Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2017

She is not alone, as educators around the United States get ready to start the 2017-18 school year, supplies—particularly technology—can cost classrooms hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ellen Goodman Luckily for educators, there are ways to get tech tools into the classrooms that don’t involve panhandling. This is a process.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Vicki’s classroom. laughs) Definitely not. Brent: Well, the way I see it, education is definitely changing every day. That’s not something that can just be taught in a classroom. You have to work much harder, stay up later at night, and that’s definitely one of the things that I’ve learned.

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User Generated Education

MAY 20, 2015

The maker movement and maker education, in my perspective, are such great initiatives – really in line with what student-centric education should be in this era of formal and informal learning. 9 Maker Projects for Beginner Maker Ed Teachers ). Is the Maker Movement About Hacking Society—Or Just Hardware? ).

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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. If I hadn’t asked this question, I never would have known that someone in our classroom was wondering about Braille. Lindsey: Totally! Give me an example.

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User Generated Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2021

Translating that to a virtual environment has been a little challenging but definitely doable. Plus, it’s fun ( 6 Reasons Why Puppets Will Change Your Classroom Forever )! Some have struggled with student-centric and hands-on learning. I have always been an experiential educator. Experiential-based minds on/hands on learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 5, 2017

Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms, on any device, using the Chrome web browser. How can principals supervise and evaluate a PBL classroom? Some teachers are going to just start by wanting to redesign their classroom.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2017

My definition of what a makerspace is drives every decision I make for my makerspace, and that includes selecting the right products for my makerspace. The next section of my framework echoes a piece of my definition of a makerspace—the importance of Open-Ended Exploration. This piece was adapted from a post on her blog.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2018

You definitely want to look at those enhanced Shownotes over on the blog. But there is really an easier way to do this in a classroom without all the funding or – quite frankly – the space to do it, and that is you can make model greenhouses and use them. Agriculture in the Classroom. Vicki: Awesome! Stories of Meals.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2017

Well, now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms using the Chrome web browser. Now we can all use Book Creator in our classrooms, on any device, using the Chrome web browser. Vicki: Happy Wonderful Classroom Wednesday! I mean I see it every year in my classroom. Mandi: I would love to have a classroom.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2018

Aligned with the maker movement—which focuses on using hands-on activities like building, sewing, assembling and computer programming for learning—the kits provide a foundation that teachers can use for guided projects both in and out of the classroom. There’s kits and then there’s kits ,” says Martinez. “I

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 7, 2019

Toyota Dream Car Art Contest is the perfect contest for classrooms across the United States. Definitely, download the lesson plan and entry forms now. Show us the cool cars that your students are drawing in your classroom on social media! Right now, sign up here [ [link] ] and you might receive a Classroom Kit for the U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 4, 2017

5 Ways to Amp Up STEAM Learning in the Classroom. Vicki: Here we are with my good friend, Aaron Maurer @ coffeechugbooks talking about five ways to amp up STEAM in our classroom. And start with THAT to send out the energy not just from you, but then it just starts to absorb within your kids and your classroom. Vicki: Yeah.

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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. 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? Listen Now. Vicki: Yeah.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 24, 2018

Learn practical tips and ideas from Joe Brennan for making movies in the classroom. 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. But definitely, you want a storyboard. In my own classroom, it’s one of the most exciting things that we do.

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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. Aditya: Oh, definitely. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

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. But it’s definitely beyond the jobs. It’s really, really interesting to see. You just realized, “Perhaps we’re underestimating the abilities of our elementary kids.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 17, 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! Idea #1: Expand Your Definition of Writing. But Owl Eyes isn’t just an ebook reader. Transcript for Episode 129 . AngelaStockman.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

But it has a set of questions around agency that we’ve been having a lot of success with, with classroom teachers. Read about Trudacot and use it to evaluate your classroom. I’m definitely going to be asking some of these agency questions, Scott! It has this horrible name called Trudacot. Questions like that, right? Scott: Cool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

We discuss hiring, inspiring, and having conversations that inspire people to change and improve their classrooms. But also, I just remember for example, when Flat Classroom happened. So many of the projects in my classroom happened because I went to you, and we had conversations. You know, what’s going on in their classroom.

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iLearn Technology

APRIL 10, 2017

How to integrate Get Qurious Maker Box into the classroom: The Get Qurious set brings the story of the Three Little Pigs alive in new and fun ways. If you teach in the primary classroom, Get Qurious could be a great kit to send home with students throughout the year.

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RafranzDavis.com

MAY 25, 2016

I definitely questioned her on creating a wooden cutout of President Obama’s signature but clearly she ignored me). My mother was and is a “maker” and more than likely, so are you. To be clear, knowing my mother, her creations would have definitely done these things if she had the skills to do so.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom. To push it further, one definition of disruption might be a bottom-up cause that substantially effects the ecology it is a part of (e.g., ” What are some examples of disruptions in the classroom, then? 30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom . Maker Movement.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming.

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 29, 2017

Does your classroom offer one-and-done types of learning activities, or does the learning grow, inspire, and evolve throughout the year and beyond? This concept alone should change the way you think about learning in general and change the way you facilitate learning in the classroom. Dynamic Learning. Static Learning v.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JUNE 23, 2016

Of course, there is still Flipped Learning, 1 to 1 Programs, Blended Learning, Maker Movements, Genious Hours, SAMR, Learning Targets, 21st Century Learning, the 4C’s, Personalised Learning, Digital Textbooks, and OER! You will also be amazed at the engaging teacher tools for the 21st-century classroom.

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NeverEndingSearch

OCTOBER 3, 2017

The broad, inclusive Educause definition in 7 Things You Should Know about Makerspaces practically screams library to me: A makerspace is a physical location where people gather to share resources and knowledge, work on projects, network, and build. Knowledge Quest maker posts. Colleen Graves, Create, Collaborate, Innovate.

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MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new developments, persistent trends and the challenges to effective tech implementation in real classrooms. If this more radical and child-centered definition of “personalized” is to be achieved, the role teachers play also need reimagining.

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techlearning

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. Innovators, by definition are risk takers, they accept failure in a ways that make some people uncomfortable. Innovators: “Lets do this!” I have done fine without it.”

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User Generated Education

JULY 7, 2016

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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User Generated Education

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Maker Movement: The maker movement, as we know, is the umbrella term for independent inventors, designers and tinkerers, a convergence of computer hackers and traditional artisans. Why the Maker Movement Is Important to America’s Future ). The Maker Movement Is About the Economy, Stupid ).

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

The “maker movement.” But mostly, I’d argue if I were writing it, that much of VR in classrooms today does not have its origins the Link Trainer as much as in the educational films that you read about in Larry Cuban’s Teachers and Machines. Collaboration. Personalization. Problem-solving. But I digress.).

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