The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 13, 2018

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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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2017

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.

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The Web20Classroom

MARCH 19, 2017

Educators are turning towards ideas like the Maker Movement and tinkering to foster creativity and innovation in their classrooms and to get their kids thinking and doing more. 6 Resources For Makerspaces If you need a great primer of Makerspaces there are several great books out there.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

Nicholas Provenzano gets us started From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How do you get started with project-based learning (PBL) and Maker spaces? He is also an author, maker space builder, international keynote speaker, and consultant. Today’s sponsor: Advancement Courses.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

This post is dedicated to Technology. Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. I have traveled the country delivering PD relating to technology integration, PBL, STEM, Digital Literacy, Makerspace, Inquiry, Computational Thinking, and the 4 C’s. Check out my Booking Page.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2019

Of all the learning trends of the past 20 years, one of the most sweeping and impactful has been the rise of the maker movement. After 15 years of inspiring millions of people to be creative and “make” something out of just about nothing, Maker Media, the company behind much of momentum, shut down due to financial shortfalls.

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

I have been working with ASCD for the past few years to publish my book, Learning in the Making: How to Plan, Execute, and Assess Powerful Makerspace Lessons. Below is an except – Chapter 5: The Role of the Educator as a Maker Educator. As such, the roles of the educator as a maker educator are also different.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2018

She has authored three books on how to integrate technology into the elementary music classroom. Amy Burns’ Bio As Submitted. Burns has taught PreK-grade 4 general music for over 20 years at Far Hills Country Day School. She has presented many sessions on the topic, including four keynote addresses in Texas, Indiana, St.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 9, 2018

Each nominee and nominator will be entered to win a classroom technology package. You can investigate through a book. She’s helped the students find books in the library, and she has also helped them learn some ways to navigate ways to share their knowledge through Google Slides or Wixie. They even find books for their friends.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

Make imaginative use of technology. Try some of these resources to boost your entrepreneurial education modules, try also exploring the Maker Movement. Entrepreneurs typically: Adapt and learn in changing environments. Recognize, create and act on opportunities. Understand how to start and run an organization. Value innovation.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 3, 2016

I’ve had a lot of questions in the last few months about STEM (Science-Technology-Engineering-Math) in the classroom. STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics, and covers an immense range of subject areas. Incorporate Technology. The Maker Movement In Education.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

Universal Design for Learning® (UDL) developed by David Rose and Ann Meyers is a registered trademark of the Center for Assistive Special Technology (CAST). This is especially relevant given all that technology and online tools provide. and technology has amplified my passion for doing so.” Universal Design for Learning® (UDL).

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eSchool News

JULY 18, 2016

Librarians in the Shawnee Mission School District are making way for “ the maker movement ,” and some worry where that story is going. That’s the language of the maker movement, which seeks to convert once-quiet school spaces — usually in the libraries — into hands-on laboratories of creation and computer-assisted innovation.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Also, remember you can book me for a conference or your school district with workshops that are informative, engaging, and practical. Check out my Booking Page and as always… thanks so much! The initial growth of technology has somewhat taken some of our creativity and produced consumption based thinking. Have a great week!

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 25, 2019

Booking Info – It is time to think about your school or conference needs. Check out my Booking Page. Information Technology. Check out my Booking Page. W021 | Making Makers Mainstream … Connecting Curriculum Standards and the 4C’s. W121 | Beyond PBL, STEM, and STEAM … Dewey Meets Technology and Standards.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

The Maker Movement has its roots outside of school, in institutions such as science museums and in the informal activities that everyday people have taken part in for generations. The Maker Movement in Education (Erica R. Often, such work is guided by the notion that process is more important than results. ” 2.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

And you know, I’m kind of technology agnostic in some ways. I like technology. I was a science educator, so I’m pretty comfortable and confident using technologies of all kinds, although the kids have really surpassed me when we start to get some of the newer tools that their using, particularly as part of their Maker Work.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

But it nonetheless embodies what Dale Dougherty, the “father” of the movement, sees as literally the “moral imperative” of the maker movement: “to use our creative freedom to make the future better, to be hands-on in making change, and to get everyone participating fully in that future.”. It took me only a moment to say ‘Yes!’”

