The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 8, 2025

Heres what were diving into and when you can tune in: [00:00] 28 Questions to Plan Your Best Year Yet Kickstart the year with intentional reflection and goal setting to maximize your impact and I share a spreadsheet and some tools you can download to plan your year. [13:49]

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2020

Bad actors continue to interrupt video calls and invade today’s online classrooms, meaning schools and districts can’t let their guard down. But as school leaders start to think about long-term plans for online learning, it’s even more imperative to prepare for the inevitable: increasing cyberattacks.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 10, 2022

With all of these technologies, we now have endless opportunities to take learning beyond what has been a confined classroom “space” and access the entire world with the right devices. Virtual Reality learning experiences in the classroom and beyond. Read more: 5 Benefits of including VR in classroom activities. Sites in VR.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

Classroom management tools are useful for teachers to create an organized, productive, and conducive learning environment. Let students see. ” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Hapara

MARCH 12, 2025

To help all students focus and succeed during digital learning, PUSD adopted Hparas classroom management solution ten years ago. The district is 1:1 Chromebooks, and learners are online for classroom activities day to day. Without a classroom management solution, educators would not be able to see what learners are doing online.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Today's three guests are expert authors of the newly released The AI Classroom: The Ultimate Guide to Artificial Intelligence in Education. From budgets to banking to credit and savings, choose a topic and use it in your classroom with EVERFI’s free financial literacy lesson plans. Is it helpful? Should it be welcomed in schools?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

Digital Learning Collection has over 150 apps for kindergarten to second-grade classrooms. The Really Good Stuff team has curated the best apps in education for the K-2 to classroom — all in one place. The challenge for many K-2 to teachers who have tablets in their classroom is finding the right app. It is possible.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 30, 2018

Now, using 3DBear , I’m able to offer students a classroom where they can create and share. First, 3D bear is a free download for smartphones and tablets. However, the true power is the teacher classroom portal. Students can create and invent using Augmented Reality and share in your 3D Bear Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 21, 2017

Then, Rob gives teachers five ideas he uses in his classroom for brain breaks. Download this episode to listen offline by right-clicking here and choosing “Save As.” In today’s show, we’ll discuss: Backwards classroom race. Listen to Dr. Tim Green talk about using Aurasma in the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 28, 2019

Ideas to help you spark creativity in your classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Creativity is something that we have to nurture as teachers. Teachers can download a FREE K-12 standards-aligned lesson plan on car design that includes STEM concepts and art. Sponsor: The U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 28, 2023

In this episode of the 10 Minute Teacher podcast, I speak with AR expert Jaime Donally about practical ways to use augmented reality in the classroom. From budgets to banking to credit and savings, choose a topic and use it in your classroom with EVERFI’s free financial literacy lesson plans. Links added by author.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 16, 2017

Today Alice Keeler @alicekeeler shares the must-try new features of Google Classroom. She also teaches us how we can learn Google Classroom features and hacks over the summer (even without students.) A must listen for people using Chromebooks or Google Classroom. The power of engaging students using Google Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Let's look at what is happening and a classroom application where there is one. I'll also share stories from my classroom and how we're using AI if it applies. This blog post includes eight use cases of Generative AI impacting classrooms and schools now. Perspectives as a classroom teacher.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

Here Is What the Right Tools for Mixed Reality in the Classroom Look Like. In K–12, educators have found ways to use augmented and virtual reality to enhance and support deeper learning in the classroom. The future looks promising as educational technology companies rapidly build new immersive tools for the classroom. .

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 16, 2025

Or if you still have Evernote but now use OneNote, delete Evernotes shortcuts and downloads. Bonus tips If you’re looking for tips to wrap up your Google Classroom, check out Alice Keeler’s post on that. Throw out the programs you never used–or never learned. Clean out your subscriptions.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, Jesse Lubinsky, a former classroom teacher and education evangelist for Adobe, shares 10 awesome free ways that teachers can use Adobe Express in their classrooms. – Vicki, your podcast host and friendly fellow classroom teacher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 12, 2019

On the 10 Minute Teacher, we want to help you be a more remarkable educator, so today, Denis Sheeran, author of Instant Relevance, Using Today’s Experiences to Teach Tomorrow’s Lessons, shares five ways we can become more relevant in our classrooms today. Students need to feel like what they do relates to their daily lives.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

Two years ago, we set out to better understand how technology coaching could move us closer to bridging the digital use divide in the classroom. What do we know about classroom-based technology coaching after two years? Read the full report and download our infographic to further explore our year two findings.

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Neo LMS

JULY 13, 2021

Education used to be associated with classrooms and chairs, desks, and blackboards. Read more: Applying Universal Design for Learning in remote classrooms. 5 Digital tools for an inclusive virtual classroom. Nowadays, education also takes place online, as an integral part of academic education or lifelong learning programs.

