The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Lee Graham on Episode 569 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dr. Lee Graham is working with teachers to teach them principles of game-based learning to teach writing. Her anecdotes of classroom behavior-changing results are – pardon the pun – game-changing.
eSchool News
MARCH 14, 2016
The “maker movement” can play an important role in getting kids interested in innovation and design, and littleBits —which makes easy-to-use electronic building blocks—is finding itself at the center of this movement. GameSalad is a digital game creation platform that allows users to create games using a drag-and-drop interface.
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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. So, for example, as you can see in the simple holiday theme below, students “decorated our room” in AR as they were learning the features and tools of 3D Bear.
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.
The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 3, 2017
Vicki: Happy Ed Tech Tool Tuesday! It is a powerful tool. There’s another show that I’ll link to that actually shows that kids who are using Minecraft can improve in their social-emotional learning. For guests and hyperlinks to resources, scroll down. Enhanced Transcript. Minecraft in the Classroom. Tuesday, October 3, 2017.
The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 22, 2021
Do you need safe, fun ways for students to connect and learn while keeping their distance in the classroom? From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Augmented reality apps might be for you! Remarkably, there are best practices you can use to teach math, ELA, and more using Augmented Reality.
The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 4, 2017
Elementary and primary students can learn to code. For Hour of Code week this week, learn how you can go past the Hour of Code and use coding all year long! Today’s sponsor: Metaverse is a free simple augmented reality tool. Are there other apps or tools that you just love with kids in primary grades? Listen Now.
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