The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Digital Equity: How to Understand The Problems Facing #Edtech. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Teachers are stressing over so many things.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 23, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter As I was grading my student’s web pages today, one student’s goals struck me. Insurance – Understanding how to make wise insurance decisions. Savings Account and Interest – Students learn how savings accounts can help them.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 3, 2021

We've posted a new blog post from Dr. Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security " section of Library 2.0 : " Some Leadership Truths for Library Leaders. It's hard to know fully what library leaders need to do as the Coronavirus and the pandemic's impact go into the wretched history books.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching in augmented reality (AR) for the past several years has been a bit of a challenge, in my opinion, as is often the case with new technologies. This blog post is sponsored by 3D Bear. Check out 3D Bear How are teachers using AR to teach?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

We've posted a new blog post from Dr. Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security " section of Library 2.0 : " Helping Library Patrons with Autism: Start with Understanding. Ask him or her for his or her library card or the Guardian’s card. Wining, presented by Library 2.0 See you "online!"

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 12, 2021

We've posted a new blog post from Dr. Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security " section of Library 2.0 : " The Perils of the Parking Lot: Part 2. " Some readers were kind enough to contact Steve Hargadon at Library 2.0 Steve Hargadon Library 2.0 Part of a special Library 2.0

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Neo LMS

MARCH 9, 2021

Sure, I’m not referring to teaching in an academic setting here. It’s more of a thought experiment to introduce today’s topic: how to research as a teacher, which brings us to…. How to access information like a pro. For organization nerds like me, reference management apps can come in handy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 10, 2023

In your district, you may refer to them as IT specialists, Coordinators for Instructional Technology, Technology Facilitators, Curriculum Specialists, or something else that infers big brains, quick minds, and the ability to talk to digital devices. Students researched online as often as in the library. 1:1 became a reality.

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The Principal of Change

JUNE 25, 2019

If you are looking to read, how will you connect the information you consume and dig deeper? For this, blogging is a great tool not only to synthesize your learning but to also catalog it into a type of library. 3 Ideas to Help You Blog. 5 Reasons Your Portfolio Should be a Blog. ( 3 Ideas to Help You Blog.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. SplashLearn for Teachers and Schools – teachers can sign up for free and have access to the full SplashLearn content library. SplashLearn sponsored this blog post. Learn how money operates in the real world. Learn how to read maps.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. From how to form reading groups, how to reach individual children, and how to communicate with parents, Dr. Robb's advice is practical and extensive. She writes articles for education journals and blogs. Vicki Davis I love that.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 19, 2017

As libraries work to scan their collections, they tread carefully around books published after 1923 and likely to still be under copyright. Doing the work to do it right is hard, and doing it at scale is really hard,” says Michael Wolfe, scholarly communications officer at the Shields Library at the University of California at Davis. “I

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2017

Edtech Apps that work From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Browse or search the Owl Eyes library to see if your upcoming book is included. How Do Annotations Work? How to Use Owl Eyes. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a sponsored blog post. They’ll thank you!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 18, 2021

Gina Simmons Schneider and hosted by Dr. Steve Albrecht: " Serving Library Patrons with a Trauma History.” He is also hosting a webinar a week from Friday, on March 26th with Dr. Jim Wining: " Helping Library Patrons with Autism: Start with Understanding." Steve Hargadon Library 2.0 See you "online!"

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 9, 2017

Rushton Hurley on episode 166 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Rushton: “… you know, figuring out how to cross the river just in your mind.” Blog: [link]. And I believe that that’s not rocket science. ” Whatever.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2024

Kolibri enables offline access to a curated library of educational content, supports customized curricula creation and facilitates self-paced, differentiated and project-based learning. The term digital divide often refers to not having affordable access to the internet or specific hardware. Donate to support our efforts.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 3, 2021

In your district, you may refer to them as IT specialists, Coordinators for Instructional Technology, Technology Facilitators, Curriculum Specialists, or something else that infers big brains, quick minds, and the ability to talk to digital devices. Students researched online as often as in the library.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

It occurs to me that so many of my best ideas come from the blogs of others. As often as not, those blogs live outside of the school library world. In no particular order, here’s a very personal selection of blogs/bloggers I couldn’t live without. Cult of Pedagogy is far more than a blog.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

