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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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 1, 2016

By 2006 several social networking sites were enjoying surges in popularity, including MySpace, Bebo and of course, Facebook. 2006 was also the year Twitter was launched. Other tools such as wikis, blogs and podcasts also began to be used in education, at first tentatively, and then as embedded features in various programmes of study.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 4, 2018

Tom Murray and I have watched many book studies and Twitter chats unfold since the release of the book in June of 2017. Below you will see how the course is structured as well as learner outcomes. The reaction to Learning Transformed has been truly humbling. As a result, an online course was created with the help of Participate.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Oklahoma City, OK —Students and teachers in classrooms across Oklahoma’s Millwood Public Schools (MPS) now have access to a host of dynamic digital resources supporting science and social studies instruction thanks to a new partnership with Discovery Education. Discovery Education’s National Partnership Coordinator.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2017

Smith is not one for silence ( he delivered a TED talk about the “danger of silence” in 2014 , in fact) and has used digital venues including Twitter to encourage others to speak up and recognize how history shapes the present. There are so many different teachers who have found good effective ways to use Twitter in their classroom.

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Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

The top-down, one-size-fits-all, sit-and-get, hours-based accountability model for professional development that has reigned prevalent in districts for decades, according to recent research studies, simply a waste of time and money. Commit to Leveraging Social Media and Telling Your Great Story! But how does the community know?

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

These new resources will drive the development of students’ critical thinking skills and create opportunities for the study of scientific mysteries and the development of design solutions. Discovery Education is the worldwide edtech leader whose state-of-the-art digital platform supports learning wherever it takes place.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

If we want our student outcomes to change, we have to change our adult behaviors. Starting with social media such as Facebook and Twitter, the two make it a priority to celebrate the accomplishments of students and teachers in their school on a daily basis. It has to come from the adult first. Jessica Torres.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 3, 2012

. - From Pinecrest Preparatory Middle-High Administration Letter to Parents , February 22, 2012 When I first read and watched a news story about this Florida charter school''s letter to parents encouraging them to get their kids off of Facebook because of the problems social media activities were causing during the school day, it got me thinking.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Episode 137 with Dr. Michelle Zimmerman on the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today Dr. Michelle Zimmerman @mrzphd talks about social emotional learning and education technology. SEL Observation #1: Minecraft and Social Emotional Learning.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

When appropriate, students can learn to share their work through social media or sites like Youth Voices , extending their sense of audience, purpose, and genre that comes from a foundation of good writing instruction. Troy Hicks’ Twitter: @hickstro. Writable Twitter: @getwritable. More Writing Resources.

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Insight Education Group

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

We also know that teacher quality has a greater impact on student outcomes than any other factor, including race, socioeconomic status, and prior academic record. According to Glassdoor for Employers, 86% of younger job seekers (in any field) who are in the first 10 years of their careers use social media in their job search.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 17, 2017

ICanHazPDF is a Twitter hashtag where users plea for open pdfs of named articles. (I’ve Social media in general – Charlie Rapple shared some fine research at the Scholarly Kitchen concerning how scholars use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. Also comics, magazines, and paintings, somehow.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Their study is titled, Creative Problem Solving in Schools: Essential Skills Today’s Students Need for Jobs in Tomorrow’s Age of Automation, and covers a topic on the minds of educators I meet during my travels. Or Spark Page might be the tool they choose to reflect on the outcome of a science experiment. All opinions are my own.

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EdTechSandyK

JUNE 8, 2012

I have networked on Twitter and on this blog with one of the podcast hosts, Dave Roy ( @UBCMET ), a Senior Program Assistant for EPLT, and it was Dave who asked me for an interview after hearing me in another recent podcast appearance. How important of a resource are various social media for doing this?

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 24, 2012

Social media - often referred to as Web 2.0 , or the participatory Web - is shaping up to be one of the most important tool sets available to support the promotion of change in education. Delicious, Diigo), microblogs such as Twitter, mashups (e.g. Yesterday's post can be found at this link. The web is constantly changing.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 17, 2017

ICanHazPDF is a Twitter hashtag where users plea for open pdfs of named articles. (I’ve Social media in general – Charlie Rapple shared some fine research at the Scholarly Kitchen concerning how scholars use Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, etc. Also comics, magazines, and paintings, somehow.

