Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 2, 2019

In my role as a blended learning coach, I work with a lot of teachers who are intrigued by the idea of digital notebooks. A simple alternative to creating a digital notebook using a website creator is to use Google Slides to create digital notebooks for each unit. Create a new Google Slide deck in your Google Drive.

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Catlin Tucker

AUGUST 5, 2021

Station Rotation Preparation Tips: Create an overview of the first 2-3 weeks of school in your Google calendar planner or use Catlin Tucker’s template. For more information on grouping strategies, check out this blog. Create an assignment in your learning management system (LMS) and post the slideshow overview with instructions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Kiddom , a transformative approach to teaching and personalized learning, has a new guide available for teachers–and it’s free: Blended Learning 101: An Introduction to Blended Learning Instruction. Learn how to start a blended learning program in your classroom or at your school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 17, 2020

Alice Keeler and Vicki Davis demo both sides of Google Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As so many of us schools are having to move quickly to Google Classroom, Alice Keeler sat down with me recently to do what we’re calling a “duo demo.”

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

One of the most important outcomes of this pilot was that the students liked being in charge of their own learning, even if, as 8 th grade students, they were not totally ready for it. This epiphany brought me to the blended learning movement. Transforming my classroom into a blended learning environment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 25, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Google Classroom has been the tool of choice for many schools. Check the blog post for more links to Kasey’s material on this important best practice for Google Classroom. Sponsor: My friend Kasey Bell writes the Shake Up Learning Blog.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Episode 716 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. One of the most popular shows of 2018 was with Tom Mullaney on Google Jamboard so we’ve updated it for 2021! In this show, Tom shows us how teachers are using Google Jamboard, why it is so popular, and how you can use it to teach.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Guest blogger, Emily Cleary, has some great ideas on some of her favorite must-have resources for today’s blended learning. Luckily, Google Scholar is free and provides credible, academic research, abstracts, and case laws. More on blended learning: Online Learning. You can contact her via LinkedIn.

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Catlin Tucker

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

This week, I received a comment to my blog asking: What do you feel is the biggest difference between playlists and choice boards? Would you say a playlist is more data-driven and a choice board gives more variety in learning modalities? Like playlists, choice boards give learners more control over the pace and path of their learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2017

A conversation with Weston Kieschnick on episode 96 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Weston Kieschnick @wes_kieschnick helps us how to go bold school with blended learning. Old school plus blended learning = bold school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 26, 2017

Blended learning occurs when an education program combines Internet-based media with traditional classroom methods. But blended learning is more than simply replacing lectures and books with web-based technology. These should be in place before unpacking a blended learning program. Infrastructure.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 20, 2020

The post Blended Learning Best Practices (with Catlin Tucker) – SULS085 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. This week, I’m chatting about Blended Learning best practices with the blended learning guru, Dr. Catlin Tucker. “I first prepared for Level 1 using the Google Teacher Center.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Google is rolling out a handy new tool for Workspace admins who use Google Meet to keep in touch with staff. You Can No Longer Fake a Bad Connection to Get Out of Google Meet Calls" Android Police. It comes to Google Meet now.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 20, 2017

5 Tips for incorporating blended learning into your classroom. Blended learning is the use of technology and face-to-face instruction in a seamless, blended way that nonetheless introduces both students and teachers to the benefits of technology in the classroom without the shock of going “full online.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 18, 2020

Kate Baker with Vicki Davis From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Blended learning and distance learning will be different this fall. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. How do you use video effectively? Just make a copy and adapt it for your use or print it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. As I review that article, all of the formative abilities from history to math and every subject are still there but now you have more making Screencastify an essential blended learning and flipped classroom tool that is easy and fast.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 20, 2020

Dig into teaching practices with Google Classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Google Classroom is a tool that can help build relationships between students and teachers. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. But not everything is perfect. Join in today!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2020

Leveraging Your LMS & Tech Tools: PBL and Blended Learning (Part 2). How do I facilitate PBL in a blended learning environment?”. Let’s go back to that driving question, which I asked us to reflect on in my first post on blended learning. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As we struggle with the coronavirus COVID-19 health crisis, many of us educators are figuring out how to prepare to teach online. Blended learning (having a face to face and an online classroom) is best. Learn more here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter If you’re using the Google Suite for Education, Google App Scripts can save you time. Go to coolcatteacher.com/getcontrol to learn more and sign up for this free webinar on classroom management. Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 4, 2020

