EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2018

Q&A: Class Tech Tips Blogger Monica Burns Explains How to Work with Digital Tools. Mon, 04/16/2018 - 12:41. Starting in the fall of 2011, Burns spent two years working in a one-to-one environment with tablets in an elementary school setting. She is a Certified Google Educator as well as a Microsoft Innovative Educator.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Q&A: Leila Nuland on How to Build Equitable Computer Science Curricula. Thu, 10/11/2018 - 12:07. While some teachers have already started to come up with creative ways to inject computer science into their programs, others may still be lost on how to introduce the concepts into the classroom. . eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

MAY 9, 2018

How to Implement Library Makerspaces in STEM Programs. Wed, 05/09/2018 - 11:57. Fleming says whether the district sets up a makerspace in an elementary school library, in a middle school classroom or in a high school cafeteria, each makerspace has a unique quality. jena.passut_7651. What’s the best way to define a makerspace?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 21, 2018

Stephanie Goldman and her first-year mentee Lindsay George have used Google Drive and Google Classroom to supercharge their mentor/mentee relationship. Stephanie Golden: ACE Mentor Relationship Building with Google Drive and Google Classroom. Date: May 21, 2018. Learn this powerful method of mentoring.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2020

Sponsor: Check out the free webinar for math teachers – how to transform your textbook into a curiosity machine – go to coolcatteacher.com/freemathwebinar to learn more about this free webinar being held four times in January 2020. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 2, 2020

Darren Hudgins talks about how to help kids sort through viral news stories From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As the Coronavirus spreads, so does the news about it. Today’s guest, Darren Hudgins is co-author of Fact VS Fiction: Teaching Critical Thinking In The Age of Fake News (ISTE 2018).

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively? And how much is too much? Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones.

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User Generated Education

JULY 31, 2023

autobiography- Download Link to the Google Doc – [link] Using a Hyperdoc such as this has the additional benefits: It leverages the use of technology which consistently is of high interest, high engagement for my learners. 2010; Cowan, 2012; Lohr & Haley, 2018; Sadera et al., 2009). ( Community Building in the Classroom ).

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Rebekah Dyer helps us understand how to reach all learners From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As students with learning differences are put into general classroom spaces, many teachers have misconceptions about including these special students in their classrooms.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

Tue, 04/17/2018 - 13:59. For K–12 students, lessons on how to use the internet safely and be effective online citizens are likely part of receiving any new classroom device. Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Unified School District fifth-grade teacher Tammy Dunbar and Concord Road Elementary (N.Y.)

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 17, 2018

Tue, 04/17/2018 - 13:59. For K–12 students, lessons on how to use the internet safely and be effective online citizens are likely part of receiving any new classroom device. Digital Citizenship for Students at Elementary School Levels. Unified School District fifth-grade teacher Tammy Dunbar and Concord Road Elementary (N.Y.)

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The Electric Educator

AUGUST 8, 2018

Google Classroom is an essential tool for any teacher using Chromebooks or Google Drive as a teaching tool. I have scoured the web to compile this ultimate list of Google Classroom resources! What is Google Classroom? How does Google Classroom compare with Schoology? Google Sites? Should I use it?

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

John Larmer, the editor at the Buck Institute, talks about common barriers to effective project-based learning and how to overcome them. Project Pals connects with Google Classroom but also lets me see the detail on which students are contributing and participating. Twitter: @ johnlBIE. Books: Project Based Teaching.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2018

Visit www.coolcatteacher.com/econ for more information and remember to tweet out your pics about how you teach your students using #PowerofEcon. The Best PD for Math Teachers (and How to Use It). Date: April 19, 2018. It turns out there are lots of “chat” hashtags — #scichat and #edchat and #elemchat (elementary).

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 27, 2018

Eric Curts gives us five ways to use Google apps, extensions and tools to celebrate Poetry Month. Date: April 27, 2018. Google” friend Eric Curts. He knows everything about Google, but also we’re talking about poetry because April is Poetry Month. Drag and Drop Magnetic Poetry with Google Drawings.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2018

Learn about this program, how you can join in, and how you can become a better mentor. 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. Enhanced Transcript.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2019

How to Enter T-Mobile, the T-Mobile Foundation and Ashoka, (a leading organization in the field of social entrepreneurship) are looking for bold ideas focused on education, the environment, or technology for the 2019 Changemaker Challenge. I Googled how to start a nonprofit! That's how I figured stuff out. UNYouthEnvoy.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Top 25 Sites/Apps of 2018 YO Teach! Think Fluency - A wonderful iOS/Google Play app for assessing a student's reading fluency. TypeTastic - The best site around for student's K-12 (w/ educational portal) learning how to type/keyboard. Again, this years list sees a lot of tools for STEM that focuses on programming/coding.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

