The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 1, 2017

Tech Tools to Try in 2017 with Jennifer Gonzalez (Episode #20). Awesome Apps for iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen (Episode #1). February 2 Frank @Mindful-Teacher winner of “ Innovate with iPad ” book by Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen.

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Edsurge

MAY 25, 2018

Maggie is a fifth grader at Roosevelt Elementary School in Park Ridge, Illinois and in Fall 2017, she was trained to become a “TechXpert” at her school so she could coach fellow students daily during the tech lab at the LRC. The problem: there wasn’t a plan for implementing these new tools.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 19, 2017

June 19, 2017 Since the start of 2017 we created a section here in EdTech and mLearning dedicated to apps and tools curated specifically for elementary teachers and students. Today we spent sometime.read more.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2017

If you’re in a 1-to-1 classroom with iPads, Chromebooks, or any other device, this free tool is a MUST-USE. Sign Up Before September 1, 2017 and Get Free Lesson Plans. If you sign up now (August 2017) for Owl Eyes, they’ll send you 10 free 60-minute lesson plans. No doubt about it! Collaborate.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 27, 2017

— Shelly Sanchez (@ShellTerrell) June 26, 2017. iPad Art & ‘Tra-Dgital’ Approaches to Learning in Hands-On Creative Classrooms (B306). There’s Magic In That Music: Empowering Students with Digital Music Tools (B308). Computer Programming in the Elementary School (B313). Cori Coburn. 10:15–11:15 am.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Today for Tech Tool Tuesday, Billy Krakower and Vicki Davis take a deep dive into Twitter for educators. ” Want to hear some more about tech tools? Listen to last week’s tech tools show about iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen. Stream by clicking here.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2018

What is not as common are PBL ideas using digital, rather than physical tools. In my previous blog on the subject , we explored some of the better online resources for the elementary school teacher hoping to blend their elementary school classroom. Why is digital PBL so rare in foundational and elementary phases?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: Edpuzzle is my new favorite flipped classroom tool. Steve Jobs said in his final Apple keynote introducing the iPad 2, “It’s technology married with liberal arts, married with the humanities, that yields us the result that makes our heart sing.”. Wednesday, September 20, 2017. Record your own voice over.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Leslie Swanson-Anaya @InspiredLeslie elementary teacher of the year for Texas region 15 has ideas for awesome technology stations. Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam is a web-based tool that lets you customize assessments with multiple choice, true/false, number grids, rubrics, and more. Friday, September 8, 2017. Enhanced Transcript.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Listen to the interview with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen about their favorite iPad apps for elementary classrooms. Dates : February 8, 2017 – February 8, 2017 at midnight EST. (We give 48 hours for all reviews to show up on iTunes before drawing.). ” Want to learn about another technology?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2017

In the spirit of benevolent friction, I’d like to share a few thoughts with our colleagues working at the intersection of education and technology as I reflect on 2017 and look ahead to the new year. Yet it was sobering to find only two elementary math software programs with randomized, controlled trial studies from the past six years.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

Instead, they power up glowing iPad screens and swipe and tap their way through math problems, the day’s reading or interactive content. Central Valley School District administrators envisioned such a shift when they decided to begin swapping paper textbooks for iPads in the 2012-13 school year. By and large, it’s working.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

How to Find the Best iOS Apps for Your Classroom #mlearning #ipaded #edtech Click To Tweet. Kathy Schrock’s iPads 4 Teaching. iPad Educators. Best Apps for Teaching and Learning 2017 (AASL). Elementary. 40 of the Best Learning Apps for Elementary. Best 1-to-1 iPad Apps for Elementary School.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2020

They opened their iPads and within minutes were following arrows around the grid on their tablets, producing different colors with each set of directions. The coding lesson, with students tapping away on individual iPads, was typical in the Mineola Union Free School District in the New York City suburbs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Today Jon Corippo @jcorippo talks about one of his favorite tools, Quizizz. He shares how you can use this tool to teach vocabulary and save time for other things! Unleashing students to help with this tool. Want to hear another episode on technology tools? VICKI: Happy edtech tool Tuesday.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. One year they’ll use an iPad. Rogers Elementary is one of 10 “wall-to-wall” personalized learning schools that recently emerged as part of an initiative at Dallas ISD—one of the largest school districts in the country, serving 157,000 students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

She, I just found out, was MACUL 2017 Tech Using Teacher of the Year. When you scan the cube with your mobile device — it will work with an iPhone, an iPad, and it works with Android, but you have to have the Merge Cube app on it. Engaging Kindergarteners with Technology: Augmented Reality, iPads, QR Codes and More.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2017

She is not alone, as educators around the United States get ready to start the 2017-18 school year, supplies—particularly technology—can cost classrooms hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ellen Goodman Luckily for educators, there are ways to get tech tools into the classrooms that don’t involve panhandling. It was awesome and free!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2019

Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. Now you’re excited about how Hyperdocs and this interactivity is being built into other tools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2017

Special ed teacher Melissa Mann shares six of her favorite edtech tools for the special education classroom. Tuesday, October 10, 2017. Melissa: Well, the tech tools I’ve pulled out right now are a mixture of tech tools that teachers can use for data collection and also for students. So, Melissa, where do we start?