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Catlin Tucker

APRIL 25, 2020

When teachers introduce tasks or assignments in the classroom, they often provide both text and verbal directions. Below are two strategies that teachers using Google Classroom can use to add audio and video instructions to assignments! Add Audio Comments to Google Classroom Assignments.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 18, 2019

For students with special needs in the classroom, the challenges are amplified. Autism spectrum disorders are the most common developmental disability in the classroom. Classroom management challenges. Increasingly, edtech means technology that finds its way into the classroom. School can be tough for any child.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

Here are some excellent themed video collections to use in your classroom ( click here for updates on the list) : Big Think BBC Bitesize Bright Science –short videos on various science topics Clip Syndicate Coverr –short videos; free download; no login Critical Past –original videos from mid-1800’s and forward of amazing events (..)

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ViewSonic Education

APRIL 7, 2025

Keep reading for classroom-ready strategies tied to each of the 8 learning stylesor explore how ViewSonic Education Software can support diverse learners today! Why Learning Styles Matter in the Classroom Even if the science isnt clear-cut, one thing remains clear: students dont all learn the same wayand thats worth paying attention to.

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Waterford

MARCH 10, 2022

Download sessions here to explore how the brain learns to read and get tips for effective, researched-based classroom instruction. Then, discover helpful strategies for teaching these communication skills in the classroom. Plus, get five free writing activities for your classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2021

In this post, I’ll share some of the new features in Screencastify and how I’ve used it in my classroom. As I review that article, all of the formative abilities from history to math and every subject are still there but now you have more making Screencastify an essential blended learning and flipped classroom tool that is easy and fast.

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Hapara

MARCH 18, 2025

Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] Classrooms have come a long way since chalkboards, overhead projectors and film strips (remember those?). Today, technology is transforming the way students learn and teachers approach instruction, making the K-12 classroom more engaging and personalized than ever.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 17, 2020

Here are a few resource hubs that center the experiences of teachers and students of color: The Tutu Teacher : Vera Ahiyya, a kindergarten teacher in Brooklyn, New York, uses her blog to share best practices and classroom activities with other teachers. She has a deep passion for teaching and comes from a long line of educators.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

For teachers, the freedom to create their content and use it in the classroom is a great experience. This is where content creation comes to fill in the gap, as it helps both students and teachers address the learning process in a personalized manner, which takes into account the unique and special context of each classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 8, 2024

This is a unique interview in that I see this firsthand and know the positive results it has when principals leave their offices, walk the halls, and spend time in classrooms. What strategies can be used to help teachers feel comfortable with the presence of a principal in their classroom? This approach is powerful, and it works!

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

At the beginning of the school year, I find that by asking students to share their stories — either by creating an About Me or participating in some icebreakers — it helps build the essential relationships in our classrooms. There are free classroom accounts available for educators through Animoto. Elementari.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

This report isn’t about the software—it is about better practices to bring more robust engagement to our classrooms. This report gives us an overview of what works best at the admin, school, and classroom levels to engage students and provides us with a picture of what e ngaged students should look like.

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Waterford

MAY 12, 2020

You can download our guide here. School and classroom grants can fill in the gaps in school budgets, allowing educators to purchase resources they may otherwise be unable to access. DonorsChoose Grants : Teachers can create a fundraiser that allows others to donate toward goals like new school resources or classroom projects.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

RAK Activities for your classroom For schools promoting SEL (social-emotional learning), celebrating Random Acts of Kindness (RAK) fits well with your curriculum and mission. Topics include: Caring for Others Creating a Kind Classroom Following the Rules Stress Busters What Would You Do? That definitely is not easy.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 8, 2021

Some call Classcraft a classroom management tool but really, it’s more about injecting excitement in your teaching and touching on the important social-emotional learning that sometimes gets forgotten. You incorporate that into your passion for teaching by gamifying your middle- or high school classroom. ClassroomScreen.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 22, 2022

Here is a video tutorial how this works: My students tried the Teachable Machine using three categories of objects (images) found in the classroom: Rock, Paper, and Scissor – Machine Learning for Kids. Introductory Activity: Using Teachable Machine with Google. Website Used: [link].

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Waterford

JULY 6, 2020

You may already be familiar with parent involvement and engagement, or listening to and working with parents in the classroom. It means embracing the belief that all voices and perspectives are welcome in your classroom,[1] and intentionally providing space for those voices to be heard.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

However, expanding the capacity of IoT devices through 5G is expected to greatly expand teachers’ abilities in the classroom. Such low lag time will greatly improve AR/VR user experiences, making it a more useful tool for teachers in the classroom. “To Along with AR/VR, video downloads will also become easier.

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