The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

Leslie Swanson-Anaya @InspiredLeslie elementary teacher of the year for Texas region 15 has ideas for awesome technology stations. And we forgot to mention that you’re actually an Elementary Teacher of the Year in Texas for Region 15, so these are elementary kids doing these really cool projects. Idea #4: Google Expeditions.

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Buncee

MARCH 17, 2020

I have used it primarily in elementary science, with students in grades 3-5. Students were able to see the value of the assignment, partially because it broke away from the “norm” of what they have always experienced: read pages from the book, copy definitions, and answer the questions at the end. About Michael Cullen.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2018

As a white woman, former teacher in a predominantly black community, education writer, and diversity manager at Google, white privilege and fragility shapes the words I say and write, the actions I take, the responses I give. To begin, can you give us a basic definition of what white fragility is? But let’s look at STEM, for a moment.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 22, 2018

Vicki: So it’s a Google Doc, and they can make a copy of the doc, review it read only, right? Then I actually have Google Classroom, which is where I put it so it’s a little bit easier for them to access. Vicki: So when they do these activities, are they turning them back in, in Google Classroom? Laura: Yes. How does that work?

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MARCH 23, 2022

I would like to bring practical and affordable PBL, STEM, and Standards Based Technology Workshops to your school of conference. It was definitely a worksheet experience like no other the teacher had ever witnessed! Geography was a main topic, as students discovered using Google Maps, the location of various universities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 12, 2019

Dan Meyer’s Google Doc full of 3 Act lesson plans: [link] ) VICKI: So we will link to a previous episode, Felicia Casto and her amazing elementary math classroom [link] who just raved and raved about the transformation power about 3 Act math lessons. Like it definitely won’t fill up by that time.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2018

We use Google Classroom a lot. We use Google Hangouts. They’re using tools like Google Classroom and different things that I curate for the teacher and for the class. It’s definitely a work in progress. It can even be done in the elementary curriculum. We use Padlet. We use Skype. How are you doing that?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. I think this whole passion project was definitely more about the process than the product. You could make a Google slide. It’s really happening organically.

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Edsurge

JULY 1, 2019

It has definitely been life changing,” says Giordano, 30. “I Originally from Puerto Rico and the son of an elementary school teacher and university professor, Quinones says he saw coding bootcamps as something that offered a more efficient path to programming work. Six months later, she could build apps. I have more freedom.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

For example, I found this 2017 Google announcement to be truly awe inspiring: Google created a program, AlphaZero , provided it no knowledge except the rules of chess, and let it play only against itself. Collaboration and Equity in the Elementary Math Classroom. Smarter Together!

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 14, 2017

At the beginning of the 21st century, the definition of digital equity revolved around the provision of a digital device to every student. Elementary and middle school children can read the books or have them read aloud to them. Books can be read online or via iOS, Android, Google Play, and Amazon. Listen and Read.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 14, 2020

Over 40 STEAM Resources… Creative Thinking, STEM, and PBL at FETC 2020. It actually is quite obvious that the Arts should be included in STEM education. From this effort, such big projects as G-Mail, and Google News have evolved. The next concept involves “getting real about STEM. Enjoy this engaging journey.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. For example, a student could be assigned a slide on a Class Google Slide show to share some work while other students and the teacher provide critique. I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

We were trying out Google Expedition with a full classroom kit. Enrique: Yeah, you definitely want to keep them seated. If you couple that with the cheap Google Cardboard headsets, and now you can have a Virtual Reality experience for — a hundred bucks — versus eight hundred bucks. They were like in space.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

I do encourage students to “sandbox” or play as they are using the app the first time and this is definitely something they can get creative with for that first video. I find this helpful for uploading to Google Classroom or Airdropping the file to my Mac for display to the whole class. You can use this format in your Google classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

He first carried out this vision as an elementary and middle school teacher before later becoming the principal of a high school on the east side of Indianapolis. Brad went on to be the founding Director of Curriculum and Instruction for a STEM-focused network of schools dedicated to authentic learning by tackling real-world problems.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 7, 2018

Matthew: Well, the tribe is an affinity group — which is by definition a group of people that come together because they have an affinity or a like of something. So this work stems from my dissertation research which was an ethnography. They use Google Classroom, or Schoology. Who is the tribe? Thanks for asking that.

