User Generated Education

DECEMBER 29, 2019

I had a book on maker education published by ASCD. I really love the maker movement. She also shows how to seamlessly integrate these activities into your curriculum with intention and a clearly defined purpose ( [link] ). I did enjoy the process of aggregating and discussing some of the edtech projects I have done.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Furthermore, we share how to design lessons with a personal interest to engage students who struggle to engage. 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

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Edtech gatherings that attract more than 1,000 attendees, such as LearnLaunch’s Across Boundaries Conference last week in Boston, are usually echo chambers of hubbub and hoopla about technology’s potential to transform education. Throughout the conference sessions, there were no shortages of ideas on how to address those issues.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 1, 2021

Admittedly, I write more about the spiritual aspects of life on my Cool Cat Christian blog and focus here squarely on edtech and teaching. Successful Self Publishing: How to self-publish and market your book by JoAnna Penn has been my self-publishing guidebook. We co-wrote the book in Google Docs over several months.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

But it nonetheless embodies what Dale Dougherty, the “father” of the movement, sees as literally the “moral imperative” of the maker movement: “to use our creative freedom to make the future better, to be hands-on in making change, and to get everyone participating fully in that future.”. Free to Make ($11.50

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Saving Socrates

APRIL 29, 2014

I must confess, I myself am really into the whole maker movement. While I certainly don''t think we can spend a great deal of any school time teaching kids how to knit, I do think the new technologies like robotics and 3d printing are under tapped in elementary schools. Makerspaces are all the rage right now. I''m all for it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

They were in this world together, and they basically – it was a simulated world – had to learn to work together on how to survive Mars. There are a lot of those practices about how to really engage kids. Dr. Michelle Zimmerman – Edtech and Social Emotional Learning – talks about this research.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Kelly Schuster-Paredes and Sean Tibor host the Teaching Python Podcast where they share how to help kids of all ages learn this valuable language. We can start teaching the second most popular coding language – Python – in our schools.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 27, 2018

Suzie Boss – Inspiring speaker, consultant, and author of several popular books including All Together Now: How to Engage Your Stakeholders in Reimaging School and Reinventing Project-Based Learning. Best teacher blog winner, *Speaker*author* @Mashable Top Teacher on Twitter*Top #edtech Twitterer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

We put a platform out there for you to get some ideas of how to make Virtual Valentines with your students. Vicki: And we will put the link to that in the Shownotes for how to sign up. That’s what makes a great educational change and transformative teaching, as well as we learn how to use technology in a nonthreatening way.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

She has authored three books on how to integrate technology into the elementary music classroom. Stream by clicking here. Amy Burns’ Bio As Submitted. Burns has taught PreK-grade 4 general music for over 20 years at Far Hills Country Day School. Maarten, and Australia.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 21, 2019

She wants her students to develop a love for culture, communication and technology, but also to understand how to use that love and passion to advance their own future, as well as that of the global community. Smoke to design over 75 projects for teachers and students around the world.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

Wednesday, September 17th at 7pm ISTE Webinar: 10 Classroom Tools for the Maker Movement , Discover the maker movement and find out how to harness its power to bring new tools and technology for hands-on learning to all grades and content areas – especially STEM and STEAM. Tune in live at [link] or [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Marina: In early childhood is when we start learning how to read and write, the time when we develop our literacy. So I would say, how to choose? These robots are designed to have an art platform, so children can integrate them with recyclables, with art projects, and dress up these robots in many different ways.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 26, 2019

Ready to learn how to meaningfully and practically integrate technology into your classroom?! 12:07] – Kasey breaks down the dynamic learning framework, briefly explaining how to understand the graphic included with these notes. [12:54] How to Get Google Certified! , How to Get Google Certified! Listen Now.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2017

Two years ago I attended an edtech conference focused on the then up-and-coming trend of makerspaces. Fast-forward to a few years from now, and imagine a conference similar to the one I attended, with the same keynote speaker addressing an audience of passionate maker-educators.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 23, 2018

Like have a really clear conversation about who is going to be in charge of what, and how you are going to make sure it happens, first? Marynn: Several of them, I actually led some conflict resolution workshops because they found out the hard way that they didn’t know how to do conflict resolution. Vicki: (agrees). Vicki: Yeah.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

How to update Google Streetview Images. I spent maybe five minutes just showing them how to use the app, and then they took it and ran with it from there. Once you take a couple of minutes to frontload and show students how to use the tool, then you’d be amazed what they can do with it. Donnie: So they said, “Mr. Donnie Piercey.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Whichever model your school uses to teach kids how to write, I always boil it down to the “Tell ‘ems” method. Joe: Well… Do they want to review? Do they want to introduce something? It depends on what class it is. I go right back to the writing process with this. Tell ‘em what you’re going to tell ‘em. Tell ‘em what you told them.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

Early Adopters: “Describe the value in it and how to do it and I am all in!” If perhaps you were to approach this same list of categories with topics like Virtual and Augmented Reality, the Maker Movement, Coding, and/or Robotics… you may find yourself in a different adopter category.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 8, 2018

We’re actually teaching about how to collaborate, how to work together. No one person can run a Fortune 500 company by themselves, and we want kids to know how to work in groups like this. You want to teach kids how to brainstorm. And I said, “No, here’s the thing. I’m not just teaching about apps here. It takes 2-3 days.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 22, 2015

Now that in this information age content is freely and abundantly available, it is more important than ever to assist learners in the process of how to learn. It is a mistaken assumption that educators know how to do so. As such, I am learning how they work. Educator as Model Learner ). Educators as Lead Learners ). Iterations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

We’re talking about how to get people really excited about coding and interested in it. How can we condense down what we need to learn in coding to such a short period of time? He was a bit older than me, and he actually learned how to program in 1’s and 0’s. Simple Steps to Teach Kids to Program. Date: February 27, 2018.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

For example, if the big goal is student-led inquiry, teachers might brainstorm “how to see if a kid is curious. Wondering how to teach and assess 21st century competencies? For more strategies about harnessing technology for deeper learning, listen to the EdSurge podcast featuring edtech expert and author Scott McLeod.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 29, 2017

The post How to Push the Boundaries of School with Dynamic Learning appeared first on Shake Up Learning. How to Push the Boundaries of School with Dynamic Learning #SUL #edchat #edtech #gttribe Click To Tweet. Also, check out this great article by Vicki Davis: How the Maker Movement is Moving into Classrooms.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Iris Lapinski - CEO, CDI Apps for Good - "Apps for Good - Growing a new generation of problem solvers and makers" Dale Dougherty - Founder, President, and CEO, Maker Media, Inc.;

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

Maker Movement. General insecurity or misunderstanding about how to meaningfully integrate technology in the classroom. Change in cultural perception of identity–gender, technology, science, faith, sexuality, etc. Change in credibility of a high school diploma or college degree.

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EdTechnocation.com

MAY 29, 2015

Get step-by-step, how-to directions on variety of apps, skills, and functions involving Google products and devices. For example, how to customize your Gmail inbox , or how to create a group calendar. Jayme's Dec provided workshops for teachers and Maker lessons for students. Read his blog post.

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