The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter I have picked five of my essential classroom tools. I’ve also added some of my favorite new productivity tools for my smartphone, iPad, and a few new ones for my Mac. Nearpod Nearpod is my favorite tool for presentations. Get to know hyperdocs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 12, 2016

Now, you might be asked to scan a QR code and visit a website, access meeting documents online, interact digitally, or use a backchannel device to share your real-time thoughts with the presenter. Here are five tools that will make you look and act like the Diva of Digital: Waze. Any ideas?). This should be free to attendees.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 20, 2015

Now, you might be asked to scan a QR code and visit a website, access meeting documents online, interact digitally, or use a backchannel device to share your real-time thoughts with the presenter. Here are five tools that will make you look and act like the Diva of Digital: Google Maps. Any ideas?).

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 26, 2016

Last week, they brought their interactive and dynamic tool to iPhone. Now that Nearpod lessons can be run from your phone, it’s one more way to model great digital citizenship and effective use of technology. This post first appeared on Free Technology for Teachers.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 2, 2019

Does the web tool differentiate for types of students and their unique needs? Is the web tool compatible with most browsers ? Is the web tool free ? Does the web tool encourage higher-order thinking ? Is the web tool or app error-free ? Does the web tool have educational applications ? Is the app private ?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 28, 2017

Sway works in Windows, on iPads, iPhones, and desktops. Install the Sway app to your iPhone, iPad, Surface Pro, or use it on the web. She is the editor/author of over a hundred tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum. How to get started.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

I use it for the snipping tool–because we use that a lot in class–but you can create one for any program you use a lot. Select ‘properties’ Click in ‘shortcut’ Push the key combination you want to use to invoke the snipping tool. Then I discovered how to create a shortkey for it: Go to Start.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 17, 2015

Besides iPads and Chromebooks and a plethora of free websites that enable students to collaborate, share and publish, education’s tech explosion has resulted in a wide (and increasing) variety of tools that extend the teachers reach, making it easier to differentiate for the varied needs of students even in a busy classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 23, 2020

These sorts of digital tools are not more complicated to use or more expensive. Apple Classroom turns student iPads into powerful learning tools, allows teachers to gui. Flipgrid is an easy-to-use tool that collects student responses to assigned questions as video files and shares them via a “grid” presentation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 24, 2019

Enter award-winning PASCO Scientific with a commitment to providing innovative, affordable tools for K-12 science and math programs. Their products are wireless, Bluetooth- and/or USB-connectable, and their SPARKvue software runs on Mac and Windows platforms, Chromebooks, iPads, iPhones, and Android. What is PASCO Scientific.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 1, 2019

It can be used at home, in school, or as an extracurricular tool for teaching STEAM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, art, and math). To get started, I needed a mobile device (like an iPhone, Android phone, or an iPad–the latter is recommended), a Bluetooth connection, and a risk-takers mentality. That’s it!

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2019

My work has focused on always putting the child before the technology, identifying what we have learned while acknowledging what we still need to understand, and balancing the benefits while embracing concerns about children’s health and well-being in the digital age. What does a safe digital environment fit for young children include?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Whether it’s ensuring the online safety of our children, keeping an eye on elderly family members, or just wanting peace of mind about our loved ones, having the right tools at our disposal is crucial. In this post, we’re focusing on tools that excel in parental control and tracking the location of our elderly family members.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 1, 2024

On Mobile (iPhone, iPad, Android) Open Google on Your Browser : Use your mobile browser to go to Google.com. Importance in Education : For educators and parents, SafeSearch is a valuable tool to help control the kind of content children and students can access online, keeping their online environment more secure and appropriate.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

Here are some of my favorite game creation tools for students: Adventure Games Studio. GameMaker Studio 2 is one of the top tools available for students with a serious interest in game development. GameSalad is a leading game creation tool for the K-12 ecosystem. High School and up. GameMaker Studio 2. High School+.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 26, 2017

It is marketed as a note-taking app — which it is — but trades sophisticated note-taking tools (like formatting) for simplicity. It is similar to iPhone Notes , but with more options, more visual, syncs across all devices, and allows collaboration. More on digital notetaking: Lesson plan in digital notetaking.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

Saturday, June 7th at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show with Toni Plourde: Earning Your Learning , Using the iOS 7 for iPad(iPod,iPhone), we will explore ways to maximize the way students can engage and enhance their own learning. Sunday, June 8th at 4pm Common Sense Media: Digital Citizenship - Seeing the Big Picture , with Dr. Jason Ohler.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Typing Tournament is an online typing tutor suitable for both schools and individuals and is now compatible with all modern browsers; Android devices, Apple Mac, iPads, iPhones and Windows PC. However it lacks in material for engaging children and is more of an adult learning tool than school based software. 5 Mavis Beacon.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 11, 2016

