The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah: Well, some of the best tools that I’ve used in the classroom are those that simply enhance the student’s voice. Tools to enhance student voice. Leah: Another way that I try to give students technology to showcase their science understanding is through like tools that help them to maybe build electronic books.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Mandy Froehlich talks about a tool she uses in her classroom, Flipsnack. Learn how she uses this tool. Vicki: Happy EdTech Tool Tuesday. Mandy: So, Flipsnack is one of the lesser known tools that I love to introduce to people because people just take to it and they absolutely love it. Mandy what is Flipsnack?

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Neo LMS

JUNE 15, 2017

Big companies and organisations have taken note of the hallmark benefits of employees that operate as a freelancers, and some have begun to experiment with a project-based (rather than silo- or pyramid-based) structure. Maker Spaces. In short: their entire work-life is self-directed.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

She has authored three books on how to integrate technology into the elementary music classroom. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Stream by clicking here. Amy Burns’ Bio As Submitted. Maarten, and Australia.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

You can investigate through a book. 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. Then they even started to go the library and find books for their friends. They even find books for their friends.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 4, 2017

Today’s sponsor: Metaverse is a free simple augmented reality tool. Programming in the Primary Grades Book Contest. But he’s also written a book, Programming in the Primary Grades, Beyond the Hour of Code. We’ll be doing a giveaway of his book. ” This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: Edpuzzle is my new favorite flipped classroom tool. We taught really accessible tools that everyday classroom teachers could use in their classroom, and so that would be one level of arts integration and using the arts as a part of their toolkit to teach in the class. Record your own voice over. Vicki: Wow.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments. I use this tool when students are making Scratch video games for them to record their games and explain their scripts.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Fun, exciting tools and techniques can help very young kids understand math and learn computational thinking. Vicki: Steve, do you have any favorite tools that you like for the K-6 crew? Favorite tools to use with younger kids. I think it was Seymour Papert that said, “These are tools (or objects) to think with.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

Classroom Management Tip #2: Harry and Rosemary Wong’s The First Days of School book helped me with workflow so very much! Use Tools Promoting Simple Accountability and Formative Feedback As teachers, we need constant feedback on where student learning is and isn’t happening. The online classroom does too — not pictured here.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

You know, we’re not giving the kids the tools in school along with opportunities to collaborate, that they need on the job, that the companies are asking for. It focuses on book summaries that present the main concepts of important books in about 15 paragraphs. Who in a career ever does any computations?

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The Principal of Change

JULY 17, 2017

I have become a huge fan of his work, and I am proud to have been a part of his book “ Empower ” with AJ Juliani. He has spent the last two months interviewing experts throughout the maker movement with the goal of creating a self-paced course for anyone who wants to design a makerspace. But it goes beyond this.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 23, 2018

My students and I were sort of stuck with two and a half weeks to tackle twenty-four books (or chapters) of The Odyssey by Homer. We talked about different tools, and we worked on, “Okay, how are we going to do this?” Or, I mean we actually do have the books themselves. Tell us what you’re doing. Vicki: (laughs). Marynn: Yeah!

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

Her talent won her an internship with a company in Atlanta (she telecommuted as a sophomore and junior in high school.) To expand their knowledge, they had to assemble a library and know how to find books in it. Classrooms need well-stocked maker spaces and creativity stations. The focus was on learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

She enjoys helping both students and teachers to creatively use technology tools to extend and share their learning in meaningful ways. She was named as a 2015 PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator and serves as a Book Creator Ambassador. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 16, 2017

You can have a private ebook classroom and interact with your students inside their ebooks as they highlight, annotate, ask questions, and talk about the books they are reading inside their ebooks! And it’s really taking these spaces and some people think, “Well, we need to get rid of the books.” And that’s not true.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

I was a science educator, so I’m pretty comfortable and confident using technologies of all kinds, although the kids have really surpassed me when we start to get some of the newer tools that their using, particularly as part of their Maker Work. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Big data, open spaces, employability, utilizing maker movements, balancing innovation and accountability, privacy, collaboration, closing the digital divide, personalized learning, and navigating the hostile political climate were just a few of the concerns the audience members brought up.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

I guess there’s a little aspect of a book report in there. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2017

Coincidentally, as part of another role I had with the district to develop relationships with the business community, I was organizing a field trip to a tech company. These companies were eager for qualified young candidates to fill positions. By the the second hour of the trip, he had connected with a programmer at the company.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

5 Ideas to Change Teaching with Digital Tools. And she does have a series of books that we’ll mention here in a moment. But today we’re going to talk about five ideas to change teaching with digital tools. I just wrote a series of five books with 26 practicing educators. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here. Meg: Awesome!

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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

At “makerspaces,” learners have access to tools and supplies, including technological tools, for either open-ended or structured projects. In recent years, some school libraries have taken on new identities as makerspaces, inviting students to do projects in the school library in addition to doing research or checking out books. “A

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 29, 2019

This post is sponsored by Times 10 publications, publisher of Sanée Bell’s new book, Be Excellent On Purpose, Intentional Strategies for Impactful Leadership. In addition to his work in schools, Richard has been a consultant to some of the largest companies in the educational technology industry. All editorial content is my own.

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Some hot topics will be virtual reality, augmented reality, 3D printing, coding and the maker movement. Teachers are gradually learning to use these tools in more innovative and creative ways that involve more interaction and student participation. GoConqr Click To Tweet. Ted Fujimoto (Entrepreneur and Senior Executive, US).

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

I have been working with ASCD for the past few years to publish my book, Learning in the Making: How to Plan, Execute, and Assess Powerful Makerspace Lessons. Below is an except – Chapter 5: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator. Organizing Tools and Materials How can I keep my tools and materials organized?

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Building poems, art, music, mathematical solutions and so on are all part of the ‘maker movement’ in my mind. He points out the problems in not paying for technology that supports student learning, including the challenge of smaller software companies to produce excellent resources. I was so thankful when I discovered this post.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Book Creator for Chrome. Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Make books, send the link to parents and even include audio and video. This is great news!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 8, 2018

John Spencer, co-author of two different best-selling books, Launch and Empower , talks about the creativity (and test score) boosts his classes experienced when he began Maker Mondays. Maker Monday: Start the Week with Creativity and Purpose. How much structure do you need for Maker Mondays? Date: January 8, 2018.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 8, 2018

No one person can run a Fortune 500 company by themselves, and we want kids to know how to work in groups like this. I hope this has been a helpful Ed Tech Tool Tuesday, and kind of gives you an overview of how I like to run things. Also take a look at MAD-learn and their really cool books! You want students to work in teams.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2017

This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. The Power of a Plant Book Giveaway Contest. *. That is the mantra and the premise behind my book, The Power of a Plant: A Teacher’s Odyssey to Grow Healthy Minds and Schools. Transcript: [link].

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