The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 15, 2022

Add free manipulatives and lessons to your library first. When you find a manipulative, slide, or game that you want, it is as simple as adding it to your library. We have to save time as teachers, and their library of thousands of resources will help you do it. What is included in the Lumio library?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 9, 2019

Part of connecting and spreading the word of new posts, online conferences I’ve organized, online courses, Twitter chats, and other news is creating visuals to share online. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books !

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 17, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Librarian Karen Scott challenges us with some non-traditional practices to get kids interested in reading including organizing her library by genre and using social media and graphics to inspire a love of reading.

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Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2020

But now that so many students are taking courses remotely, in improvised environments that may not be especially conducive to learning, it may take some extra effort to redesign instruction, assignments and assessments to address everyone’s needs. Listen to the conversation below, or read a partial transcript, lightly edited for clarity.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2019

The free comic creation tools below are easy to use and allow learners to choose from a library of characters, props, scenes, and templates to visualize a word problem, retell a moment in history, illustrate science, explain a theory, or make up their own story. Has a library of characters, frames, and backgrounds.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

In makerspaces, usually set up in schools or libraries, students work collaboratively on projects that encourage using creative solutions to explore areas in science, technology, engineering and math. Makerspaces have revolutionized what school libraries can do. What Are the Benefits of Makerspaces in Schools? by Eli Zimmerman.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 23, 2023

This is pretty rare in the courses I’ve seen. A two-year nationwide survey of 2,500 students taking the course showed knowledge gains in 90% of the students taking this free course. These results were across all student demographics, making this course an excellent fit for every middle school.

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ViewSonic Education

OCTOBER 10, 2024

Real-Time Feedback: AI for Responsive Teaching Keeping track of whether students are grasping lesson material in real-time is key to staying on course, but with everyone learning at their own pace, it can be tough to know exactly where each student stands. AI Textbooks Elevating classroom experiences with personalized learning.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 15, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Nearpod also has a library full of virtual field trips, interactives, and 3D images the entire class can enjoy. These tools also offer free registration for teachers. Collaborative Discussion Tools.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Canva is a web tool and iPad app with a free library of stock images, stickers, and graphics. Also, find a library of stickers, frames, and templates. Student Examples. Digital Advent Calendar.

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 2, 2022

As a result of this increased need, more schools in grades K through 12 are starting to offer courses in data science. It can be added as a lesson, a unit of study, or, if schools have adequate staffing, offer a course that can be shared and used across grade levels and content areas.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2021

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 29, 2021

Summer Camp – Fun online courses that provide more hands-on, personalized learning through small group classes that are taught by experienced tutors. SplashLearn for Teachers and Schools – teachers can sign up for free and have access to the full SplashLearn content library. Splash Summer Camp Courses for Student Success.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 21, 2023

Find these events listed by the local library, the community events calendar, Facebook local events, the children’s events website, the tourist website, the local newspaper or the parks and recreation websites. Provide information on how to get a library card and access the digital materials.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 30, 2019

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Neo LMS

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also available are online courses that include Minecraft and Roblox. Some of the courses available are broken into age groups and include options such as CoderZ Adventure for ages 6 through 10, Robotics 101 which is a self-paced program for students ages 11 through 14, and Python gym for students ages 15 and older. Code with Google.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 24, 2018

Makerspaces — a key element of STEM education — are popping up in classrooms and libraries across the U.S. Research from School Library Journal indicates that maker activities at elementary and middle schools increased by 4 percent from 2014 to 2017. Consult experts when designing STEM courses and labs. For its part, St.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! Of course you can find several free templates I share regularly on this blog, Teacher Reboot Camp , in my books , and in my 400+ slide presentations. Tips, Tricks and Templates Galore! ,

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JUNE 14, 2018

This is a chart of best practices for developing learners’ reading skills that I created for my upcoming online course, Methodologies for Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages. You can usually find free books at thrift stores or libraries or ask for donations from the community. More Tips and Resources.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

OCTOBER 9, 2023

Our Ask a Tech Teacher crew has several resources for you to consider when you’re looking for case studies that relate to your next project: Case Study Resources for Modern Teachers Introducing case studies in your course can help prepare your students to deal with real-world situations. link] Gila Herald. The Gila Herald.

