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Why You Shouldn’t Babysit Kids with Tablets! (And What to Do Instead)

The CoolCatTeacher

Advice about Tablets and Young Children: What Works and Warnings from an Expert. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Young children engrossed in tablet devices. Show Notes about Kids and Tablets: What risks do tablets pose for young children? You’ve seen it.

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Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security

EdTech Magazine

Company Offers Free Facial Recognition Software to Boost School Security. Last month, RealNetworks , the streaming media company that garnered attention in the ‘90s and early 2000s for developing the first audio streaming solution , announced it would offer its facial recognition software, SAFR , for free to over 100,000 school districts.

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Creativity Now with Best Selling Author Sean Thompson

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From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Creativity Now with Best Selling Author Sean Thompson Sean Thompson, author of Creativity is Everything , talks about his first day back at school and how he is bringing creativity, physical and emotional wellbeing to his students.

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Kindergarten Kindness Superheroes and the DNA of Kindergarteners

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Laurie McIntosh on episode 374 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Now, that’s good stuff for every K-2nd grade iPad or Google Play enabled tablet! Twitter: @lauriesmcintosh. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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Unboxing the Lenovo Flex 5i: The Best Chromebook for Teachers

The CoolCatTeacher

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I’ve used many Chrome­books and pur­chased quite a few. This de­vice op­er­ates like a stur­dy lap­top, a tablet, or even in my fa­vorite for pre­sent­ing — like a “tent.” I’ve al­ways pur­chased Leno­vo for one reason — they last.

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iPads to Differentiate Instruction in Early Elementary Education

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Emily Lynch on episode 372 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Now, that’s good stuff for every K-2nd grade iPad or Google Play enabled tablet! Twitter: @MissLynch_MB. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Listen Now.

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Gaming in Early Elementary Education in Australia

The CoolCatTeacher

Helen Kardiasmenos on episode 373 of the 10-Minute Teacher From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Now, that’s good stuff for every K-2nd grade iPad or Google Play enabled tablet! Twitter: @helenkardia. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show. Listen Now.