Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 9, 2019

GooseChase - An innovative site/app (iOS/Google Play) for creating digital scavenger hunts. Educandy - A wonderful site for creating educational games where a teacher just enters the questions and Educandy creates the game. This is a great way for educators to assess learning and differentiate instruction.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

More information and signup at [link] Google for Education Recordings Available. This past weekend we held our first-ever Online Summit Featuring Google for Education in conjunction with CUE.org and the inimitable Lucy Gray. Are you overwhelmed with the idea of integrating STEM tools in the classroom? Register here.

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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. Mari Venturino.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

We were trying out Google Expedition with a full classroom kit. Within the virtual environment, you get you learning, you get your assessment, you get your experience. Vicki: Help me understand the differences between web VR experiences and like, Google Expedition. Vicki: There’s some incredible things you can do.

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Fractus Learning

JANUARY 12, 2017

Her classroom was, and remains, a lively and engaged place for learning across many platforms. How does digital learning work with electives? An art teacher I am working with has students bring laptops from a STEM lab with them to art class. This is another frequently asked question. She divides her class into two groups.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 29, 2018

Kasey Bell teaches us eight great ways to use Google Slides. 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 Bell’s 8 Great Ways to Use Google Slides. Date: May 29, 2018.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 6, 2014

We’ll cover a range of features including the online games portal GameUp; My BrainPOP, which lets you track student learning; and the Mixer, which helps you create customized assessments. Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Social Learning Goes Mobile.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

For example, Propel Schools, one of the fastest growing charter networks in Pittsburgh, is using shared Chromebooks and Google for Education to guide middle school students through every stage of the writing process—from research to revision. Consider the ways that technology can streamline these processes for teachers.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 2, 2015

Beyond the structured game the player s can also design their own test c hambers , which is what m ost educators have used with their students. There are a lot of lessons that bring Portal 2 into your classroom , though designing test chambers and the general structure of the game typically lends itself to a STEM classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

They support single sign-on with Google and Clever. 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).

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

They can require students to take photos of objects to demonstrate their understanding of the material, or allow them to access content with an inexpensive VR viewer like Google Cardboard. Some teachers have augmented their field trips and added layers of learning and interaction to the day’s activity. What if you could make your own?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Learn about the resources that can help district leaders develop the next generation network infrastructure necessary to support multiple mobile devices on and off campus, the delivery of digital content, and administration of online assessments.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 1, 2014

," Christine Bruce , Hilary Hughes , and Ian Stoodley on "Information Experience: New approaches to theory and practice," Susan Hildreth on "Libraries as community learning partners - STEM, Maker and Badging!," Mismanagement and disorganization can create havoc for student projects!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

For this reason, it is likely more important that kids learn to program apps than make web pages. . ClassCraft (for Tracking Game Based Learning Experiences). I got into game based learning. It also links with other tools we use like Trello, Google Docs, Dropbox, and more. Very cool tool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

When Google Docs came out, I stopped everything and let all of my classes experience it. Also, I learned about Twitter, I did the same thing. A sponsored review of a tool I'm using to teach programming From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Augmented reality is here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 1, 2014

Sunday, July 6th at 9pm I Have a Question EdTechWeekly , Weekly attempt to crowdsource answers to education questions from our community of communities, Tag your questions #eduquestion or post them on our Facebook page or Google+ community. Learn how to help your students not just meet, but exceed, the standards. Learn more here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 24, 2014

Through our global online classrooms, schools offer STEM, AP®, Honors, Gifted & Talented, and elective courses that help students prepare for college and careers. Share your experience with game-based learning with an audience of game developers and peer educators! Join in at [link]. Check out these apps here.

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