The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a hot topic in schools around the country. My focus is on both ChatGPT as well as the new Notion AI tool and the practical ways I'm using them in my everyday classroom activities. What is broken that we can improve upon?

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 16, 2019

This article originally appeared on The Advocate from the Computer Science Teachers Association. During CS Ed Week, countless teachers and students experienced computer science for the first time. include: Computational Thinking for Educators from Google (15-30 hours). Teaching CS Fundamentals from Code.org (3-8 hours).

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Think back to your experiences. Teaches children strategies for dealing with stressful situations like a new sibling or the first day of school. Teaches children how to sit quietly and listen while another is talking. Teach students to read with their digital devices. Owl Eyes (classics). Unite for Literacy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 19, 2017

If you’re not familiar with ORIGO Stepping Stones, briefly, it: Builds conceptual understanding through language and discourse, powerful visual models, and engaging activities that foster student thinking. Supports computational fluency with extendable strategies and meaningful practice. How to Teach STEM Every Day.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

APRIL 16, 2019

One of the best things about teaching very young learners is that they are super excited to learn! For the past 20 years, I have used technology to teach children all over the world! For the past 20 years, I have used technology to teach children all over the world! Find over 20 activities and examples here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2023

Think back to your experiences. Teaches children strategies for dealing with stressful situations like a new sibling or the first day of school. Teaches children how to sit quietly and listen while another is talking. You probably sat with an adult, in their lap or curled up in bed.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

Meg Ormiston on episode 270 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In today’s show, Meg Ormiston gives us an idea for each of the 5 C’s: creativity, collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and computational thinking. Listen 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. If you think you know OneNote but haven’t looked at the most current edition, take another look. How to get started. Education uses.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 22, 2016

Dear Otto is an occasional column where I answer questions I get from readers about teaching tech. Students should be able to type while they’re thinking, put their ideas onto the page without interrupting what’s buzzing through their brains. Middle schoolers who have practiced with a goal of touch typing easily reach 45-75 wpm.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Episode 262 with Aditya Batura From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Teaching kids to code starts with helping them understand the concepts behind coding before you get into syntax. I wouldn’t want to teach without one. Simple Steps to Teach Kids to Program. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. We need to get practical, past the hype, and work to do that in this show. We need to get practical, past the hype, and work to do that in this show. Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 29, 2019

Think back to your experiences. Teaches children strategies for dealing with stressful situations like a new sibling or the first day of school. Teaches children how to sit quietly and listen while another is talking. Teach students to read with their digital devices. Owl Eyes (classics). Unite for Literacy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 8, 2017

Many of the existential guides for teaching (such as Habits of Mind , the Socrative Method , and Mindfulness ) promote a student-driven growth mindset as fundamental to successful learning. There’s also the problem of assessing this sort of non-metric thinking. Few have the background to include subjective traits. Self check-in.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. The term also describes practices that enable us to address skills uncertainty in a rapidly changing world. I’m sorry. Hope you get better soon.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 38 Edition). The money is used to buy SMART boards, Chromebook carts, iPad carts and replace old desktop computers. The term also describes practices that enable us to address skills uncertainty in a rapidly changing world. I’m sorry. Hope you get better soon.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 7, 2017

Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking. analytical thinking. critical thinking. thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’. Write an ebook. Genius Hour. Service Learning. 15 Digital Tools in 15 Days. Khan Academy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2018

When students — and adults — think of learning to keyboard, it usually generates images of rote drills where you sweat over a keyboard as you’re graded on speed and accuracy. Students practice drills on one of the many online keyboarding programs, working through lessons and learning key placement. Repeat 10 times.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Where it used to be sufficient to teach students how to thrive in their home country, that falls woefully short in a world where the internet reaches everyone, anywhere, where geopolitical borders have little effect on international activities, where the customs and culture of a country have a significant impact on student learning.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

