Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 30, 2022

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Christian Miraglia, wrote an interesting article on changes in teaching since the pandemic. Recently I listened to K-12 educators at a session hosted by a local university designed to have teachers meet and share their experiences from the past two years. Teacher self-care sessions weekly.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2019

Anne Collier on Episode 456 and 457 of the 10-Minute Teacher Anne Collier, Founder and Executive Director of The Net Safety Collaborative and SocialMediaHelpline.com , shares what we need to know about social media in this two-part series. Come back to this blog post for the second part! She blogs at NetFamilyNews.org.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is the Learning Pit metaphor? This practical episode from a classroom teacher will help us explain learning to our students. How can this illustration be used with students to help them learn? Transcript Created by AI in Riverside.

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Neo LMS

JULY 7, 2020

For these courses, the instruction relies heavily on hands-on activities, in-person collaborations, or sometimes specific equipment and class demonstrations. Through these camps, students will be able to develop their skills in problem-solving, collaboration, and creativity. The cost is $20 for the three weeks of learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. She covers ten essential points for being a successful education technology coach based on her research and her personal coaching of instructional technology coaches and teachers. Blog: [link] Twitter: @Katie_M_Ritter.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Some teachers (and students) are great at coming up with meaningful project ideas that align with standards and learning objectives. Defined Learning sponsored this blog post. All opinions are my own. Take a look at the Task Plan.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 31, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. With these big picture stats and stories coming from the classroom, teachers need advice on helping students develop reading stamina. Andrea Yon, a rural South Carolina teacher has taught for seven years. MSE, teacher, literacy coach, author.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 14, 2021

The reasons were varied (teacher training, infrastructure, and professional support to name a few), but one of the most prominent was money. Educators sign up with a Teacher account and then set up classes and accounts for students. As a teacher, you can manage your class, track what’s being read, supervise equizzes, and more.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 6, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How are you doing, educators? This is a great show for teachers to see balance and encouragement so they can be their best in the classroom. Are you stressed? Today will be a refreshing encouragement for educators everywhere. With a Ph.D.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 6, 2017

Studying for Finals: 5 Collaborative Online Methods to Try in Your Classroom. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 16, 2018

Lots of teachers want to integrate tech into their class but picking what to use among the thousands of offerings is daunting. Where to purchase: Teachers Pay Teachers. Details : for grades K-12. available only through Teachers Pay Teachers. Details : for grades K-12. 65 Posters for Your Classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 18, 2017

Here’s a sneak peak: Studying for Finals: 5 Collaborative Online Methods to Try in Your Classroom . Instead, I like to push my students to collaborate with each other by using online tools. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years. I have a few ideas for you. Study Guides/Study Skills.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

It builds foundational learning skills, introduces and reinforces vocabulary, and provides a joyful activity that’s mostly free, cooperative, and often collaborative. Children’s writer Miranda Paul, author of such wonderful books as Are We Pears Yet and I Am a Farmer, has offered to read to classes via a 15-20 minute Skype call.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 9, 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher contributor Serhii Tkachecnko, CEO at Unicheck, shares his thoughts on how educators can teach students about the benefits of plagiarism checking. The system checks papers automatically at a speed of 20 seconds per page. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. More on plagiarism.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Today we'll dive deep into the transformative power of data analytics for your classroom! Today, we're joined by Victoria Setaro, an expert in making data analytics approachable and actionable for everyday teachers like you. Think again!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2017

Digs deeper into digital tools used by innovative teachers to extend and enrich student learning. The 21 st Century classroom blends technology with traditional teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. Start the year-long process of creating a collaborative class curriculum map.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 28, 2017

Multiple people can collaborate on a Sway. All the author has to do is send out the Sway link to collaborators. As a result, teachers must accept that responsibility, to remind students as they use Sway that only these pictures (much like Google App’s wide collection of pictures) are freely used. MS Office Mix.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Lots of teachers want to integrate tech into their class but picking what to use among the thousands of offerings is daunting. The 56-page 25 Digital Tools in the Classroom is a thorough discussion on which are the most useful tools in any K-8 classroom, classified by appropriate grade level. 65 Posters for Your Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Advancement Courses Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. If you enroll in any of the courses mentioned in this post, use the code COOL20 to receive 20% off of your course. All opinions are my own. Search Courses Now.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 27, 2017

Students can use whatever computing device they have — including a smartphone — to record notes that can then be filed, shared, multimedia’d, and collaborated on. million teachers, is kind of a Google Classroom (very) lite with options that make it easy to submit homework, comment on classwork, and track student progress.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

