The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 18, 2018

Simple Virtual Reality in the Classroom with Google Streetview and Google Cardboard. Mary: I think that just comes with technology. We sat there on laptops in a classroom, and I tried to get all 25 students online at the exact same time. So, what’s your pep talk to teachers for utilizing this type of immersive technology?

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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. Deep learning is more conducive.

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eSchool News

MARCH 14, 2016

The “maker movement” can play an important role in getting kids interested in innovation and design, and littleBits —which makes easy-to-use electronic building blocks—is finding itself at the center of this movement. Nova Labs is a free digital platform that engages teens in games that foster scientific inquiry.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 26, 2014

There is a full schedule of amazing sessions on game-based learning topics, and volunteers will be able to connect with these outstanding presenters. Sign up to volunteer at Gaming in Ed! Three Steps for Improving Students'' Self-Reliance in Learning. Three Steps for Improving Students'' Self-Reliance in Learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 29, 2019

Today, Richard Byrne, author of Free Technology for Teachers, talks about eight edtech apps that you should try. (He Listen to the show and learn how it is used and follow the links in the show notes below. Richard Byrne – Bio as Submitted Richard is best known for his award-winning blog, Free Technology for Teachers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 30, 2017

Carol: Well, what I’m really excited to see is that second grade and other primary classes – but second grade are starting to do Project Based Learning. That’s always been really elevated in the upper grades, but I’m starting to see second grade and lower do some Project Based Learning in their classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Until now, however, we haven’t really had apps to help us see the possibilities of this technology. See their article, Create Magic in Your Classroom. To me, this technology leap is similar to when Marc Andreessen programmed Mosaic, the very first web browser, and showed us how we could “browse the web.” All opinions are my own.

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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. It’s been really cool, It’s been really interesting. Vicki: Steve, do you have any favorite tools that you like for the K-6 crew? It’s really, really interesting to see.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

4 [ Game-Based Learning Yields Empathetic Understanding ] Adopters You can take a personality test, a learning style inventory, or even a which-character-are-you quiz, but I would argue the power of meaningful self-perception. Read through the descriptions below with one type of emergent technology and see how you fit.

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