Educational Technology Guy

DECEMBER 18, 2014

Prezi is a very cool presentation tool that allows you to create zooming presentations with images, text, video and animations. With this, you can deliver and watch the presentations in real time. Your audience (students) can follow along on their own device and stay in sync with where you are in the presentation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2024

The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.” Do click here for updates. You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 21, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Artificial Intelligence is the topic of conversation for anyone who cares about learning, scholarship, and the future of our world, and rightly so. However, AI is a tool designed to imitate humans and cannot replace them, nor should it.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 24, 2018

As I wrote previously, digital tools can support and enhance discussion among learners and adults. So why and how should one incorporate backchanneling during workshops, presentations, faculty meetings, after hours, or in classrooms? However, like many tools, we have come to love this one no longer exists.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 3, 2020

Steve Sharp talks about tools schoolcounselors can use. From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter School counselors are unique. Today, guidance counselor, Steve Sharp helps guidance counselors know the tools that can help them level up. If you don’t have Google Docs, just use this PDF.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 27, 2020

That means many traditional teaching tools are no longer the best choice for the new norms. Do you see why this tool excites me? It turns oft-confusing data into decision-making tools. Be prepared for it to organize your day, simplify your teaching, and provide the tools needed to make student-centric choices in your teaching.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 4, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter The Consumer Electronics Show is in Las Vegas this upcoming week, January 7-10, 2020. In the fall semester, students present about historical figures in computing. You will be working to make a full presentation on this lesson for the class.

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Educational Technology Guy

AUGUST 20, 2012

Prezi , the zooming presentation tool that makes presentations engaging and fun, has added some cool features. Prezi has added 3-D backgrounds for the presentations, which can add some great images to your presentations. Press the "B" key during your presentation and black out your screen.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 18, 2016

For anyone who missed the April announcement, Twitter switched its app category from ‘social media’ (where it consistently ranked in the top ten with Facebook, Instagram, Messenger, WhatsApp, and Pinterest) to ‘news’ (now ranked #1, ahead of apps like CNN, Fox News, and Reddit). Establish rules for Twitter use.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 24, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter ISTE has always been an important source of learning for me, and any year I can come to the live conference is a good year for me in terms of innovation. I'll be sharing on Facebook, and Twitter, and am now on BlueSky @ coolcatteacher.bsky.social.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 21, 2017

Episode 37 of The 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Monica Burns, author of #FormativeTech , shares essential tools and tips for effective formative assessment. Pick some tools. What are some of Monica’s favorite tools for formative assessment.

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 13, 2012

Prezi, the zooming presentation editor , has a new version of it''s interface. Prezi is a nice alternative to things like PowerPoint for making presentations. Instead of slides, you create presentations using any thing as the basis, from a word to an image. Follow me on Twitter and Google+.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 8, 2017

Episode 122 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Today James Sturtevant @jamessturtevant helps us hack our classroom presentations. So, whether they are flipped or in person, you can have more engagement with these tools and ideas. Introduction.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 2, 2024

Here’s where you can find us: Twitter: @AskaTechTeacher Facebook: [link] Instagram: @AskaTechTeacher Copyright ©2024 askatechteacher.com – All rights reserved. Just click through! You can find her resources at Structured Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 21, 2020

My school uses Planboard with Chalk.com ’s curriculum planning tool. This powerful tool links with standards — and gives us the ability to do some timesaving, efficient reporting and tracking. com Twitter: @ rdene915 Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 5, 2023

To support students’ pursuit of careers in modern manufacturing, the STEM Careers Coalition presents a curated collection of standards-aligned student activities and career profiles, including 11 new content collections on manufacturing. Manufacturing presents today’s students with so many opportunities to think about and explore STEM.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 2, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Tools that are integrated with one another where knowledge and data flows from one app to another. Easy to use tools that give quick results to teachers that don't require teachers to do the heavy lifting. ” There are solutions.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 23, 2018

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Where I’m Presenting at ISTE 2018. Vicki and Christelle will be sharing their experiences using parent communication tools, as well as tips for making it go smoothly. ISTE Bytes: a 2 Minute Overview of the GoogSmacked Panel (Presentation).

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Drones Take Flight as Latest K–12 Learning Tool. The future has swooped in early: We’re already seeing drones being added to the mix of teaching tools that educators are using to help bring STEM to life in their classrooms. This is not the first challenge that Flores has presented his competitive engineering team.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2022

Alex, a sophomore at a university in Pittsburgh, started toying with the chatbot about a week after it was released, after finding out about it on Twitter. And the tool doesn’t just present a challenge to those teaching English classes. Within a couple of days, he got really excited by the quality of the writing it produced.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 4, 2016

Here’s a great question I got from Paul: We are considering the appropriate role for Twitter in schools and as part of my research I read your article “ 13 Reasons to Use Twitter in the Classroom.” Twitter can be a revolutionary tool for students, used correctly. Lesson Plan: Twitter in the Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter What is Figjam? Figjam is a cool, flexible, fun, collaborative space for student projects, presentations, and collaborations. Figjam is part of the Adobe Figma suite of tools and is free for educators and their students.

