The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 23, 2018

Episode 344 with Jody Green and Dr. Tim Green From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom and in online learning means both at the secondary and college level. Today’s Sponsor: Advancement Courses. And yes, I’m a huge IU Basketball fan!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2016

30+ ideas to improve learning with awesome classroom design From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A well-designed classroom boosts student learning by as much as 16% (Barrett, Zhang, Davies, & Barrett 2015), but overdecorating is a distraction. Blog Posts.

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Resources Classroom Personal Learning Network Social Media 150

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

because teaching is no longer an isolated profession; it’s a dynamic and interconnected field requiring teachers to work collaboratively and build expansive professional and personal learning networks. Adaptive teaching: Reflective practice of two elementary teachers’ visions and adaptations during literacy instruction.

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Study Outcomes Elementary Data 121

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 28, 2014

You have taken control of your own learning You have made the decision to be a public learner, swimming through social media waters using tools like Twitter, Google+, Linked In, blogs, etc. You understand & embrace the fact you are role-modeling for kids with every post, tweet, blog, and digital footprint you make.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 30, 2013

Blogs, wikis, Skype, YouTube can be learners’ power tools, but their creative and pedagogical potential is only activated when learners get to think, work, create, and do for themselves. Her Twitter profile led to her blog , which could have been written by someone twice her age. How could I not interview her?

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Social Media Personal Learning Network Wiki Common Core 28

Reading By Example

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

Lisa Dabbs from Edutopia attempts to define this concept: Connected learners develop networks and co-construct knowledge from wherever they live. At some point though, we have to develop communities of practice if we expect to engage in deep and meaningful learning experiences. He uses Instagram as his social media hub for his school.

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Social Media Personal Learning Network Facebook Twitter 28

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. Here is an example I use a lot where I asked people to give me their thoughts on what a PLN (Personal Learning Network) means to them. Many people looked at free options like the Buddypress add in for a Wordpress blog. Very easy and lots of potential.

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