A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 16, 2018

Besides the outdoors, both of my grandfathers had an interest in making things in a world that had yet to experience the types of disruptive changes that we are now seeing thanks to the exponential evolution of technology. The connections above to the maker movement are indiscernible. It was the late 1970’s and 1980’s after all.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Jacqui Murray shares how we can encourage an improvement in writing using technology. 5 Ideas for Writing with Technology. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Jacqui Murray @askatechteacher about writing with technology. But, Jacqui, how do we teach writing with technology? Mistakes Made in Teaching Writing with Technology.

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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. The two I discuss in this post are: Maker movement initiatives are often driven by more affluent white males.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

The grassroots Maker Movement has, and continues to, impact entrepreneurship, education, economic and workforce development, manufacturing, community revitalization and technology inclusion in the U.S.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 12, 2017

Elizabeth Forward School District leaders, for example, knew it was time to innovate when local employers informed them the district had hundreds of entry-level coding jobs that needed to be filled. Integrating with the Maker Movement. These efforts excite students and provide them pathways to further develop their passions.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

On top of that, there is promise for continued education outside of the classroom; just look at Google’s recent $1B pledge over the next five years to help train Americans for jobs in technology. schools will give way to an increased focus on STEM and coding in schools, reinvigorating the “maker movement.”

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Maker culture is going mainstream. The maker industry is projected to grow to more than $8 billion by 2020, and with the maker movement infiltrating classrooms, after-school clubs and homes, it’s no wonder. But where is the maker movement strongest?

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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. So, Leah, what’s your first idea for using technology to engage kids in science? Is technology a distraction? Can we have a fifth idea for technology and science? What’s another idea? So, you what?

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2018

Aligned with the maker movement—which focuses on using hands-on activities like building, sewing, assembling and computer programming for learning—the kits provide a foundation that teachers can use for guided projects both in and out of the classroom. I used all of those materials to build our maker lab,” says Howell.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Make imaginative use of technology. Try some of these resources to boost your entrepreneurial education modules, try also exploring the Maker Movement. Wikipedia is probably an early example of this, although many participants would argue that it has become a bit more cut-throat than originally intended. Value innovation.

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Middle schooler Hannah Levenberg always liked taking things apart, but she didn’t make the connection between her tinkering and technology until she took a class from Mr. Moredock. Hannah’s experience reflects the innovative ways educators across the country are drawing students into the Maker movement.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

With the CCC Maker Initiative’s focus on preparing students for science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) careers through hands-on, content-rich design projects and relevant curriculum, the statewide network will be positioned as a strategic educational pipeline for high-value jobs. Maker Media.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 15, 2017

Maker Spaces. These days even goliaths like GE (General Electric) are appreciating the rapid popularity of the maker movement, and the consequent commercial benefits of maker spaces. Combined with technologies like 3D printing the future of a bespoke, individualised manufacturing industry is getting closer by the day.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

Examples of Integrated coding projects: [link] (Genetics and Microbits). Kelly has a Masters in Curriculum, Instruction, and Technology. She got started with integrating technology in the classroom in 2003 and dabbled with app design in File Maker and HTML. teachingpython.fm – Kelly and Sean’s Show.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 6, 2016

When thinking of makerspaces today, our learning experience in his class was one connected to the guiding principles of the maker movement. What has changed is how technology provides a new avenue to actively integrate this type of learning in ways that many of us could never have imagined.

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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

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 3, 2017

Jeff: Ah, yeah… So I’m using Minecraft Education Edition in my technology classroom with my students. It’s all about technology. Example Lesson: Using Minecraft to Teach Science. Give us an example. I am the Technology Coordinator for Brinnon School District in Brinnon, WA. and technology guru (obviously)!

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2016

Hailing from the East African nation of Wakanda, Black Panther and his homeland are an example of a sub-genre of fiction in which Africans and African Americans display a prowess and understanding of technological and scientific advancement. Another inspiration for Afrofuturism and STEAM is W.E.B. American author Samuel R.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 5, 2017

For example, if you have a faucet in the bathroom that has a sensor, and you put in your hands, water comes out. That’s just an example of one of the SMART objects that we have all around us. For example “Move Forward” or “Move Backward” or “Turn the Red Light On” or “Turn the Blue Light On” or “Sing” response to a sound.

