The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We educators constantly seek new ways to engage our students and enhance their learning experiences. Recently, I introduced voice interactions with ChatGPT in my classroom using a Custom GPT that I made. See my blog post about how to create your own GPT.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Educators are the best! The Tweet That Started it I get weary of AI hype auto-generated by *gasp* ChatGPT without any real applicability to the classroom. Donnie Piercey sat down with Bob Greenberg of Brainwaves to talk about AI in the Classroom.

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SplashLearn

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Are classrooms genuinely inclusive and accessible for all students? This question deeply resonates as we contemplate the profound and transformative influence of assistive technology in the classroom. Approximately 1.3 Approximately 1.3

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 12, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Students can build apps and collaboration skills at the same time. If you're doing collaborative projects and design in your classroom, you'll get practical ideas for how you can modify your projects to encourage collaboration and real-world learning.

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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. Dig into flipping your classroom and how it looks when you teach effectively in an online classroom. Practical Strategies for Flipping Your Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 23, 2023

What can you do to make things work better in the classroom with simple fixes? How The Classroom Environment Shapes Understanding of Cause and Effect Relationships Mastering cause-and-effect relationships in research is crucial for a student’s academic future and career. A teacher usually shows students examples.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

The Ask a Tech Teacher team has written a great article on behavioral learning in the classroom. Knowledge of behavioral theory empowers educators to create tailored strategies enhancing both classroom management and students’ performance efficiently. It’s an example of how personalization matters right now.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

All of those interactions result from how well you manage classroom behavior. Creating a supportive classroom environment. Evidence-based research shows that you can support positive reactions in your classroom and enhance student-teacher relationships by considering Positive Behavior for Learning (PB4L) strategies.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 4, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This blog post will share ten ways you can use Tract to create personalized project-based learning in your classroom. Tract sponsored this blog post. For example, if a student likes to draw and likes Star Wars, they can draw Baby Yoda. .

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter These conversations need to happen. Including Real Classroom Teachers, Administrators, and Parents, and an Agile Curriculum is Considered I also hope that classroom teachers and school administrators are included.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2023

What there is is a teacher not afraid to try new ways, test them out in a classroom environment, toss what doesn’t work and share the rest. Her/his success doesn’t come without lots of failure and mistakes, widgets that sounded good but were too complicated or non-intuitive for a 21st century classroom. Why do this?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 4, 2017

A conversation with Rayna Freedman in episode 47 of the 10-minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Rayna Freedman @rlfreedm has a student classroom blog that will completely blow you away! Rayna is full-scale using blogging to teach writing. Blog: [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, Jesse Lubinsky, a former classroom teacher and education evangelist for Adobe, shares 10 awesome free ways that teachers can use Adobe Express in their classrooms. So what does the teacher in their classroom do?

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Neo LMS

JANUARY 18, 2022

While most students have returned to in-person learning, many have remained in the online classroom. So, what can you do to connect with students in the online classroom? They also allow you to keep daily classroom routines that everyone can be a part of. Finally, consider gamifying some of your classroom activities.

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Neo LMS

MAY 31, 2022

However, there are many different methods that we can bring into our classroom to get students up and moving and more importantly, collaborating. . One of them is the classroom escape room activity! . Since students spend so much time in classrooms, why not plan a quick “escape” to inspire curiosity for learning and engage students?

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Digital Promise

MAY 14, 2019

If you’re looking for innovative ways to involve your community, see if some of the examples below inspire you to act. League schools provide creative examples of community involvement in schools. Check out other examples of large-scale community engagement events. Luckily, many districts have done just that.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

How to get started with STEM in your classroom. Name writing challenge : Another fun challenge to try in your classroom is to have students write their name using a variety of materials they choose and it has to be the same length as their height. Get started by exploring the many examples in their gallery. Cornucopia.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 10, 2023

3 Fun Ways to Use Tech in the Classroom in the Run-Up to Summer Summer is right around the corner and as a teacher, you might be in search of creative ways to leverage technology to ensure your classroom remains an entertaining, engaging and educational space. Another fantastic example is Lightbot. Let’s dive in!

