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Things That Have Me Thinking-March 12

The Web20Classroom

It might have been a video, blog post, article, something, that had piqued his interest and he wanted to share. The Problems With Twitter from Tony Sinanis - In this post Tony lays out several of the problems he sees with Twitter. The Maker Movement-Just in the last 6-12 months there has been a movement towards MakerED.

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9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

The CoolCatTeacher

A global search in education blog post From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent. Essential Information on the Maker Movement.

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5 Ideas for Friday: Ideas for Teachers In and Out of School to Try Today

The CoolCatTeacher

A sample Cool Cat Teacher newsletter From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. You’ll get great blog posts, how-to articles and information here that you can get in your RSS reader. ” Follow the tag on instagram and Twitter and feel like you’re there. Happy 5 idea Friday!

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Makerspace for Little or Nothing

The Daring Librarian

You can take baby steps into the Maker Movement. I'm not 100% sold, even after 7 years of talking about the Maker Movement, that it's something that's here to stay and not just a fad. We’ve created cardboard arcades, robots, buildings, etc." -- Read the article for more! Now.having said that. What do you think?

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5 Ideas for Friday: Ideas for Teachers In and Out of School to Try Today

The CoolCatTeacher

A sample Cool Cat Teacher newsletter From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. You’ll get great blog posts, how-to articles and information here that you can get in your RSS reader. ” Follow the tag on instagram and Twitter and feel like you’re there. Happy 5 idea Friday!

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7 Ideas for Student Genius Hour and Passion Projects

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Genius hour and passion projects are transformational. Now, I strive to have personal interest projects for just about everything. So this acts almost like a physical for the district, more than anything else. Of course, there is!

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

Doug Green on episode 284 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I have also taught a number of leadership courses for The State University of New York at Cortland and Binghamton University and authored over 300 articles in computer magazines and educational journals.