The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 16, 2018

Engaging Kindergartners with Technology: Augmented Reality, Ipads, QR Codes and More. Ipads and Augmented Reality. Greg: One way is iPads. Most of the kids are completely familiar with iPads and tablets and phones, so we have some iPads in the classroom with some folders. iPad Apps to Help Children Learn to Read.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 21, 2021

First, a very cool stylus called the Logitech Crayon doesn’t require pairing and can be used on any iPad. Second, the Logitech Rugged Combo 3 Touch is made for iPads with a place to store a stylus and features a trackpad and keyboard allowing touch screen devices to turn into a laptop-like experience. The Logitech Crayon.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 15, 2024

“The content presented in this blog is the result of my creative imagination and not intended for use, reproduction, or incorporation into any artificial intelligence training or machine learning systems without prior written consent from the author.” ” Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 30, 2021

But one change has revolutionized their use: They can now be projected from your iPad. It’s similar to web-based options like Miro with two dramatic differences: It works through a iPad and can be mirrored to a computer (and from there, the class screen). This untethers teachers from their desk. Free to try. Need more options?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 13, 2017

Lensoo Create is an iPad and Android app to record what happens on a tablet’s whiteboard. Explain Everything is my favorite iPad app for recording what happens on a whiteboard. Other iPad apps similar to Explain Everything are Educreations (web version), Screen Chomp , and ShowMe.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

For iPad and Google Play Tablet Devices of All Kinds From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Challenges of Finding the Right iPad or Google Play App. As a person who has managed an iPad lab, I find the thought of one app that contains many apps very attractive. The Really Good Stuff ?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 9, 2024

Here are popular online audio resources ( click for update to lists ): Audacity –free download for Windows, Macs, Linux Audionote – Syncs audio with typed notes so you can hear what was said at any time (app) AudioPal –records a message that is then embeddable into your website or blog Audio Memos Free – The Voice Recorder ( free with ads or $0.99 (..)

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Catlin Tucker

MARCH 15, 2017

I resent the magnetic pull that iPads and apps have on their time and attention. Recently, my children discovered Dragon City on the iPad. I often feel these traditional pastimes are less attractive than the pull of the screen. It’s the creativity piece that’s key for me.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 18, 2019

Think iPads, interactive whiteboards, and lots and lots of apps. Today, the percentage of students with an iPad, laptop or Chromebook is clearly higher. The iPad, for example, is pre-loaded with amazing features for special needs students. The iPad, for example, is pre-loaded with amazing features for special needs students.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 6, 2022

At any time during the year, click to take you to the master list : Program on computers, iPads, laptops–whatever works, whatever age. Cargo-Bot —logic iPad game. Move the Turtle –programming via iPad for middle school. Cargo-Bot —logic iPad game. Move the Turtle –programming via iPad for middle school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

I’ve also added some of my favorite new productivity tools for my smartphone, iPad, and a few new ones for my Mac. My students can use their iPhones/iPads or computers to follow along and see the slides. My students love Office 365 and can open their files in Word on their computer, online, on their phone or iPad or anywhere.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

Can you please-please-please fix my iPad? Use your iPhone as a timer for a speed test or the iPad for reading. This can be via iPads, the class computers, or whatever is available. Now, you will be on a pedestal, colleague’s necks craned upward as they ask , How do I get the class screen to work?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Today, my teacher colleagues tell me kids arrive at school already comfortable in the use of iPads and smartphones, doing movements like swipe, squeeze, and flick better than most adults. Parents love encouraging their kids to play with iPads and iPhones but it’s not their job to teach them how to do it right.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 6, 2023

At any time during the year, click to take you to the master list : Program on computers, iPads, laptops–whatever works, whatever age.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Watch KSHB-TV’s coverage of Paseo’s rollout: Across town, Central Middle School, Central High School, and Foreign Language Academy also received iPads from Verizon Innovative Learning Schools: Yesterday CMS students received their iPads at orientation. AppleEDU @DigitalPromise @Verizon @kcpublicschools ? ???‍??‍?

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 8, 2020

Here are the most-read posts for the month of August: 13 Tips for using an iPad. Typing Timesavers for iPads. Top 10 iPad Shortkeys. The Most Important Skill Students Need. Energize Remote Learning with JotForm Reports. Free Tech Safety Posters. Great Kindergarten Websites. Teacher-Authors. Great 1st Grade Websites.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

When a Hammocks Middle School seventh grader was selected as the winner of the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent’s Holiday Card Award in December, it was hard to believe her artwork, “ Holidays by the Beach ,” was created on an iPad. They, too, used their iPads to create their winning designs.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 4, 2024

Here are the most-read posts for the past month: Popular iPad-iPhone Swipes Choosing the Right College: Factors to Consider Beyond Rankings Graphing–9 Lesson Plans + 6 Online Resources How to Teach Dolch Words with Graphic Art Tools 6 Must-have Skills for New Tech Teachers Plus Two Extra Engineers Week Feb.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

DECEMBER 19, 2020

Popplet is a mind mapping app on the iPad to get students creating digital mind maps with links, videos, and images. Students can add their own drawings and pictures from the iPad. It works on any web browser including iPhone, iPad and Android with no downloads or plugins required. Brainstorming Canvases.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 6, 2023

Figure out how to run that dang iPad app students want to use. Wash Superman (or woman) cape. Close eyes for three seconds to invoke the memory of Emma [replace ‘Emma’ with the name of the Poster Child for why you’re a teacher].

