The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. If I want to push my re ading, I sign up with my local library’s reading club, but other times I set a goal of a book or two a month in the summertime and make time to sit and read. Take a Social Media. Sabbatical. PD Connection.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 27, 2017

Poor students often carry around cheap cell phones or access the Internet through a library or Internet cafe. The following posts are filled with ideas, tons of resources, and recommended free web tools and apps to get you started. They are my posts from ESL Library and Sprout English where I blog regularly. Play and Learn!

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In Part 1 of “ Why Every School Needs and AI Policy Right Now ,” I shared the empirical evidence about Artificial Intelligence and how it is impacting our world and schools. Generative AI Use Case #1: AI is built into social media.

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The 21st Century Principal

APRIL 9, 2013

There are obviously quite a few social media resources available to school leaders on the Web, but finding high-quality information can be difficult. Each of these books are excellent sources of information for the school leader trying to learn about social media and potential in educational leadership.

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Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2019

In 2017, Monsignor Paul Tighe may have been the only priest amidst a sea of techies at South by Southwest (SXSW), where he spoke about his past experience serving as Secretary of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications for the Catholic Church. Think “social media director” for the Catholic Church.)

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 5, 2017

The New York City Department of Education has come a long way since 2012 when I took a risk and criticized the city's conservative approach to social media. It wasn't long after that I was brought on to help New York City schools embrace social media for teaching and learning. I’m here to say that not all tweets do that.

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A Principal's Reflections

MAY 26, 2019

Technology, most specifically social media, has flattened the world. Just because something sounds good on Twitter and during a keynote or looks good on Pinterest and Instagram does not mean whatever is being promoted will work. This led me to pose a question on Twitter, asking educators to share their particular challenges.

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The Daring Librarian

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

I’ve been sharing on social media professionally for eight years now, and I have to admit, it can be kinda tricky. As educators, I passionately believe we should use social media to push the positive, celebrate student successes, share resources with our colleagues, and connect with parents and the community.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

If there is a makerspace in your school, it may be down the hall, in the library, or in another building. If this is how the makerspace is set up in your school, then your kids may not have access to the resources, materials, and tools when they need them, especially for STEM or STEAM. Design Thinking and UDL Planning Tool.

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The Innovative Educator

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

This week, I had some words via Twitter with Wake County Public Schools for making decisions about policies that affect students without bringing students into the conversation in a respectful way. Students were upset when they learned Snapchat was blocked and they took their concerns to Twitter. Q: Can Making compete w/social media?

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The Thinking Stick

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

We explore the power of Jen’s new book Building Science Graphics: An illustrated guide to communicating science through diagrams and visualizations as a tool to help us think about the power of interdisciplinary learning. You can explore that book and add it to your professional development library by clicking here.

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EdTech4Beginners

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Here we are going to introduce 6 tools to help you create photo slideshows. We are talking about slideshow maker here so it has a free tool for making slideshow. All you need to do is uploading the pictures, choose a template and customize it why the video editing tool. They are either used online or on phones. 5- SlidePlus.

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The 21st Century Principal

DECEMBER 19, 2011

For the administrator who would like a general, not-too-technical overview of digital technology and social media, the book What School Leaders Need to Know About Digital Technologies and Social Media , edited by Scott McLeod and Chris Lehmann is the answer.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Instead of using technology to ask students what the capitol is of a state or country ask them to create a brochure using a tool of their choice and explain why the capitol is located where it is. The students worked with Mrs. Fleming on Google Chromebooks in the library to design their e-books.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 24, 2016

But this post is all about the difference between sharing what is personal versus private on social media. Why do people TMI share on Social Media? Even so, I think it's important to keep your interactions on Social Media authentically you, real, but always professional. Maybe because it's titillating!

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The conversation is about Artificial Intelligence. Website: www.theaieducator.io Twitter: @ danfitztweets Amanda Fox Amanda Fox, is the Chief Content Officer for Teachergoals.com and currently resides in Louisville, Kentucky. Is it helpful?

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edWeb.net

AUGUST 18, 2017

Apps bring technology, functionality, and creativity into your school library program. In “ Virtual Library Program Development ,” Michelle Luhtala, Library Department Chair, New Canaan High School, CT, reviewed an A to Z list of 50 apps to virtualize your school library program. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 7, 2013

Social media sites such as Twitter span huge distances to connect people around the world. There are many stories of people developing and sustaining friendship, or even romance and eventual marriage, after ''meeting'' on a social media site. He''s having a whale of a time. The stories go on and on.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

In some hands, social media tools are blights on society, tools for bullies and misinformation campaigns. The event comes during a time of continued debate over how much responsibility social media networks ought to bear over what people say or share on their platforms.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

Social media: platforms like Twitter help teachers build their personal learning network and share teaching tips and tricks. For example, you can use your school’s learning management system (LMS), which is a familiar tool for teachers around the world. Some of them prefer to seek classroom collaborations directly.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Jeff Gearhart on episode 162 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. As a teacher, you can get started with a library of 40 books as part of their free version – go to coolcatteacher.com/bookcreator to get started now. Vicki: Happy Ed Tech Tool Tuesday!

