Elementary Game-Based Learning Maker Movement 
The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 4, 2017
Elementary and primary students can learn to code. For Hour of Code week this week, learn how you can go past the Hour of Code and use coding all year long! How to Teach Coding in the Elementary Grades with Sam Patterson. Why code in the elementary grades? Programming in the Primary Grades Book Contest.
The CoolCatTeacher
OCTOBER 10, 2019
Lee Graham on Episode 569 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Dr. Lee Graham is working with teachers to teach them principles of game-based learning to teach writing. Her anecdotes of classroom behavior-changing results are – pardon the pun – game-changing.
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The CoolCatTeacher
FEBRUARY 8, 2018
Computational Thinking and Math for Elementary Grades. Vicki: Steve, do you find that there are teachers that think that kids can’t really understand these concepts — like elementary kids really understanding XY coordinates? You just realized, “Perhaps we’re underestimating the abilities of our elementary kids.”.
The CoolCatTeacher
MARCH 22, 2021
Do you need safe, fun ways for students to connect and learn while keeping their distance in the classroom? From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Augmented reality apps might be for you! Remarkably, there are best practices you can use to teach math, ELA, and more using Augmented Reality.
The CoolCatTeacher
JULY 29, 2019
Listen to the show and learn how it is used and follow the links in the show notes below. Richard Byrne on episode 532 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Innovate and try some new apps. He also shares a bonus fitness opportunity for educators.)
The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 30, 2018
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Teaching in augmented reality (AR) for the past several years has been a bit of a challenge, in my opinion, as is often the case with new technologies. For example, I had to assess “over the shoulder” by looking at what students were doing.
The CoolCatTeacher
DECEMBER 7, 2017
Also, I learned about Twitter, I did the same thing. A sponsored review of a tool I'm using to teach programming From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Augmented reality is here. When Google Docs came out, I stopped everything and let all of my classes experience it.
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