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Teaching History with Simulations and Game Based Learning

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Dave Harms on episode 208 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Whether it is World War 1, 2, the Cold War or the American Civil War, learn how these immersive “games” teach history much more deeply than most textbooks. Twitter: @Hist_simulation.

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Gaming in Early Elementary Education in Australia

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Helen Kardiasmenos on episode 373 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Helen Kardiasmenos uses games to teach almost every subject in her early elementary classroom in Australia. Today’s Sponsor: Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection.

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#07: Getting Started Using Twitter for Educational Excellence

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10MT | 10-Minute Teacher Interview with Billy Krakower From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Billy Krakower (@ wkrakower ), co-author of 140 Twitter Tips for Educators, is a co-moderator of a weekly Twitter discussion for current and emerging school leaders called #Satchat.

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150+ Digital Activities for the K-2 Classroom Inside One Simple App

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For iPad and Google Play Tablet Devices of All Kinds From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Digital Learning Collection has over 150 apps for kindergarten to second-grade classrooms. Well, the Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection makes all of this simple for you. ” .

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8 Epic Edtech Tools to Try This School Year

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Richard Byrne on episode 532 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Innovate and try some new apps. Listen to the show and learn how it is used and follow the links in the show notes below. Blog: [link] Twitter : @ rmbyrne Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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Better Science: 5 Excellent Ways to Examine Authentic Artifacts from the Natural History Museum of Utah

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Students love to examine artifacts and explore. Notice how students will “meet” a real paleontologist named Carrie, who studies dinosaur bones and leads them through the investigation. We know this.

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Motivating Teachers to Be Excellent in the K-2 Classroom

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Karen Lirenman on episode 371 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. I was blown away when I took a recent tour and saw that you can customize a playlist of games for each student based on standards and the personal needs of each student. Twitter: @klirenman.

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