I teach online grad school classes in how to integrate tech into education. Schools that do allow cell phone usage struggle with best practices. Finally, cell phones have become a small version of a computer be it a laptop, Chromebook, or iPad (especially an iPad). Now, in 2019, that’s dropped to about a third.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We are always excited to invite new districts that are implementing new teaching and learning practices into the League. At EdElements, we facilitated a panel that shared best practices around advancing competency-based education in unique contexts within the League. Take a look at our Year in Review! 11 States Visited.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 7, 2018

Deb Ramm on episode 329 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online PD courses for K-12 teachers. Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online PD courses for K-12 teachers. Listen Now.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 23, 2015

When you teach typing, the goal isn’t speed and accuracy. The goal is that students type well enough that it doesn’t disrupt their thinking. Let me say that again: The goal of keyboarding is students type well enough that it doesn’t disrupt their thinking. 20 wpm means they know most key placements by touch.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 1, 2017

Episode 89 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. In today’s ThoughtLeader Thursday, start thinking about this new idea in assessment. Why he thinks it works. Blog: [link]. Listen Now. How it applies in middle and high school. Alan November.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2016

Debates help students grasp critical thinking and presentation skills, including: abstract thinking. analytical thinking. critical thinking. thinking on their feet—if evidence is refuted, students must ‘get back into game’. how to download favorite songs onto their computer. citizenship/ethics/etiquette.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2016

Youngers find it painful (trying to find those 26 alphabet keys) and olders think their hunt-and-peck approach is just fine. Do background research: Discuss why students think they handwrite faster/slower than they type. .: Convincing students–and teachers–of the importance of keyboarding can be daunting. Which is faster?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 21, 2019

I promise you will find some great information coming your way …So Sign Up Now and please pass this on with a retweet! Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? My calendar is filling.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). public high schools (42.5

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). public high schools (42.5

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 12, 2018

This time, it’s not about iPads and Chromebooks; it’s 1:1 computing. More than 50% of teachers report they have one computer for every student (on average) and that changes for the better every year. Education is changing. What are Micro-credentials? Not anymore. are offered online in a self-paced environment.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 8, 2019

Yet, despite efforts over the last 20 years to improve the performance of our schools, the U.S. In the old model of education, the job of schools was to teach students everything they needed to know for life and work. Most Americans agree that education is a national priority. It’s lack of equity.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Episode 137 with Dr. Michelle Zimmerman on the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. TeacherVision gives you professionally curated teaching materials that align with their FutureFit Curriculum enhancement framework. Today’s Sponsor is TeacherVision.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 13, 2015

Change your approach to teaching. They work in groups to learn the tool (using help files, how-to videos, and resources on the site), create a project using the tool (one that ties into something being discussed in class), and then teach classmates. If you’re doing PowerPoints, use the last few weeks for presentations.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

In this series of posts my goal is to provide you with practical resources in each of the STEM areas. Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Are you looking for a practical and affordable professional development workshop for your school or conference? This post is dedicated to Science.

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The Thinking Stick

MARCH 8, 2020

NCCE (Northwest Council For Computer Education) being our regional ISTE sponsored conference with somewhere around 1500 participants coming together each year to share and learn. Roughly 20 districts raised their hands. NCCE 2020 here in Seattle has just wrapped up. One of the sessions I ran was titled “ Tech Coaches Unite ”.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 7, 2016

Change your approach to teaching. They work in groups to learn the tool (using help files, how-to videos, and resources on the site), create a project using the tool (one that ties into something being discussed in class), and then teach classmates. If you’re doing PowerPoints, use the last few weeks for presentations.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 26, 2015

Here are three wildly-popular choices that have made kids choose math practice for their free time: Dimension U. Not surprisingly, Dimension U’s awards have spanned a decade, including several Codies, MacWorld Editor’s Choice, a Stanford Summit commendation, accolades from EdNet and Edtech, Computers for Youth, and about six more.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

As part of a series on technology best practices for school district leaders, presenters in an edWebinar , sponsored by ClassLink and co-hosted by CoSN and AASA , discussed five key reasons why everyone needs to be on top of their cybersecurity plan and continuously evaluate its effectiveness. District staff, board members, etc.

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