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We Asked Teachers What They Want From Edtech. Here’s What They Said.

Edsurge

For example, Propel Schools, one of the fastest growing charter networks in Pittsburgh, is using shared Chromebooks and Google for Education to guide middle school students through every stage of the writing process—from research to revision. 7th Grade Informational Writing: How is social media used in times of crisis?

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@Quizizz : Say Goodbye to Worksheets and Crosswords

The CoolCatTeacher

Jon keynotes, leads and designs Professional Learning experiences all over the country. Jon’s core PL skills are focused on 1:1 deployment, Common Core, Project Based Learning, social media skills and Lesson Design. What grade? Any grade, realistically.

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5 Simple Ways to Improve Physical Education w/ #Edtech

The CoolCatTeacher

But if you’ve got the ability to connect to other people just like we are right now through social media or any sort of other platform, that’s the real leverage. You know, being able to share ideas, being able to share ideas, being able to critique one another or learn from one another.

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Holiday Reading: 6 Books That Will Transform Your Classroom – SULS042

Shake Up Learning

Very handy for teachers to learn how to choose the best tool for the job. [24:48] Be sure that you also check out Holly Clark’s blog, The Infused Classroom , as well as her companion course, The Chromebook Infused Classroom. What professional learning book will you be reading over the holidays? . Shift This by Joy Kirr. [26:40]

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The Rise of eSports in Education: Breaking New Ground

The CoolCatTeacher

We see our kids do TikTok dances on their phones and posts from social media on their phones. So, and all of those can be done on a Chromebook. Vicki Davis (12:29.184) Oh on a Chromebook. And if you watch enough streamers, you realize that some of them are just holding up their phones. None of them need a red camera.

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8 Tried and True Edtech Tools to Try in 2018

The CoolCatTeacher

It’s one of the most full-featured video editing products out there, and considering that it will work on a Chromebook is just amazing. If you really want to get creative and push the envelope, you can do some really mind-blowing green screen type things with the motion graphics. Vicki: Yeah. What else do you have? Tool #4 Kahoot.

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Top Education Tweets of November 2015

The CoolCatTeacher

So many teachers hann Chromebooks or iPads to kids and say “take notes” but don’t understand the best way to help kids take notes. Social media is like water. Project-Based Learning: Teaching Students to Be Great Curators https://t.co/wmimUv8qVY Note taking Skills for 21st Century Students.

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