The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

She gives an excellent overview of all of the apps and tools out there. They have a new classroom management tool called Collections. ” e The post How to Create in AR and VR appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day.

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JUNE 8, 2017

Some makerspace activities may be focusing on how to use the resources available and may not be connecting the activities to the curriculum or around a real world problem. This is why we decided to create a planning tool for makerspaces in the classroom for you using the Design Thinking Process and Universal Design for Learning®.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The instant feedback, ability to create multiple paths (or branches), embed videos, 3D characters, websites, and even 360 experiences make this tool immediately interactive and usable for students. It is simply an object-oriented drag-and-drop tool. Without project management tools, students will waste time and not complete the task.

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User Generated Education

MAY 20, 2015

The maker movement and maker education, in my perspective, are such great initiatives – really in line with what student-centric education should be in this era of formal and informal learning. 9 Maker Projects for Beginner Maker Ed Teachers ). Is the Maker Movement About Hacking Society—Or Just Hardware? ).

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Digital Promise

JUNE 22, 2017

One of these connections was between Mundaring Primary School in Mundaring, WA, Australia, and Skyline Elementary School in Solana Beach, CA, USA. They quizzed the students from Skyline Elementary School with multiple-choice questions such as, “What country attacked Britain in 1518?” (the the answer: a Cygnet).

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: Edpuzzle is my new favorite flipped classroom tool. Former secretary of education, William Bennett, says, “An elementary school that treats the arts as the province of a few gifted children, or views them only as recreation and entertainment, is a school that needs an infusion of soul. Record your own voice over.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

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? I made the above tutorial to show you how to set up Book Creator, but honestly, you don’t really need it. So excited!

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Mandy Froehlich talks about a tool she uses in her classroom, Flipsnack. Learn how she uses this tool. Vicki: Happy EdTech Tool Tuesday. Mandy: So, Flipsnack is one of the lesser known tools that I love to introduce to people because people just take to it and they absolutely love it. Mandy what is Flipsnack?

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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. We love digital tools like Buncee and Green Screen , Adobe Spark. We’ll be adding the tool Flipgrid. Vicki: And we will put the link to that in the Shownotes for how to sign up. You can make it as a whole group.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Most of us have seen these photographic tools in Snapchat (and now, Facebook) that let users take pictures of themselves and put funny graphic masks on their faces. Check out 3D Bear How are teachers using AR to teach? How does AR work in 3D Bear? This blog post is sponsored by 3D Bear. All opinions are my own.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more. And their job is to teach all the other kids how to fly this drone.”. Learn more at coolcatteacher.com/guide.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

Another person in our classroom really wanted to learn how to speak Spanish. You said they are figuring out how to use math in their passion projects. Currently, she teaches and learns in a first grade classroom at Evening Street Elementary in Worthington, Ohio. I was blown away by the topics they were wondering about.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

Product Review: Features, Lesson Plan Ideas, and Tips From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Adobe Premiere Rush is a simple to use video creation tool that includes powerful camera features, video editing, and publishing features. Here’s how. It syncs and works on all platforms.

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User Generated Education

APRIL 8, 2017

I have done it multiple times during my summer maker camp for elementary level kids, my gifted students, and at conferences as part of teacher professional development. Once you’ve fully dissected your toy, you can use the toy’s parts, your tools, and your imagination to create a new original plaything. ( [link] ). How to Play.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 13, 2019

How To Start The School Year By Building Relationships Lesson Plan Idea: For example, I kick off the year in “Masterpiece Theater” (the name of my classroom) by having students create a masterpiece in Play-Doh representing something that’s essential to the masterpiece of their life. I want them to join Google classroom. It will help.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Vicki: Happy Ed Tech Tool Tuesday! 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. It is a powerful tool. There are a lot of those practices about how to really engage kids. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

How did you do that?” They were just totally engrossed in learning how to use the cube, just exploring all the depths of it. They had to tell what they learned about how to use it. Her roots are as an elementary classroom teacher where she utilized technology as an integrated part of the learning environment. Vicki: Yeah!

