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Minecraft in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

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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Design Thinking Process and UDL Planning Tool for STEM, STEAM, Maker Education

User Generated Education

This is typically done by sharing documentation of learning and final reflections through social media. Currently, she teaches master’s level online courses in educational technology for Boise State, Walden, and Western Governors’ Universities as well as gifted elementary education where she focuses on STEM, STEAM, and Maker Education.

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Striving to be a Strong Digital Leader

Fractus Learning

As a principal of an elementary school, it could be a lonely job. This is a social media world, one of continual connectedness. I rely heavily on social media to propel me forward as a digital leader. All school leaders should be active in social media. Maker Movement.

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22 Top Tips for Better Classroom Management

The CoolCatTeacher

Classroom Management Tip #2: Harry and Rosemary Wong’s The First Days of School book helped me with workflow so very much! First, I work hard on social media to share my attitude and love toward the students I teach. For example, I now share clearly how we enter and leave the room.

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What’s Hot in 2nd-Grade with #2ndchat moderator Carol McLaughlin

The CoolCatTeacher

It can be as simple as just solving a math problem with each other, or doing a science project, or doing a whole chapter book that we are sharing books and ideas with. We all read the same book at the same time, but we each shared ideas throughout it, and we had different things we talked about in the book.

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Merge Cube Mania in Middle School

The CoolCatTeacher

Karen: About a month ago, I started seeing stuff on social media. Her roots are as an elementary classroom teacher where she utilized technology as an integrated part of the learning environment. She was named as a 2015 PBS LearningMedia Digital Innovator and serves as a Book Creator Ambassador. What happened?

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Most Memorable Blogs Posts of the Year – 2016

Reading By Example

Here he writes about the importance of journalism in the era of the 24 hour news cycle and social media. Building poems, art, music, mathematical solutions and so on are all part of the ‘maker movement’ in my mind. Without further adieu… A tragic story well told by Father Tom Lindner ( Are We There Yet? ).