The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Educators are the best! So, yesterday I asked educators on “X” (the new rebranded, Twitter, I guess) to share where they are learning about AI. Got links for those teachers? Enough of the junk. You can leave a comment on this blog.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 5, 2020

The community aspect is a powerful strategy that can influence students to read more, through the power of example. Some teachers might opt for using social media, posting frequent updates on Twitter, or uploading student reviews of books on Youtube. Take for example my own year-long experiment on reading digital books.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2018

I’ve used this space for flipped classrooms when I have students do group work in class, like this example from a course on Greek archaeology: Each group of students can work simultaneously on one page, adding content which is marked with a vertical colored stripe and the student’s initials so you can see which student added which content.

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 11, 2019

We’ve done surveys, and 3 percent of our students — about 300 kids — don’t have internet access at home. For example, some staffers say, “How do I teach a class where four students speak a different language?” We also work with our community library to make sure they are a resource. Students can have them for about two weeks.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Social media: platforms like Twitter help teachers build their personal learning network and share teaching tips and tricks. For example, there is a much larger global conversation going on about recycling and reducing our use of certain materials. Some of them prefer to seek classroom collaborations directly.

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eSchool News

JUNE 23, 2022

The Kajeet Homework Gap Grant program is but one example among many of what we can do together to create complete digital equity – and maximize opportunities for success – for all of our students.”. The number of missed opportunities adds up when you look at the evenings, weekends, breaks, and the summer.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 11, 2018

Edtech spoke with Leila Nuland, managing research director for K-12 at Hanover research to discuss some of the trends surrounding computer science in K–12 and how to overcome issues of accessibility and underrepresentation in certain populations. There are enough challenges with equitable access.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 6, 2019

Sovereign, whose firm, Kellogg & Sovereign Consulting, specializes in E-rate programs for schools and libraries, presented “E-Rate Strategies for Maximizing Funding” with Myrna Martinez, director of information services for the Harlandale Independent School District and a client of the firm. Build an E-Rate Team in Your District.

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Educational Technology Guy

MAY 7, 2019

Microsoft Innovative Schools Toolkit “The Innovative Schools Toolkit is an accessible and practical guide for you and your school community to begin the journey of innovation. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2022

There is a robust agenda for academia’s future, including code sharing, registered reports and accessibility. Even as the postsecondary industry opened its doors to become a more-accessible system for students, it locked up the research conducted by its faculty and staff. For example, rankings of universities created by U.S.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 17, 2019

For example, because online content is accessible anywhere and anytime, it helps cut down on the academic impact of absences. And streaming services are eliminating the expense of building and managing bulky DVD libraries. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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Bryan Alexander

JUNE 16, 2015

On May 12 the head of the National Science Library at the Chinese Academy of Sciences , Xiaolin Zhang, gave a major speech to the THETA conference in Australia. In this post I’ll begin by summarizing my notes of the talk, enhanced by Twitter discussions. Here is where Xiaolin saw a first glimpse of the new research library.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Children, given access to the internet in groups, can learn anything by themselves,” said the the Professor of Educational Technology at the School of Education, Communication, and Language Sciences at Newcastle University. presidential election and the rise of the Arab Spring as examples. shared a preview on its Twitter feed.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 9, 2017

As a special bonus for registering (free) for the Library 2.017 Makerspaces mini-conference , you also can attend live and/or watch the recording of a special 90-minute live Webinar with the folks from Fayetteville Free Library on "STEAM and Making at the FFL." Please also join the Library 2.0

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

The purposeful use of technology can innovate assessment, transform time frames around learning, increase collaboration, enable learning about information and research thanks to unprecedented access, and provide a level of student ownership like never before. Just using it to access information is also not a sound use.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Sponsored by Edpuzzle From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. If you use my link to sign up for Edpuzzle , you’ll gain access to a curated library of 50,000 free videos to use with your school. In the resume example shown below, you can see that I pulled in a video from the web.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Content filtering and web monitoring software aim to prevent students from accessing inappropriate materials online, and many options also include features to alert school leaders to cyberbullying and other instances in which students’ digital communications or web activity might indicate troubling behavior. by Marquita Brown.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

The conversation has quickly shifted from whether technology should be used in learning to how we can use it to improve learning and ensure that all students have access to high-quality educational experiences. students are unable to access school online, and 42 million Americans don’t have the means to purchase internet access.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2020

Part of the previous modernization included the establishment of a budget system for Category Two funding, which covers schools’ internal connections and can cover switches, routers and access points as well as equipment needed to install broadband in schools. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. .