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TeacherCast

DECEMBER 29, 2015

CWIST is a leader in providing content and an online platform for the maker movement. CWIST’s platform brings maker-inspired products to students, schools and consumers, nationwide. The partnership with Sphero is the latest example of how CWIST is working with leading making manufacturers to expand its reach to educators.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Universal Design for Learning® (UDL) developed by David Rose and Ann Meyers is a registered trademark of the Center for Assistive Special Technology (CAST). The UDL Guidelines provide a deep dive into each of the principles to checkpoints that provide resources, examples, and research. Universal Design for Learning® (UDL).

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 29, 2016

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. I plan on providing sessions that integrate PBL with STEM, Makers, Differentiated Instruction, Inquiry, Deeper Learning, and Technology Integration. How might some of these be used in a Maker’s culture?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Secondly, four examples of virtual reality programming in the classroom. 4 Virtual Reality Examples in Virginia. And you know, I’m kind of technology agnostic in some ways. I like technology. But what I saw recently were three kids that were using VR technology, and the stories are a little different.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

For example, I start with a simple, one-day, “make something fun” experience in Metaverse. With this in mind, I want my students to be familiar with terminology, and here are some examples. For example, when designing an app or game, error prevention is a basic part of making it usable.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Announcing the 2015 Student Technology Conference. We are excited to announce the 2015 Student Technology Conference , a student-directed global conversation about technology in education. The Call for Proposals will open November 15th, and we will begin accepting presentations as early as December 1st. Learn more at [link].

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

For example, since I started teaching moviemaking with my students in 2006, I have used a Storyboard Dictionary of shots that I originally adapted from the American Film Institute. For example, if we’re going to be combining the videos, it just makes sense to have their settings be the same. Here’s how.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 11, 2019

but as with all use of educational technologies, I believe that it should be used intentionally to assist learners in developing and expanding their content knowledge and life skills. Students use a variety of technologies within a design process to identify and solve problems by creating new, useful or imaginative solutions.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Halverson and Sheridan tease out the complex nature of the maker movement in education (2014). They define it through three lenses: “making as a set of activities, makerspaces as communities of practice, and makers as identities of participation” (501). For example, consider the verbs we use to describe writing.

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eSchool News

JUNE 1, 2016

“It was appealing to me because [IoT] is the direction that most products are taking in the business world,” said Davis, who is the instructional technology specialist at John R. In recent years, the IoT has touched nearly every piece of technology we interact with. That’s not a hypothetical example.

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EdTechTeacher

MARCH 31, 2017

Here are some examples of building projects, and what students can learn from them. Punahou School campus in Minecraft: an example of students building something that already exists. An example of students building as a form of creative expression. in Technology, Innovation, and Education from Harvard. He holds an Ed.M.

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MindShift

AUGUST 15, 2017

Nora Peters developed low-cost maker project instructions based on books (in this example, “Snow White and the 77 Dwarfs”). For example, in the book “Wemberly Worried” by Kevin Henkes, Peters developed and attached instructions on how to make a Guatemalan worry doll. Courtesy of Nora Peters). MAKING IT AFFORDABLE.

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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. The contest promotes immersive technology and illustrates how impactful mixed reality can be in a classroom setting. And while some espouse a Ready Player One- type of environment, I do not.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Engaging Kindergarteners with Technology: Augmented Reality, iPads, QR Codes and More. So what’s an example of something it might look like? 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. Vicki: (laughs).

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new developments, persistent trends and the challenges to effective tech implementation in real classrooms. This macro trend to shake up typical ways of schooling is opening new opportunities for technology to play an even bigger role in education.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Halverson and Sheridan tease out the complex nature of the maker movement in education (2014). They define it through three lenses: “making as a set of activities, makerspaces as communities of practice, and makers as identities of participation” (501). For example, consider the verbs we use to describe writing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

And so like my kids took these images that they collected inside and outside our building, and they actually presented and shared at the International Society for Technology (ISTE) this year, which is really neat. Now what did they learn as they did this, besides all of the incredible technology? Donnie: Yeah! And vice versa, too.

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