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techlearning

MAY 15, 2018

We are discovering new ways to marry technology into curriculum, and are finding successful outcomes. Technologies actively engage the students through problem-solving games, quicker study methods, and unlimited potential for research. Using Skype Classroom and Google Hangouts, teachers can open the world to their students.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

is a type of essentialist, behaviorist education based on the three Rs – receiving by listening to the teacher; responding by taking notes, studying text, and doing worksheets; and regurgitating by taking the same assessments as all other students in the cohort. Journal of Technology Studies, 2 6(2). Education 1.0: Education 1.0

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 25, 2014

If you want to follow those tweets, you can either track the conference hashtag #ticalsls14 or you can follow the Learning Revolution Twitter account at @learnrevproject. We''ll be tweeting out a reminder about an hour before for each conference session with each of the session links.

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User Generated Education

AUGUST 13, 2020

Learners of all ages beginning in 2nd or 3rd grade can engage in self-determined and self-driven learning where they are not only deciding the direction of their learning journey, but also producing content that adds value and worth to related content areas and fields of study. These include kids gathering via Discord or Twitch.tv

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

Through field visits to sites like Montpelier and the University of Virginia, students studied what was memorialized and who made the decisions that resulted in those monuments. You can also follow the #EdClusters hashtag on Twitter for updates from the community.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Our social media page is HERE with links to Facebook , Google+ , Twitter , and more. Granger MA Encontrando tesoros en la Red / Profesora Cristina Velázquez Engaging Heads, Hands and Hearts in International Study Abroad / Patricia A. and the world. Publicity resources, along with images you can use, are HERE.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 4, 2014

Spread the word about World Read Aloud Day on social media to help us grow the movement. Thursday, March 6th at 8pm #globaledchat on Twitter , This is a conversation of all things global ed, ranging from classroom best practices to conversations around global issues. Follow #TLChat on Twitter to participate. Read Aloud.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 26, 2020

Because of the lack of guidance, some educators are taking to Twitter to ask peers who have already began the school semester for insight and advice on what is working, and what isn’t, in the virtual classroom setting. Such use of time can not only enhance student engagement, but also to improve academic outcomes and performance.

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Tom Murray

APRIL 12, 2016

Although recent studies indicate that the top-down, one-size-fits-all, hours-based, sit and get approach to professional learning shows little-to-no impact on student achievement, many districts continue down this path. Move from Hours-based to Outcome-based Accountability. For a full list of Twitter chats visit: bit.ly/educhatcalendar.)

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 22, 2017

Episode 132 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. Today Koen Timmers @zelfstudie is a teacher in Belgium. Vicki: Wow.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Take action Teach a lesson that helps students think about possible outcomes before posting on social media. Host a discussion around our digital impulses (clicking on junk articles, scrolling on social media, or posting for likes). For social studies classrooms PenPal Schools.

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Graphite Blog

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Take action Teach a lesson that helps students think about possible outcomes before posting on social media. Host a discussion around our digital impulses (clicking on junk articles, scrolling on social media, or posting for likes). For social studies classrooms PenPal Schools.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Take Action Teach a lesson that helps students think about possible outcomes before posting on social media. Host a discussion around our digital impulses (clicking on junk articles, scrolling on social media, or posting for likes). Activities and Tools for Social Studies Classrooms One Globe Kids.

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Graphite Blog

OCTOBER 10, 2016

Take Action Teach a lesson that helps students think about possible outcomes before posting on social media. Host a discussion around our digital impulses (clicking on junk articles, scrolling on social media, or posting for likes). Social Studies One Globe Kids.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 19, 2019

” Then, what was really huge for me was that I started to realize that all of those hours spent weren’t necessarily improving my teaching or the student outcomes. Because when I talk to teachers about this, what I hear from them is, “It’s important to socialize with colleagues. That was really a big one for me.

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Learning in Hand

DECEMBER 4, 2014

Furthermore, I can share what I have made with the world through my website and social media. With websites and social media, students certainly have the ability to reach a potentially global audience. I found several projects through Twitter. There are blogs, websites, eBooks, YouTube, and social media.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

BIO : Religious thinker Karen Armstrong has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, and how our faiths shaped world history and drive current events. And it is a rewarding journey, don’t feel burdened by it: compassion can be a lot of fun.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

View the session live on our YouTube channel, and join the Twitter conversation using the hashtag #appyhour. She''s put together a list of the best artiles on Classroom Management, Reading and Language Arts, STEM, History and Social Studies, and more. Read more about this study here. Regsiter here.

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techieMusings

AUGUST 16, 2018

At school, our kids are trained to study diligently and individually so they can best others on exams. At the end of the year, he has some great blog posts and a pile of Twitter tweets to show for it. The researchers responsible for the study were interested in a simple question: Would the people with bigger buckets eat more?

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