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The Maker Movement In Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

Here are his thoughts on ‘the Maker Movement': With so much of the emphasis in today’s education world focusing on the need for education reform, it can be easy to forget just what this means. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 15 years.

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How to Interest the Next Generation of Great Minds to Work in STEM Fields

Ask a Tech Teacher

She enjoys blogging and helping others. The Maker Movement In Education. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. More on science and engineering classes: Lesson plan on bridge building.

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5 Ideas for Writing with Technology

The CoolCatTeacher

Jacqui Murray on episode 235 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Jacqui: You know, I’m a real fan of blogging. Tip #5: Blogging. I think blogging accomplishes so much of what we want kids to do now, which is. Blogging does all of that.

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Virtual Valentines and 2 Other Cool, Easy Collaborative Ideas for Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dyane Smokorowski talks about Virtual Valentines, the Awesome Squiggles Project, and a fun trip with teachers to the San Diego Zoo this summer. You’ll exchange Valentines and learn geography!

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Parent/Educator EDU

My Island View

I have always found it challenging to be provocative in promoting change in education in a blog post, while remaining positive in tone. I have long been a guest blogger for Edutopia, which has been both a challenge and an honor. I could go on but these are my topics.

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Its 2019. So Why Do 21st-Century Skills Still Matter?

Edsurge

ISTE Standards for Students highlight digital citizenship and computational thinking as key skills that will enable students to thrive as empowered learners. She leverages social media and blogging to reflect on what works and shares her insights with colleagues.

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30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom

TeachThought - Learn better.

Maker Movement. blogs, social media, podcasting) to promote conversation and thinking around what’s possible in education. New demands for digital citizenship. Change in cultural perception of identity–gender, technology, science, faith, sexuality, etc. Rapid change in the demands for media forms (e.g.,