Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

And as the Haw burbled in the background last Friday and Saturday, school administrators, teachers and edtech entrepreneurs gathered for thoughtful conversations and exchanges around how to use digital technology to support learning at the 30th EdSurge Tech for Schools Summit. Our students need these tools in their hands,” he says.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. And their job is to teach all the other kids how to fly this drone.”. Learn more at coolcatteacher.com/guide.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. I use this tool when students are making Scratch video games for them to record their games and explain their scripts.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Reeves, 2006) Being able to identify the “go-to” or most trusted person in a network to leverage their relationships with others to effect change is more likely to result in change than working from the superintendent down, although you need both approaches. We want to know how safe and welcome students are feeling.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 7, 2018

Even as early as 2006 and 2007, it was apparent to sociologists Lori Peek and Alice Fothergill, authors of the book “Children of Katrina,” that students were falling way behind as a result of the storm and its aftermath. Certainly, Louisiana schools still have limited resources and tools to help struggling students, White said.

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MindShift

APRIL 25, 2019

So, here are some thoughts about how to broach the subject with students, no matter what subject you teach: 1. Lab activities can be one of the most effective ways to show children how global warming works on an accessible scale. . “It is our intention to make our students engaged citizens,” Fisher says.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Register now for our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th, and we'll send you the information on how to either attend the live sessions or watch the recordings afterwards. Nigel also serves as Mayor Menino’s advisor on emerging technologies. He holds an M.Ed

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Nevertheless, just because an activity has points and is called a game doesn’t make it an effective game-based learning tool any more than putting me in a Doritos bag makes me a chip. We should learn how to do it right. We should also learn how to avoid the pitfalls of poorly implemented game based learning. It is fantastic!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

So many of these tools are new to me. It is amazing how I use them every single day. 36 Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life. It is a simple and powerful tool any teacher can use. At the bottom of this post, we’re giving away a sample including 5 tools just for the readers of this blog.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Students can use media creation as a process to understand how remixing and reworking content can lead to original and novel ideas. It also may help students understand how to properly quote and source content as they visualize the boundaries between their own work and that of others. Originality doesn't have to be one of a kind.

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