The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 8, 2017

Today Tom Davidson @trdvo shares how he uses iPads in his math classes to teach. If you’re using iPads or want to compare how math is being taught somewhere else, this is a wonderful classroom Wednesday that you don’t want to miss! Listen to the episode “ Building Elementary Portfolios with SeeSaw “ Aurasma.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

It will also help you with both formative and summative assessments, and it will enter your grades into any electronic grade book directly from GradeCam. Simple Assessments of All Kinds. First, let’s look at the ways you can use GradeCam for assessments. Setting up assessments is fast and easy. Make assessment simple.

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eSchool News

MARCH 7, 2024

Technology not only engages students but also offers opportunities for alternative assessments that encourage creativity and individuality. By incorporating alternative assessment formats, students can demonstrate their understanding in unique ways. Students could try to guess who they will be meeting with or where they are from.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

From our conversations with kindergarten through third grade teachers, literacy coaches, and principals in 17 elementary schools across the country, we highlight below three ways schools are reimagining student supports during a year of distance instruction. Even though kids had iPads, parents were not sure [how to use them for class].

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MSEDTechie

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Each year, I am seeing more and more students entering elementary school with technology knowledge greater than ever before. Our elementary students now, have never had a time in their lives where technology wasn''t present. One device our students are using more each day are iPads. First and foremost!

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Book Creator has long been a favorite app on the iPad, and now it’s available for Google Chrome. Students who use Chromebooks, PCs, Macs, iPads, or any other device can now create books with this versatile, easy-to-use app. Here’s a class library for an elementary classroom. Post sponsored by Book Creator.

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wwwatanabe

MARCH 15, 2012

This was our first year with iPads in the elementary classrooms, purchased with Title funding. Shelly and I role played how to preview nonfiction text in this ShowMe video , created on the iPad in real time. Shelly then tried this with the students.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

In a fairly short time, amazing innovations like iPads, laptops, and smartphones have opened up a new world of information for students of all ages. This is just as true for the elementary classroom as it is for the lecture hall. It’s no exaggeration to say that technology has transformed the classroom and brought enormous benefits.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

Usually, that meant desktop computers, iPads, and laptops, either in small groups or 1:1. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. In school subscriptions, quizzes are available to assess student basic comprehension skills. Access this collection via the website. Listen and Read.

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EdTechTeacher

OCTOBER 22, 2015

Many of our Featured Speakers and Presenters for next month’s EdTechTeacher iPad Summit Boston also attended the event including: Reshan Richards , co-founder, of the popular Explain Everything screencasting app. To get a taste of what you might experience at the iPad Summit, we have posted some of their materials below.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Piedmont Elementary School in Piedmont, Alabama. Piedmont Elementary School Principal Brigett Stewart and Piedmont Middle School Principal Chris Hanson on Aug. Richburg said that research supports the use of regular testing, called formative assessments, to help teachers figure out which students need personalized help.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

For iPad and Google Play Tablet Devices of All Kinds From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Challenges of Finding the Right iPad or Google Play App. As a person who has managed an iPad lab, I find the thought of one app that contains many apps very attractive. The Really Good Stuff ?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2020

Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. Age group: Upper elementary. Students finish the program with an assessment of knowledge and certificates. The program is free, online (it does have a non-flash version for iPads), and is best completed over a series of sessions. Financial Football. Hands-on Banking.

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SpeechTechie

SEPTEMBER 27, 2011

Actually working with the kids is at once a reminder of why we do this work, and also sort of scary.that many kids at that many different grade levels and developmental zones- I have found my iPad to be a huge help. Overall, in addition to being a great informal assessment activity, I am sure it will serve as hours of therapy and fun!

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Edsurge

MARCH 7, 2023

A first grade student is trying to read a passage on her iPad. Kindergarten teachers at Sto-Rox transitioned from traditional assessments like DIBELS to EarlyBird at the start of the 2022-2023 school year. A digital avatar Amira, clad in olive green, is listening. They didn’t recognize letters they should be,” Raymond says.

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eSchool News

JUNE 17, 2016

Instead, they power up glowing iPad screens and swipe and tap their way through math problems, the day’s reading or interactive content. Central Valley School District administrators envisioned such a shift when they decided to begin swapping paper textbooks for iPads in the 2012-13 school year. By and large, it’s working.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Leslie Swanson-Anaya @InspiredLeslie elementary teacher of the year for Texas region 15 has ideas for awesome technology stations. Today’s Sponsor: GradeCam is a web-based tool that lets you customize assessments with multiple choice, true/false, number grids, rubrics, and more. Leslie: We use both Chromebooks and iPads.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 27, 2017

There are several reasons why Kids Discover Online is a fantastic website for middle and elementary science, history, and ELA teachers: Students can visually explore curated topics, finding connections in a safe space. After students read, they can take a quick assessment about the topic. All opinions are my own.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Moreover, he points to the product’s assessment strategies focused on student outcomes, employing a combination of automated evaluations and teacher-led assessments to ensure comprehensive learning assessment. 00:01:02 Speaker 1 On their phone, on their computer, on their iPad. So kind of give us the the assessment?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Students finish the program with an assessment of knowledge and certificates. The program is free, online (it does have a non-flash version for iPads), and is best completed over a series of sessions. Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. Set one game aside to play at the end of the year as a summative assessment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 24, 2017

