The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2020

Joseph Hamer, a second-grade teacher from Wichita Kansas, and author of Brain Awakes joins Vicki to discuss how to help students and teachers cope with anxiety and stress and how to create a safe and uplifting classroom this fall. Listen to Joseph Hamer help us know how to create safer more uplifting classrooms this fall.

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Waterford

JUNE 29, 2021

Read on for a look at why creativity is important and suggestions on how to mix STEM activities and creativity in the classroom. Although there’s no sure-fire formula for teaching children how to be more creative, there are ways STEM teachers can encourage students to tap into their creative side. April 2017. December 2017.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Indeed, a desired discussion about where and how to draw the lines of ethical behavior too often turns into one about whether such a line is even necessary or fair … I don’t claim any special moral authority here. How to make sense of the new eRate gift rules ). It is as if I am speaking a foreign language.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 13, 2017

The countdown has begun and we can hardly contain our enthusiasm at the thought of meeting once again so many beautiful people who, before anything else, are interested in how to leverage technology in order to do more for student learning. NEO by CYPHER LEARNING will be exhibiting at ISTE 2017 for the third time! Reasons abound.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 21, 2017

Monica Burns, author of #FormativeTech , shares essential tools and tips for effective formative assessment. Learn how to get results. Pick some tools. What are some of Monica’s favorite tools for formative assessment. How should teachers select their formative assessment tool belt. Pick some tools.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 30, 2017

Back in December, ISTE asked for assistance reviewing draft 1 of the 2017 ISTE Standards for Teachers. Last week ISTE released draft v2 of the 2017 ISTE Standards for Teachers and expects to release one more draft in February before they are finalized and released at the ISTE conference in June. You all responded wonderfully!

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Ditch That Textbook

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Since then, the updates have come fast and furious, and as of January 2017, Google Classroom has more than 70 million users: students, teachers and others. The education world is starting to get used to Google Classroom. It was released in August 2014 to much fanfare and basic features. We’re finding ways to become more […].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2018

Here’s a run-down on what you thought were the most valuable in 2017: Top 10 Tech Tips. As a working technology teacher, I get hundreds of questions from parents about their home computers, how to do stuff, how to solve problems which I share with you. Here are the Top Ten tech tips from 2017.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

Indeed, a desired discussion about where and how to draw the lines of ethical behavior too often turns into one about whether such a line is even necessary or fair … I don’t claim any special moral authority here. How to make sense of the new eRate gift rules ). It is as if I am speaking a foreign language.

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Waterford

APRIL 10, 2020

Read on to discover what self-care is, why it’s important for educators, and how to bring it into your daily life as well as into your school. By taking small steps every day and figuring out how to take care of yourself, you can cultivate health and well-being. Vistas Online Journal, 2017, pp. What is Self-Care? Thomas, D.A.,

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023

Alignment Try to align the look-fors to elements of the formal observation tool you use and expect to see routinely. Face-to-face conversations are typically the best, but you can also utilize phone calls, paper notes, or video conference tools. Reflect on where you are with the learning walk process and how to make it a success.

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Doug Levin

JULY 24, 2017

I have a bit more to say about some of these topics, so stay tuned… Otherwise, here’s what caught my eye these past two weeks – 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 28 and 29 Combined Edition).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2017

Those days are over: 2017 was OER’s breakthrough year. That happened in 2017. Meanwhile, at least 70 OER-related bills were introduced in more than half the country’s state legislatures in 2017. But it never seemed to gain broader adoption beyond that group of pioneers. Ohio University is doing the same.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

Required reading: Data breach disclosure 101: How to succeed after you’ve failed via Troy Hunt.). The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Our students can create how-to videos to teach others how to use favorite web tools or to demonstrate a process. Students can use screencasting tools with whiteboards to show how to complete an equation, to create visual word problems, or explain a theory. Screencasting Web Tools and Apps.

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Edsurge

JUNE 13, 2019

When she became the district’s first educational technology director in 2017, Briana Allen looked for a better solution. Stop by Booth 547 to learn how Vivi turns wireless screen mirroring into a powerful educational tool for the 21st-century classroom. There's no more running to the back of the room to change something.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 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. We teach people how to live lives. And yes, you’ll hear birds chirping, but that is ok! Students just turn in work.