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EdTech Magazine

JUNE 26, 2019

To make the program more manageable for teachers and facilitators, Corney-McGee and his colleagues narrowed their focus, selecting only a handful of tools from the G Suite library. “We In Google Forms, facilitators could test educators’ knowledge, tracking their progress through the course. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 6, 2019

They will also have access to a library full of templates, frames, effects and more to create incredibly imaginative video projects. Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! You have to enable flash for this to work.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Discover more ways to integrate technology effectively by taking one of my fully accredited online courses or get one of my books ! To save time students can edit one of the several templates or create their own from scratch by choosing from a free library of stickers, animations, stock images, videos, backgrounds, fonts, frames and more.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 12, 2022

Many schools across the United States are starting to include personal finance courses as part of high school graduation requirements. In my school, students are required to take Personal Finance and some also enroll in a course called “Entrepreneurship and Business Management.” How do I get my students into Financial Literacy? .

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Another idea is to have students create their own newsletter to talk about what they are learning, even include a video and choose from all of the options in the media library to add to their story. In my eighth grade STEAM course, I’ve had students make videos to introduce themselves to classmates.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 10, 2025

Well-Being to Improve Productivity and Service Quality An Affordable 4-Month Series with Loida Garcia-Febo The Library 2.0 Well-Being to Improve Productivity and Service Quality An Affordable 4-Month Series with Loida Garcia-Febo The Library 2.0 How to apply problem-solving techniques to library work.

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eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2024

Let’s take a look at what makes libraries such critical parts of the school environment: Why do libraries matter? Study after study has shown that effective library programs can increase student literacy and test scores and create more equitable student outcomes. What is the purpose of a school library?

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 16, 2022

This blog post will give some recommendations about what you need to do to feel rejuvenated and point to some courses that will help you do that. Advancement Courses sponsored this blog post. Take some courses with best practices that connect technology tools to pedagogical improvements in your classroom teaching. PD Connection.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 17, 2018

Standard professional development courses generate no small amount of eye-rolling from teachers, who typically bemoan its top-down style where trainers train trainers (the PD version of the “sage on the stage” phenomenon). You may even find this is one of your most popular courses.

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 13, 2021

The term most often refers to school classrooms but may include any designated place of learning such as science laboratories, distance learning contexts, libraries, tutoring centers, teachers’ lounges, gymnasiums and non-formal learning spaces. Provide choice in seating, tasks, programs of study, and virtual courses.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MAY 21, 2018

With web tools, students can layout their writings, pick from hundreds of cool fonts, and add their own images or choose from a library of stock images. Students can add stock images from their library. Now, creating a digital magazine is much easier. Some web tools allow students to embed video and audio.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

That doesn’t happen in online courses. Students can complete work early if they know they can’t comply with one of the due dates or catch up after falling a little behind without dinging their grade (unless, of course, it’s the final. That approach, of course, sapped the advantages of being online.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

I’ve tried libraries of graphic novels, comics, audio books, animated books and digital books. I’ve also taught community college courses and found that there are many new Freshmen who struggle to write at a 5th grade level. Recently, I’ve worked in 4 different schools in South Texas.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 3, 2022

I've seen kids dropping 10% of the conversation of a class hang on and still ace the course. Source: You can no longer fake a bad connection to get out of Google Meet calls See also: Bandwidth is the Library Card of the Information Age. I've also seen students with great connections seemingly hang up out of the blue. Nobody needs that.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 13, 2023

Use Canva’s design elements: Canva offers a huge library of design elements such as shapes, icons, and illustrations that you can use to enhance your designs. Watch Canva’s tutorials: Canva provides a range of tutorials and courses to help you learn how to use the platform effectively.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

From individual state awards to American Library Association’s Youth Media Awards (YMA), they truly celebrate excellence in content. He says, “Of course, the criteria, different for every award, are the driving force behind all decisions of a book being award-winning. And sometimes that’s exactly how award selections come to fruition.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 9, 2018

I’ve used this space for flipped classrooms when I have students do group work in class, like this example from a course on Greek archaeology: Each group of students can work simultaneously on one page, adding content which is marked with a vertical colored stripe and the student’s initials so you can see which student added which content.

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