The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

For example, things like “taking students on field trips vs. hosting classroom parties” or “fire drills derailing your lesson vs. a broken air conditioner.” Presently, beginning in January 2019, Mitch became US COO of 3DBear, a Finnish EdTech company that uses Augmented Reality to motivate students to engage and learn deeply.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

At the end of the day, edtech can feel like one more thing on a teacher’s plate. But these efforts have fallen short of meaningfully transforming learning. Edtech initiatives that reduce teachers to the role of facilitator often overlook the important role the teacher plays in activating rich learning experiences for students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2023

Go to everfi.com/coolcat to learn more and sign up to get a virtual swag bag full of free goodies to get the school year off to a great start. Click Here Sponsor This week's guest Rachelle Dené Poth is an edtech consultant, presenter, attorney, author, and teacher. You know, for example, you teach Spanish. Yeah, I don't know.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

As a society ever more reliant on technology and STEM-based careers, we must shatter the myth that math skill is inborn and reinforce that it is the result of intention and practice. In mathematics, learning advanced subject matter often depends on the depth of understanding of certain earlier subject matter. But it should!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2017

Today Mari Venturino @MsVenturino talks about breakout edu digital for edtech tool Tuesday. Learn about the challenges and advantages of breakout edu digital. Some examples of the most popular breakout edu games. These challenges are free! And perfect activities for team building at the end of the school year.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Example Lesson: Using Minecraft to Teach Science. Give us an example. Vicki: So Jeff, how did the teacher that you worked with in this particular example feel about what these kids understood about Mars? There are specific elements that you can add into the game – that you can’t do with the normal console version.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

. — Deepak Cheenath That puts CoCo’s strategies to keep students engaged or motivated to learn at complete odds with what many edtech companies have been trying to do to teach literacy or STEM — mimic online games like Robolox or Minecraft that children spend hours immersed in outside of school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

What we know, and what the research tells us and practical examples tell us, is that despite all that we know about what makes up effective vocabulary instruction, very little of that has really trickled down to classroom practice. KIMBERLY: I think as with everything with Edtech is, it always depends on the teacher’s purpose.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 2, 2018

Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers has several online professional development options to check out: GSuite for Teachers , Teaching History with Technology , and Practical Edtech Coaching. Tried and True Edtech Tools to Try in 2018. Are there any other rock-solid examples besides Padlet? Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

Santha is a great example of using drones in the English classroom. They will be up by the new year, so I will make sure that you get a copy of that on January 1st. Vicki: Awesome. OK, well, educators, just remember that you can use technology in any classroom. That’s amazing. You can use technology in any classroom. Thanks, Santha!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2017

And then there’s a lot of other possible neat examples. they are a big time saver for students and teaches on long documents, for example, if you’re writing a book. geg-ohio and runs the award-winning blog www.ControlAltAchieve.com where all of his Google Apps and edtech resources can be found. But that’s a fun thing.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

For example, alongside content creation technologies are the emergence of digital marketplaces where creators can sell their work. With over 20 years classroom experience, Tricia is all about “putting the STEAM back in STEM.” They might sell some content they created, write a book, or build an app, for example.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

Many educators find that gamifying learning keeps students engaged. BreakoutEDU , for example, is an educational game platform that includes a curated set of physical materials—think padlocks, boxes and invisible ink—and activities across a wide range of subjects and grade levels.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

As I was reading The Teacher’s Guide to Tech last week, I realized that it had been a while since I’d shared my own favorite edtech tools. Whether my class is uploading their Scratch video games, or linking to their website efolios, we post our group work on the class wiki. I got into game based learning.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

2021 brought with it new COVID-19 variants, the dreaded school COVID quarantine, and renewed calls to support the nation’s educators, who have worked tirelessly (and constantly) to support students’ learning, social and emotional needs, and more. And now, we head into our third year of learning during a global pandemic.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 24, 2014

At the second annual EdTechWomen ISTE Dinner Event, the community will focus on connecting aspiring and seasoned leaders – women and men – in edtech to share and incubate opportunities for women''s leadership development in the education industry. Curators, creators, innovators, museum professionals, and educators are encouraged to present.

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