The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2021

Sixteen types of games, Google Classroom and LMS compatibility and auto-grading From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. This week, I began using Educaplay to make fun classroom learning games for my students. Tip #1: Dig into the Pre-made Games.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

I have to do a lot of the same strategic thinking that I enjoyed doing in that game.” He also ponders whether games can both teach and measure 21st-century skills, considers the barriers to a broader use of GBL in schools and discusses the not-so-mysterious motivational power of Pokemon. EdSurge: First things first.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 30, 2020

Heather Marrs shares how to get started with gamifying your classroom From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How could you take your whole elementary classroom year and gamify it? What if everything students learn could gain them XP (experience points?) Subscribe to the Show Get Credit!

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 6, 2019

Then, Rob gives teachers five ideas he uses in his classroom for brain breaks. Urkund: Today’s Sponsor Urkund is great as a plagiarism prevention tool and connects with most common Learning Management Systems like Google Classroom, Moodle, and Canvas or as a stand-alone web tool or by email. Take a brain break today!

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2020

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter How I Teach About Big Data and Lesson Plan with Vicki Davis In this episode, I give you a peek into my classroom. Vicki Davis – Bio Vicki Davis is a classroom teacher and an Instructional Technology Director.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Hall Davidson shares both simple explanations of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in the classroom. They have a new classroom management tool called Collections. Today’s Sponsor: Metaverse is a powerful augmented reality app.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Isabella Liu is a science teacher in Hong Kong who is using technology with her grade 6-12 classrooms. From augmented reality to game-based learning and online portfolios, she has a variety of ideas to share about how she amps up her science teaching with technology. Merge Cubes ( Merge Cube Mania in Middle School ).

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Helen Kardiasmenos uses games to teach almost every subject in her early elementary classroom in Australia. In today’s episode, she shares what she’s doing and how her students are learning. Today’s Sponsor: Really Good Stuff Digital Learning Collection. Helen Kardiasmenos – Bio as Submitted.

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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. You can use it and learn. However, the true power is the teacher classroom portal. 3DBear’s classroom set includes digital items like bookcases, desks, tables, and more, which students can use to propose how they want the room to look.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 24, 2019

For those who don’t know what it is, eLearning refers to learning that utilizes electronic means to create a more dynamic and instructive learning environment. To that end, we’ve identified 10 trends that we believe indicate the future of eLearning and its role in the classroom. Adaptive Learning.

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Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 15, 2018

We are fond of a quite in-depth approach on this blog, and try and drill down to the bare bones of a debate or subject, hoping to provide food for thought, as well as some unique references and sources. 14 Quick ways to tech-up your classroom. Today is different.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 20, 2016

At the turn of the 21st century, public interest in games as learning tools took hold. In the eyes of digital game-based learning proponents, the general public and today’s teachers finally understood something that students and educational researchers knew all along. The Basics of Digital Game-Based Learning.

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Educational Technology Guy

JULY 18, 2019

Game-Based Learning Educators have long been using game-based learning strategies to boost student engagement. If your classroom was ever divided into two teams and pitted against each other for a trivia game, you’ve experienced game-based learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

Instead of just points and leaderboards, SplashLearns’ Game-Based Learning approach starts with pedagogy, has students test the experience for fun, and only shares the final lessons that are fun and pedagogically sound. Parents have a dashboard to track progress. In-depth reports help parents know how their child is performing.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Teacher Mike Roberts give five strategies that can help us with formative assessment AND classroom management. Sponsor: The US Matific Games are coming this February. Try Matific free now and sign up to join their Math games. 5 Formative Assessment Strategies to Help with Classroom Management. Enhanced Transcript.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2019

Today’s guest, John Meehan, shares inspiring stories that help us use amusement parks, mud runs, and escape rooms to inspire exciting lessons in our classroom. John is the author of EDrenaline Rush: Game-changing Student Engagement Inspired by Theme Parks, Mud Runs, and Escape Rooms. We need it! Get excited. Let’s do this!