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Edsurge

JANUARY 31, 2022

For example, artificial intelligence tools surfaced to mine information from thousands of COVID-19-related papers. With varying trust levels, they turn to journalists, social media influencers, legislators, teachers and their families. On Twitter, Rep. So, if not academic articles, where are people getting information?

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NeverEndingSearch

JUNE 1, 2015

If the largest library in the world, with millions of books, photographs, maps and manuscripts pins, it makes a pretty serious case for a new type of curation for libraries, learning, and learners. The Library of Congress is a pretty serious pinner. The white gloves are off. Take Me Out to the Ball Game.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Try out new digital tools. Test Adobe Spark, free for educators and a user-friendly tool for creating video, social media graphics and web pages. MORE FROM EDTECH: Creative applications such as Adobe Creative Cloud are helping students develop soft skills employers value. Here’s how. In the Beaverton (Ore.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 15, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. These projects are created around Understanding by Design (UbD) principles to emphasize STEM education and have tools to help students customize, evaluate, assess and create portfolios. Prepare to Celebrate Products.

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Buncee

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Educators can explore the Templates Library or Ideas Lab to find posters and signs they can use right away. Check out the Posters or Social Media Messages categories in the Templates Library , or head to the Posters and Signage or Social Media categories in Ideas Lab. Add a background to make your text pop.

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eSchool News

MARCH 2, 2023

Geared towards giving girls in middle and high school access to STEM resources and career exploration tools, this program dives deeply into the topics of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and cyber security. The Women’s History Month theme for 2023 is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”In

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

This includes creating tools like text groups, email lists, and social media sites. Use Facebook, Twitter, and any and all media that’s most popular at your school to share the details with members and interested students. References: Molina, Brett. Why watch other people play video games? Accessed 4.17.18

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Teacher Reboot Camp

AUGUST 27, 2016

Download a free pdf of the slides from my presentation, Visualizing Learning with Infographics as Learning Tools. . Visualizing Learning with Infographics as Learning Tools from Shelly Sanchez Terrell. Free Infographic Tools and Apps. Genial.ly is a free web tool for creating infographics and interactive visuals.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 17, 2023

Scott shares insider tips, tools, and new features in Canva. Canva has gone from this super cool image creation tool to a blended learning platform for teachers and students. Explore the media library. Spruce up your AI-generated images or design project with fun graphic design elements from the free media library.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

Since 2020, the social media app has invested millions of dollars and teamed with experts, public figures, and educational institutions to post more learning material under the hashtag #LeanOnTikTok. We can’t expect students to succeed if they don’t have the tools to do it. Consider this: 1 in 4 U.S. The result?

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NeverEndingSearch

APRIL 7, 2015

Using the hashtag #getESEAright, ALA joins forces with NEA’s planned Twitter storm on Thursday, April 9 th from 7:00 till 8:00 PM Eastern. We need to tell legislators how important school libraries and librarians are to our students and we need your voice to take up the rallying cry. activism advocacy twitter'

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 31, 2012

I recently wrote about how libraries are adapting to the digital age. The traditional library is viewed by many as a place for stacks of books to gather dust, and where stern librarians in tweed jackets tell you to keep quiet. In Library 2.0 In Library 2.0 Was this a trend that was a threat to the library?

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Educational Technology Guy

JANUARY 16, 2014

Read more below: Major update to Creative Cloud with new features across its core tools—Adobe Photoshop CC, Adobe Illustrator CC and Adobe InDesign® CC—including 3D printing support in Adobe Photoshop CC. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. InDesign CC Meets New Creative Challenges InDesign CC includes new support for EPUB 3.0

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eSchool News

JUNE 3, 2021

Designed with Jackson Charitable Foundation for family fun, these activities and engaging videos for K-6 students are informal learning opportunities that provide the tools and knowledge for kids to grow up to be money smart. Social-Emotional Learning and Social Awareness Resources.

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The Daring Librarian

AUGUST 18, 2010

And as we watch the phenom of Social Media and the newly coined Socialnomics the video above. Social Media Revolution 2 is a refresh of the original video with new and updated social media & mobile statistics that are hard to ignore. Jim Steyer, CEO and Founder, Common Sense Media $19.55 ($27.95

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. The free differentiation tool to help students level up and learn. Schools Full of Readers: Tools for Teachers, Coaches and leaders to Support Students , is also from 2019. Furthermore, kindergarten and elementary grades are fundamental.

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