The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

Each nominee and nominator will be entered to win a classroom technology package. One girl brought in books and she said “I know so-and-so is studying this type of animal, so I picked up this book for them.”. Currently, she teaches and learns in a first grade classroom at Evening Street Elementary in Worthington, Ohio.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Vicki: Today we’re talking with Micah Brown @mbrownedtech , an Instructional Technology Specialist in Kansas. One of the big things that we would like to know is how many miles away you are from different people, so we’ve got a little map going for social studies. in Elementary Education. Date: January 23, 2018. Micah: Yes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

If you’re selected as a finalist, you’ll win technology and prizes to help your STEAM project come to reality. So Lauren Resnick, who did this wonderful study for the federal government, said that our schools were never designed to prepare large numbers of critical thinkers and problem solvers — which is exactly what we need now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

Donnie: The original idea this past October… You know, I’d given them some geography questions to work on, as I’m a fifth grade social studies teacher. Now what did they learn as they did this, besides all of the incredible technology? So, Donnie, how did your students do VR in your classroom? I always like to use Google Maps.

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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. During that time, I participated in the Study Tour of the Former Soviet Union and lived in the Russian House. They will be up by the new year, so I will make sure that you get a copy of that on January 1st.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

In my Computer Science course, my students have been studying the convergence of technology. RELEVANT, INTERESTING PROJECTS Of course, it is up to us as the teachers to create projects that are interesting and relevant to our curriculum. Their current project is to create a commercial as if a predicted convergence already exists.

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User Generated Education

JULY 2, 2017

Articles, resources on social media, and conference presentations on these topics are proliferating at a rate that most educators are now familiar with maker education. Second, the regular classroom teacher or librarian may be intimidated with these advanced tools and technologies. Materials Openly and Easily Accessible.

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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. Vicki: We’re also talking about teaching kids in elementary, middle, and high school. Shift #1 is that Students are collaborators. Shernoff, D.

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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 Richard Byrne – Bio as Submitted Richard is best known for his award-winning blog, Free Technology for Teachers. He also shares a bonus fitness opportunity for educators.) Richard Byrne on episode 532.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

In Loudoun County, Virginia, fourth-graders from Goshen Post Elementary School took up the challenge personally. In the process, they also learned plenty about social studies and civic engagement. too much technology is still used to replace routine tasks rather than turbo-charging the experience of learning.

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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.; Content Curation as a Context for Learning - Eric Walters, Director of Technology Innovation and Education: Why and how they belong together - William J.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 18, 2015

Ed note: 2 Pieces for Context– 30 Incredible Ways Technology Will Change Education by 2028 and Curriculum is More Important Than Learning Technology. The focus of that piece was technology, and how it might impact the way students learn in the coming decades. The elementary school might evolve.

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