The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Adam Bellow (@ adambellow ) began his career in the classroom as a High School English teacher. In 2014 he received the Making IT Happen Award from ISTE as well as Innovator of the Year from the Academy of Education Arts and Sciences. Expectations for what the classroom looks and feels like when using BreakoutEDU boxes.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2022

It was originally considered a competitor to Schoology and Google Classroom, and it was popular with teachers. Its folding led to some eulogizing on social media platforms like Twitter. In 2014, for example, ConnectEDU’s bankruptcy triggered federal attempts to block the sale of student data. That’s just a few weeks away.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Welcome to episode 296 of the Every Classroom Matters podcast. If you’ve ever taught kids who have their own smartphones, you know how quickly social media problems can escalate at school. Today’s show has the Episode 296 Listening Guide to help you take notes and to implement what you learn in your classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 27, 2017

How to improve learning and listening in the classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today’s show will help you understand one of the simplest technologies to use in the classroom: podcasting. In this episode, Tom Daccord and I discuss how to using podcasting in the classroom.

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The Web20Classroom

JUNE 20, 2014

ISTE is one of my favorite conferences because I get to catch up face-to-face with those I haven''t seen in the past year, I get to learn with some incredible educators and I get to see the latests gadgets and must haves for the classroom. I am still a skeptic of flipped classrooms. Push your self. Did you go as a member of team?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

With these big picture stats and stories coming from the classroom, teachers need advice on helping students develop reading stamina. Is reading stamina a need in today's classroom? The books literally are broken into text message-sized chunks making reading easier, plus Literal has classroom management features for teachers.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

To build on our founders’ mission, the school began offering a women’s studies elective titled “Women and Society”, which I have proudly taught since 2014. Right before my colleague retired in 2014, he asked if I would like to take it over, to which I firmly replied, “Yes!”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 20, 2014

Professor of Sociology The Elders mentor younger ones at "The School in the Cloud" - Sebastian Panakal, Vice Chairman The Global Classroom Project: Stories & Project Launch 2014-15 - Mr Michael Graffin to play or not to play?! Collins, Ph.D., Oren Dolev, K-8 Teacher, M.Ed.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 25, 2018

This should never have happened either as I was convinced that any and all social media tools were a complete waste of my time and would not lead to any improvement in professional practice. Social media not only gave us the inspiration but also empowered us to take action. My first thought was, “Heck no! I am no author.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

It is easy for teachers to remain clueless about the things they are doing that are hurting learning in the classroom. Topics include: Who has blind spots in their teaching and the impact on learning in the classroom. TRANSCRIPT: #05: Simple Ways to Find Your Teaching Blindspots in the Classroom : Full Bio. David Geurin.

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Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

Social Media and Connected Learning. On Saturday morning, during the “Saved by Twitter” session, I watched complete strangers huddle in groups to discuss social media, their use of Twitter, the challenges involved in using social media and I witnessed a few people send their first tweet or use a hashtag for the first time.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

They intrinsically understand how connected the world is, whether through witnessing a virus moving through the globe rapidly, communicating with family many miles away on FaceTime, or developing close friendships through social media with people they may never meet in person. But we can’t yet see what the new forms will be.”

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 22, 2024

Ted Cruz on social media. Boaler first drew fire from critics in 2005, when she presented new research claiming that students at a low-income school who were behind grade level had outperformed students at higher achieving schools when they were taught in classrooms that combined students of different math achievement levels.

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Digital Promise

APRIL 30, 2018

Since 2014, Digital Promise has been building an innovative ecosystem of micro-credentials in partnership with educators, professional development organizations, states, and school districts. The educator can share their earned micro-credential on social media, via email, and on other Open Badge-compliant platforms.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 15, 2014

Today is Leadership Day 2014. When I was in the classroom I always looked forward to back-to-school. When I was in the classroom I always looked forward to back-to-school. Getting my classroom ready, that feeling of the excitement for a new year left me with the anticipation for great things to happen.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 29, 2018

Ray Allen, a retired basketball player in his 40s who last played for the Miami Heat in 2014, was visiting the school on behalf of his Ray of Hope Foundation , not to scout the next great ball player, but to bring a gift: a classroom computer lab outfitted with modern technology. seemed different. by Ricky Ribeiro.

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MindShift

MARCH 16, 2016

Now a nonprofit called Moneythink , it has with 30 university chapters in 10 states, Moneythink takes a blended learning approach, by mixing personalized mentoring with the power of social media. Social media isn’t a fix in itself. Typically, several mentors split a class so each works with no more than five students.

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EdTechnocation.com

MARCH 26, 2014

In Part 1 of my reflection on the 2014 Hawaii Google Summit by +EdTechTeam , I shared my personal goal and the journey I took from last year''s summit until today. In Part 2 I''ll share my experiences, take-aways, and session resources from the 2014 Hawaii Google Summit. I''ve heard this called a Teacher Portal.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 7, 2018

With an array of social media tools at our disposal, every educator should aspire to be the storyteller-in-chief. Provide stakeholders with REALITY by sharing all the awesomeness in your classroom, school, district, or organization. The bottom line is that if you don’t tell your story then someone else will.

