The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

How to get to the site. You’ll see when you login that you start off by being able to add activities, explore the resources they have, or get some training on how to use this collaborative learning tool. Add free manipulatives and lessons to your library first. What is included in the Lumio library?

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Waterford

MARCH 5, 2024

Read on to discover the difference between phonics and phonological awareness, as well as how they’re connected. Plus, find school and classroom resources for teaching both skills to early elementary learners.

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Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

Learners will read about and discuss rules, decision-making and how to socialize in the classroom. The textbook includes large text, pictures and videos. It includes interactive media, such as videos, and hands-on activities that are also interactive. Find out how H?para It’s broken into nineteen 45-minute lessons.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 25, 2023

Generative AI in the Classroom with Steve Dembo Donnie Piercey, AI and Math Donnia Piercey @ mrpiercEy is sharing how to integrate AI into Math instruction and is hosting an upcoming seminar with the National Council of Math Teachers on a deep dive on AI in math instruction for elementary grades.

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eSchool News

JULY 28, 2017

[ Editor’s note: This piece is the first in our new monthly series focusing on Innovative School Libraries and Librarians. Be sure to keep checking back during the month of August for new library-focused articles!]. I also show them how to use Google Explore to search for public domain images to use for their art project.

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Graphite Blog

AUGUST 24, 2021

Watching videos and interacting with visual media are engaging ways to help students learn. What are the best video streaming services for schools? How does copyright law apply to schools and classrooms? How can I find movies and videos that are appropriate for school?

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Hapara

MAY 23, 2022

Many of us remember heading to the library to gather books and printed articles for our school projects. Libraries, of course, still hold a wealth of information, but now learners can go beyond the library walls. Let’s take a look at how students can safely search the internet. Harmful and violent content.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 7, 2023

Youtube is a great video website that since its introduction in 2015 has revolutionized the media world in unprecedented ways. If it happens that your school enacts a YouTube-free policy within its premises, the options below are good alternative video websites to try out. It is my go to platform for quality educational video content.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

5- Create a Library of Maker Materials Make it easy to tinker and invent with a rich library of resources and materials. 5- Create a Library of Maker Materials Make it easy to tinker and invent with a rich library of resources and materials. This helps students understand who would use those materials.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It is particularly popular in elementary schools, often filled with fun and educational activities centered around the number 100. How to celebrate Here are activities I like that blend learning into the celebration of the 100th Day of School: Geography As a class, come up with two locations in each state, to total 100.

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Adobe Learning Exercises Digital Citizenship 285

Buncee

NOVEMBER 2, 2021

Buncee has a wide variety of media features, so my students can experiment with using a combination of text, video, audio, and images to demonstrate their learning. This year, we reviewed how to use Buncee by having the students each create a Buncee about their own interests. Click here for an example. Interest Surveys.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. The independent private school in Medina, Wash., For its part, St.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2020

Those are just a few examples of how the coronavirus pandemic has transformed school buildings and inspired new “Covid classrooms” this fall, as illustrated by photographs and videos readers submitted to The Hechinger Report. You can find directions here for how to submit your images and videos. Credit: Eileen Wood.

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EdTechTeacher

MAY 18, 2020

One notable challenge facing educators during Remote Learning is how to teach reading and literacy from a distance. Across the nation public libraries have been finding ways to curate digital story hour opportunities for children and families. In times like this children crave some sense of routine and normalcy.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 8, 2020

Additionally, childcare is not as a big of a concern for older children, but what about elementary school students? Give parents tips for home learning Provide the latest news Learn how to use Facebook Live to speak with parents and encourage them to comment on the Livestream. Experiment in class with things like video conferencing.

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EdTechTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2022

Full Sutori Video Tutorial Can Be Accessed Here. I have also created a full walkthrough tutorial of how to get up and running with Sutori, click the link here to view the video embedded below. Post by Tom Driscoll of EdTechTeacher. Is the tool simple and intuative to use? Sutori for Social Studies Teachers.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2022

By Dr. Steve Albrecht I posted this Library 2.0 New attacks at an elementary school in Texas, a grocery store, and just recently, a factory in Maryland, show us this disturbing trend of mass shootings is continuing in the wrong direction. Social media postings and messages about our libraries or our employees need to be analyzed.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 30, 2023

The interactive exercises and instructional videos make learning dynamic and accessible. – Kids’ Books and Videos This is a digital library for kids 12 and under. It’s an amazing resource with a vast collection of books, educational videos, and audiobooks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

You can find some videos online on YouTube. 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. Another person in our classroom really wanted to learn how to speak Spanish. How does that work?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Additionally, Chad talks about how he orients students to the maker space and the biggest problems he’s had with it (and how he’s solving them.) Maker spaces are great places for kids to explore and learn, so take a trip inside the new library — one with a Maker space. The library is popular again!