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2020

Part of the previous modernization included the establishment of a budget system for Category Two funding, which covers schools’ internal connections and can cover switches, routers and access points as well as equipment needed to install broadband in schools. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. .

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 6, 2020

Part of the previous modernization included the establishment of a budget system for Category Two funding, which covers schools’ internal connections and can cover switches, routers and access points as well as equipment needed to install broadband in schools. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. .

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EdTech Magazine

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Part of the previous modernization included the establishment of a budget system for Category Two funding, which covers schools’ internal connections and can cover switches, routers and access points as well as equipment needed to install broadband in schools. Please join the discussion on Twitter by using the #ConnectIT hashtag. .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

This might become the core of an end-of-school (or back-to-school) Wish List for your class library. Have students work in groups to come up with one hundred ways to represent the number “100” Some examples are: 50+50. Visit my @AskaTechTeacher Twitter feed and share your thoughts! the square root of 100 + 90.

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Vizor

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

In this example, let’s say you choose spreadsheets that you will upload in G Suite. Are you using a library system? Retrieved from Kelly Stephens Twitter Feed. Are you going to use a library system? Make the link to submit a ticket EASILY accessible from the website. You need to decide what system to track them in.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. Website: www.theaieducator.io Twitter: @ danfitztweets Amanda Fox Amanda Fox, is the Chief Content Officer for Teachergoals.com and currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky. Is it helpful?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Each project is organized around real-world examples making it relevant. Go to [link] to receive free 60-day access to all of Defined Learning’s PBL resources. Go to [link] to receive free 60-day access to all of Defined Learning’s PBL resources.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Emergency options and resources – Users can quickly access 911 or school safety officials, who can leverage location data in an emergency. School emergency procedures are posted in the app and are available with or without internet access. Follow us on Twitter @VS_K12 and on Facebook at www.facebook.com/VectorSolutionsK12.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 21, 2021

For example, one of the things that we learned was that the majority of Hispanic school districts are twice as likely not to have school libraries as the majority non-Hispanic districts. Districts are also eliminating library clericals and paraprofessionals at alarming rates. Let’s put her in the library.

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EdTech Magazine

JULY 2, 2018

And with fast Wi-Fi, students can access G Suite for Education and other cloud-based educational apps on their Chromebooks. To ensure fast internet speeds, IT staff ­blanketed the school with about 100 HPE Aruba 802.11ac wireless access points , including one AP per classroom, Harris says. It’s exciting.”. by Wylie Wong.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence in schools should present educators, parents, and policymakers with many concerns but there are also opportunities. And I came upon a situation where I wanted to use a tool recently, but I couldn't access it. It was overwhelmed.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Mandy Froehlich on episode 192 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. And then all the content and the videos and the images and links, they’re all in one spot for the kids to access. For example, the bombing of Pearl Harbor. Learn how she uses this tool.

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MindShift

JULY 31, 2016

New Canaan High School librarian Michelle Luhtala recently jumped headfirst into creating a makerspace in her library and documented what she learned, how her space changed and how it affected students along the way. Luhtala is blessed with a big library, but for most of her career it has been dominated by large bookshelves.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

Richard Byrne on episode 225 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. But I’m talking about the research tool for Google Books that gives you access to millions of titles that are in the public domain. This is one to share with your history department.

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Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 23, 2014

Edmodo is a free social learning network for teachers, students and schools, providing a way to connect and collaborate, share content, access homework and grades, and much more. There is a resource library with videos, web sites, wiki’s and more. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 15, 2017

As the internet and technology has developed, so has the amount of learners who have access to digital devices in South Africa. This has been a great addition to classrooms in South Africa, as all of a sudden we are able to have access to resources that can impact our learners. It is also important for them to share their learning.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2018

For example, many schools now offer curriculums entirely online to be completed in the students’ own time, allowing each of them to progress at their own pace. With current cell phones possessing more computing power than NASA in 1969, it’s no surprise that technology has made access to learning much easier.

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

At the beginning of the school year, I ask my students follow a series of news sources on the Social Media channels that they use (Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, etc). NPR continues to be a well respected source of news and information that features a lot of worthwhile content on Facebook and Twitter. Public Network News.

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