The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Each project is meticulously designed to foster critical thinking and comes with a downloadable ‘research assistant' guide, assessments, and even digital options for Google Classrooms and other Learning Management Systems (LMS). 5 Ways to Integrate ResearchQuest into Your Classroom Now 1.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

What will I learn? Formative assessment tips. If you're not familiar with this powerful tool, you'll want to take a look! Register Now to Attend. How you can edit on the fly (even after you've started delivering a lesson with students). Simple exit tickets. I'll share how I use Lumio for exam review. Simple exit tickets.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2023

Click for a free teacher account Each lesson plan includes standards, a downloadable 'research assistant' guide for students, assessments, and more.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The primary trends identified by the team were: adaptive learning, open education resources (OER), gamification and game-based learning, MOOCs, LMS and interoperability, mobile devices, and design. But content is not top on your list.”

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 23, 2019

They share their passion for gamifying the classroom with game-based learning and teaching through play. We discuss what types of classroom environments are appropriate for gamification and ways you can incorporate game-based learning today! Game-Based Learning. [13:43] Gamification v.

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Technology Tidbits

APRIL 28, 2014

Answerables is a wonderful site that is a cross between Game Based Learning meets a Learning Management System. This is an innovative place where educators can "Gamify" a lesson and have their students collaborative learn in a safe 3D dimensional environment (think Second Life for kids).

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Technology Tidbits

JANUARY 18, 2017

Class Compete is a fantastic Game Base Learning and Assessment system that educators are using to help boost student's test scores and eliminate test anxiety. and follows the familiar "running/racing" game formula. For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 11, 2020

Answer Pad - Is a free visual and student based response system that educators use to blend learning and flip classrooms in real-time on browser based devices. Buncee - One of the most versatile learning tools around that provides a digital canvas for all sorts educational needs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2017

Mari Venturino is a 7th-grade science and AVID teacher and Blended Learning Specialist at Mar Vista Academy in San Diego, CA. She is a Google For Education Certified Trainer and Innovator, a Google Certified Educator Levels 1 & 2, and is Leading Edge Certified in Online and Blended Instruction. Twitter handle: @MsVenturino.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Think Fluency - A wonderful iOS/Google Play app for assessing a student's reading fluency. Dystopia 2153 - An innovative new site that teaches programming/coding through the use of game based learning and graphic novels. Edji - An innovative new site for annotating texts for collaborative learning.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 16, 2016

Class Compete is a fantastic Game Base Learning and Assessment system that educators are using to help boost student's test scores and eliminate test anxiety. and follows the familiar "running/racing" game formula. For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

OCTOBER 15, 2022

The principal's students were in an alternative setting and the main delivery and assessment of content came from an online course platform. The staff fully recognized the need to provide the students with a richer learning environment than simply watching videos that led to multiple choice quizzes and eventual unit tests.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 18, 2015

Class Compete is a fantastic Game Base Learning and Assessment system that educators are using to help boost student''s test scores and eliminate test anxiety. and follows the familiar "running/racing" game formula. For my Pinterest board on Game Based Learning click here.

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Game-Based Learning Differentiated Instruction Flipped Classroom Android 28

Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 20, 2018

Pear Deck is an active learning and formative assessment tool that makes your presentations completely interactive! Pear Deck is fully loaded with templates for each stage of the assessment process, vocabulary games, Google tool integration, and helps teachers engage students and create collaborative conversations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

For example, I had to assess “over the shoulder” by looking at what students were doing. Also, I’m able to easily assess and share their work in AR. Now, using 3DBear , I’m able to offer students a classroom where they can create and share. This blog post is sponsored by 3D Bear. All opinions are my own.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 1, 2018

They’re completing formative assessments. Bethany: Wow, EdPuzzle is just fabulous because you know you can embed that formative assessment right there in the video. In the classroom the formative assessment is extremely important, and those tools just make it fun. Use the tools as formative assessments and use that data.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 24, 2019

My goal is to provide you with Do’s and Don’ts regarding online learning programs that will help guide you in how to best assist the students in your life. For simplicity, I will refer to all computer-based instruction as digital learning. Tips For Parents About Online Learning. I hope you find it helpful.

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 12, 2017

What is the ideal blended learning environment? Many ask me what the best device is for learning. Good teaching and sound student-directed learning is not, and should not be, device dependent. In many cases, it’s not the device that makes the difference, often the best learning occurs with no device.

