The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2017

Twenty percent time from Google. Based on the Google 20% time, students take 20% of their time in a class to pursue a personal interest project. Often schools who have arts, STEM or other enrichment choose to take one enrichment period and have a “genius hour” where students explore their talents to make and create.

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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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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 30, 2016

To introduce and reinforce ideas, concepts, and skills associated with maker education, STEM, and STEM. Finally, learners, in their small groups, worked together on a shared Google doc to compose their story. To work as a small group to craft a story about their scene. National Core Arts Standards). 21st Century Skills).

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

But what I haven’t seen is kids Googling anything to help them with this project. Cathy Rubin in her Global Search for Education has posed these questions in my inbox for this month’s global search for education column: “ What should we teach young people in an age where Dr. Google has an answer for everything?”

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 18, 2016

Welcome to this fifth post in a series that brings STEM, STEAM, and Maker Space together with Project Based Learning and proper technology integration in the classroom. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. Check out my Booking Page.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Also, learn about other projects throughout the year and how teachers design these projects to meet standards. You can take that step and share your Valentine either live or with video messaging so that you can learn about each other’s community. I mean, I’ve used Skype just a little bit, and Google Docs maybe a little bit.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 29, 2016

As you are aware there is an amazing and powerful Maker Space movement going throughout the education landscape. This is a concept that I and many others want to see sustained because of the amazing learning opportunities it provides. Join me, the Institute of Play, and PBS Learning Media. Check out my Booking Page.

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My Paperless Classroom

NOVEMBER 11, 2013

S cience T echnology E ngineering and M athematics illustration by Sam Patterson What I like most about the STEM education movement is the co-mingling of disciplines and the emphasis on real world project based learning. At its best STEM education engages students in a process of design, implementation and revision.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 25, 2019

First… I hope you enjoyed the over 150 STEM Resources in the last few posts. Thanks for learning with me. I am excited about learning with thousands of other educators at this amazing conference. Early Learning. I also have also provided those over 150 STEM Resources. I have the URL’s below.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 8, 2020

I’ve created the unit plan, lesson plan, and rubrics for this project-based learning experience that brings together the graphic design concepts I teach in my class. Reflection Students learn by reflecting, so I’ve included a document that can be adapted and put in your Google Classroom or can be printed for reflection purposes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 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. Because ISTE begins over the weekend, I am airing this episode early to gear up for the event which starts on Sunday.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JUNE 7, 2015

20 STEM Activities For Kids This Summer. School may be winding down, but that doesn’t mean learning has to. To combat summer learning loss and keep those STEM skills fresh over the summer, Project Lead The Way put together a list of super simple (and fun) STEM activities you can do with your children over summer break.

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Graphite Blog

JUNE 1, 2015

While it can be tempting to try to micromanage students’ summer learning with packets and reading lists, there are tons of resources available online that can keep your students’ brains active and their enthusiasm high. Take a step back and let students drive their own learning this summer. Join the maker movement.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 17, 2017

He has spent the last two months interviewing experts throughout the maker movement with the goal of creating a self-paced course for anyone who wants to design a makerspace. This is why we want students innovating right now: Not every student will create the next Google or Pixar or Lyft.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 29, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 29th, 2014 Teaching is not just a job. Dr. Ralph Tyler The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions. Register here.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. Another person in our classroom really wanted to learn how to speak Spanish. I think they are learning more along the way, and that’s what’s important.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 17, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update September 17th, 2014 One of the reasons people stop learning is that they become less and less willing to risk failure. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 8, 2019

If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF. Whether they do or don’t, to get the most out of listening you can use this Podcast PD Template Hyperdoc. Just make a copy and adapt it for your use or print it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 8, 2019

If a student learns quickly and is ready before the other students, we can easily export to Adobe Premiere Pro from Adobe Premiere Rush. I find this helpful for uploading to Google Classroom or Airdropping the file to my Mac for display to the whole class. You can use this format in your Google classroom. We come up with awards.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2018

Mary Howard’s students build and learn in Open Sim , a virtual world like Second Life. Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard. Vicki: And, it’s a learning process. Some people are doing the Google Expeditions, and that’s great. I found it to be really hard.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 8, 2017

I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, and the 4 C’s. W027: PBL Splash A Look at Project Based Learning (1/2 day Workshop). C206: PBL, STEM, and Makers Dewey Meets Technology: What Will You Do? I have delivered hundreds of workshops and presentations.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

Screencastify is the screencasting tool I recommend for Google Chrome and Chromebooks. Built for Chromebooks, it saves all of your recordings directly to Google Drive. You meet with your critique group to go over it, and you can do that virtually on Google Hangouts or Skype. It could be fiction or nonfiction. You write it.

