The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 19, 2020

5 – Technology and Students with Special Needs Students with special needs can thrive if you know how to use the tools to help them succeed. As a mother of children with learning differences, I have personally found a wide variety of tools (available by all subject areas) that have helped my own children learn via technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

You can discover how to connect games to learning in the classroom. Let’s Play: Creating a Playful Classroom Game-Based Strategies for Language Instruction Level Up! Student Achievement Through Gamification and Game-Based Learning Sports and Games: Using Instructional Models in PE. Adventurous.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Eduprotocols for kindergarten and early elementary with the book’s co-author Jon Corippo. Jon is the co-author of The Eduprotocol Field Guide and loves sharing better ways to teach and use technology. Instead of selecting many apps, many are now recommending just a few tools/protocols for how things are taught with edtech.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 14, 2021

George loves to make learning a hands-on experience, infusing technology, coding, and electronics into common classroom activities and projects. He models what it means to be a connected and responsible digital citizen in global learning communities. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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Edsurge

MAY 19, 2022

A version of this article first appeared at the Medium site of the Stanford GSE Office of Innovation and Technology. And the technology may help address an age-old challenge in any classroom: motivation. The training content is broken up into short, personalized learning “pills” based on personal goals.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

Innovate with iPad: Lessons to Transform Learning – One of my favorite books for teachers who use iPads with young children. Using Book Creator in the Elementary Classroom – T his is a FREE Resource great for K-4 educators looking for ways to use Book Creator in their classroom. Blog: Learning and Sharing with Ms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 3, 2021

Relationship over reproach: Fostering resilience by embracing a trauma-informed approach to elementary education. Student Anxiety in Online Learning In this course, you’ll analyze anxiety brought about by technology immersion as an overactive fight–flight–freeze survival response. Game-Based Learning Let’s Play!

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2013

For students, call a "test" a "game" and it changes their level of excitement and investment increases. As they get older, their experiences narrow from elementary to middle school. So games can capitalize on this in the context of encouraging kids to engage in play and experimentation. Stick with mature technologies.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2019

His passions include school leadership, education technology, presenting, entrepreneurship, and coaching. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Follow him on YouTube at the Donatelli EdZone or on Twitter @ DTown_MrD.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2018

Professionally, I am a Technology Integrationist Lead Teacher at a Middle School (Sudlow, Grades 6-8) in Davenport, Iowa. I teach Language Arts and Computer Applications, in addition to assisting all of the teachers in the building integrate technology into their curriculum.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2022

Alana Stanton is a kindergarten teacher at Mulberry Elementary in Gwinnett County, Georgia. She has taught several grades over her 14-year career including K-3 literacy special, first grade, second grade, kindergarten, and technology special. Alana Stanton - Bio As submitted.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Jeff: Ah, yeah… So I’m using Minecraft Education Edition in my technology classroom with my students. It’s all about technology. It’s all about gaming. Jeff: So one of the things I did with science this year was I worked very closely with the other teachers and what they were doing in their normal classroom versus technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Today Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @mrzphd talks about social emotional learning and education technology. With insights on everything from Minecraft, to digital inking, to common mistakes made with technology and SEL, Michelle gives us an important overview of two things often not discussed together. Vicki: Cool. Michelle: Yes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching in augmented reality (AR) for the past several years has been a bit of a challenge, in my opinion, as is often the case with new technologies. For example, I had to assess “over the shoulder” by looking at what students were doing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Just having those icons up there at the top of the toolbar as places for them to reference. The day that they learned to copy and paste (laughs) was a magical day because they were able to use that Ctrl-C and the Ctrl-V. ” The highest technology-savvy kid we had was one of our lowest academic performing students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

I’ve included them on the image below as a quick reference. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. There are many more terminologies that I teach with Metaverse, but these are just some that we use at the beginning of the process.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 12, 2018

He’s won the Utah Governor’s Award for Science and Technology, the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching, and many other awards. Now, Glen, you are passionate about motivating active learning in the science classroom. Glen: I know that sounds crazy, but… I use the books now as a reference tool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2017

Carol: I think sometimes second grade teachers are scared to let [go of] control of their classrooms, and also the technology, thinking that their [students] are too young to do it. Second graders are amazing in technology. Carol has been an elementary educator in the primary grades for 26 years. And they’re not.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Engaging Kindergarteners with Technology: Augmented Reality, iPads, QR Codes and More. Technology is expensive. And so they basically were learning to use the technology themselves, which is what they’re going to have to do for the rest of their lives. and learn about it on their own. Karen: It doesn’t.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

She regularly contributes literacy insights at Dr. Kimberly’s Literacy Blog and has collaborated in writing classroom curriculum and language arts sections as well as chairing the Elementary Reading National Evaluation Preparation Committee for Pearson Education. I’ll say that one of my favorite reference tools – I have a lot of favorites. [00:04:00].