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 17, 2019

Researching Students’ Information Choices (RSIC), our IMLS-funded study, uses simulated Google result lists to examine what happens when student researchers make real-time search engine result page decisions. Elementary think alouds. At the elementary stage, these quotes represent talking points from our 4th and 5th graders.

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Fractus Learning

MARCH 29, 2022

Great Online Quiz Maker For Basic Quizzes: Google Forms Best Quiz Makers For Game Styles: TriviaMaker Best Online Quiz Maker For Digital Tests: EasyTestMaker Some Benefits of Teachers Using An Online Quiz Maker More Student Engagement Save Time Collecting Results Reuse Quizzes. Art Masters In Early Elementary Bulletin Board.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The Senate Education Committee began work this week sifting through the 800-some-odd-page reauthorization for the Elementary and Secondary Education Act. The presentation software SlideRocket announced SlideRocket EDU this week, making its tools available to students and teachers via the Google Apps Marketplace. million per month.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2020

Kristen Stein , an elementary school teacher who enjoyed remote learning more than expected. So that was definitely difficult—wrestling with how to make this accessible on technology in a way that [students] can understand. Age: 26 Taught: T-K and kindergarten School: Two Rock Union Elementary in Petaluma, Calif.

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MindShift

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

If you do a Google image search for “classroom,” you’ll mostly see one familiar scene: rows or groups of desks , with a spot at the front of the room for the teacher. One teacher, many students: It’s basically the definition of school as we know it, going back to the earliest days of the Republic.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Best for elementary (grades K-5). Variation: A favorite purchase of mine for the classroom (that luckily was bought by my school with some STEM money) was Exploragons. Games best for elementary grades. That’s great if you have older elementary students. Ready to learn some game idea? Best for secondary (grades 6-12).

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2018

I believe it really stems from our ability to actually understand the conceptual understanding behind the mathematics. Luckily for us, you know, Vimeo and YouTube and Google just in general, we can be going and learning about some of these concepts, and really trying to think of them from a conceptual standpoint. Kyle: Absolutely.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

APRIL 2, 2022

Firstly, you need to create a teacher or student account, either via email or through Google or Microsoft. (I I would recommend students use Google, to minimize remembering yet another username/password as well as to expedite Google integration.) How does it work? An Activity is the much more robust and customizable option.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 2, 2018

It kind of defies definition. It almost defies definition, but it’s a way to publish something almost like a blog except that it is actually interactive. It can be collaborative ala Google Docs style. One of the other ones that has kind of flown under the radar is a site called Sutori. It’s sort of created its own genre.

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MindShift

AUGUST 12, 2020

So that was definitely difficult—wrestling with how to make this accessible on technology in a way that [students] can understand. School : Two Rock Union Elementary in Petaluma, Calif. She was diagnosed with severe dyslexia and ADHD in third grade, and her elementary school years were shaped by those learning challenges.

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EdTechTeam

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Think back to an assessment you took in your elementary years. Right now, we may have learners that are still engaged and are attending class daily; but we definitely have some learners that are struggling to stay connected to their education due to circumstances that may be outside of their control. Virtual Tour with Google Maps.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2017

The Kids Discover online platform lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners at three different lexiles. They support single sign-on with Google and Clever. It is a perfect inquiry-based tool you can use in your classroom and with your students. Listen Now.

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NeverEndingSearch

JANUARY 11, 2018

I plan to share options for elementary, portals and curation searching in upcoming posts.). And make sure your STEM teachers know of its wonders. The top menu offers the usual Web, images, videos, and news and adds meanings, definitions and, as an option, products. Google’s significan other treasures. Clustering.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 6, 2019

And they do actually, as teachers, often have — within the field of education — higher status and more pay, so they will tend more to go into administration or for example, to teach in high school as opposed to in primary school, or elementary school. Are more men teaching STEM classes, for example. We all have these emotions.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Via The New York Times : “ New York to Shorten Standardized Tests in Elementary and Middle Schools.” “ Google Drive will soon back up your entire computer,” says The Verge. For top students, taking an online course didn’t definitively have a negative effect on a student’s grade point average.

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