As an advocate of blended learning, I want teachers to strive for a healthy balance of online and offline tasks as students engage in distance learning. Teachers can ask students to share their work in the stream in Google Classroom, in a shared Google Slide deck, on a Padlet Wall, or by recording a FlipGrid video reflection.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

First, let’s establish the value of the flipped classroom in case you have never used this blended learning model. First, I want to encourage every teacher using a blended learning model to clearly explain WHY they are using this model to students and their families.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

MAY 10, 2022

The post 5 Chrome Extensions that Make Google Classroom Even More Awesome! appeared first on Shake Up Learning. In this post and podcast episode, I’m going to share 5 Chrome Extensions that Make Google Classroom Even More Awesome! Google Classroom + Chrome = Match Made in Heaven! Original Episode 66. . Mote (FREE).

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2016

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. When looking at the top posts of the over 3,500 blog posts here, a theme jumps forward for February 2016. 100+ Great Google Classroom Resources New in February 2016! 15 Best google Drive Add-Ons for Education. What has teachers talking?

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Battelle for Kids

AUGUST 24, 2015

Driving Question: How can an experienced teacher reimagine and redesign her teaching by creating her own blended learning model? During this past school year, my first grade students and I entered into a new realm of teaching and learning. We created a 1:1 blended learning environment.

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Battelle for Kids

AUGUST 24, 2015

Driving Question: How can an experienced teacher reimagine and redesign her teaching by creating her own blended learning model? During this past school year, my first grade students and I entered into a new realm of teaching and learning. We created a 1:1 blended learning environment.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 10, 2021

The collection of thinking routines created by Project Zero are an excellent way to encourage students to reflect on their learning in an intentional way. I’ve taken 10 of my favorite thinking routines and formatted them on Google Slide decks to make them easier to use online and create a more manageable workflow for teachers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

How to celebrate Here are activities I like that blend learning into the celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography As a class, come up with two locations in each state, to total 100. The completed list can be shared using a simple Word or Google Doc or more professionally with a class Biblionasium or Goodreads account.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today, I'll share six apps fo r digital note-taking and my experiences with each. I'll also give you a peek at my first testing of Google NotebookLM. Send a copy of every blog post to an Evernote note automatically and archive a lot of my digital world.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 30, 2021

Threadit from Google (Area 120), is a helpful video discussion tool that is a perfect fit when educators want to extend the opportunity for students to engage in class discussion beyond the class period or the physical classroom environment. Designing Blended Learning Experiences for Middle and High School – July 19th – 22nd.

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 16, 2020

Google Forms, Thinglink ) interactivity was extensive. You can also use Google Meet to create breakout rooms in Google Classroom (learn more HERE ). When designing lessons for students here are some tips based on what I learned: Establish behavior and conduct norms Mute everyone during synchronous instruction to start.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

The post 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic] appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Expand Your Use of Google Classroom. Google Classroom can be used for so much more than just your traditional classroom LMS. Consider these 20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom. 20 NEW Ways to Use Google Classroom.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

Schools have taken big steps towards using online resources and tools, but we can expect online learning to have a more important role in students’ education due to the pandemic. Variations of blended learning were applied in classes before. Read more: 4 Models of blended learning to implement in the classroom.

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Catlin Tucker

OCTOBER 7, 2020

Teachers juggling the concurrent classroom with some students physically attending class and others joining remotely via video conferencing are trying to balance the demands of teaching in two learning landscapes simultaneously. Create an Interactive Agenda for This Lesson with Google Slides. Feel free to post a comment and ask!

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 3, 2019

Technology is an ideal vehicle for teachers to better blend classroom instruction with learning opportunities occuring outside of the traditional school day — and outside of the brick-and-mortar school building. . MORE FROM EDTECH: CSee how schools use virtual reality to improve assistive learning programs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 26, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Google's Applied Digital Skills Curriculum is a fantastic free resource of lesson plans, videos, and learning experiences for students everywhere. Check out Google's Applied Digital Skills Curriculum and Back to School Lessons. Blog: [link].

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 10, 2021

The post Back to School with Google Tools: A Teacher’s Guide – SULS0122 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. I have put together a guide of Google tips, instructional strategies, templates, and lesson ideas to help you prepare for Back to School with Google Tools! Don’t miss this episode and blog post!

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