Take a few weekends this summer to set up a class blog and class website and get comfortable with the digital side of your school. digital portfolios for students–this can be accomplished with whatever LMS you use, Google Apps, Google Classroom, or even Dropbox. Tools to communicate student knowledge. And then charge.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 13, 2015

price only gives access to either the iPhone or iPad. Tools include: an abbreviated Student Information System to go along with the class set-up data. It is the Swiss army knife of LMSs , the all-in-one tool for your classroom. I noticed complaints about GoodReader’s iOS7 update. I haven’t experienced any problems.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 12, 2016

More and more schools adopt BYOD policies and allow students to bring their own mobile phones, tablets, eBooks, and other devices in the classroom, and use them as tools to enhance learning. It’s really happening. The teacher will not disappear from the classroom when students bring their devices to school.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

This may include: Google Apps for Education and/or Google Classroom–this serves as a basic digital portfolio for students, a collaborative tool with classmates, the teacher’s inbox, and her tool for returning graded and analyzed student work. Tools to communicate student knowledge. And then charge.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

Are you using Google Classroom and/or Google tools with your students? This strategy combines two favorite classroom tools. The first is Adobe Spark , a set of three powerful creation tools for students and users of any age. Spark is a set of Chromebook-friendly and iPad-friendly creation apps and web-based tools.

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Baker's B.Y.O.D.

OCTOBER 24, 2012

Screencasting Using the FREE and super easy Screencast O Matic web tool and a $25 headset, I''ve started to create videos that will supplement my explanation of concepts studied in class. Using cellphone video recorders are an easy way for students to do book reports, show group work in process, or record a group discussion.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 12, 2018

Are you using Google Classroom and/or Google tools with your students? This strategy combines two favorite classroom tools. The first is Adobe Spark , a set of three powerful creation tools for students and users of any age. Spark is a set of Chromebook-friendly and iPad-friendly creation apps and web-based tools.

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Graphite Blog

MARCH 28, 2017

There's also a huge upside: Many teachers have used social media to share best practices, provide an authentic audience for student work, cultivate digital citizenship among their students, and build more connected school communities. DO: Use photo-editing tools on your phone or tablet. jpg").

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wwwatanabe

JULY 12, 2011

Questions to Consider , and have used it to funnel my thinking for what the digital portfolio could look like. I''m at a comfort level now where I don''t limit students to certain tools. The class would have to learn how to leave constructive comments for one another, and practice digital citizenship.

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TeacherCast

MAY 28, 2019

The Padcaster is an all in one solution for anyone looking to turn their iOS (iPad/iPhone) devices into mobile professional video studios. More than an innovative way to mount an iPad to a tripod, The Padcaster transforms the iPad into an all-in-one production tool. Standard 3: Model digital age work and learning.

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EdTechTeam

DECEMBER 4, 2019

You’ll then be able to remember to ask the teacher how their 4 year old enjoyed their birthday party, take a chocolate bar to that stressed out teacher because you know it’s their favorite, or offer to help a teacher set up their new iPhone X because you know they waited in line for it all weekend. Trust and safety go hand in hand.

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

Alec has given hundreds of workshops and presentations, nationally and internationally, on topics such as openness in education, networked learning, social media in education, digital citizenship, and critical media literacy. While the actual tools may not still exist in a few years, the connections will exist.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 5, 2015

iPad/iPHone/Android app would take care of the problem. She is the editor/author of dozens of tech ed resources including a K-8 technology curriculum , K-8 keyboard curriculum, K-8 Digital Citizenship curriculum, and dozens of books on how to integrate technology into education. Which there aren’t.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 22, 2021

No matter if you are on iOS or Android, iPhone or iPad, you can create dynamic learning tutorials on all platforms that can be edited to meet the needs of your course or classroom. ScreenFlow also has a powerful Background Removal tool that can be used to help you create video thumbnails.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 22, 2021

No matter if you are on iOS or Android, iPhone or iPad, you can create dynamic learning tutorials on all platforms that can be edited to meet the needs of your course or classroom. ScreenFlow also has a powerful Background Removal tool that can be used to help you create video thumbnails. Digital Presentations.

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techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

Tech & Learning Rounds Up a Summary of New Tools for Schools Software & Online ACHIEVE3000 & ICIVIC ( www.achieve3000.com Work faster than ever with user-suggested workflow enhancements that give easy access to essential tools and functions. CASIO CLASSPAD.NET ( classpad.net ) Casio’s ClassPad.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 21, 2019

There have been a few efforts to extend social communication tools to younger kids but mostly, kids don’t like them so end up on apps designed for teens or adults, like Snapchat or Instagram. Kids can express themselves using creative and interactive stickers, GIFs, filters, games and drawing tools. More on social media.

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Tech Helpful

JUNE 22, 2019

Creative Communicator : Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals. You are also showing your students how to add value to the digital world they live in. This one is important! Be a trailblazer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

When my students built in Open Sim, a tool similar to Second Life, two students built a building around their friend and wouldn’t teleport him out. In the early days of Open Sim, my students had helped build a virtual world to explain digital citizenship. Building a Building on Someone. Naming Things.

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