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6 Super Science Edtech Ideas: Using Technology to Level Up Science Classrooms

The CoolCatTeacher

Date: March 13, 2018. Leah, today, we’re going to talk about how to use technology to make science more exciting and more effective. So, Leah, what’s your first idea for using technology to engage kids in science? Is technology a distraction? Can we have a fifth idea for technology and science? What’s another idea?

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Maker Culture Has a ?Deeply Unsettling? Gender Problem

Edsurge

The goal wasn’t to count the number of 3D printers or robotics clubs, but rather to take a more “ethnographic” view of the phenomena, says Youngmoo Kim, the director of Drexel’s ExCITe Center and an author of the study. And it didn’t stop there—gender bias was even more pronounced, which the report called “deeply unsettling.”

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Google Jamboard

The CoolCatTeacher

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. Date: February 20, 2018. He is in the San Francisco Unified School District as a Learning Integration Designer, and he does it with digital technology. Listen Now.

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Kids Co-Creating Curriculum

The CoolCatTeacher

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. Date: January 29, 2018. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here.

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Educating Kids for Life not for Tests

The CoolCatTeacher

Date: January 22, 2018. And you know, I’m kind of technology agnostic in some ways. I like technology. But what I saw recently were three kids that were using VR technology, and the stories are a little different. They were doing kind of an Open House to share how different kids were using technology. Vicki: Wow.

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Change One Simple Thing to Start Your Journey to Remarkable Teaching

The CoolCatTeacher

Date: February 5, 2018. Two out of every three high school seniors graduate with an Advanced Studies Diploma, 30 percent higher than the state average for all school divisions. M-Cubed is a program that supports black middle school males in year-round advanced math studies to improve their high school academic performance.

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Drones in the Classroom: Teaching Writing and Collaboration with Drones

The CoolCatTeacher

Date: March 27, 2018. OK, well, educators, just remember that you can use technology in any classroom. You can use technology in any classroom. During that time, I participated in the Study Tour of the Former Soviet Union and lived in the Russian House. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here.

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