Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 18, 2019

Part of the December 2019 STEM Resources Digital Calendar ! Students can design a game in any subject to assess their peers. When students design games they use a lot of creativity and critical thinking skills. Students must imagine and design worlds, characters, levels, sound effects, game elements, and more.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

What is STEM? The acronym STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. More recently, arts were added to this educational model, as educators believed that art and creativity play an important role in the understanding of the former subjects in the STEM Curriculum , thus changing the acronym from STEM to STEAM.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 2, 2018

I’ll be co-hosting a panel conversation on how I help kids learn how to personalize their own learning, how we can differentiate instruction, and we’ll have an “old fashioned” tool share at 2 pm in the room. Get ready to talk about Personalized Learning.

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Technology Tidbits

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

This years list has quite the variety and covers a wide range of educational content, such as: game based learning, programming/coding, educational resources, and more. This is all done through an educational portal making it easy to assess student learning and differentiate instruction.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The primary trends identified by the team were: adaptive learning, open education resources (OER), gamification and game-based learning, MOOCs, LMS and interoperability, mobile devices, and design. To those working in higher education, some of the trends presented by the team may not have come as a surprise.

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MIND Research Institute

DECEMBER 20, 2022

The Future is STEM/STEAM. We celebrated National STEM/STEAM Day just a few weeks ago, a reminder of how important it is to foster our students’ curiosity around math and science endeavors. STEM/STEAM is everywhere you can imagine and is an indispensable part of our everyday lives. ST Math’s Impact on Waterloo Students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

The creators must figure the educational tools are more important to highlight than their website name. make themed puzzles and games available during sponge time — right before lunch or at the end of the day. if you’re just getting into game-based learning, this is a great starting point. I get that.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 20, 2018

Again, this years list sees a lot of tools for STEM that focuses on programming/coding. As w/ any of my previous annual top lists, all tools listed in previous posts will not be eligible for this years'. Think Fluency - A wonderful iOS/Google Play app for assessing a student's reading fluency.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC) started collaborating on game-based learning (GBL) in developmental math and writing instruction in the mid-2000s, they had no idea what they were setting in motion. The CGN also has hosted three increasingly well-attended conferences, called the CUNY Games Festival.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Assessment in AR including classroom examples Effective ways to get started with AR Predictions on where AR will be in 5 years Who? Register Now AR Topics Some of the topics we will be discussing include: How teachers are teaching with augmented reality in the classroom Device configurations (does every student have to have one?)

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Technology Tidbits

OCTOBER 9, 2019

This years list seems to have a wide variety of educational tools w/ no set pattern seen in years past. As w/ any of my previous annual top lists, all tools listed in previous end of year posts will not be eligible for this years'. This is a great way for educators to assess learning and differentiate instruction.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 11, 2017

She also shares her micro-credential badging approach that has her fifth graders excited to learn. Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 12, 2018

Glen: I know that sounds crazy, but… I use the books now as a reference tool. We’re going to learn from that book, but then we’re going to put it back.”. We’re working a lot with STEM. What would you tell your younger self as a beginning teacher? Glen: Number one, I’d say, “Put the book on the shelf.”. Vicki: Ohhhhh.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2017

Angela Peery @ drangelapeery share their advice for helping students learn blended vocabulary. We’ll also be giving away of their book Blended Vocabulary for K12 Classrooms: Harnessing the Power of Digital tools and Direct Instruction and you can enter by clicking here and following the instructions. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2017

Today Mari Venturino @MsVenturino talks about breakout edu digital for edtech tool Tuesday. Learn about the challenges and advantages of breakout edu digital. A conversation with Mari Venturino on episode 77 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Today’s sponsor: Metaverse is a free simple augmented reality tool. The biggest reason, I think, it’s the tool to go to, is the ability for it to be in the cloud and accessible to a large number of students and to bring an unparalleled educational experience to them that you can’t re-create in the classroom. Students can program.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2016

At the turn of the 21st century, public interest in games as learning tools took hold. In the eyes of digital game-based learning proponents, the general public and today’s teachers finally understood something that students and educational researchers knew all along. Definitions. Approaches and Examples.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

The reason for this as not as many new learning tools came out this year compared to years past, while more current tools focused on regular updates. As w/ any of my previous annual top lists, all tools listed in previous posts will not be eligible for this years'. Xtranormal) by typing a script.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 10, 2014

GBLNYC has over 500 members and hosts monthly events ranging from networking socials, educational game demonstrations, expert presentations, and game design workshops. Are you overwhelmed with the idea of integrating STEM tools in the classroom? Register here.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

