The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2017

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This book (called #tlap by those who follow its guidelines) is like an overstuffed tackle box for teachers full of useful tools, ideas, and tips for engaging kids and staging exciting experiences. How Dave feels about leaving the classroom.

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Student Engagement Twitter Gamification Guidelines 103

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Included in the weeklong, free festivities are activities and challenges culminating with NFL PLAY 60 Kids Day, a day of action to inspire kids to get moving with their classmates, teachers, and families inclusive of virtual, hybrid, and socially distant classroom settings. On Wednesday, February 3 at 1 p.m. ET/ 12 p.m. CT/ 10 a.m.

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Exercises Libraries Professional Learning Guidelines 75

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

One in three young people have experienced online threats, a rate that has nearly doubled from 2007 to 2016. We are also giving away free lesson plans about online safety topics and holding a Twitter contest to give educators a chance to win a #BeKindOnline shirt. Here are some easy-to-remember guidelines to share with students.

Resources 70

Resources Digital Citizenship Guidelines Social Media 70

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

.” Microsoft acquired Minecraft in 2015 – which probably speaks volumes right there about its progressive potential – and in January of this year, Microsoft bought TeacherGaming, the maker of a Minecraft version aimed at classroom usage. And what does that oft-repeated phrase “ learn to code ” even mean ?

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Here’s a science textbook I was assigned at his school in 2007. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via George Veletsianos : “A large-scale study of Twitter Use in MOOCs.” Via The Wall Street Journal : “What’s Better in the Classroom – Teacher or Machine ?”

Education 40

Education MOOC Data Elsevier 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2017

A study by George Washington University’s Center on Education Policy found that between 2001 and 2007, 36 percent of districts decreased elementary classroom time spent on social studies, including civics – a drop that most affected underfunded schools serving working-class, poor, rural, and inner-city kids.

Technology 71

Technology Education Facebook Social Media 71