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The Epic E-Book of WebTools

The CoolCatTeacher

Resources Mentioned in the Show Epic book of Web Tools and Apps The Digital Librarians Survival Toolkit Kristina Holzweiss – Bio as Submitted Kristina A. Holzweiss is a high school educational technology enrichment specialist on Long Island, New York. Just make a copy and adapt it for your use or print it.

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Leading the Maker Movement

A Principal's Reflections

This phenomenon trickled into schools as the Maker Movement became more popular and natural connections to learning became quite evident. To begin to understand the educational value of making we must look at the roots of this movement. Change Digital Leadership Laura Fleming Maker Movement Makerspace Opinion'

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The Maker Movement In Education

Ask a Tech Teacher

His knowledge of and interest in both the EdTech world and the importance of a STEM education highlight the importance of inquiry-based education, DIY cultures and technology for enhanced learning as crucial 21st century activities. Education used to be thought of as the 8-2 in a child’s day with maybe an hour or so of homework.

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9 Fine Ways to Do Better 20% Time

The CoolCatTeacher

Maker Movement. Many schools are creating maker spaces or “ Fab Labs ” so students have a space and place to invent. Some students will choose hands on activities while others will embrace technology. There’s books all over that represents all different kinds of kids. All we had was a book.

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5 Ideas for Writing with Technology

The CoolCatTeacher

Jacqui Murray shares how we can encourage an improvement in writing using technology. 5 Ideas for Writing with Technology. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Jacqui Murray @askatechteacher about writing with technology. But, Jacqui, how do we teach writing with technology? Mistakes Made in Teaching Writing with Technology.

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6 Super Science Edtech Ideas: Using Technology to Level Up Science Classrooms

The CoolCatTeacher

Leah, today, we’re going to talk about how to use technology to make science more exciting and more effective. So, Leah, what’s your first idea for using technology to engage kids in science? See my review of Book Creator for Chrome. With Book Creator they can include pictures, they can include video, drawings, text.

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Sylvia Martinez: 3 Mistakes Teachers Make About Tinkering (and more)

The CoolCatTeacher

Today’s giveaway contest is Sylvia’s book Invent to Learn. Sylvia Libow Martinez is a co-author of Invent To Learn: Making, Tinkering, and Engineering the Classroom helping teachers bring the exciting tools and technology of the Maker Movement to classrooms worldwide. Invent to Learn Book Giveaway Contest.