The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. Google Masters for Kids of All Ages. What can K-2 students be expected to do in Google Tools?

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 8, 2023

The world of educational technology is evolving meteorically and what is relevant today might be irrelevant next month. Google Classroom, Khan Academy, Edmodo, Nearpod, Socrative, and the list goes on. The latest trend in EdTech that I see currently gaining traction is Artificial Intelligence technologies.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2020

If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. Heather is passionate about integrating technology in education to amplify student voice, increase communication, and engage students. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 24, 2018

Professionally, I am a Technology Integrationist Lead Teacher at a Middle School (Sudlow, Grades 6-8) in Davenport, Iowa. I teach Language Arts and Computer Applications, in addition to assisting all of the teachers in the building integrate technology into their curriculum.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

And because it was a game, students could go beyond reading their character’s text by actually exploring the story-world. When writing or talking about the text, students wound up using pronouns to refer to themselves rather than the characters (as they do in traditional novels), for example, “I know where to go.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

You’ll want to sign up for your free 30-day trial at coolcatteacher.com/reallygoodstuff and remember – it is only one app – all of the other apps are inside this one simple digital learning collection from Really Good Stuff. Now, that’s good stuff for every K-2nd grade iPad or Google Play enabled tablet! Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

You’ll want to sign up for your free 30-day trial at coolcatteacher.com/reallygoodstuff and remember – it is only one app – all of the other apps are inside this one simple digital learning collection from Really Good Stuff. Now, that’s good stuff for every K-2nd grade iPad or Google Play enabled tablet! Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2019

Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. His passions include school leadership, education technology, presenting, entrepreneurship, and coaching.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 17, 2014

Technology Integrationist. Rachel Langenhorst, Technology Integrationist at Rock Valley Community School District in Iowa, was interviewed by edWeb about the importance of keeping up with your own learning in order to provide valuable professional development for others. Rachel Langenhorst. It’s a great way to share good ideas!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 1, 2018

Education technology must enhance learning. Today’s guest, Bethany Petty gives us pointers and shares a common pitfall of those implementing new technology in the classroom. Vicki: Using technology to enhance learning. Is the focus of the tool to enhance student learning? How do we use technology to do that?

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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

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Enrique: Well, I think it has a number of advantages over other education technologies right now. We were trying out Google Expedition with a full classroom kit. If you couple that with the cheap Google Cardboard headsets, and now you can have a Virtual Reality experience for — a hundred bucks — versus eight hundred bucks.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2018

Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard. Mary: I think that just comes with technology. Some people are doing the Google Expeditions, and that’s great. So, what’s your pep talk to teachers for utilizing this type of immersive technology? I found it to be really hard.

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Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 10, 2019

Hint: It’s NOT about the technology! It’s about the LEARNING! Learn why this is one of the most practical books on the list. Kasey references ideas from The EduProtocols Field Guide Book 1 , and the newly released EduProtocols Field Guide Book 2. Learn from the experts as Kasey reads an excerpt.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 29, 2018

Let’s make sure we are all on the same page when it comes to formative assessment, or what I like to refer to as, “Assessment FOR Learning,” as a follower of Rick Stiggins ‘ work over the years. Gimkit is another fast-paced quiz game, but with an extra element. Google Classroom Question Tool.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Learning Models, Theories, and Technology: A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers. Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. Activity-Based Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 29, 2018

Kasey Bell teaches us eight great ways to use Google Slides. From stop motion to video controls and cool add-ins for formative assessment and graphics, learn about this Swiss Army Knife of Google tools – Google Slides. Kasey Bell’s Google Certification courses are open for enrollment from May 28 until June 10, 2018.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

Before entering the game, students would outline their plans for the day—a great way to get them using the “going to” future tense and conditional form for hypotheses. Students recorded these reflections on a Google Doc as a reference for the next time we played.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. Alfred is a member of the Computer Science Teachers Association (CSTA) Board.

