Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Many studies have documented the benefits of proper typing technique (McKay, 1998; Owston, 1997; Bartholome, 1996; Bieman, 1996; Hoot, 1986). An overview of research says elementary and middle schoolage students are cognitively, emotionally, and physically capable of learning and excelling at keyboarding skills. Zeitz, 2008.

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Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Click here to revisit my last blog in this series on using the “I used to think…Now, I think…” routine. Historical Events: Students make claims about the causes or impact of historical events, provide evidence from historical documents or images, and ask questions about the events that are still unclear or confusing.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Digital collaboration platforms: Introduce digital collaboration platforms like Google Workspace for Education, Microsoft Teams, or collaborative document tools. Asynchronous communication tools: Integrate asynchronous communication tools such as discussion forums, blogs, or messaging platforms.

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The Electric Educator

MARCH 2, 2016

My first project of 2016 was to help Kingsley elementary school , a small school in northern Michigan, build an elementary book report machine. No one wants to read a book report in a spreadsheet, so we decided to use the AutoCrat Sheets add-on to generate a unique document for each form submission. The merge tags (i.e. )

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 3, 2019

When I was in elementary school, we often were paired with a classmate for different activities and it was a great way to develop our social skills as well as develop new perspectives in learning. Blogging is something that I wanted to start for years, but did not think I had anything to contribute. Here are some good ways to start.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This time instead of a lower quality black and white camera, this Rover has nineteen (19) cameras and two microphones which will document the journey. This is the fifth mission from NASA to MARS. Cameras and Microphones. Powered Flight. Resource: [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 27, 2018

Eric Curts on episode 300 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. First thing I’m going to mention is that everything I’m going to share here can be found in a blog post I did recently at [link]. You could definitely use this with your lower elementary students.

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Catlin Tucker

DECEMBER 17, 2023

Students in upper elementary and beyond “do little writing in or out of school for academic purposes” (Graham & Harris, 2019). In my last blog “Why Sending Students Home with Writing Assignments Might Not Be The Best Idea , ” I emphasize that writing is complex and multifaceted.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

However, are document cameras only designed for teacher use? In this blog, we are going to discuss a fantastic Document Camera and share how both you AND your students can use it for dynamic digital learning activities. . Are Document Cameras Only For Teachers? . What is an OKIOCAM? . OKIOCAM S . microfiber wiper ?to

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. And probably not as much at the middle school and high school level but at elementary certainly they want to know who their teachers are. I hold a Bachelors Degree in Elementary Education, earned at Morningside College in Sioux City, Iowa.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 27, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter We’re working towards the end of the school year, teachers! Kindergarten – lower elementary 4. Upper Elementary – Middle School 7. We document what they make and share them. You’re going to make it! End well with a memory movie.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 29, 2015

Many people fear that computer usage in the early elementary years consists of just “playing games” and want to limit the “screen time.” I’ve seen it happen, and it is pure joy to listen to the squeal of a six year old who discovers his friend’s cursor inside of his document. Technology in Elementary Classrooms.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

“We don’t just need computer science graduates to fill computing jobs; we need people with technical abilities to fill jobs in almost every industry ,” Victoria Espinel, president of Software.org: the BSA Foundation and chair of the World Economic Forum’s Global Future Council on the Digital Economy and Society, writes in a blog post.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 19, 2019

Our analysis suggests that policymakers can take advantage of micro-credentials, with their digital format and opportunities for customization, to radically improve ways for teachers to document and demonstrate their effectiveness and be recognized for it. We will explore this opportunity in our next blog post.

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TeacherCast

SEPTEMBER 25, 2021

However, are document cameras only designed for teacher use? In this blog, we are going to discuss a fantastic Document Camera and share how both you AND your students can use it for dynamic digital learning activities. What are the advantages of providing document cameras to students? What is an OKIOCAM?

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Digital Learning Laptops Learning Meeting 88

Gaggle Speaks

AUGUST 2, 2016

We’ve done some curation for you and picked out our top websites for elementary school educators. The Scholastic website has a variety of different resources to include lesson plans and an educator’s blog filled with innovative ideas for the classroom. 6 Must-Visit Websites For Every Elementary Educator Click To Tweet.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 21, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. On my blog, I recently shared 10 Ways to Rejuvenate and Learn This Summer. Jillian is a repurposed elementary educator from Clearwater, FL, and currently serves as a Professional Learning Guide for Forward Edge/Edge•U in Ohio. And I said, “Oh, no.

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Course Classroom Twitter Elementary 459

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

The Kudan Elementary School in downtown Tokyo organized the first robot teacher testing as far back as 2009. Secondly, teachers can organize class blogs or diaries and launch online learning communities to encourage student participation and engagement in curriculum activities. They are patient and unbiased.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

A sponsored post by GradeCam From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This blog post is sponsored by GradeCam. You can use the camera on your Chromebook or laptop, mobile phone or tablet, or document camera. But I was wrong. Let’s dive deeper. All opinions are my own.