For instance, in her study titled “ Adaptive Teaching: Reflective Practice of Two Elementary Teachers’ Visions and Adaptations During Literacy Instruction “, Vaughn (2014) examines how two elementary teachers adapt their teaching methods in response to their students’ needs during literacy instruction.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Date: February 6, 2018. Vicki: Today we’re talking to an assistant principal at an elementary school just outside Houston, Texas, Meredith Akers @meredithakers. We have about 1100 kids at our elementary school. Then at the end of that Google Form, I have a second section that I can say if I need to follow up.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2018

Date: May 22, 2018. Vicki: So it’s a Google Doc, and they can make a copy of the doc, review it read only, right? Then I actually have Google Classroom, which is where I put it so it’s a little bit easier for them to access. Vicki: So when they do these activities, are they turning them back in, in Google Classroom?

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Hapara

MAY 23, 2022

In 2018 the Pew Center reported that 58% of American teens had experienced cyberbullying. As learners research online, they need to understand how to evaluate information and take personal responsibility for their online habits. An internet search can bring up videos, message boards, blogs or social media posts with toxic messaging. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

Kristen Mattson, author of Digital Citizenship in Action talks about how they’ve integrated digital citizenship into all of their courses at her school and how you can too. Date: January 30, 2018. We use Google Classroom a lot. We use Google Hangouts. It can even be done in the elementary curriculum.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/edtech and plan your professional development for 2018. Date: January 5, 2018. Tool #1: Make Bookshelves in Google Books. Richard: So this is one that’s right under everyone’s nose when ever they go to Google, but whenever I share it, people are like, “Oh! It’s Google Books. Listen Now.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 13, 2018

Google Forms is one of my favorite, and most frequently used tools. I've blogged about it quite a few times over the past few years: 10 Google Form Tricks Restrict Answer Length in Google Forms My most epic spreadsheet ever Elementary book report machine You have probably created a survey or quiz using Forms. Interested?

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Edsurge

JULY 2, 2020

I used to wake up at 5:30 in the morning to teach a preschooler in China how to read, write and speak English. The United States ranked 36th in math and 13th in reading among 79 countries and regions that took the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) in 2018. Through a headset and webcam, I learned that he loved space.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2018

Taken from their popular ISTE 2018 session , learn about the next evolution of Hyperdocs and how they’re being used in the classroom. Kate Bradford and Brett Miller share their secrets for student-driven Hyperdocs. Brett Miller.

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techlearning

AUGUST 10, 2018

Google Classroom is an essential tool for any teacher using Chromebooks or Google Drive as a teaching tool. I have scoured the web to compile this ultimate list of Google Classroom resources! What is Google Classroom? How does Google Classroom compare with Schoology? Google Sites? Should I use it?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

Date: May 9, 2018. She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. Another person in our classroom really wanted to learn how to speak Spanish. You could make a Google slide. Stream by clicking here.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 27, 2019

said Erin Ermis , a fifth grade teacher at an elementary school in Wisconsin, regarding her experiences with Alexa-powered devices in her classroom, at ISTE just last year. According to The Smart Audio Report from NPR and Edison Research from 2018, more than two in 10 American consumers own an Amazon Echo.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2018

If you pilot before the end of the school year, they’ll extend your free trial through December 2018! How Do Teachers Use the Software? Integrates with Google Classroom. That way, you can see how it works and start thinking more deeply about how to integrate it into your routines for next year.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

Learn more about gaming while at ISTE—and beyond: Book a meeting at ISTE 2018 to learn about Classcraft’s Engagement Management System for schools and districts, and the Quests Marketplace featuring partners like Google Education, Discovery Educator Network, Newsela, LRNG, Breakout EDU and OER Commons.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Date: January 23, 2018. We put a platform out there for you to get some ideas of how to make Virtual Valentines with your students. So even if you’re not very comfortable with holding a live conference call via Skype or Google Hangouts, the cool thing about Flipgrid is that you can record video messages with your kids.

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Edsurge

JULY 11, 2018

Those sentiments may have come as a surprise to some in the education community, especially as Fitzgerald’s tweets came during ISTE 2018, a conference where vendors push tech into classrooms and several sessions explored the use of voice assistants from Amazon and Google in the classroom. But the kids did ask the Google Home.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2018

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. Date: January 17, 2018. I mean, how could you even say that? They’re learning how to be global citizens. This is a pattern we can all emulate.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 30, 2018

The new book, Google Apps for Littles by the dynamic duo, Christine Pinto , and Alice Keeler , is all about empowering our littlest learners – YES, kinder CAN use Chromebooks and lots of other technology! About the Book: Google Apps for Littles. Don’t be fooled by the title; this is not just about Google.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Date: February 6, 2018. You just have to know how to “reveal” them by kind of trial and error. Vicki: So how do we know what happens, or what is going to be on there? You can do some Googling and see what’s on there. These are little How-To things that are actually a really big deal when you’re using iPads.

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