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

And when you’re ready, consider how to bring your passions (and your students’) into the classroom with passion projects and student interest projects. As you do, consider how to bring these types of interests into your classroom. Personal interests engage students in learning. Learn how to bring those in for students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 22, 2021

Do you need safe, fun ways for students to connect and learn while keeping their distance in the classroom? In today’s show Mitchell Weisburg, cofounder of the nonprofit Games4Ed, shares pedagogical best practices for using augmented reality in the classroom. Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality in the Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

I highly recommend these fun, free reading games for kindergarten, first-grade, and second-grade classrooms. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Transform Your Classroom with Project-Based Learning and the Scientific Method We all know that hands-on exploration is the best way to engage students in the scientific method. 5 Ways to Integrate ResearchQuest into Your Classroom Now 1. And the best part? Research Quest sponsored this blog post. All opinions are my own.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 24, 2018

Josh Eby shares how he uses inquiry-based learning in his history classroom. He also discusses how he’s become a better teacher after returning to the classroom after 12 years in administration and why it was one of the best decisions he’s ever made. Inquiry-Based Learning in the History Classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 12, 2018

Thirty-three-year Presidential Award Winning science teacher Glen Westbroek believes in creating active learning experiences in his science classroom. Today we kick off science week on the 10-Minute Teacher talking about active learning, Next Generation Science Standards, and what an engaging science classroom looks like.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 20, 2017

Child labor is immoral and illegal; I’m not referring to that kind of job. Not to learn, but to play. Because great teachers know that children learn best when playing, so they include gamification techniques in their lessons. 4 Reasons to gamify your classroom. When children learn through play they learn better.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 2, 2022

So, I adopted this approach in my own classroom and so has today's guest fourth-grade teacher, Alana Stanton. Over the last seventeen years, Alana has created some traditions in her classroom and today she shares them. She currently writes for her blog, More Than A Lesson where she shares the stories of her classroom and her heart.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 26, 2018

Today, I had 15 photos on my interactive display at the front of the classroom. In this post, I’ll be sharing seven pedagogical shifts that make interactive displays a key to a student-centered classroom. In my Computer Science classroom, students are collaborators and co-creators. SMART Technologies sponsored this post.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 19, 2020

is a game-based learning platform, used as educational technology in schools and other educational institutions. Its learning games, “Kahoots”, are multiple-choice quizzes that allow user responses. Below is an example that focuses on classroom management. Comic Creator.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

Santha Walters uses drones in her English classroom to teach writing, collaboration and more. Learn how she does it, what standards she teaches, and technical issues of working with drones in the classroom. This Thursday, April 4 at 2pm ET/11 am PT join me for 12 Tips for Building Your Digital Classroom sponsored by PowerSchool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 3, 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. Minecraft in the Classroom. Minecraft in the classroom. In a normal classroom setting, they probably wouldn’t do that. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 28, 2024

Teachers can overcome challenges in teaching financial literacy by learning alongside students and creating a natural classroom environment for discussing money. I mean, they can go in these video games and rack up all kinds of debt if parents aren't careful to monitor that. The earlier, the better with financial literacy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Why classrooms teachers are using Lumio for lessons and review. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Library of pre-made lessons. Examples for all grade levels. Pedagogical tips that apply to any tool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 31, 2018

The Real-World Classroom model of teaching finance is part simulation part game. Invented by Brian Bean, this model of teaching is transforming Texas classrooms and beyond. Real World Classrooms When Teaching Finance. Vicki: Today we’re talking with Brian Bean, 14-year Texas educator, about real-world classrooms.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Motivating Teachers to Be Excellent in the K-2 Classroom. iPads to Differentiate Instruction in K-2 Classrooms. Gaming in Early Childhood Education in Australia. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2023

In this post, I’ll share an overview of the ResearchQuest resources for teachers and five ways you can use these now in your classroom. Digital options for Google Classrooms and other LMS are available, too. This will allow for some fantastic classroom conversations. The Natural History Museum of Utah sponsored this post.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 29, 2018

Some folks with Google or getting familiar with Google Classroom or Google, they get a little bit nervous. That’s why I kind of refer to Google as being this gateway tool because it’s so easy to use that it can lead you to have more confidence in using technology and maybe trying some other stuff. Vicki: So, educators, we can do this.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Metaverse is a powerful augmented reality (AR) programming app for classrooms. Metaverse has come a long way and is specifically focused on becoming an amazing AR app for classrooms with the new Collections feature. This blog post is sponsored by Metaverse.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2019

And because it was a game, students could go beyond reading their character’s text by actually exploring the story-world. When writing or talking about the text, students wound up using pronouns to refer to themselves rather than the characters (as they do in traditional novels), for example, “I know where to go.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

With Linda's background in middle school math and a passion for providing practical solutions, this fresh perspective will help you (and me) see that worksheets can be an asset if used properly in the classroom instead of a hindrance. So what you do is you set up 10 to 20 stations around your classroom that consist of a sheet of paper.

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