And although digital curriculum and technology might temporarily engage students, most of the time the design of these tools fails to support teacher practice, enrich instruction, and accommodate time constraints in the classroom. Teachers need tools that are simple and easy to incorporate into their typical class day.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 31, 2017

What happens when a school has every student learn Computer Science. Today’s Sponsor: WriQ from Texthelp is a new FREE Add-on for Google Docs that helps teachers easily assess student writing and track progress over time by automatically scoring students’ spelling, punctuation, and grammar errors. Alfred: So there was a reward there.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 25, 2018

Students start with a zero and level up as they use videos, one on one help, and game-based mastery to master physics. Jonathan Thomas-Palmer on episode 298 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Jonathan Thomas-Palmer teaches physics.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 6, 2014

We’ll cover a range of features including the online games portal GameUp; My BrainPOP, which lets you track student learning; and the Mixer, which helps you create customized assessments. Social Learning Goes Mobile. Karen Cameron shares this list of five apps that help develop social learning skills in kids.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 29, 2018

From stop motion to video controls and cool add-ins for formative assessment and graphics, learn about this Swiss Army Knife of Google tools – Google Slides. Just go to coolcatteacher.com/shake to learn more. Kasey: Pear Deck is a formative assessment tool. We can keep learning more.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

AUGUST 2, 2015

Beyond the structured game the player s can also design their own test c hambers , which is what m ost educators have used with their students. There are a lot of lessons that bring Portal 2 into your classroom , though designing test chambers and the general structure of the game typically lends itself to a STEM classroom.

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MindShift

OCTOBER 18, 2018

Dungeons & Dragons is an innately multidisciplinary and multimodal experience, which is why scholars and educators like Wells tend to describe its learning benefits in terms of lists and inventories. Sorcery for STEM. Carter observed many of her previously demoralized students become invested in math due to the game.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 26, 2018

Small, handheld devices like mobile phones are good for viewing static slides, but they’re epic for sending formative assessment data to the teacher and the whole class. Formative assessment is a not-so-secret of my own success, and the interactive display is part of this as I show certain items and hide others.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2017

They’re doing awesome things to drive inquiry based learning. This fun, visual tool lets students explore 150 different science and social studies units for elementary and middle school learners. Learn more about formative assessment. We need to use our data to improve learning, with formative assessment.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 11, 2020

They should understand science concepts and draw on them to answer questions and solve problems as well as connect them to other STEM concepts. Three-dimensional learning – The standards are based in three learning dimensions central to science and engineering education: Practices, the behaviors of scientists and engineers.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

BreakoutEDU is a physical game platform, requiring a significant amount of planning and manual configuration—setting combinations locks, writing clues on hint cards, hiding clues around the classroom—and then supervising the activity as the teams go about their game play.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 15, 2014

Learn about the resources that can help district leaders develop the next generation network infrastructure necessary to support multiple mobile devices on and off campus, the delivery of digital content, and administration of online assessments. Game Based Learning, Dyslexia, and Reading Comprehension.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

So many of these tools are new to me. 36 Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life. It is a simple and powerful tool any teacher can use. At the bottom of this post, we’re giving away a sample including 5 tools just for the readers of this blog. These tools are not in any particular order.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 1, 2014

Wednesday, October 1st at 4pm ISTE Webinar: Equity in Education: Actively Engaging Girls in STEM Education , Discover instructional strategies that engage all youth in STEM, with a specific focus on girls. Learn about proven activities and program examples and get resources for immediate implementation in your classroom or program.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

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. Also, I learned about Twitter, I did the same thing. There’s a curated list of tutorial videos from teachers about how they are using this tool, but here are some of my favorite highlights.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 1, 2014

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update July 1st, 2014 Technology is just a tool. Bill Gates The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own "conference 2.0" virtual and physical events and those of our over 200 partners in the learning professions. Learn more here. Tools For Livening Up Your Maps.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

COVID forced teachers and students to rely on digital learning more than ever, but they came away with different lessons from the experience. Even teachers who were tech-shy found excellent tools to help create and deliver engaging classes, whereas many students found they missed school and interacting with their classmates.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 24, 2014

Through our global online classrooms, schools offer STEM, AP®, Honors, Gifted & Talented, and elective courses that help students prepare for college and careers. Thursday, June 26th at 4pm Common Sense Media: Appy Hour , Join Common Sense Media''s monthly #appyhour Hangout series to hear how educators are using digital tools for learning.

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