The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 29, 2019

Google VR Tour Creator [link] – new features including uploading audio Remove.bg – Cut out backgrounds (hat tip Tony Vincent) Glideapps.com – Make your own web app with Google sheets Brush.ninja – make animated gifs Yoteachapp.com – a backchannel chat tool (replaces Today’s Meet) Kaizena.com – Ad voice comments (..)

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A Principal's Reflections

NOVEMBER 1, 2015

The embracement of the maker movement is being seen in K-12 schools and districts across the world. In times when many schools and districts have cut programs such as wood/metal shop and agriculture, makerspaces provide a 21st Century alternative to meet the learning needs of our most at-risk students.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 2, 2021

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A Principal's Reflections

AUGUST 7, 2016

After considering these important steps a systematic approach to ordering technology and other items will help to create a makerspace that best meets the needs of your learners. I think we can all agree this should be the intended outcome when leading the maker movement. Process is everything.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 27, 2016

The Maker Movement has its roots outside of school, in institutions such as science museums and in the informal activities that everyday people have taken part in for generations. The Maker Movement in Education (Erica R. Often, such work is guided by the notion that process is more important than results.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 1, 2021

Our monthly zoom meetings after March 2020 have been encouraging. Since Fall 2019, I’ve been part of an encouraging group of woman writers. Little did we know that during the pandemic, we would need each other so much!

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

I think there is a great partnership possible between the Maker movement and California’s community colleges,” says Dale Dougherty, Founder and CEO of. Maker Media. This movement brings tremendous opportunities to students who discover a passion for learning and meet the challenges of turning new ideas into something real.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Libraries have long served as safe and welcoming places for young people to meet, discover passions, and figure out academic or professional aspirations. Books remain an important centerpiece of the library system, but new tools give the institutions opportunities to help young people develop and learn in fresh ways.

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User Generated Education

MARCH 11, 2019

Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. Evaluate competing design solutions using a systematic process to determine how well they meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. National Core Arts Standards.

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User Generated Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2019

Developing Goals and Subgoals What are my specific goals for this maker project? What are some subgoals that will help with meeting the bigger goals? Show students personalized goals for a specific maker project that the teacher has worked on. What are my goals for this maker project? Other learners in the room?

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Neo LMS

JUNE 15, 2017

On the flip-side, the freedom to meet targets and objectives in “your own way” is also much appreciated by employees. Maker Spaces. These days even goliaths like GE (General Electric) are appreciating the rapid popularity of the maker movement, and the consequent commercial benefits of maker spaces.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2017

Many people associate the Maker Movement with ‘stuff’ like 3D printers, but in my opinion, this isn’t what pushes children outside of their comfort zone, it is that opportunity for open-ended exploration that is key. This insures that our makerspaces are inclusive and help to build learner independence.

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Marketplace K-12

MARCH 8, 2016

On Tuesday, I’ll be moderating a discussion at the conference with Ayah Bdeir, the founder and CEO of littleBits, about trends in the maker movement and how her company has evolved to try to tailor its products to meet K-12 demands. Today, more than 12,000 educators and 2,200 schools are using littleBits, the company says.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 3, 2016

While our country aims to meet the present and estimated future interest in STEM performances, it is vital that we continue aggressively to promote the complexities of science and research industry. The Maker Movement In Education. Most of these positions frequently hold the probability of extensive career development.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 8, 2018

John Spencer, co-author of two different best-selling books, Launch and Empower , talks about the creativity (and test score) boosts his classes experienced when he began Maker Mondays. Meet Next Generation Science Standards. Middle School Science teachers should get the FREE Xplorlabs Fire Forensics kit.Solve a mystery. Listen Now.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 3, 2018

What standards are you meeting using drones in your classroom?” What standards are you meeting using drones in your classroom? (laughs) Really too much fun. Vicki: Awesome! So let’s say someone comes in to observe, and they say, “Santha! What would you say?

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 19, 2018

So you’ve got the writing standard, but they may actually meet the standard without written expression? You meet with your critique group to go over it, and you can do that virtually on Google Hangouts or Skype. Do you see where i’m going with that? Vicki: Yeah. Jacqui: Yes! Tip #4: Authoring eBooks. It could be fiction or nonfiction.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 19, 2017

When students meet a problem that they can’t Google, they must venture forth with teamwork, creativity, and tenacity — all things that they need to be successful. Let’s take them out into the community to observe, consult, and brainstorm to make things better. We let kids work problems in math.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2017

Pearsall notes that this school year teachers are expanding their definitions of technology projects to include more maker centers and coding curriculum. As the maker movement catches on, we're seeing more requests for things like MakerBots, 3Doodler pens, and robotics kits.”