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The Web20Classroom

AUGUST 18, 2017

Next we will examine some ideas on how to get the most out of any conference you attend this summer or beyond. From there we looked at Formative Assessment and how easy it is to do today. In the last post I gave you some ideas on how to better engage parents this upcoming school year. Happy Learning!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

We’ll also be giving away of their book Blended Vocabulary for K12 Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Digital tools and Direct Instruction and you can enter by clicking here and following the instructions. Some apps and tools for teaching vocabulary. How modeling vocabulary acquisition is important. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 4, 2017

For Hour of Code week this week, learn how you can go past the Hour of Code and use coding all year long! Today’s sponsor: Metaverse is a free simple augmented reality tool. How to Teach Coding in the Elementary Grades with Sam Patterson. Date: Monday, December 4, 2017. But if I’m teaching how to use Scratch Jr.,

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I first wrote about this app in December 2017 shortly after launch. In this blog post, I’ll share the vocabulary I use for teaching programming, how I teach with Metaverse, and some new features that help us manage our classroom as students program in AR and share with each other. It is simply an object-oriented drag-and-drop tool.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 16, 2017

DIY ( Do It Yourself ) videos, How-To videos, Tutorials, game walkthroughs and TED Talks are some of the most viewed videos. Below are web tools and apps for teaching with videos. Edpuzzle and PlayPosit are two of the most popular educational tools for creating video quizzes and assessments.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Research continues to provide further evidence that the conventional wisdom about learning styles should be rejected by educators and students alike (Kirschner, 2017; Husmann & O'Loughlin, 2018; Riener & Willingham, 2010). There is little scientific support for this fashionable idea—and stronger evidence for other learning strategies.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 18, 2023

The 2017 Clovis, New Mexico Library Shootings: The Teenage Attacker Reveals His Motives Part of the Library 2.0 On August 28, 2017, he walked into the Clovis-Carver Library, in downtown Clovis, New Mexico, went into the public restroom and loaded a pistol he had stolen from his father’s unlocked gun safe at home.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 29, 2017

I spent the last week in warm and sunny Orlando attending the 2017 FETC Conference. We examined how to create a new model of professional development to make the greatest impact on improving teaching methods and implementation of curriculum and learning activities that are transformed by the integration of technology.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 29, 2018

In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Educator, Spotlight Series Podcast, we speak with Principal Product Manager Mike Tholfsen from the Microsoft Education Team about his favorite moments from 2017. The post Looking Back at 2017 and reflecting on amazing moments with Microsoft Education appeared first on TeacherCast.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 14, 2016

I reviewed mysimpleshow , a new tool that is getting a lot of buzz, and then asked them to share how their digital tool addresses this burgeoning interest in video. Teachers can impact and engage their students while learning about new technology tools at the same time. To Flip Your Classroom. Video apps. Video websites.

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2017

How to stay posted on the latest edtech events. These shows happen across the year and across the world, gathering teachers and techies alike around tools and tips that support teaching and learning. The calendar below lists the locations and dates for most of the major K-12 conferences from July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2018.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 4, 2019

These include big name sponsors, competitive pro leagues, college competitions and, in 2017, more global viewers than the 2016 NFL regular season. Because of this, many high school teachers, students and administrators are thinking about how to start an esports team at their school. How to Start a High School Esports Team.

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My Paperless Classroom

JANUARY 1, 2018

In this episode of the Microsoft Innovative Educator, Spotlight Series Podcast, we speak with Principal Product Manager Mike Tholfsen from the Microsoft Education Team about his favorite moments from 2017. Best of 2017. Mike – Closing the Gap, 2017 and AssistiveTech, Special Needs. Mike – Learning Tools, Line focus.

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Waterford

APRIL 23, 2021

Essentially it includes the reading, analysis, and writing necessary to tell historical stories—not just what we know about the past, but how we know about it.[1]. January 2017. The post How to Introduce Historical Thinking Skills to Your Students, and Why You Should appeared first on Waterford.org. What is Historical Thinking?”

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Some makerspace activities may be focusing on how to use the resources available and may not be connecting the activities to the curriculum or around a real world problem. This is why we decided to create a planning tool for makerspaces in the classroom for you using the Design Thinking Process and Universal Design for Learning®.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

It’s no small feat making Forbes “30 Under 30” roundup, which in 2017 boasts an acceptance rate of less than 4 percent. And although no current classroom teachers are included this year, 2017 brought with it another batch of former Teach for America (TFA) educators. Shots at getting into Stanford and Harvard are both higher.)

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Not only do students learn how to write a script, but they also have to think about the props, music, background, and other elements. Below are free web tools and apps students can use to create short animated films. This is an important skill needed for our digital producers.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MAY 5, 2017

May 5, 2017 letter Generator is an excellent tool from ReadWriteThink that helps students learn about letter writing. Whether it is a business or friendly letter, students will get to explore the.read more.

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2021

In classrooms where students are told what to do and how to do each task, they may not have the opportunity to develop the initiative, resourcefulness, and persistence needed to develop their ability to self-regulate (Zimmerman & Moylan, 2009). Supporting Self-regulation in Blended Learning Environments. Zeidner (Eds.), Zimmerman, B.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Where do you hope education technology will go in 2017? Technology in higher education on the eve of 2017 is at a crossroads. Colleges are trying to figure out how to serve the new mainstream —first generation students, adult students, working students, students with children, students studying online.

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