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Searching for the Ability to Think: Training our Kids to Go Past Google

The CoolCatTeacher

5 Ways to Teach Students to Think From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. But what I haven’t seen is kids Googling anything to help them with this project. There’s a reason why this Invention project is a Google-free zone. What’s the point of memorizing something when they can Google it?

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Take Student Collaboration to the Next Level – SULS0120

Shake Up Learning

Her students are collaborating, thinking critically, and using Google Sheets! Sharing on the Google Sheet wasn’t enough. Learn more about how Vicki uses Google Sheets for Collaboration here. The terminology is all the same giving kids a strong knowledge base for both subjects. . Twitter: @33heupel.

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How to Build Your PLN

Ask a Tech Teacher

You may never meet them in person, though you likely collaborate through Google Hangouts, Skypes, or pre-arranged TweetUps. You reach out through Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, G+, forums, and discussion boards. Thanks to your PLN, you will have first-hand knowledge of these sites, with an appreciation for their pros, cons, and tricks.

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Bringing Literature to Life in Open Sim

The CoolCatTeacher

Mary Howard on episode 293 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. On April 26, celebrate PowerofEcon on Twitter with Discovery Education, CME Group, and their Econ Essentials Program. Some people are doing the Google Expeditions, and that’s great.

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The Missing Literacies – Networking to Learn #iste2015

There is no box

But I went to school BT (Before Twitter) and BGHO (Before Google Hangouts). Enter Twitter and the rise of social media. Networking tools like twitter and Google Hangouts (GHO) now allow the formation of groups of peers and experts to assemble around themes, topics and interests. Silent classrooms.

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Hyperconnected

Learning with 'e's

million search enquiries on Google, nearly 2 million photos created on Snapchat , over 4 million hours of video watched on the video sharing channel YouTube (and 400 hours uploaded), nearly half a million tweets sent on Twitter, and more than 16 million text messages sent. The trick is knowing where to click.'

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What Should First Year Teachers Know About Tech Integration?

Tech Helpful

I recently participated in a #TnTechChat Twitter chat moderated by @TeachTnTech regarding Technology skills needed in preservice teachers. Apparently this tweet resonated with many educators on Twitter because it got an over abundance of love. I believe this is a game changer for education and can't be ignored.