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Social Media Conference Twitter Outcomes 169

Gaggle Speaks

APRIL 5, 2018

Every day, students and teachers provide information to social media sites like Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat and Instagram, whether they are chatting with friends or posting pictures from the classroom. Social media sites like Facebook, Instagram (owned by Facebook) and Snapchat all use facial recognition.

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Philly Teacher

MARCH 17, 2014

Social Media and Connected Learning. On Saturday morning, during the “Saved by Twitter” session, I watched complete strangers huddle in groups to discuss social media, their use of Twitter, the challenges involved in using social media and I witnessed a few people send their first tweet or use a hashtag for the first time.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As someone deeply entrenched in educational technology, it takes something special to make me go, “Wow, this could really make a difference in classrooms,” and Presentory does just that. Screen Recording The screen recording feature in Presentory is a real gem for anyone looking to implement a flipped classroom model.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

" Tagged on: September 2, 2017 A Classroom of Tomorrow | CURMUDGUCATION → A biting and satirical response to the New York Times' latest article on teacher brand ambassadors. For the virtual tours, Google has rolled out a new feature, Voyager, which is designed to make Google Earth more useful for classroom application.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2020

What I didn’t know at the time was that her roots were squarely in the classroom; she spent 17 years in Alaska, first as a teacher then as a technology coordinator and later policy advisor. I worry about the social implications of so much of the social media behavior we see. Just figure it out.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 14, 2017

For each digital citizenship item, she gives classroom examples. Listen to 5 Ideas to Connect Your Classroom with TW Williamson who teaches in Taiwan. Google Classroom. In addition to these roles, she is a Google for Education Certified Innovator, 2014 Lead PBS Digital Innovator, and PBS SoCaL American Graduate Champion.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

Mentors will design a portable maker space to store and utilize resources, and will facilitate team building challenges and skill-strengthening activities using tools of collaboration, creation, and social media. Making Our Worlds. Charlotte, NC. Steve Fulton, Randy Kurstin, Erin Pfahler, Mary Kendrick, Cindy Urbanski, Lil Brannon.

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Twitter Analytics and Instagram Insights show me data about my social media posts. Social Media ?? 50 back to school activities for the remote learning classroom from @DitchThatTxtbk 6 sections. ????? Preparing your classroom ?? Link to Google Classroom ?? My top tweets from each month of 2020 ??

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

The post How to Find the Best iOS Apps for Your Classroom appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Finding the Best iOS Apps for Your Classroom! The App Store is NOT the best place to find apps for your classroom. The best way to find apps is to connect and learn from other teachers using apps in their classroom. Elementary.

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MSEDTechie

MARCH 12, 2014

This conference was packed with experts sharing their knowledge with cool and exciting ways to integrate technology in the classroom. Social Studies: [link] - tons of resources on creating effective flipped videos. I co-presented two workshops this year. I co-presented two workshops this year. www.Coffitivity.com - Awesome!

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 31, 2015

I also have another bi-monthly social media secrets email list where I’ll help you level up your social media learning if you want to know how I do it ;-). This was a sponsored post I wrote in 2014. Google Drive, Google Classroom, and Chromebooks are big, so this post remains popular.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 4, 2018

One teacher I know developed a “communications department” in her classroom instead of simply having social media accounts prepared for the students. This is not reserved for staff only. Being involved in the process is still necessary as mentorship and reciprocated learning is beneficial to all parties.

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 10, 2019

Team sports provide an arena for teaching important lessons and life skills beyond the classroom. Computer-related occupations are the largest projected category of new jobs between 2014 – 2024. (By Esports teams need students to develop and manage the website and run social media accounts. Esports are no exception.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 20, 2019

New innovations or iterations in technology, cloud computing, artificial intelligence, genetic engineering, smart materials, mobile commerce, social media, biotechnology, 3-D printing, nanotechnology, robotics and medicine are transforming every facet of the human experience. They must become creative.

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edWeb.net

MARCH 2, 2021

The deliberate teaching of critical-thinking skills will enable young people to evaluate information presented to them through social media, family members, and news sources. He joined NLP in March 2017 with 13 years of experience as a middle and high social studies teacher with Chicago Public Schools.

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How To Social Media Professional Learning Training 98

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 7, 2014

Learning Revolution Online Conference - April 21st - 25th, 2014 This event brings together people who are thinking about learning from our different and important learning places: the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional, and home learning worlds. (I''m Oh, so much fun, Classroom 2.0 Details at GaminginEd.com.

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Libraries Conference Classroom Learning 66

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

In 2014, Starbucks and Arizona State University pioneered a new kind of partnership. hours on social media. Broadband penetration in K-12 schools reached over 98 percent , while low-cost computing devices like Chromebooks have proliferated in classrooms. But the proliferation of technology does not come without concerns.

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

In partnering with Common Sense Education since 2014 for our inaugural Digital Citizenship Week (DCW), we have remained committed to cultivating the empowering and collaborative practices of online engagement and technology use throughout our schools. LA Unified has two separate social media policies: one for employees and one for students.

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