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Assessment Laptops Chromebook Data 249

Catlin Tucker

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

” check out this blog post I wrote explaining text complexity. Once they’ve selected a theme, they can view the texts that have been paired with that theme at a range of reading levels from elementary into high school. If you are asking yourself, “What is a complex text for my students?”

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Final Reflection: Learners reflect on the process in a way that works best for them – blogs, photo essays, video recording, podcast, sketchnotes, illustrated ebook. This is typically done by sharing documentation of learning and final reflections through social media. Jackie actively blogs at [link] and tweets at [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Ideas to help you spark creativity in your classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Creativity is something that we have to nurture as teachers. In this blog post and episode, I share some of the ways I believe nurture creativity in students. Sponsor: The U.S.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

It’s important to note that those impressive numbers don’t include remote students at the elementary or high school level. Even traditional students are not immune to online privacy breaches — everything from identity verification documents to coursework and transcripts may be stored online, in the cloud or elsewhere.

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Learning Student Data Privacy Data Software 254

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

A recent example: how I crosswalked edtech with competency-based design principles, as featured in Eliot Levine 's July 2021 CompetencyWorks blog entry.) Besides a very helpful website full of resources , they have also created a preK-8 Literacy Continuum published in a popular book, most recently given an expanded edition in 2016.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2019

Eric Curts from Ctrl Alt Achieve From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Eric Curts @ ericcurts teaches us twenty-three ways to use Gsuite tools in our classroom. This blog post is being added to 100+ Great Google Classroom Resources for Educators. However, an anchor links within the document.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 16, 2018

Starting in the fall of 2011, Burns spent two years working in a one-to-one environment with tablets in an elementary school setting. Today, she’s a full-time consultant and runs Class Tech Tips , where she blogs and writes about educational technology and works closely in the classroom with administrators, students and teachers.

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edWeb.net

SEPTEMBER 15, 2022

Janie Moseley, Director of MTSS for Owensboro, shared how she began building support systems years ago as an elementary school principal. Blog post by Laura Smulian , based on this edLeader Panel. Panorama supports 15 million students in 21,000 schools and 1,500 districts across 50 states.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 18, 2020

A common approach to the “what” of teaching literacy in the elementary grades is the phonics based Orton Gillingham 3-Part Drill Approach. Lightweight and portable document cameras have also become the remote learning version of the traditional classroom doc camera. Florida elementary educator Ms.

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Libraries Elementary Microsoft Tools 195

The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

Lindsey Danhoff on episode 308 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. The winning nominator and his or her nominee each win a $20,000 package including one 7000 series SMART Board and SMART Document Camera, 30 Chromebooks, and SMART training and implementation.

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SpeechTechie

MAY 28, 2021

Having started as an elementary SLP, it's been one of my journeys to learn that with older populations, we need to keep it relevant. I recalled some hilarious blog posts I had read on Cracked some years back here and here about "Types of Drivers Nobody Complains About." I recently had several clients who were learning to drive.

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Elementary Google Examples Resources 52

User Generated Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

I often discuss and blog about teaching content within a context, that learning needs a context. I teach gifted elementary level classes with a good portion of the students being English Language Learners. How I’ve done this is through projecting individual blog posts onto the Smartboard. Is Teaching Grammar Necessary? ).

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Chromebook Exercises Study STEM 120

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

Kristen Mattson on episode 242 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. So Kristen, in all of my years of blogging, we’ve been talking digital citizenship, but it still seems like so many people are just lecturing to kids about this topic. Blog: DrKMattson.com.

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Digital Citizenship Education Future Ready Course 195

Shake Up Learning

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

Shapegrams are packaged inside a series of Google Drawings documents. I taught fifth-graders at College View Elementary School. In 2001 I had a one-to-one classroom with Palm Pilots, and in 2005 I started one of the first podcasts from an elementary school. Each Shapegram challenges students to recreate a picture using shapes.

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Google Elementary Video iPad 99

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Karen Bosch on episode 288 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. See also Merge Cube Mania Blog post by Karen Bosch. So you can actually video and document what it is that you are seeing through the augmented reality. Day 2 was they had to document it.

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edWeb.net

MAY 31, 2023

Many prepare to make the jump from elementary to middle school, middle to high school, or even between districts. Additionally, this lets stakeholders leave comments and document student plans over time, which makes the “handoff” between schools seamless.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Screencastify and Screencasting for Formative Assessment (a sponsored post) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In this blog post, I’ll share how I use screencasting to assess student work. Students can bring up a historical document on their screen and analyze the artifact.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 10, 2016

This web-based scalable program is available for elementary through high school students and can last anywhere from four weeks to a year. For students, there are CSTEM camps and competitions to showcase the robot wizardry of programmers from elementary through high school. includes documentation and technical support.

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