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How to Use Data Driven Instruction in the Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

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! Think data is just for statisticians or administrators? Think again! So if you want to elevate your teaching and empower your students, this episode is a must-listen.

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How I Teach About Big Data and Lesson Plan

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How I Teach About Big Data and Lesson Plan with Vicki Davis In this episode, I give you a peek into my classroom. While you might not be interested in Big Data or databases, it is part of your student’s future and so it is good to be introduced to the topic.

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How Tech Companies Are Selling Colleges on Mass Data Collection

Edsurge

CHICAGO—Big Data will save you. Versions of that sales pitch echoed through the cavernous exhibit hall this week at one of the largest trade shows for tech companies selling to colleges. Another exhibit promised “no more silos” in the data that colleges routinely collect in digital form.

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Meet TARA: Your New Teacher Headquarters

The CoolCatTeacher

Also, data is teacher-entered and does not access existing SIS or LMS data so sensitive student privacy data is protected. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. TARA is easy to set up with Google or Clever sign-on.

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Research Quest: Free Middle School Science Project-Based Learning

The CoolCatTeacher

Predator and Prey Bioscience Investigations This project-based learning activity involves game-based digital manipulatives and gathering data from museum specimens. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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8 Ways to Teach Financial Literacy

The CoolCatTeacher

Startup to IPO – Students help take a company from startup to Initial Public Offering (IPO) as students take the role of a consultant. In our student’s future, “big data” means “big opportunities.” Data Science Foundations teaches: Real World – Students learn about the real-world problems a data scientist would solve.

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As Seattle schools sue social media companies, what’s the legal impact?

eSchool News

Meanwhile, the social media companies named in the lawsuit emphasized their own commitments to teen and child safety. Meanwhile, the social media companies named in the lawsuit emphasized their own commitments to teen and child safety. “We Or, as others expect, it could fizzle out with little chance of winning in court.