Today Carrie Willis @carriewillis18 talks about how kindergarteners in her STEAM lab use their iPads. In today’s show, Carrie Willis talks about the workflow in her kindergarten classroom with iPads: How they use Seesaw. The challenges of kicking off an ipad lab. Episode 27 – Using SeeSaw for Elementary Portfolios.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 31, 2017

Formative Assessment Tools and Tips with Monica Burns (Show #37). Awesome Apps for iPads in the Elementary Classroom with Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen. Creating a Student-Centered Library Where Kids Love to Learn with Micki Uppena (Show #23). 5 Ideas to Improve Rural Education in America with Daisy Dyer Duerr.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

There are good reasons why worksheets have been the backbone of assessment for decades: Students write or type the information (and get the benefits of note-taking). take a picture of themselves with the iPad camera (or another digital camera). Two great iPad apps are DIY Human Body and Arloon Anatomy. BrainPOP Jr.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. As an early partner in the district's blended learning initiative, eSparkfeels incredibly fortunate to support UCS early learners in their iPad centers. million for technological improvements.

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eSpark

APRIL 5, 2022

In 2011, Utica Community Schools decided to transform how students learn, starting with their first day of elementary school. As an early partner in the district's blended learning initiative, eSparkfeels incredibly fortunate to support UCS early learners in their iPad centers. million for technological improvements.

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Graphite Blog

APRIL 13, 2020

Platforms: iPad, Web Grades: 3–12 See full privacy evaluation. Clever animated videos, activities, and games for elementary and middle school Price: Free through the end of the 2019-2020 school year due to the coronavirus pandemic Platforms: Web Grades: K–3 (BrainPop Jr.) Book Creator. BrainPop and BrainPop Jr. ThinkCERCA.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2021

Eighteen years ago, when I was a student-teacher, I started out by silently sitting in the back of an elementary-grade classroom, watching, observing and taking notes. There were no iPads, no online assessments and no Zoom. As Tonja taught a lesson, I would watch the iPad and monitor how our remote students were doing.

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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. To get started, a student will just scan the room using his or her digital device (like an iPad, iPhone, or Droid) before starting. This blog post is sponsored by 3D Bear.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School in Texas get an unusual introduction to technology. One year they’ll use an iPad. Rogers Elementary is one of 10 “wall-to-wall” personalized learning schools that recently emerged as part of an initiative at Dallas ISD—one of the largest school districts in the country, serving 157,000 students.

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Shake Up Learning

JULY 18, 2017

How to Find the Best iOS Apps for Your Classroom #mlearning #ipaded #edtech Click To Tweet. Kathy Schrock’s iPads 4 Teaching. iPad Educators. Elementary. 40 of the Best Learning Apps for Elementary. Best 1-to-1 iPad Apps for Elementary School. Google Expeditions on the iPad. Assessment.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 13, 2019

That means lesson plans aren’t completed, assessments aren’t taken, and kids don’t learn. For snow days, K2 students can bring home the iPads they use at school. . When dramatic weather hits — be it snow or violent storms or another emergency — it becomes impossible to reach the classroom. Webroom.net.

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Digital Promise

MAY 23, 2019

Behind strong school-based leadership, the schools built sustainable systems in professional learning and IT logistics and have created innovative ways to leverage their iPads to increase student engagement, communication, problem-solving skills, and critical thinking skills. Comeback School of the Year. STEM Culture of Innovation.

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eSchool News

APRIL 10, 2019

With the support of technology levies, we have invested $1 million into new technology for both the high school and elementary levels. Over time, Billings Public Schools accumulated a complex assortment of devices, including 16,000 Chromebooks, 7,000 Apple iPads, 3,000 Macs, and 2,000 Windows devices.

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eSpark

APRIL 12, 2022

But if your district has yet to successfully implement targeted differentiation, a necessity for 21st century students, you might choose older, tried and true devices like iPads or Chromebooks, and devote your district's time and money to effectively determining and addressing unique student needs. Decide on a classroom model.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 14, 2021

Miller asked as she stood in front of her class at Doss Elementary. First grade in particular — “the reading year,” as Miller calls it — is pivotal for elementary students, when their literacy skills “really take off.” This year, she had to backtrack — all the way to the letter “H.”. This story also appeared in USA Today. “Do

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

Sean Nank’s research shows that the single biggest method for improving learning with iPads is to use online formative assessments. However, his formative assessments have a twist — students are all answering DIFFERENT math questions. You do not need iPads to implement and learn from this research. Opening Graphic.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Moore is the Director of Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment for the East Pennsboro Area School District. Moore: We are a small suburban school district (approximately 2400 students in two elementary schools, one middle school and one high school) located in Enola, PA that started the school year completely online.

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