The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Genius hour and passion projects are transformational. Whether you’re already having genius hour at your school or you want to get started, this blog post will give you ideas for getting started with genius hour, no matter the age or grade.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Mandy Froehlich on episode 192 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. And the one thing that Flipsnack cannot do it … it cannot be worked on simultaneously like Google docs where two students can work on it at once. Learn how she uses this tool.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 29, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Join this free Library Journal webcast covering the highlights of each one and offering key takeaways. Register here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Sponsored by Book Creator, All Opinions My Own From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Book Creator has long been a favorite app on the iPad, and now it’s available for Google Chrome. Here’s a class library for an elementary classroom. Give them a chance to proudly own their work.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. Sketch Design: A blueprint or sketch of the selected design is created through pencil and paper or through an online tool such as Google Draw or Sketchup. Jackie actively blogs at [link] and tweets at [link].

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 29, 2016

The idea behind the Maker movement includes allowing students to imagine, envision, create, innovate, play, learn in a formative manner, experiment, collaborate, share, and most of all dream of possibilities. As you set up or evaluate the Maker movement in your school or district I ask you to think about the ten ideas I have below.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Take a look at the library and get set to Make! Science Toy Maker – This really is a site for people who like to roll up their sleeves and make science toys and projects. Edutopia Makers Area – Take a moment to discuss, watch,and browse through amazing topics and possibilities. I enjoy learning from all of you.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 11, 2016

A MakerSpace is not confined to a school setting but can also be a community space like a public library where community members of all ages, means, and abilities can design, prototype, and create original works. Big Idea #3: Invasion and “Makeover” of the Local Library. Big Idea #4 Make It STEAMY.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 8, 2017

Before continuing, I would appreciate having you take a moment to subscribe to this Blog by RSS or email and follow me at ( mjgormans ). As you set up or evaluate the Maker movement in your school or district I ask you to think about going beyond space and think about culture. This ownership transfers to genuine learning!

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Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

You've no doubt read countless blogs and articles about the incredible impact makerspaces can have in schools. But after being a maker-librarian for nearly two years, I can assure you that you should really stop thinking about starting a makerspace. At conferences I went to everything with the word "maker" in the title.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 2, 2016

You've no doubt read countless blogs and articles about the incredible impact makerspaces can have in schools. But after being a maker-librarian for nearly two years, I can assure you that you should really stop thinking about starting a makerspace. At conferences I went to everything with the word "maker" in the title.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events that we hold and from our over 200 partners, and provides valuable links to learning conversations taking place in the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Nominate your favorite keynote speakers for Library 2.014.

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EdTechnocation.com

MAY 29, 2015

Google has 88 things to teach you, powerful results from a parent survey on the "digital classroom", a blog post of Jaymes Dec's visit to my school's FabLab, another inspirational TEDx talk, and a call to join the Maker Ed cause! Did you know you can get your very own Google Doodle on your birthday? Read his blog post.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

But as successive refinements improve them to the point that they start to steal customers, they may end up reshaping entire industries: classified ads (Craigslist), long distance calls (Skype), record stores (iTunes), research libraries (Google), local stores (eBay), taxis (Uber) and newspapers (Twitter).” Maker Movement.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 2, 2018

As a legal fight simmered this week over the legality of creating working guns on 3D printers , libraries and other groups offering access to the technology faced questions from local officials and reporters : Can community makerspaces now be turned into impromptu weapons factories?

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