The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Assessment in AR including classroom examples Effective ways to get started with AR Predictions on where AR will be in 5 years Who? Register Now AR Topics Some of the topics we will be discussing include: How teachers are teaching with augmented reality in the classroom Device configurations (does every student have to have one?)

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

For example, their Fire Forensics: Claims and Evidence unit is a safe way to educate middle school students about fire. You can have students watch the video module on their iPads, Chromebooks, or other devices, or you can project it on your board and go through it as a class.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Although I like the use of iPads and computers, I want elementary aged students to have to directly interact with materials. This translates into having all activities include the use of objects and materials excluding and in conjunction with the iPad – not just using the iPad and online apps/tools to learn to code.

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MIND Research Institute

OCTOBER 24, 2019

For example, ask questions such as: Why did you select that answer? They were both able to find apps on the iPad that were designed to meet content standards as well as aligned with their current interests. The Role of Parents and Teachers in Game-based Learning. Have them explain the problems and their thinking.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 12, 2018

Sponsored by Legends of Learning From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Students love to play games, and they also need real-world examples to help science come alive. With this in mind, Legends of Learning is a fantastic platform full of NGSS aligned science games that does both.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Math, a subject often perceived as challenging, has found a refreshing ally in a plethora of iPad apps designed to make understanding and practicing math concepts not just easier, but also enjoyable. Math Apps for iPad Here some of the best math apps for iPad: 1.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Also, for those of you who have emailed me about your entry yesterday, it takes 24 hours for iTunes to show reviews, so we’ll hold off on giving away Karen Lirenman and Kristen Wideen’s iPad book until tomorrow when your reviews start showing up! Examples of common teacher blind spots. Listen on iTunes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 5, 2017

And what they enable you to do is complete a performance and then you’ve for a given delay period to get back to the device whether it’s a laptop or an iPad or an android tablet and see that. JARROD: Yes, so let’s say you’re doing a gymnastics unit and you’ve got a display, some sort of gymnastics presentation of skills, for example.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2017

Some examples of the most popular breakout edu games. In today’s show, Mari Venturino talks about Breakout EDU digital: Explaining what breakout edu digital is. What it teaches. The challenges teachers have with it. How to use it in the classroom. I hope you enjoy this episode with Mari Venturino!

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The 21st Century Principal

JUNE 27, 2012

My own school is entering a second year in our district iPad project, with plans to move toward utilizing these devices more effectively. Keep in mind that this game-based learning is not the old "drill-n-kill" games peddled to schools in the early days when schools were just beginning to put computers in the classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

We do a lot of work with Scratch Junior , a free app on iPads and things. Vicki: Steve, you’ve given us one example of a seventh grade girl. Do you have an example for us where the light bulb went on? We’ve used that with even junior kindergarten kids. You can get an grid and X-Y coordinates on there.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 9, 2014

Ideas range from games based learning , to the use of social media and networking, to simpler approaches such as the use of digital cameras in art or data logging in science. Sometimes, the technology does get in the way of learning and teaching. It gets in the way of learning instead of facilitating it.

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Educator Innovator

MARCH 12, 2015

As if having a DreamFactory wasn’t enough to give the school “geek-cred,” each of the 2,355 students received their own iPad in the school’s signature bright red color. Elizabeth Forward was the first school district in Pennsylvania to give an iPad to every student. Teachers from all Allegheny County schools were invited to apply.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

Saturday, June 7th at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show with Toni Plourde: Earning Your Learning , Using the iOS 7 for iPad(iPod,iPhone), we will explore ways to maximize the way students can engage and enhance their own learning. Share your experience with game-based learning with an audience of game developers and peer educators!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

Learn about SAMR, see examples of classroom activities, and learn about some new digital tools you can put in your “app pack.” Share your experience with game-based learning with an audience of game developers and peer educators! Shifting the Way We Talk About Success in the Classroom. Read more here.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 31, 2012

Speakers included Derek Robertson, Steve Dale, James Langley, Chris Mayoh and Julian Wood, who presented variously on games based learning, e-safeguarding, embedding the iPad across the curriculum, the use of QR codes and mobile devices in education, and how to engage readers with digital texts.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 19, 2015

This cognitive load may also be a matter of creativity–open-world sandbox games, for example, reward the player that is able to create their own meaning, reasons for playing, and factors for quality and “end game” scenarios. 50 Of The Best Video Games For Learning. Listly by Terry Heick.

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 28, 2016

From dice to educational video games, classes led by instructional technology teacher Ryan Read are increasingly full of game-based learning! Ryan shares his experiments with technology and game-based learning extensively on Twitter as @Ryan7Read. It really fosters engagement.

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Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 29, 2016

You will immediately see that our teachers have access to iPads and many of their choices are iOS apps but often there are web versions and android apps for these as well. Kindergarten technology use: Wet-Dry-Try iOS App- $4.99 [link] An app for teaching handwriting based on the popular Handwriting Without Tears® Slate Chalkboard activity.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

A fourth-grade student at Mendez Elementary in San Marcos, Texas, held an iPad out in front of her. Many educators find that gamifying learning keeps students engaged. On the screen, she saw her classroom just as though she were using the camera, but with one startling difference: There was a zombie floating in front of her.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology. A description of a learning environment where there is one “screen” for each student (whether an iPad, laptop, etc.). Activity-Based Learning. ” Game-Based Learning. Gamification.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

Whether my class is uploading their Scratch video games, or linking to their website efolios, we post our group work on the class wiki. Wikispaces is also the backbone of my global collaborative projects since 2006, with MAD about Mattering as the most recent example. ClassCraft (for Tracking Game Based Learning Experiences).

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

So, for example, on a computer screen you can put objects in different places. Here are five examples of simple breakouts, but you can find many more by downloading the Metaverse app and browsing them. So, for example, you could take the QR code from different experiences and put them around your school or location.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 4, 2015

…Self-direct their own learning. Depends on what they’re learning, of course. But fundamentally, using a frame work ( this one, for example ), they could then use YouTube channels & iTunesU to access compelling content, WordPress to reflect on their ideas and progress, and twitter to publicize their thinking.

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