We invite you to join us for either or both of two 60-minute webinars presented by Library 2.0 We've also posted a new blog post from Dr. Albrecht in our " Library Service, Safety, & Security " section of Library 2.0 : " Helping Library Patrons with Autism--Start with Understanding: : An Interview with Dr. James R.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 28, 2020

We invite you to join us for either or both of two 60-minute webinars presented by Library 2.0 There is a cost to attending our series of " Service, Safety, and Security " webinars with Dr. His twice-monthly podcast and blog posts are available for free , as are our regular mini-conferences and all the conference recordings.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

The better a student learns how to use a keyboard, the faster and more accurately, they can work with a computer. Compare this to the old school way of doing research: spending hours in a large library and slowly filling out flash cards. How to Teach Research. In addition, Jefferson had a 10,000-book library.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In episode 769 and this blog post, we're going to dig into reading stamina , why it is important, and practical ways we can help our students progress with reading stamina. Have a great classroom library. Reading stamina matters.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 2, 2022

I’ve included information about: How tech teachers are different than other teachers. How to talk to a tech teacher (hint: they’re a little different; heed these suggestions). Students researched online as often as in the library. They’re allowed to eat at their keyboard because they know how to fix it.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2022

By Dr. Steve Albrecht I posted this Library 2.0 blog below in October 2020. There are no guarantees of safety and nothing is shooter-proof, but these concepts might make a life or death difference if you can consider them and/or put them in place at your library: Access control matters.

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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. She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. You can ask experts.

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PlagiarismCheck

DECEMBER 18, 2023

How to detect unintentional plagiarism A reliable plagiarism detection tool is an efficient way to uncover copying. The service will find matches with any Internet pages or publications in the database, as well as sources from your customized library. Here are some ideas on how to help your learners evade plagiarism issues.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Defined Learning sponsored this blog post. The library has over 2,000 individual products inside performance tasks. . Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored blog post.” All opinions are my own. Prepare to Celebrate Products.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

Sponsored by Edpuzzle From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This blog post is sponsored by Edpuzzle. If you use my link to sign up for Edpuzzle , you’ll gain access to a curated library of 50,000 free videos to use with your school. All opinions are my own.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 24, 2024

Strategies for Navigating Through DRM Challenges Multi-Platform eBook Readers Library Backup DRM Free Alternatives Advocate for a Positive Change VI. DRM, or digital rights management, refers to the tools and technology used to monitor and control digital content access, usage, and dissemination. Challenges of DRM V.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2017

How to get started. Luckily, there are lots of how-to videos available both through the OneNote site and YouTube. These can be shared with colleagues or students (even those who don’t have OneNote). Work is synced across all devices with apps available for iOS, Android, and tablets. Education uses.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2014

This is a GREAT week for library learning and conversations! Then our fourth annual (and free) Future of Libraries conference, Library 2.014, starts on Wednesday, October 8th, at 10:00am US-Eastern Time with the opening keynote by conference co-chair Dr. Sandra Hirsh from the School of Information at San José State University.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence in schools should present educators, parents, and policymakers with many concerns but there are also opportunities. And so what I'm wrestling with is trying to figure out how to turn this towards the good over the long term.

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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. How Does Book Creator Work? I made the above tutorial to show you how to set up Book Creator, but honestly, you don’t really need it. Here’s a class library for an elementary classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 3, 2020

In your district, you may refer to them as IT specialists, Coordinators for Instructional Technology, Technology Facilitators, Curriculum Specialists, or something else that infers big brains, quick minds, and the ability to talk to digital devices. Students researched online as often as in the library. More about being a tech teacher.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

NOVEMBER 5, 2022

With the widespread use of social media platforms and the ubiquity of news stories, teaching students how to critically evaluate sources and sift the good from the bad becomes a pressing pedagogical necessity. Another way to incorporate news stories in your teaching is to use them as speaking or writing prompts. In this short guide, Webwise.ie

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 19, 2011

You don''t start blogging for awards. You blog because you are passionate about your profession, and have ideas & content to share with potential readers. If you blog it, they will come. I blogged for YEARS out the aethernets and for a handful of readers! (I''m And you surely don''t start blogging for comments!

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

Tony Vincent on episode 247 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. We are going to link to the blog posts that have a lot of these magic tips so that you’ll be able to get all of these tips. You just have to know how to “reveal” them by kind of trial and error.

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