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. ABC classroom games from Educaplay are perfect for a comprehensive review.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 9, 2023

If you use Google Classroom, here’s a list, created by one of the Ask a Tech Teacher contributor: As the school year comes to an end, teachers everywhere are getting ready for summer break. For many, this means cleaning out classrooms and organizing materials for the next year. Step 2: Clean up your Classroom folder.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

.” This is a sentiment I’ve heard repeatedly from teachers navigating the demands of the concurrent classroom. As I’ve said in previous blog posts, teaching in a concurrent classroom is the most challenging teaching assignment I can imagine. Instead, they can focus their energy on the students in the classroom.

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 22, 2020

However, with so many products, solutions, and methods surrounding the distance learning concept, it can be difficult to determine which solutions maintain and maximize engagement in multiple classroom or remote scenarios, and which can be easily integrated into all options.

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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. ” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years. Let students see.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 14, 2021

With so much use of technology, especially during the past school year, we need to make sure that we are helping students to build digital citizenship skills in our classrooms. We need to create opportunities for students to become more digitally aware and literate, and to be responsible when using technology.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 18, 2024

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Google Street View even covers hiking trails.

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Hapara

DECEMBER 18, 2023

? Listen to an audio version of this post: [link] While edtech tools are in most classrooms, not every educator understands how to use technology in meaningful ways. Student engagement was the main driver to teaching the learning outcomes, and Heather helped educators do this with technology.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 21, 2021

I love visiting classrooms around the country to not only support but to see educators in action. Recently I visited the district where I met with each school to visit classrooms and see how they were progressing with personalized learning. This has completely changed my classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2022

The best Instructional Technology Coaches are partners, culture leaders, encouragers, and easy to work with, says Dr. Katie Ritter. She covers ten essential points for being a successful education technology coach based on her research and her personal coaching of instructional technology coaches and teachers.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

How to get started with STEM in your classroom. Read more: STEM for kids: Online classes teach Science, Technology, Engineering and Math skills. A simple Google search can find lists of great activities to try. Cornucopia is a free STEM education game that can be great for in the classroom or for out-of-school time programs.

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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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ViewSonic Education

AUGUST 25, 2024

Because after all, when you understand your unique teaching style, you can choose how to best integrate technology into your classroom. As a classroom teacher, I tried my best to be adaptable and make sure students had access to resources that provided a deeper learning experience. But what does this look like in action?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 4, 2023

Outline of: Fantastic Figjam Makes Brainstorming and Collaboration in the Classroom Better Sponsor: Research Quest Introducing Tom Mullaney What is Figma? Click Here Sponsor Episode 804 - 10 Minute Teacher Podcast Fantastic Figjam Makes Brainstorming and Collaboration in the Classroom Better What is Figjam? What is Figjam?

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Integrating presentations in teaching is an accessible way to bring technology to the classroom and make the best digital tools available. Digital tools for engaging classroom presentations. Here are eight digital tools to look for when creating the best presentations for your classroom: Google Slides.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 29, 2021

We are witnessing tremendous changes in terms of technology in every domain. While the education sector is not particularly known as an early adopter of modern technology, we have seen definite improvements in this respect. 5 Practical applications of IoT in the classroom. 5 Practical applications of IoT in the classroom.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2023

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter In this episode, we welcome Billy Krakower, a nationally recognized educator with 16 years of experience and a passion for bringing technology and creativity into the classroom. Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Stream by clicking here.

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ViewSonic Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

That’s where AI in the classroom steps in—transforming both the way you teach and how your students learn—making personalized learning experiences possible on the spot. Keep reading to learn how AI can help you create personalized learning experiences, save time, and boost classroom outcomes. That’s where AI in education steps in.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

The US Office of Educational Technology says, "Everyone in education has a responsibility to harness the good to serve educational priorities while also protecting against the dangers that may arise as a result of AI being integrated in educational technology." Perspectives as a classroom teacher.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 20, 2023

I predict it will save time for those teachers fortunate enough to have an Instructional Technology department to teach them the proper use, prompting, and need for content editing. So, today, I'm spending time in Google Bard , which is actually significantly improved from just a few weeks ago when I first had a conversation with it.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2024

Technology enables it to differentiate authentically for the diverse group of learners that walk across your threshold. Until the day of, the technology that is its foundation fails. All that matters is an effort to use technology to add rigor and excitement to a tired lesson plan fails, leaving the teacher more technophobic than ever.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

JANUARY 2, 2023

I saw this post a while back in an educational technology forum: I have been given roughly an hour for PD on January 4th to work with teachers on anything that I’d like. Should I show teachers how to be better organized with Google Keep/Tasks, find a free new tool for them to use in the classroom? Do whatever you want.