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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! activity, keep the learning goals the same, but actually add another level of scaffolding and another level of cognitive complexity. Students can program. the Scratch Jr.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

Book Creator has long been a favorite app on the iPad, and now it’s available for Google Chrome. Audience: Remember that audience improves student learning—nobody wants to do wastebasket work. Call this a sandbox, and let them play there to learn about all of Book Creator’s features. Post sponsored by Book Creator.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

Leah LaCrosse shares six edtech ideas science teachers can start using today to improve learning and excite students about science. Legends of Learning has an amazing game based science experiences for students in 3-8 aligning with Next Generation Science and select state standards. And THEN start using it for learning.

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

I have been working with ASCD for the past few years to publish my book, Learning in the Making: How to Plan, Execute, and Assess Powerful Makerspace Lessons. Below is an except – Chapter 5: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator. It has finally been released for sale!

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2018

For $295, this all-inclusive event (except for hotel and travel) is an amazing opportunity to learn. So, you could use a Google Map, for instance, and you start looking at how far food has traveled to get to you. Julie Willcott is an advocate for holistic learning with. www.stlinatl.com. Listen Now. Stream by clicking here.

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EdTechTeacher

APRIL 11, 2016

The students were still sitting at the big shop tables when I saw them on an eight-way Google Hangout, but they were not sawing wood or soldering electrical connectors. However, they are also complemented by STEM projects like these Lego ones shown in the same workspace which embrace curriculum themes like planning, teamwork, and designing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 8, 2018

Now I do want to give a shoutout to my friends at MAD-learn. Certainly, there is a time for me to be the bad guy, but this wasn’t one, because this particular student is very gifted, but also needs to learn to work with others. I create a template or a hyperdoc in Google Doc. Complete the Google Doc. What’s going on?”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

The high school students walked down the street, and they did an afternoon STEM collaboration. Vicki: Because they’re supposed to do this research, and they’re like, “If I can Google it?”. They can’t Google that! They’re actually different districts, but they’re across the street. Vicki: Oh, I love it! I love that!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Iris Lapinski - CEO, CDI Apps for Good - "Apps for Good - Growing a new generation of problem solvers and makers" Dale Dougherty - Founder, President, and CEO, Maker Media, Inc.; Lori Trent, STEM Coordinator - Innovator of Inspiration and Magic RADIO SOLIDARIA AMIGA, ONLINE, UNA HERRAMIENTA INNOVADORA - Mª Magdalena Galiana Lloret.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update March 11th The greatest sign of success for a teacher is to be able to say, "The children are now working as if I did not exist." - Maria Montessori Welcome to the Learning Revolution. Learning Revolution Conference Online. The Learning Revolution Conference call for proposals is now open.

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EdTechnocation.com

MAY 29, 2015

Google has 88 things to teach you, powerful results from a parent survey on the "digital classroom", a blog post of Jaymes Dec's visit to my school's FabLab, another inspirational TEDx talk, and a call to join the Maker Ed cause! Did you know you can get your very own Google Doodle on your birthday? Check it out!

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2017

As founder of the Green Bronx Machine, his students grow plants while learning more and going onto college. They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. They support single sign-on with Google and Clever. Today Stephen Ritz @StephenRitz grows 50,000 pounds of vegetables in the Bronx. Listen Now.

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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. Let’s augment our reality and learn! A sponsored review of a tool I'm using to teach programming From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This series is meant to serve in-depth exploration of the events of the past year and an analysis of how these events shape the way in which we imagine and prepare for the future of teaching and learning. The Maker Movement. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Online Learning.

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