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Libraries Robotics Guidelines Twitter 150

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

They’ll be adding photographs, videos, audio and text about their hero. Interactivity: Book Creator is different from many other tools because you can actually record your voice with it, as well as linking to videos in these fully interactive books. How Does Book Creator Work? So excited! Each classroom gets 40 free books.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Related: A padlocked drinking fountain, tree stump seats and a caution-taped library: See how the coronavirus has transformed schools. She was in sixth grade at Lakewood Elementary School in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin, when the pandemic began in the spring. “A Credit: Corinne Livingston. I posted an assignment in [Google] Classroom.

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iLearn Technology

MAY 8, 2017

What it is: Check 123 is a new video encyclopedia site for kids. All videos are validated and ranked by Check123 professionals, are 1-3 minutes in length, and a curated on just about any subject you can think of. How to integrate Check 123 into your classroom: Check123 is a great place for students to begin their research.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Test Adobe Spark, free for educators and a user-friendly tool for creating video, social media graphics and web pages. MORE FROM EDTECH: Read about how K–12 educators are using technology to boost engagement. If you’re going to choose a platform, chose it, stick with it, and train your people how to use it.

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ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

This is just as true for the elementary classroom as it is for the lecture hall. In addition, PowerPoint lessons with graphs and other visually-oriented materials such as videos are beneficial. The post 5 Benefits of Technology in the Classroom appeared first on ViewSonic Library. As the saying goes, “The future is now.”

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 14, 2019

Book and Web Tool Reviews – Get students to create short audio or video trailers of the books they read in class or from the library. Buncee , Elementari , My Story Book , Make Beliefs Comix , Storybird , and Book Creator are free digital storytelling web tools that students of all ages enjoy!

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Elementary Android Robotics Video 162

The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2017

During the last four years of using flipped classroom techniques, I’ve come to rely on what is called the “in-flip” — I show the videos in class and interact with students to help them do in-class activities with what they’ve learned. Even though I’d ask, students wouldn’t pause the video to do something. Import any video.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 4, 2020

Hope Perry, college access counselor for The Ayers Foundation Scholars Program, in the library of Summertown High School in Lawrence County, Tennessee. Yet, I saw teachers making videos of lessons and putting them on thumb drives, and school officials figuring out ways to turn school buses into remote internet hot spots.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

So you can put in things like video, and the video can be videos taken from YouTube so the video can actually be created by somebody else. Like your videos, you have to later go into Flipsnack and put your videos in but the basic content can be created in slides and then uploaded as a pdf to Flipsnack.

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Waterford

APRIL 6, 2021

Then, discover kid-friendly books and activities about music that are perfect for elementary classrooms. How Music Affects Brain Development and Social-Emotional Learning. Print out a music-themed I Spy activity and see how many of the items your students can spot. 10 Picture Books About Music.

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Classroom E-rate Elementary Study 263

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

In 2013, I was hired to teach computer science (CS) and video game design to students in grades K-5 at Monte Sano Elementary School in Huntsville, Ala. A year earlier, I had graduated with a teaching degree in elementary education. It was my first full-time teaching job. I decided I was well-positioned to help make a change.

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Robotics Survey STEM Elementary 161

Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 29, 2022

Banzai is a personal finance curriculum that teaches high school and middle school students how to prioritize spending decisions through real-life scenarios and choose-your-own adventure (kind of) role playing. Age group: Upper elementary, middle and high school. Some are narrative; others games. Here are some I like.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

And when you’re ready, consider how to bring your passions (and your students’) into the classroom with passion projects and student interest projects. As you do, consider how to bring these types of interests into your classroom. Learn how to bring those in for students. PD Connection. PD Connection. PD Connection. Adventurous.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Check out 3D Bear How are teachers using AR to teach? Recently, I hosted a webinar (embedded above) with some Augmented Reality Teaching enthusiasts who had a lot to say about AR, how to teach with it, and where they think it’s going in the future. How does AR work in 3D Bear? But you’re not limited by these libraries.

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MindShift

MAY 17, 2021

This school year, kindergarteners learned how to turn on and off their web cameras and mute buttons alongside spelling and reading fundamentals. Courtney Miller’s son is in kindergarten at Glen Cove Elementary in Vallejo, California. Parents told her they appreciated the online library provided by the collected videos. “It

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Waterford

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Teachers who have received training in the science of reading can suggest targeted home learning activities (like these phonological awareness strand videos available in English and Spanish ) so families understand and can help students strengthen the skills that need the most support.

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Digital Promise

AUGUST 15, 2018

My colleague Chad sees those opportunities through an edu-entrepreneurial lens, always looking at what learning need isn’t being met and how to shape a response to the human needs inside our schools; in doing so, it shifts power from teacher to learners.

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