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techlearning

MAY 22, 2018

Stride is an online, adaptive game-based learning platform that inspires students to practice and master concepts in math, reading, language arts, and science. Stride can also be used during the academic year for assessment and test readiness in the classroom.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

Learn how to bring wacky fun to geometry lessons with The Land of Venn; how to personalize math practice and assessment with Front Row; and offer adaptive learning opportunities with Think Through Math. And learn how to use CueThink to make math collaborative and social. But what games are good for classrooms?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Within the virtual environment, you get you learning, you get your assessment, you get your experience. Those are real nice, but I think that there’s a lot more that we can do with it. Make it more immersive. Make the experience more all-inclusive. Blog: Enrique Cachafeiro. Twitter: @8bitbiologist.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Map games are perfect for geography, science, or any subject with diagrams or maps to grade. The automatic grading feature will save time for teachers who have diagrams that need to be assessed and marked. Matching Columns Games. Tip #20: Use the Unscramble Word Game As a Follow Up to the Dictation Game.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 24, 2020

In this position, he works with the school districts in Riverside County as they implement programs such as online and blended learning, personalized learning, and California State Standards and assessments. Dennis Large is currently the director of educational technology for the Riverside County Office of Education.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 31, 2018

The Real-World Classroom model of teaching finance is part simulation part game. Brian Bean on episode 323 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Invented by Brian Bean, this model of teaching is transforming Texas classrooms and beyond.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 25, 2018

Students start with a zero and level up as they use videos, one on one help, and game-based mastery to master physics. Jonathan Thomas-Palmer on episode 298 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Jonathan Thomas-Palmer teaches physics.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 10, 2019

28:00] – Kasey shares a quote from the book that she used in Shake Up Learning, “If the work assigned is not something you’d let them redo in order to learn, it’s time to assess the relevance of the work you are assigning.” Shake Up Learning Spring Book Study. Shake Up Learning by Kasey Bell.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

BYOD is often seen as a way of solving budget concerns while increasing the authenticity of learning experiences , while critics point to the problems BYOD can cause for district IT, privacy concerns, and more. Blended Learning. Blended learning is a learning model that combines digital and face-to-face learning experiences.

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Technology Tidbits

MARCH 9, 2020

What is Blended Learning? It's a smorgasbord of teaching strategies that uses analog and digital technologies to teach and learn. 3] Proponents of blending learning cite the opportunity for data collection and customization of instruction and assessment as two major benefits of this approach. [4]

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

Learn more about formative assessment. If you want to listen – Monica Burns did a fantastic podcast episode about her Favorite Formative Assessment Tools. If you prefer reading, see Fantastic, Fast Formative Assessment Tools (a post I wrote on Edutopia). Kecia: Oh yeah, absolutely. Kecia: Yeah! It’s just there.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 29, 2018

From stop motion to video controls and cool add-ins for formative assessment and graphics, learn about this Swiss Army Knife of Google tools – Google Slides. Kasey: Pear Deck is a formative assessment tool. Adding those formative assessments in and preparing for those. Let’s look at it. Vicki: Yes.

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Learn what digital badges are, when to use them, and how to implement them in your classroom. Yes, you can do this in your remote, online, or blended learning environment! These two creative ladies will help us learn how we can use digital badges in the classroom to engage and motivate our students. Click To Tweet.

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MindShift

AUGUST 13, 2015

But while blended learning — a mix of teacher-led and computerized instruction — is proliferating across the country, schools that wholeheartedly embrace games-based learning remain rare. Attempts to use games as assessments ruin the playful experiences that make them an effective learning tool, he said.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2023

As children progress through the game, they encounter various math problems that are essential to advancing the story, effectively blending learning with play. The app adapts to the child’s learning level, ensuring that the challenges are neither too easy nor too hard.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Mark: So… my students know which components of my classes are foundational and what components are collaborative, what components they will have choice on and what they’ll get to choose from when it’s time for assessments. Vicki: OK, did you say that they get to choose their assessment? Mark: I assess in other ways as well.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

The rise of collaborative learning environments within hybrid and blended learning models is another notable development in K-12 technology trends. While the pandemic did cause learning loss, it also pushed forth an increased use of online and hybrid/blended learning technologies for students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 1, 2014

He will discuss research and industry initiatives intended to drive engaging instruction and authentic assessment through game-based learning. A recent PBS Education article by Annie Murphy Paul describes the powerful influence of physical experience on learning and retention.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

Haiku Learning is the tool I use to blend my classroom. Tip: To learn about my blended learning strategies, see my presentation on Slideshare Simple Steps to Blended Learning . For this reason, it is likely more important that kids learn to program apps than make web pages. .

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