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 16, 2015

Libraries have long served as safe and welcoming places for young people to meet, discover passions, and figure out academic or professional aspirations. Books remain an important centerpiece of the library system, but new tools give the institutions opportunities to help young people develop and learn in fresh ways.

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Edsurge

JULY 5, 2016

In Secret Wars #9, Black Panther meets with Wakandan scientists to develop a space program. Underrepresented students who are passionate about art or making can feel excluded from STEM initiatives such as the Maker Movement or NASA’s Journey to Mars space program.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

But it nonetheless embodies what Dale Dougherty, the “father” of the movement, sees as literally the “moral imperative” of the maker movement: “to use our creative freedom to make the future better, to be hands-on in making change, and to get everyone participating fully in that future.”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 21, 2017

Believe it or not, next week we are meeting with the State University of New York to create K-20 programming! We are a whole school program that really teaches children in food-insecure communities how to grow food, get the parents involved, brings parents in and aligns it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

That’s where you can also connect to a meeting and make it a Google Hangout, which takes place inside the jam, which is cool. At the same time, when you start a jam, you click the three dots — you see them in a lot of Google apps — and you see “Add people.” That’s where you would add people. You just type in their email address.

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User Generated Education

JUNE 8, 2017

The big question even today is “how do you fit everything in that is expected of you and meet the needs of all students?”. New and veteran teachers are overwhelmed with day-to-day tasks plus being asked to teach and integrate technology or to change their curriculum.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 23, 2018

So, during our Monday morning meeting, I just said, “You know what, guys? My students and I were sort of stuck with two and a half weeks to tackle twenty-four books (or chapters) of The Odyssey by Homer. We had 2 ½ weeks to cover 24 chapters. We have a very collaborative classroom, I let the students lead their learning as much as possible.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 23, 2018

Also, learn about other projects throughout the year and how teachers design these projects to meet standards. If you want to join a group of teachers doing Virtual Valentines, you’ll want to listen to the show and sign up by February 2. So much fun! PowerSchool is my SIS and LMS and is the sponsor of today’s show.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 4, 2017

It’s a Willy Wonka meets Disney World type of environment. What they’ve been working on over the last seven or eight years was a way to teach students how to be innovative — and how to go through that design process to create an invention of your own. So I had the opportunity to tour the facility. A very, very cool workspace.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 8, 2018

And it’s also easier for me, because you know, at the beginning of class, I’ll say, “I need to meet with all the PMs and APMs at my desk.”. They’ll have to meet certain criteria. They are able to list these on their transcript for the school, so it’s kind of awesome for the kids to say, “I was the PM or the APM of a particular job.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 12, 2018

Meet Next Generation Science Standards. Today, Pauline Roberts gives us five important ingredients for amping up STEAM in middle school. Middle School Science teachers should get the FREE Xplorlabs Fire Forensics kit.Solve a mystery. Go to [link] today to get your Free Fire Forensics Kit. Listen Now. Listen to the show on iTunes or Stitcher.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JANUARY 25, 2019

You will be involved in the opportunity to choose from 600+ learning opportunities that best meet your needs specific to your role in leading the digital transformation — with basic to advanced sessions in 5 program tracks. Most of all I would like to meet you and hope to see you at one of my workshops or session. Administrator.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 1, 2016

Educators problem-solve the complexities of introducing a new concept to students by participating in new workshops centered around STEAM and maker movement practices. Educators agreed to check in and meet up during the first three months of the school year.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

DECEMBER 4, 2018

Maker Camp – Here is an opportunity for students to join other young inventors and artists from around the world on Google+ to make awesome projects, go on epic virtual “field trips,” and meet the world’s coolest Makers. Check out the site for awesome resources and lessons.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Librarian and maker Colleen Graves recaps a lively and learner-driven session on makerspaces and embracing making as teachers of writing at the 2016 NWP Annual Meeting. I also realized I need to make time to come to the National Writing Project Meeting EVERY YEAR! What a great group of educators! How about you?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

To Mitchel Resnick, an MIT Media Lab professor and early pioneer of the maker movement for kids, this Hollywood’s portrayal is problematic, and part of a larger trend toward overly regimenting education these days. “I Even in the meeting areas, it's somewhat playful.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming.

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Graphite Blog

MAY 16, 2016

Despite claims made by some, the maker movement is no fad -- it's just a new name for something lots of people have been doing for a long time. I had my first "maker moment" at 4 years old. " The maker movement is about creating and problem-solving, not purchasing and consuming.

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