The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

For iPad and Google Play Tablet Devices of All Kinds From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. The challenge for many K-2 to teachers who have tablets in their classroom is finding the right app. Once you’ve found the right apps, you have to download them and get them onto the tablets.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, we tackle a topic that's often whispered in the hallways of schools everywhere with a mix of disdain and necessity: worksheets. I'll admit that I have often expressed my own dislike of worksheets, so much so that I rarely use them myself.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Early exposure to technology can help children develop digital literacy skills. Around 70% of kindergartners can use educational apps on tablets or smartphones. Connect with Debbie at TannenbaumTech.com. So tell us a little bit about your journey.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching in augmented reality (AR) for the past several years has been a bit of a challenge, in my opinion, as is often the case with new technologies. First, 3D bear is a free download for smartphones and tablets. Got a smartphone or tablet?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

A special Valentine's Day Episode of 10MT with Links to Tools and Tech I Use From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Check out Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen’s show on iPad apps for elementary classrooms. Do you want to know my productivity tips and tricks? Powerschool Learning [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Metaverse is a powerful augmented reality (AR) programming app for classrooms. They’ll see that first screen Immediately on their phone or tablet. I first wrote about this app in December 2017 shortly after launch.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2017

Episode 117 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. So maybe I’m a social studies teacher, I’m teaching middle school, I’m teaching high school, it could even obviously do it down in Elementary School as well. She shares essential tips on how to use Flipgrid.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2015

I love the “exit slip” Twitter board idea that many teachers are using in elementary classes. Students write down a 140 character or less answer to the final question and post it on the Twitter board. See this Pinterest Board for Twitter board/ exit slip ideas. The teacher picks some to tweet out!

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

There was a lot of buzz about it every now and then on Twitter but I still don''t see it''s widespread adoption as a great storytelling tool and feedback tool. Think about it in a lower elementary classroom. Tablets- The iPad is wicked cool. The best part is that others can do the same. The Samsung Galaxy is about the closest.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Product Review: Features, Lesson Plan Ideas, and Tips From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Adobe Premiere Rush is a simple to use video creation tool that includes powerful camera features, video editing, and publishing features. It syncs and works on all platforms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 21, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Imagine the teacher going around the room and using it to annotate and help students on their tablet device!) (Imagine the teacher going around the room and using it to annotate and help students on their tablet device!)

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MSEDTechie

NOVEMBER 5, 2015

I remember being that shy little girl in my elementary class who would sometimes know the answer, or had a question, but didn’t feel comfortable speaking out. Our students now in elementary school have never had a time in their lives where mobile technology wasn't present. I used to experience so much test anxiety.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The Rise of the Low-Cost Tablet & the Promise It May Hold for Learning BYOD: Does It Solve or Does It Worsen K-12 Tech Woes? The bill will be a massive revisions to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. Valve , the company behind the video game hit Portal, is working on an educational game.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 8, 2019

The company continues to provide ongoing support; Keeling says the district probably calls them two or three times a week. Your elementary teachers might be further along than your high school teachers,” she says. “We They even provided some deployment tools so we could get the machines set up and onto the network.”. by Dan Tynan.

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My Paperless Classroom

NOVEMBER 3, 2013

There are some great companies out there looking to connect with teachers. Lucy Gray @elemenous My Twitter list of participating orgs in #SVsummit13 @edsurge t.co/UbOk5PqJZ0 Edsurge got a great group together for this event. Here are some great tweets from the day. Like this #SVsummit13 t.co/HDBRYJ85BR

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 3, 2021

Partnering with local cable companies, internet providers, and community organizations, they expanded broadband to the school parking lots and community centers. You are invited to connect with him on Twitter and share your favorite leadership book at @pj_aiken. You can follow Eileen on Twitter @EileenBelastock.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 11, 2018

PBL Software Review From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Project Pals is perfect for any student capable of using an electronic tablet, Chromebook, or device to create and share. Project Pals is a powerful new tool that lets students organize projects.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 26, 2018

Sponsored by SMART Technologies From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. A challenge with smaller computer screens, tablets, and smartphones is that screen real-estate seems to be shrinking. Today, I had 15 photos on my interactive display at the front of the classroom.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Do you know that feeling when you are told your questions about student privacy are unfounded by a representative of a company that earns 86% of its total revenue from advertising? The thread on this tweet has the details. “I’m slightly wary of building a Google data profile of a young child,” says @ashleyrcarman @verge [link].

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The Daring Librarian

NOVEMBER 23, 2014

Average price $99 Follow on Twitter 2. Average price $20 Follow on Twitter 3. Average price $20 Follow on Twitter 4. Average price $86 Follow on Twitter 5. Follow on Twitter 6. Bonus: This company has some of the BEST customer service I''ve ever dealt with. Follow on Twitter 9. I chose brushed silver.

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There is no box

OCTOBER 3, 2015

I was their first full time “IT Guy” And when I say full time, I’m stretching a bit, as I was actually farmed out to one of the feeder elementary schools for 2 days a week. Prior to my arrival, they had been contracting with a local tech services company for their onsite break/fix tech needs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

A sponsored review of a tool I'm using to teach programming From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Also, I learned about Twitter, I did the same thing. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 25, 2023

As such, from the characters portrayed in online programs to reading excerpts included in curricular products, it is important for all education companies to provide, and educators to seek out, more culturally relevant, modifiable, and accessible resources to effectively meet the varying learning needs of all students.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Via The Star Online : “ Germany plans to invest an extra €5 billion over the next five years to equip more than 40,000 schools and colleges with faster internet, wireless access points and tablet computers, the Education Minister said.” The company has raised $420 million total. million total.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 5, 2016

.” (A question for colleges that are making these sorts of deals: if teaching programming skills is so fundamental to the future of your school, why are you outsourcing this function to for-profit companies? Via BoingBoing : “‘ After School Satan Club ’ could be coming to elementary schools in the U.S.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Edsurge profiles the latest from Degreed : “This Company Wants to Help You Hire for Skills, Not Credentials.” ” ( No disclosure that Edsurge shares investors with the company.). And there’s more on how schools and companies violate athletes’ privacy in the data and privacy section below.

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