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Enrique: Well, I think it has a number of advantages over other education technologies right now. The technology for the web VR is there, though companies like SineSpace , Edorble , and Amazon just came out with Sumerian — which is based on it’s A-frame technology, which can run virtual worlds on mobile devices.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2017

Vickie has been an elementary educator in Ontario, Canada for 16 years. nd worked as a technology coach. Vickie believes in empowering her students to take charge of their learning to create positive change in the world becoming agents of change. She uses technology in her classroom to connects her students with the world.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

And one of the things about the book is I know a lot of schools differ in how much technology they have, so I tried to incorporate ideas that anybody can use. Regardless of whether you’re a kindergarten teacher or a 12th grade teacher, whether you have tons of technology or limited technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

OK, well, educators, just remember that you can use technology in any classroom. You can use technology in any classroom. I love using technology in the classroom and believe computer literacy is as important to this generation as reading literacy was to previous generations. Vicki: Awesome. That’s amazing. Thanks, Santha!

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2016

At the turn of the 21st century, public interest in games as learning tools took hold. In the eyes of digital game-based learning proponents, the general public and today’s teachers finally understood something that students and educational researchers knew all along. The Basics of Digital Game-Based Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

If you’re selected as a finalist, you’ll win technology and prizes to help your STEAM project come to reality. Go to coolcatteacher.com/samsungsolve to learn more. 10 Keys to Purpose Driven Learning. The entry period ends this week – Thursday, November 9 is the last day! For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down.

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Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Recently one of our fifth grade teachers, Alice Sikkema, was chosen to present in the poster sessions at Georgia Education Technology Conference (GaETC). One of the things shared was the list of "tried and true" technology usage by grade level at our elementary school. She rocked it! This is a student-driven digital portfolio.

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Graphite Blog

JULY 3, 2015

Common Sense team members and certified educators presented on a range of practical and engaging ways to use specific technology tools for learning as well as our latest and greatest digital citizenship offerings. . DIGITAL CITIZENSHIP Digital Passport: Digital Safety for Elementary School Kids .

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Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2017

Perry elementary school in Brooklyn, NY. Williams may have never considered herself to be a "tech person," but she recognized the value of code and discovered how a supportive community could empower her and her students to learn. Now, she’s referred to as LEGO Lady at P.S. 34, where she teaches science, LEGO engineering, and robotics.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

This week, I created a quick review crossword puzzle of the conversations we had in Zoom about technology change, types of interfaces, input, output, and processing devices. When you click on the map game index , look on the left side to click on your subject and find “maps” or graphics that you can use in your topics.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Prodigy Math: Kids Game Prodigy Math is ideal for elementary and middle school students, blending curriculum-aligned math content with captivating, role-playing game (RPG) elements. DoodleMath DoodleMath stands out as a personalized learning app designed to foster a love for mathematics among young learners.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

This week I’ll be sharing the 7 Pedagogical Shifts That Make Interactive Displays a Key to a Student-Centered Classroom on the Cool Cat Teacher blog sponsored by SMART Technologies. Aditya: So I personally find a beauty in learning computer architecture from the ground up, which I have done. Reference: Hamari, J.,

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 19, 2015

We’ve discussed before the logistics of how to teach with video games (especially for non-mobile games). What exactly this looks like on a daily basis in your classroom depends on the reality of your classroom: Available technology, WiFi access and bandwidth, grade level, content area, your comfort level with games, and so on.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 29, 2018

That’s why I kind of refer to Google as being this gateway tool because it’s so easy to use that it can lead you to have more confidence in using technology and maybe trying some other stuff. We can keep learning more. Vicki: So, educators, we can do this. and podcasts. Blog: [link]. Twitter: @ShakeUpLearning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 29, 2019

Today, Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers, talks about eight edtech apps that you should try. (He Listen to the show and learn how it is used and follow the links in the show notes below. Richard Byrne – Bio as Submitted Richard is best known for his award-winning blog, Free Technology for Teachers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 26, 2018

Sponsored by SMART Technologies From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. SMART Technologies sponsored this post. Additionally, I use software like SMART Learning Suite ( which I’ve blogged about before) which lets me quiz and share with student devices.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

If you don’t “get” why technology is important, or know people who don’t, take a listen to understand and learn about transformative practices that work in education. They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. Idea #1: Use Formative Data to Improve Learning.

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