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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 22, 2021

Furthermore, we share how to design lessons with a personal interest to engage students who struggle to engage. In today’s show Mitchell Weisburg, cofounder of the nonprofit Games4Ed, shares pedagogical best practices for using augmented reality in the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah, today, we’re going to talk about how to use technology to make science more exciting and more effective. Leah: Well, some of the best tools that I’ve used in the classroom are those that simply enhance the student’s voice. Tools to enhance student voice. Tools to build eBooks to demonstrate understanding.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 30, 2015

So, I invited Cheryl Nelson and Wendy Goldfein of Get Caught Engineering to share how they’ve managed Makerspaces in their own classrooms and helped other elementary and middle school teachers get started, too. What exactly is a Maker and what happens in the “space”? Those are marvelous for storing various tools.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 12, 2018

However, I do believe mixed reality gives us one of the most fantastic tools to help students understand the real world using VR technology. It’s like the maze of the Minotaur, where you need to put a string on someone’s toe and pull it so they’ll know how to get out. A Valuable Tool. It’s that immersive.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 30, 2018

In developmental experiences, problems are written in the very fabric of group dynamics and should be welcome teaching tools, not dreaded things we complain about in the teacher’s lounge. Students need opportunities to negotiate, share ideas, experience failure, and setbacks, and learn how to work with others. If so, what kind?

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

He taught her how to code in her seventh grade Innovation and Design class at Redwood Day School. Hannah built a Whack-a-Mole game—and learned the invaluable skill of troubleshooting, the importance of asking for help, and just how far persistence, curiosity and creativity can take you. Free Tools to Inspire Making in Your Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

These creative ways will help you think about how to help children, particularly those who struggle with handwriting and typing. Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Screencastify is an essential tool for making flipped lessons, student videos and creative formative assessments.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

We need to teach students WHEN to divide, not how to divide. You know, we’re not giving the kids the tools in school along with opportunities to collaborate, that they need on the job, that the companies are asking for. In 2006 I gave up my job as an elementary principal to care for my wife who had Lou Gehrig’s disease.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

How Donnie started using Virtual Reality in his classroom. Vicki: Happy Ed Tech Tool Tuesday! I find that it’s one of the most up to date tools, it’s “real life,” kids use it every day, so when I’m giving them questions to answer in class, I like to use Google Maps. How to update Google Streetview Images. Donnie Piercey.

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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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Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 7, 2017

Exploratory, hands-on learning is also known as “maker education.” At “makerspaces,” learners have access to tools and supplies, including technological tools, for either open-ended or structured projects. When Jopeck worked as an elementary school librarian in Annandale, Va., Photo/NWP.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

How to Use the U.S. Then, it will be judged on execution, uniqueness, and artistry of concept. Additionally, students can use paint, markers, and/or colored pencils. Before you start, check out winners from last year’s contest.

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Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2018

Parker Elementary School. We have been exploring lots of different coding and making tools this year, including Osmo , Bloxels , Tynker , Scratch Jr., At one point, Mrs. Carela even got in on the action to learn how to code using Scratch, Jr.! This was a big hit! and Ozobots.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

5 Ideas to Change Teaching with Digital Tools. But today we’re going to talk about five ideas to change teaching with digital tools. How many poster boards must die from these elementary years? They didn’t know how to think, because we…. How about that? With this coupon, a 3 grad credit course is only $359.

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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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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

In Loudoun County, Virginia, fourth-graders from Goshen Post Elementary School took up the challenge personally. Instead of relying on textbooks and teacher direction, these students had to think critically about unfolding events, collaborate with peers and adults, and make creative use of digital tools to communicate their ideas.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2017

This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. It also has a growing guide, all kinds of suggested tools. They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. The Kids Discover online platform lets students enter discovery mode.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

.; Paloma Garcia-Lopez - Executive Director, Maker Education Initiative - "Maker Movement: Making More Makers" Jeanne Century - Director of Research and Evaluation and Science Education, Outlier Research and Evaluation, CEMSE, University of Chicago - "Is it STEM or Just Good Practice?" Shaheen, Ph.D.

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