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Program on computers, iPads, laptops–whatever works, whatever age. Cargo-Bot —logic iPad game. Move the Turtle –programming via iPad for middle school. This is a long list of online activities related to coding and programming. It is updated once a year so I apologize in advance for any dead links. BrainPop coding games.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 13, 2022

TypeDojo — word lists, 10-key, and more. Typing Arena –lots of games to teach typing. Typing Mentor. Typing Pal. Typing Tournament. Typing.IO –typing code for practice. Graduated programs. Ghost Type. Tap Fun Lite. Tap Typing. Typing Tournament –with teacher dashboard; includes games; fee. Typetastic –also for computers. For Special Needs.

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SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

Morphi — for iPads, Mac, Windows. –from 55 Technology Projects for the Digital Classroom. Here are more online art websites: BigHuge Labs. Image Edited? Check here. 3D Modeling (app). Sculpt+ –free app. Tinkercad –another great app from Autodesk. Animations (apps). Doink Animation. Doink Greenscreen. Sketchbook Motion –add movement to art.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

iPads to share stories students write. Save as PDFs and load onto iPads to share with students. Watch what a difference they make: Online sign-ups for conferences, parent helpers, project presentation dates. You can use Google Forms or the Google calendar. Enter dates and embed the widget in the class blog or website.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 20, 2020

The best thing about Planboard is I can plan my lessons anywhere – on my Mac, PC or iPad. This powerful tool links with standards — and gives us the ability to do some timesaving, efficient reporting and tracking. Wherever I work, my lesson plans are with me. And as I said, Planboard is FREE for teachers.

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A Principal's Reflections

FEBRUARY 9, 2020

We saw learners were grouped by ability, accessing choice boards digitally on their iPads once specified tasks were completed. Students are now able to have their choice boards right on their iPads and show their work by uploading photos of their work or inserting a screenshot right on the choice board. It was a game-changer.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Now, that’s good stuff for every K-2nd grade iPad or Google Play enabled tablet! iPads to Differentiate Instruction in K-2 Classrooms. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher. Stream by clicking here. Related Resources. Motivating Teachers to Be Excellent in the K-2 Classroom.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JUNE 23, 2024

Have a Maps app on your smartphone or iPad. iPad, Chromebook, Laptop, Netbook, or Smartphone Don’t attend a conference with a paper and pencil–really. Instead, bring a Chromebook, netbook, tablet PC, iPad, or Smartphone. All you do is tell it where you’re going, ask for directions.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Favorite tools like iPads and Chromebooks change. Every new teacher will benefit from Pete’s daily experiences of what in the end results in a journey well traveled with more importance than most of us would care to admit. Educational philosophies change. What doesn’t is the fundamentals Pete covers in this book: x. ” x.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 8, 2023

She was seen accessing evidence on her iPad for individual learners based on their IEP. It was awesome to watch them access short instructional videos as needed, solve problems on dry-erase desks, and collaborate with each other when needed. While this was impressive in itself, I was intrigued by the actions of the TA.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

” And in the blank insert Chromebook, iPads, BYOD, or laptops. Powerful learning first technology second. What does this mean in the classroom? Well, have you heard the school that bragged that “we have all new, shiny.” It doesn’t really matter what shiny new thing they purchased. These schools just had “things.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 25, 2018

John also announces a contest for teachers to share what innovative work they are doing in order to enter a contest to win a classroom set of iPads and a trip to Silicon Valley. Learn about the journey to improve classrooms, the early research on classroom improvement and why improvement is happening but not everywhere.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 6, 2022

Tech Tip #118–Top 10 iPad Shortkeys. Tech Tip #103: 16 Spring Cleaning Steps for Computers. Tech Tip #9–Quickly Hide Your Screen. Two Tech Tips for Everyday Life. Tech Tip #105: Create Shortkeys for Windows Tools. Top 10 Reviews . 13 Ways to Use Canva in Your Classroom. It’s Here–the High School Technology Curriculum!

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 21, 2020

The best thing about Planboard is I can plan my lessons anywhere – on my Mac, PC or iPad. This powerful tool links with standards — and gives us the ability to do some timesaving, efficient reporting and tracking. Wherever I work, my lesson plans are with me. And as I said, Planboard is FREE for teachers.

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