, written on January 2, 2006. It has never been published, until today. The key meeting.

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EdTechTeacher

JUNE 1, 2023

Shawn’s book Becoming Active Citizens focuses on creating more meaningful citizen education programs focused on real life experiences where students learn citizenship by BEING citizens. His lessons and student products have been featured in the Journal, Educational Leadership and the Huffington Post.

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The Daring Librarian

SEPTEMBER 8, 2012

Join yours truly, The Mighty Little Librarian Tiff, and fellow Mover & Shaker Jennifer LaGarde for a casual discussion at the TL Virtual Cafe to generate ideas on how to build school allies, support new teachers & become indispensable to admin & staff at the beginning of every school year. Crowdsource & connect (more!)

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2010

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org, the social learning network for education that I work on for Elluminate. ITVS''s Community Classroom program provides free film based resources for educators. SERIES “El rol del maestro frente al desarrollo de habilidades,” con Tomas Chaskel.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. Audience: K-12 & higher ed educators, researchers, institutions, and organizations globally. Google Apps for Education.

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MindShift

MAY 4, 2015

A Minnesota native who grew up in a family of teachers—he jokes, “I couldn’t escape it”—Nelson majored in history at the University of Wisconsin and returned to Minnesota to earn his master’s degree in education. That’s how a lot of life should work— you make new mistakes instead of repeating the same ones over and over again.”.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 16, 2021

She coached Wells on how to talk with her middle school counselor. Wells went on to college, became a teacher specializing in gifted education and eventually took on the gifted coordinator role for her hometown school district, aiming to give more students the opportunities she almost missed. “It This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2019

Google, a newly public business, reported a mere $6 million in revenue at the end of 2005. Dougherty convened the first Maker Faire in 2006 in San Mateo, Calif., In schools, many teachers saw making as an antidote to the test-driven culture fostered by No Child Left Behind, the federal education policy at the time.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Familiarity does not equal experience or understanding: Just because staff have some knowledge about technology does not mean they understand how to scale it for effective digital learning. Administrators need to have a detailed home survey for every student to understand how to serve them. About the Presenters.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2020

Yet, 1:1 classrooms, BYOD, and tech-supported education are today’s reality. During the edWebinar, “ Leading Digital Learning: Successful Strategies for 1:1 Implementations ,” the presenters focused on how to get buy-in from within the school and across the community to improve chances for success and sustainability.

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edWeb.net

MAY 19, 2020

While they may be proficient in using edtech, they don’t know how to create comprehensive lessons to use it in the classroom. With not all kids having the same access, they need to figure out how to develop lessons to accommodate all students. Department of Education Secretary in October 2016. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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