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

Karen Voglesang on episode 209 [A special encore episode] of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Karen Voglesang @NBCTchr teaches children to use thinking routines in her classroom. How to Teach Thinking Routines in the Classroom. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What do you do when award-winning teachers tell you there is a way to save time? She is an actual classroom teacher and doesn't “do” hype, but I think she wants to help. Mary shares her strategies through her blog, yoursmarticles.com.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial intelligence is the top conversation among educators everywhere. It was truly a thrill for me, as a classroom teacher, for Lydia Smyers, the Vice President of US Education for Microsoft, to sit down with me at ISTE. Check out their new AI Course.

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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. Teachers can use the debrief to clarify key concepts, review another example, or provide additional scaffolds.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 29, 2018

The 2018 Honor Roll: EdTech’s Must-Read K-12 IT Blogs. With powerful publication and distribution tools within reach, blogs remain one of the most potent ways to spread your ideas and thoughts. A Must-Read blog for us is one that offers interesting thoughts, unique ideas, useful information and remains regularly updated and active.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic in schools around the country. My focus is on both ChatGPT as well as the new Notion AI tool and the practical ways I'm using them in my everyday classroom activities. This is episode 798.

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SplashLearn

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Instead of measuring success by how many hours a student sits in a classroom, what if we focused on what they know and can do? At its core, CBE shifts […] The post Competency-Based Educated: Benefits & Real-World Examples first appeared on SplashLearn Blog. That’s what competency-based education is all about.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 27, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I’ve seen one tool improve student engagement in Google Classroom significantly — H?para. While Google Classroom is can be taught, there are some problems with Google Classroom regarding engagement and simplicity. This is what H?para

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Neo LMS

MARCH 8, 2022

However, a classroom gamification level system takes the gamified learning experience a step further. Let’s delve deeper into the advantages of the classroom gamification level system and how you can set it up. Why set up a classroom gamification level system? How to set up a classroom gamification level system.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2022

Our Ask a Tech Teacher crew has some interesting thoughts on mainstreaming this in your classroom: How to Encourage Creativity in the Classroom: Best Tips to Inspire Your Students. Let’s take polygons as an example – children learn about this geometric concept throughout their primary years.

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 9, 2021

Mixing education and entertainment in the classroom. So here are a few ideas on how you can use edtech to bring edutainment into the classroom and create a fun and inspiring learning experience for students: 1. Short videos are ideal for giving examples of concepts that you are teaching. Plus, it works for students of all ages.

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Neo LMS

JULY 30, 2020

A flipped classroom approach comes in handy during the exploration stage, as it stimulates students to tackle different topics from their point of view. It is the ideal phase in which students use their creativity to build new things, identify new examples, come up with refreshing ideas, internalize their knowledge, and use it to innovate.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching in augmented reality (AR) for the past several years has been a bit of a challenge, in my opinion, as is often the case with new technologies. For example, I had to assess “over the shoulder” by looking at what students were doing.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

Student autonomy in the classroom is essential for efficient learning. Student autonomy in the classroom is important both for learners and teachers. Today’s educational technology makes it easier to support student autonomy in the classroom and beyond it. Why is student autonomy in the classroom so important?

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Join us on Wednesday, December 19th at 9 pm ET for a lively conversation about the classroom pedagogies of teaching with Augmented Reality. Register Now AR Topics Some of the topics we will be discussing include: How teachers are teaching with augmented reality in the classroom Device configurations (does every student have to have one?)

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Jeff Gearhart on episode 162 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms, on any device, using the Chrome web browser.

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Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

There’s an elephant in the classroom. It has many benefits for improving classroom behavior and helps students focus during lessons. 9 Easy mindfulness activities for the virtual classroom. This can be done anywhere, as I now do it while waiting for the bus, for example, and even before bedtime. Guided storytelling.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 10, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. David Ternent, a teacher in a middle school STEM classroom in Ohio, shares how he has used his 3D printers to transform and excite kids about learning STEM concepts. He also gives advice to teachers and districts who want to start with 3D printing.

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