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2017

Middle schooler Hannah Levenberg always liked taking things apart, but she didn’t make the connection between her tinkering and technology until she took a class from Mr. Moredock. Hannah’s experience reflects the innovative ways educators across the country are drawing students into the Maker movement.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 15, 2017

For a lot more insight and tools on the genius hour and it’s underlying principles read a great book called “The Passion-Driven Classroom”. Maker Spaces. These days even goliaths like GE (General Electric) are appreciating the rapid popularity of the maker movement, and the consequent commercial benefits of maker spaces.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The Millvale site is part of a growing group of libraries that have opened up space, permanently or occasionally, for maker projects. Books remain an important centerpiece of the library system, but new tools give the institutions opportunities to help young people develop and learn in fresh ways.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 15, 2017

Today Donnie Piercey @mrpiercey , co-author of the Google Cardboard Book , shows how we can add simple augmented reality to our classrooms. You can have a private ebook classroom and interact with your students inside their ebooks as they highlight, annotate, ask questions, and talk about the books they are reading inside their ebooks!

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 5, 2019

I am beyond elated – our PreK-6 elementary school received monies, through our district’s Computer Science Resolution 2025, to create a STEAM (science, technology, arts, math) makerspace. A few of use spent the past few weeks rearranging our library so that one side contains our books and the other our STEAM materials.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2016

I've never been much of a comic book reader. But I could not help but feel excited about the news of Marvel’s 11-issue revival of the Black Panther series , written by MacArthur Genius and National Book Award winner Ta-Nehisi Coates. Readers see a rocket heading for outer space: the first step for humanity to live among the stars.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

So, if you can imagine reading a book on Kindle, the finished product you can actually flip through like a book. Only the … the difference between just a regular book and Flipsnack is that you can actually make the book interactive. It is an interactive flipbook creator. The students or the teachers or whatever.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 2017

Book Creator for Chrome. Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Make books, send the link to parents and even include audio and video. It’s all about technology.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 8, 2017

Book Creator for Chrome. Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Make books, send the link to parents and even include audio and video. We can do this! Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Book Creator for Chrome. Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Make books, send the link to parents and even include audio and video. This is great news!

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

It doesn’t have to work , mind you, but it does have to include plausible technology. One requirement is that if students have seen the technology in action, it’s disqualified from being the topic of their video — a commercial pretending that their invented technology actually exists. The focus was on learning.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 26, 2019

The post A Framework for Meaningful Technology Integration – SULS003 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Ready to learn how to meaningfully and practically integrate technology into your classroom?! I’ve created the Dynamic Learning Framework to help with meaningful technology integration. Listen Now. FREE Webinars.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 16, 2017

You can have a private ebook classroom and interact with your students inside their ebooks as they highlight, annotate, ask questions, and talk about the books they are reading inside their ebooks! And it’s really taking these spaces and some people think, “Well, we need to get rid of the books.” And that’s not true.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Book Creator for Chrome. Previously on the 10-Minute Teacher, guests have mentioned Book Creator as one of their top apps for the iPad. Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Make books, send the link to parents and even include audio and video. This is great news!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 9, 2018

She’s been in education or 33 years, but for 21 years she’s been helping so many of us with our professional development, keynoting our conferences, speaking, and encouraging us to really use technology in the classroom. And she does have a series of books that we’ll mention here in a moment. So, Meg, what is our first idea today?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2019

It’s hard to measure, but leaders at the forefront of the 21st century learning movement tell me they still see too many students sitting passively while teachers deliver instruction; too much technology is still used to replace routine tasks rather than turbo-charge the experience of learning.

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

But that hasn’t stopped us from asking a number of experts in education and technology to gaze into their crystal balls and share their thoughts on one major EdTech trend we can expect to see lighting up learning and one major challenge that education will face in 2016. Technology and the classroom – major trends and challenges.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

The Millvale site is part of a growing group of libraries that have opened up space, permanently or occasionally, for maker projects. Books remain an important centerpiece of the library system, but new tools give the institutions opportunities to help young people develop and learn in fresh ways.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 5, 2018

I’ll shelve books. The school’s Learning Commons , which is a multi-disciplined, technology-infused learning center, has attracted visits by MIT, Harvard, the Universities of Virginia and North Carolina and from the Smithsonian Museum and the New York Hall of Science. Pam: Vicki, always a delight. I’ve said, “Hey, I’ll come volunteer.

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