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Ditch That Textbook

SEPTEMBER 27, 2019

Google Slides is an incredibly versatile tool. On the Google Teacher Tribe podcast, Kasey Bell often refers to it as the “Swiss Army Knife” of the G Suite tools because of how much you can do with it. But what if we could supercharge this already powerful tool? With add-ons (extra features within […].

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 20, 2022

Like most kids, past, and present, I loved playing video games. For those who are still not seeing any value or are apprehensive by having their toe in the water instead of jumping all the way in, there is no better time than the present to make a change. During my very early years, Atari was the best and only option.

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 26, 2011

This week I am going to do a series of posts on Twitter. Today I am starting with Twitter Professional Development. As many times as I have talked to folks, done workshops for and even preached about Twitter, there are some that just won''t (for whatever reason) jump in. Take a step back and think about PD done about Twitter.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 14, 2021

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Thank you Peardeck for sponsoring today’s show and letting us release the full presentation from their recent Pear Fair. Thank you Peardeck for sponsoring today’s show and letting us release the full presentation from their recent Pear Fair.

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 28, 2011

This is the second in a series I am doing all about Twitter. You can read the first post here , where I discuss the need to change the way we teach about Twitter. Take Twitter for example. What do you wish you knew about twitter before you started? Before Twitter- "I wish I knew how to make it meaningful to me."

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Ask a Tech Teacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Here are the sixteen transformative tools, activities, and/or knowledge bases digitally-literate students should be comfortable using: annotation tool. email–or another method of communicating quickly outside classtime (such as messaging or Twitter). vocabulary tool–to quickly decode words students don’t understand.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 27, 2022

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Taryn Southern was another amazing presenter, also a popular YouTuber focusing on AI creation. is a powerful tool for creativity. Taryn shared some AI tools like Google's AI sound creator, Nsynth. Our Influencers are on. My takeaways: ? #AI

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 7, 2018

It is visual communication tool that is easy to use and creates a great finished product. You can create presentations, infographics and more, while gathering resources and images, all in one place. There is also an Education version that lets educators and students create beautiful interactive presentations, infographics and reports.

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The Web20Classroom

SEPTEMBER 30, 2011

This is the last in my series on everything Twitter. You can read this first on How I do Twitter PD and the second on What People Wish They Had Known Before They Started. Today lets look at all my tips, tricks and resources for getting more out of Twitter. 3) How do you organize everything you find from Twitter?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 2, 2023

K-12 Digital Tools. 7 Authentic Assessment Tools. 10 Tech Tools for Your Math Class. Tech Tip #105: Create Shortkeys for Windows Tools. Tech Tools for PE Teachers. Here’s where you can find me: Twitter: @AskaTechTeacher. 12 Websites to Teach Mouse Skills. Quick Review of 7 Popular Math Programs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 5, 2022

K-12 Digital Tools. 7 Authentic Assessment Tools. Here’s where you can find me: Twitter: @AskaTechTeacher. An Open Letter to Teachers About Online Classes. 12 Websites to Teach Mouse Skills. Quick Review of 7 Popular Math Programs. 4 Great Alternatives to Google Classroom. 15 Websites to Teach Financial Literacy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 8, 2022

Even the ones who love it put in lots of extra time to do one or more of the following: learn tech tools and then teach their students. learn tech tools only to discover it’s not what they need. learn a tech tool they love only to have it either disappear or switch to a fee-based program. Even if it’s Minecraft.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2022

Tech Tip #105: Create Shortkeys for Windows Tools. Long-needed and Welcome Table Tool From JotForm. Here’s where you can find me: Twitter: @AskaTechTeacher. Tech Tip #161: Ten Most Important Keyboard Keys. Tech Tip #103: 16 Spring Cleaning Steps for Computers. Tech Tip #9–Quickly Hide Your Screen. Top 10 Reviews .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 1, 2019

Here are five of my favorite tech tools for teacher-authors: 1. Canva provides all the tools writers need to create headers, banners, Facebook placards, Twitter tweets, informal book covers, and the myriad of marketing materials that are part and parcel of publishing a book. A good editing program. No–really, I like it!”

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2021

Taylor shares how schools can better connect with parents From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Tools You Can Use to Get Parents and Teachers on the Same Side. JT has presented at numerous K-12 schools, colleges/universities, and professional conferences across the nation.

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