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Edsurge

APRIL 27, 2020

First you build the base, then you can just copy and paste that lower layer on top of one another. Isn’t that only giving you the base layout? Google Earth helps provide a cross reference for the height information. This process saves a lot of time. I’m unfamiliar with how you can use a satellite image in Minecraft.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Sixteen types of games, Google Classroom and LMS compatibility and auto-grading From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This week, I began using Educaplay to make fun classroom learning games for my students. Then, I sent it Google Classroom using the share button.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 3, 2016

Second, I use Evernote, Dropbox, and Google Drive in a variety of ways.The rocketbook has these icons at the bottom of the page. When we meet and talk, I take notes and then snap a picture and it goes to our shared Google Drive immediately. I referred to it so many times during the election. Erase and use again! Love this book!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2014

Join ISTE’s senior director of standards, Carolyn Sykora, on May 28 for an information-packed webinar that will delve into all the ways Lead & Transform can help your school or district make the leap to a technology-rich learning environment. Learn more and register here. How can technology transform your learning design?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 3, 2014

Newsletter Sponsor Click for more information Partner Spotlight CORE Education is a not-for-profit educational consultancy, professional learning and research organisation. At CORE we believe that new technologies are the most exciting way to engage 21st century learners across all education and training sectors. Classroom 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update March 18th All of life is a constant education. Eleanor Roosevelt The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. Interested in becoming a Learning Revolution Partner? Check them out!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

From 2017-2020, she held an Instructional Coaching Fellowship with Google for Education. Teachers can easily manage esports teams by focusing on managing students rather than being experts in the games or technology. Equipment for esports can often be repurposed from existing technology used in other classes.

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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 Listen to the show and learn how it is used and follow the links in the show notes below. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. He also shares a bonus fitness opportunity for educators.)

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 19, 2015

We’ve discussed before the logistics of how to teach with video games (especially for non-mobile games). What exactly this looks like on a daily basis in your classroom depends on the reality of your classroom: Available technology, WiFi access and bandwidth, grade level, content area, your comfort level with games, and so on.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 12, 2022

Google Forms This is a free online quiz making tool that is simple and easy to use. Using Google Forms, you can create quizzes that contain various question types including multiple choice, checkboxes, dropdown, multiple choice grids, linear scale, and more. Students are not required to register to play the games.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2023

But the pair also didn’t want to reduce collaboration online to a dry, empty Google Doc, either. By the end of the year, the Dhariwals had created a working prototype for CoCo Learn , which they describe as “a real-time, co-creative platform for young people.” Likes, dislikes, endless scroll, judgment,” Shruti Dhariwal says.

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Tech Helpful

DECEMBER 29, 2016

Recently one of our fifth grade teachers, Alice Sikkema, was chosen to present in the poster sessions at Georgia Education Technology Conference (GaETC). One of the things shared was the list of "tried and true" technology usage by grade level at our elementary school. She rocked it! The students are introduced to the research process.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

If you don’t “get” why technology is important, or know people who don’t, take a listen to understand and learn about transformative practices that work in education. They support single sign-on with Google and Clever. I wanted to talk today about why I think Teachers Using Technology are Super Heroes.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 13, 2019

Based on current trends, being able to transparently communicate and work with others in both virtual and face-to-face teams is becoming an increasingly critical skill. Educators can align their instructional strategies to tap into this learning attribute by: – Using collaborative teams during projects.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 27, 2019

Thanks to a reboot from Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, which owns the brand, the world’s slipperiest super thief has an animated series on Netflix, a clutch of Google Earth games and even a new series of paperbacks—all of which are finding their way into classrooms two decades after she fell off the map. Admittedly, the tech has improved.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

OCTOBER 11, 2022

In education, the concept of gamification has especially gained traction during the last decade or so due mainly to the advance of web technologies and mobile applications. Using them will enable you to easily incorporate the ethos of gamified education allowing you to create gameful learning experiences in class.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

When Google Docs came out, I stopped everything and let all of my classes experience it. Also, I learned about Twitter, I did the same thing. Until now, however, we haven’t really had apps to help us see the possibilities of this technology. Augmented reality is here. I think Metaverse will be an app to watch in this space.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 17, 2018

Not engage, like simply hooking them in with entertaining or trending toys, rather we work to engage our students in meaningful learning. Parallel with the constantly evolving world of emergent technology the most meaningful, and most engaging strategies are dynamically changing. Were they always right? Accessed 3 Oct. Accessed 3 Oct.

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