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The Epic E-Book of WebTools

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Kristina Holzweiss shares plain and simple terms some of the most timesaving, enriching online resources available to teachers today. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. Check out Wipebook Flipchart at www.wipebook.com/coolcatteacher.

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What Really Engages Students

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Heather Wolpert-Gawron talks about current research From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Heather Wolpert-Gawron surveyed over two thousand students from every US state and type of school to find out what engages them in learning. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF.

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Google Jamboard

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Tom Mullaney on episode 257 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Google Jamboard is a fun interactive app. You just download it on Google Play or iTunes and use it with your touch Chromebook or iPad after listening to Tom Mullaney share how it works.

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Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard with Donnie Piercey

The CoolCatTeacher

Episode 127 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Donnie Piercey @mrpiercey , co-author of the Google Cardboard Book , shows how we can add simple augmented reality to our classrooms. I always like to use Google Maps. Sponsor: Owl Eyes.

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9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

The CoolCatTeacher

A global search in education blog post From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Twenty percent time from Google. Based on the Google 20% time, students take 20% of their time in a class to pursue a personal interest project. Maker Movement. Or a genius hour.

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Searching for the Ability to Think: Training our Kids to Go Past Google

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5 Ways to Teach Students to Think From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. But what I haven’t seen is kids Googling anything to help them with this project. This blog post is my answer. There’s a reason why this Invention project is a Google-free zone. The focus was on learning.

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STEM and Makerspaces in the Language Arts Classroom

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Kate Hodges, English Teacher from Ohio From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Language arts classrooms can use more than books to teach. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. Blog: [link] Twitter: @ _KateHodges Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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