Teacher Preparation. collaborate with others. Start the first senior class by introducing the student teachers and adult supervisors. create blogs to share events with each other. Student teachers should never gather into a group to chat among themselves. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-8 technology for 20 years.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2023

In the edLeader Panel “ From CDs to AI: Congressional Briefing on 20 Years of Speak Up Research ,” Dr. Julie A. The Congressional Briefing elaborated on what students say most engages them, prevents their best work, and which device was most used 20 years ago. “Teachers are such a key asset,” Asa said.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. From now until September 28, Advancement Courses, an online provider of professional development for K-12 teachers, is donating 10% of their sales to funding DonorChoose.org projects. But what do the mean? Get a discount off your PD.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 5, 2017

The 21 st Century classroom blends technology with traditional teaching to build a collaborative, differentiated, and shared learning environment. This three-week course (July 10-July 30) digs into the digital ideas and tools used by innovative teachers to extend and enrich student learning. Click to join. 8 Activities (topics).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

It builds foundational learning skills, introduces and reinforces vocabulary, and provides a joyful activity that’s mostly free, cooperative, and often collaborative. Children’s writer Miranda Paul, author of such wonderful books as Are We Pears Yet and I Am a Farmer, has offered to read to classes via a 15-20 minute Skype call.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 24, 2017

K-6 math curriculum (with a separate program for pre-K) is versatile, easy-to-use, and nicely differentiated for varied learning and teaching strategies. Teachers, schools, or districts sign up for an account that will provide access to all teacher curricula materials. Teacher materials are digital only.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 14, 2020

Black, Indigenous, students of color make up more than 50 percent of the K-12 student population, yet the number of non-white teachers in schools is only 20 percent. How can we collaborate with and learn from teachers of color to create solutions to address this systematic shortage?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 23, 2017

This summer, Ask a Tech Teacher is holding five Summer Learning classes : Tech-infused Teacher (Certificate edition for CEUs or grad class for college credit ). 20 Webtools in 20 Days (for groups interested in learning webtools from the Structured Learning curriculum ). the Differentiated Teacher (college credit).

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Digital Promise

APRIL 7, 2017

Mentor Public Schools is a suburban district 20 miles east of Cleveland, Ohio, which serves 7,650 preK-12 students across 42 square miles. Some classrooms don’t have walls between them, allowing teachers to partner and split their classes in groups, which fosters collaborations between students and teachers.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 14, 2021

The post The Best Teacher Tips and Lesson Ideas of 2021 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Here are the BEST Blog Posts and Podcasts of 2021! I have put together a list of the BEST and most popular Shake Up Learning blog posts and podcast episodes from 2021. The Best Teacher Tips and Lesson Ideas of 2021.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Jacqui Murray on episode 235 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. If you want to go for unlimited editing, request a quote for your school and mention Cool Cat Teacher for a Discount. I teach grad school classes for teachers. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 20, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teachers need personal professional development. In today’s blog post and podcast episode, we’re sharing five real-world examples of teachers who used their summer to improve their classroom and earn professional development credit.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

In today’s K-12 education ecosystem, most classroom management tools have moved online. This includes typical LMS (Learning Management Systems) functions like homework, classwork, schedules, quizzes, resources, and gradebooks so stakeholders–teachers and students–can access them from any location and any digital device.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 26, 2020

At one point, all teachers have wondered at their students’ creativity when it comes to dodging work, wishing that they’d use that skill to complete assignments instead. With online classes and remote learning taking over classrooms, at least temporarily, teachers worry about rampant cheating. Academic dishonesty is a touchy subject.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2024

The national average rate of chronic absenteeism in K-12 schools has significantly increased in recent years. Otus provides educators with the tools and insights needed to implement targeted interventions, track progress and collaborate effectively with stakeholders to address underlying issues contributing to chronic absenteeism.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 31, 2017

How many answers students got right told the teacher how much they knew. Tossing tests makes a teacher’s job more difficult. These can be used formatively or summatively and can be created by teachers or students-as-teachers. what the student understands, not what s/he parroted back to the teacher.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 26, 2022

Zoho Survey is a good tool that teachers can use to create surveys and quizzes. Image source: zoho.com Zoho Survey also supports collaboration allowing you to invite reviewers and work together on creating better surveys. Zoho Survey enables you to easily create your own surveys. How much does Zoho Survey cost?

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