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

Right now through August 31, 2017, they’re giving away 10 free 60-minute lesson plans for lit teachers – go to owleyes.org/teachers to sign up free and get your lesson plans now. Tuesday, August 15, 2017. Vicki: Happy Ed Tech Tool Tuesday! Owl Eyes is a must-get for classical literature teachers. Download the transcript.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. Tuesday, October 3, 2017. Vicki: Happy Ed Tech Tool Tuesday! It is a powerful tool. Join a delightful, fun world of immersive teaching. Book Creator for Chrome. Enhanced Transcript. Minecraft in the Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: Bloomz is the tool I chose for parent/teacher communication. Date: Wednesday, November 29, 2017. Or it uses an iPad. It displays something on the iPad, and then you use building blocks to recreate what you’re looking at on the iPad. And it changes the color of the note on the iPad.

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Edsurge

JULY 29, 2019

During the second takeover in June 2017, the South Carolina superintendent declared a “state of emergency” in education. We used the eleot (Effective Learning Environments Observation Tool) to take a snapshot of what was happening in classrooms. We’re also a 1:1 district where every student has an iPad.

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Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

In the last few days of the first semester of the 2003-2004 school year I was given the opportunity to speak with the teacher that was leaving the school briefly before he left for Christmas break to understand what the curriculum expectations were for the stand alone computer classes in the elementary school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2017

Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. Monday, October 2, 2017. Then for the next month, they embarked on this adventure where they created tools to help refugees be better at that to America. Book Creator for Chrome. Enhanced Transcript. Trevor: Yeah.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Check out Jennifer Gonzalez’ 2018 Teacher’s Guide to Technology for more than 200 tools with special tips, videos, and screenshots to get you started. K-1 students have access to an iPad, 2-12 students have access to MacBook Airs. What can it look like in an elementary classroom? Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye this past week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2016

Education.com has released a new guided curriculum that changes the way they help their preschool and elementary children develop essential skills. The nomination window is open for the 2017 Harold W. Chromebook, Tablet Projection Stand, and BlackBelt 2nd Degree Rugged Case with Screen Protector for iPad Air 2. McGraw, Jr.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 26, 2018

A student in New York uses Google Docs on her classroom iPad to discuss themes in the class’s latest book with her group. Many of the discounts uncovered by the Hechinger analysis came on iPad Airs in the year before Apple discontinued them. First target: The iPad. Photo: Jessica Huseman for The Hechinger Report.

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SpeechTechie

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

One resource recommended by Chinen and Ireland is called SUGAR (Sampling Utterances and Grammatical Analysis Revised), and a couple of keystrokes brought me to a brand new article from July, 2017 with updated research, language elicitation protocols and norms for ages 3-7;11. I like the Voice Memos app on my iPhone or Voice Memos for iPad.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Providing students with iPads and low-cost wireless network options has enabled the district to build online communities more effectively. Additionally, Hoelscher adds, it gives teachers and students tools to combat stereotypes, bias and discrimination. The pilot survey has expanded over the last three years and is currently in 24 St.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2017

Dr. Brian Friedlander discusses the top tech tools for kids who struggle to read and write. From voice dictation to word suggestion and more, this podcast talks about the practical tools that will help kids empower themselves to learn. It is a perfect inquiry-based tool you can use in your classroom and with your students.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2016

As I reflect on the upcoming 2016-2017 school year, I wonder how this negativity has affected my own 5th grade reading classroom. Most learners have access to a tablet device, iPad, or some other form of smartphone device, but many don't have physical books at home. What is available to my learners at school and at home? What a summer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

Sean Nank’s research shows that the single biggest method for improving learning with iPads is to use online formative assessments. You do not need iPads to implement and learn from this research. Now, Sean, you’re currently working with iPads and some online formative assessments for STEM classrooms. Opening Graphic.

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2018

Throughout the speeches, presentations and product showcases, company employees and Apple touted how their tools can offer “creative” learning experiences that no others can do. K-12 education market in 2017. Indeed, the company proved rumors right by unveiling a new iPad. With an iPad, you can move everywhere.

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