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A Principal's Reflections

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020

Strategies such as choice boards and playlists developed using Google tools afford students with greater control over their learning while also freeing up the teacher for targeted instruction or support. Choice Choice might be one of the most uncomplicated components to integrate daily, whether you are remote or hybrid.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 28, 2023

ViewSonic is partnering with Google on a new internet appliance that, when plugged in to any compatible digital whiteboard, promises seamless access to the Google ecosystem along with its advanced security features. LEARN MORE: Check out these core classroom technologies for reducing digital overload.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 30, 2023

In these 169 tech-centric situations, you get an overview of pedagogy—the tech topics most important to your teaching—as well as practical strategies to address most classroom tech situations, how to scaffold these to learning, and where they provide the subtext to daily tech-infused education. Type the question into Google and push send.

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Catlin Tucker

NOVEMBER 12, 2023

Why Would a Teacher Use the Flipped Classroom Model? First, let’s establish the value of the flipped classroom in case you have never used this blended learning model. The flipped classroom was designed to invert the traditional approach to instruction and practice/application.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 19, 2023

Every Earth Day (April 22, 2023 this year–see our previous article on Earth Day Class Activities ) someone in your school, maybe the parent group, raises the question of WHY NOT a paperless classroom? There are lots of options for digital note-taking, including Evernote, Notability, and the omnipresent Google Docs.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 26, 2023

But how does it work and what does this mean for classrooms? Read on to learn all about Android EDLA-certified devices and their impact on classrooms. Its mission is to ensure the seamless compatibility of Android devices with Google services and applications. Or, explore ViewSonic’s Android EDLA-certified solutions here.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 10, 2023

which specifically mentions ‘use technology to produce and publish writing (using keyboarding skills)’ keyboarding is required to take Common Core Standards assessments in the Spring. Some schools require assessments of student learning in technology. link] Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 7, 2021

With the proper safety measures in place, students have been welcomed back into classrooms. Below are some strategies that can be implemented right away when using direct instruction: Facilitate checks for understanding or closure through the use of mini-whiteboards or technology. You can even use self-graded Google or Canvas Forms.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 17, 2022

Twitter as a classroom resource, you ask? I began using Twitter in my classroom soon after its introduction in 2006. I cannot count the number of times I was stuck with a lesson, and another teacher teaching the same content would post a Google presentation or file for any teacher to utilize. Classroom Use.

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Catlin Tucker

JUNE 6, 2021

This year presented an even more complicated set of circumstances as most of us sailed the uncharted waters of using new technology tools and experimenting with new technology-enhanced instructional strategies. Is there another technology tool or online resource that you didn’t get a chance to try that you might try next year?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MAY 4, 2022

Our Ask a Tech Teacher crew has some interesting thoughts on mainstreaming this in your classroom: How to Encourage Creativity in the Classroom: Best Tips to Inspire Your Students. Now, if you’ve run out of ideas, here are a few tips (with and without technology) to help your students embrace their creative side. .

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 8, 2020

What strategies and technology tools can teachers leverage to take their traditional classes online? Everyone is in a different place when it comes to lesson design and navigating technology. I also include quick introductions to some of the technology tools that pair nicely with each stage of the 5 Es.

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ViewSonic Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2024

These tech wonders can turn your classroom into a vibrant, interactive space, making learning more engaging than ever. For instance, ViewBoard users can connect their myViewBoard account to their school’s Apple, Google, or Microsoft accounts through a Single Sign-On (SSO) setup , using one set of login credentials for multiple applications.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 15, 2023

It’s easy to confuse ‘using technology’ with digital tools. Some of your colleagues think having students read in this tablet format means they’re integrating technology into their curriculum. Technology tools populate like bacteria in a culture. You’re using technology on a class project.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 14, 2021

It goes without saying that there has also been a significant uptick in the purposeful use of technology. In a nutshell, she had replicated her real classroom in terms of how it looked and felt before the pandemic into a vibrant virtual environment. As I immersed myself in the experience, it was like I was in the classroom myself.

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