The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Emily Lynch talks about how to use iPads in the classroom to differentiate instruction. So many good ways exist to use iPads but how can we personalize it and make it unique? Today as our ongoing spotlight this week on K-2 education, we focus on iPads with younger students and differentiating instruction with them. Listen Now.

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AUGUST 5, 2020

Today’s tip: 13 Tips for Using an iPad. Category: iPads. Here’s a poster with thirteen basics tips to share with students new to iPads: Sign up for a new tip each week or buy the entire 169 Real-world Ways to Put Tech into Your Classroom. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 30 years.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 10, 2018

Sean Nank’s research shows that the single biggest method for improving learning with iPads is to use online formative assessments. You do not need iPads to implement and learn from this research. Now, Sean, you’re currently working with iPads and some online formative assessments for STEM classrooms. Opening Graphic.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 15, 2025

Often, we didn't know it was coming or even approve its use on our campus but the operating system of our student's phones or ipads or laptops updates and now, a full suite of AI tools are suddenly available everywhere you can type a word.

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OCTOBER 18, 2024

Google Earth works with PCs, Macs, iPads, and Chromebooks (with the app). Travel by double clicking on the street. To get out of it, click the button on the upper right. Google Street View even covers hiking trails. Sign up for a new tip each week or buy the entire 169 Real-world Ways to Put Tech into Your Classroom.

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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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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Geography Awareness Week is supported by access to materials and resources for teachers, parents, community activists, and all geographically minded global citizens.

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MARCH 13, 2025

Here are quick, safe spots to send students for research ( click here for updates to the list ): CoolKidFacts kid-friendly videos, pictures, info, and quizzesall 100% suitable for children Dimensions academic research gearedfor college-level Fact Monster help with homework and facts Google Earth Timelapse what changes to the planet over time Google (..)

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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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