The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

Kindergarteners and first graders explore their “wonderings” in Lindsey Danhoff’s classroom. Each nominee and nominator will be entered to win a classroom technology package. Date: May 9, 2018. If I hadn’t asked this question, I never would have known that someone in our classroom was wondering about Braille.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 8, 2018

Maker Monday: Start the Week with Creativity and Purpose. Date: January 8, 2018. And then there were times when we did Maker Stations, where I’d kind of set up things in the classroom in different areas. They want to know that the classroom culture is good. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 29, 2019

I had a book on maker education published by ASCD. I really love the maker movement. The description of the book is: Transferring this innovative, collaborative, and creative mindset to the classroom is the goal of maker education. Below are blog post links to some of my favorites from the 2018-19 school year.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Check out Jennifer Gonzalez’ 2018 Teacher’s Guide to Technology for more than 200 tools with special tips, videos, and screenshots to get you started. Date: February 20, 2018. So this is past what they can do with Google Docs, sharing in Google Classroom? There’s no Google Classroom integration yet. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2018

Date: April 18, 2018. She was a finalist for New York State Teacher of the Year for this year, 2018. Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard. We sat there on laptops in a classroom, and I tried to get all 25 students online at the exact same time. We overloaded our system.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 11, 2018

Karen Bosch explains why Merge Cubes are so hot, how they are being used in classrooms, and how she’s using them to build critical thinking and creativity in her school. Date: April 11, 2018. Other Resources: Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom. Aurasma and Augmented Reality in the Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

Date: January 22, 2018. Secondly, four examples of virtual reality programming in the classroom. Third, why creativity is important and a little bit of an upsetting story from one of her middle school teachers about what testing was actually doing to harm students in his classroom. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

see the full rules ): During the Sweepstakes Period and during the Samsung® “Solve for Tomorrow” 2018 Education Contest registration period (starting at 12:00:01 p.m. We talk about doing meaningful work in our classrooms. Consider applying for a chance for your students to enter to win! How to enter the referral program. (

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

I am taking dates for spring, summer, and fall of 2018… Mike Gorman ( [link] / ). The idea behind the Makers Movement includes allowing students to imagine, envision, create, innovate, play, formatively learn, experiment, collaborate, share, and most of all dream of possibilities. The idea of making is not a new concept.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 29, 2018

Students can co-create curriculum and their classrooms with teachers for powerful learning experiences. Jennifer Gonzalez has released her 2018 Teachers Guide to Technology with over 200 education technology tools including tools for assessment, flipped learning, presentations, parent engagement, video engagement and more.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Date: January 23, 2018. We’re going to talk about Virtual Valentines and lots of other ways that you can connect and collaborate with other classrooms. Micah: Virtual Valentines are an amazing way for you to get yourself and your students plugged in with other classrooms around the world. So Micah, tell us. Micah: Yes.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 23, 2018

Marynn shares this innovative approach to teaching the Odyssey invented by her students along with their advice for using this method in your classroom. Date: May 23, 2018. We have a very collaborative classroom, I let the students lead their learning as much as possible. Vicki: But they recommend this for other classrooms?

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Learn practical tips and ideas from Joe Brennan for making movies in the classroom. Date: April 24, 2018. I’m a big proponent of using it in any classroom, with any subject. I make videos in my classroom and digital film and… you know. In my own classroom, it’s one of the most exciting things that we do.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

They are practical courses that have teachers developing tangible resources to use in their classrooms immediately. Date: Friday, March 9, 2018. Multiage collaboration is just so incredible, and the hallmark of what I do in my own classroom. And it’s so important to get some creativity into our classrooms, into our projects.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

You can change one simple thing to help transform your classroom. Date: February 5, 2018. Pam Moran on episode 246 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Change is a decision, not to leap forward but to take one small step and then another. Enhanced Transcript.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

Date: February 8, 2018. We even had a grade 7 classroom (in which) this young girl was just so excited. Steven: We were in a grade three classroom, and we were doing X-Y coordinates. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here. Enhanced Transcript. Computational Thinking and Math for Elementary Grades.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Sponsor: The STLinATL Conference will be at Woodward Academy in Atlanta July 26-27, 2018. Link to show: Date: April 5, 2018. Doug, as we finish up, could you give us a 30-second pep talk about personalizing learning for the students in our classroom today? www.stlinatl.com. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

This week I’ll be sharing the 7 Pedagogical Shifts That Make Interactive Displays a Key to a Student-Centered Classroom on the Cool Cat Teacher blog sponsored by SMART Technologies. Recent research shows that large interactive displays are vital to the classroom ecosystem. Date: February 27, 2018. Listen Now.

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The Daring Librarian

APRIL 13, 2019

You can take baby steps into the Maker Movement. I'm not 100% sold, even after 7 years of talking about the Maker Movement, that it's something that's here to stay and not just a fad. Say you're trying for 50 or 100 - put a decorated cardboard box outside your Library or Classroom for donations! Just like new!

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This makes looking ahead at 2018 exciting because there is so much opportunity for districts and educators to elevate their curriculum with innovation right at their fingertips. The most hopeful potential impact of 2018’s edtech landscape is the opportunity for nurturing skills that will help students succeed in the future of work.

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SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

For example if the topic was gaming in the classroom: who do you think you are? Laggards: “I am not convinced this will benefit my classroom. The Maker Movement’s Innovator may also be the Robotic’s Laggard, and there’s nothing wrong with that. Innovators: “Lets do this!” I have done fine without it.” 8 : 377–383.

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