A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 9, 2021

Embrace a learning management system (LMS), settle on a video conference solution that has breakout rooms and integrate one digital tool that aligns with effective instructional strategies. From here, it is about empowering students to use technology to learn in ways that they couldn't without it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 25, 2023

Well, in addition to the statistics that say we can't, AI is being built into all of the tools around us. Let me hear from you on social media or in the comments if you have some awesome examples to share! While ChatGPT is the most talked-about tool, and rightly so, generative features are being built into every tool we use.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2018

Understanding Indigenous Peoples Through Edtech appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. He sits on several non-profit boards, and completed his Master of Design (MDes) in Inclusive Design at OCAD University. Website: [link]. The post Whose Land?

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Ed Tech from the Ground Up

JUNE 27, 2016

See also: How Startups Can Become Social Media Influencers. Going Back to School to Learn About Blended Learning. Five Formative Assessment Tools Recommended by Teacher Experts. The post Innovative Ed-Tech Tools Should Bring Real Personalized Learning to Students appeared first on Market Brief.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

Edtech and Social Emotional Learning. Vicki: Yes, you can use Ed Tech and Social Emotional Learning! Even if you don’t have multiple ages on campus, this can be accomplished through Skype or other video conferencing tools. And that’s such a fantastic tool. Transcript for Episode 137.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 27, 2019

That is why it is usually easier to stick with the same tools, even if they no longer serve the educational process. It is also very true that the best tools in the world cannot replace the expertise of dedicated educators. Students do learn better when the chosen tech is complementary to the school’s educational methods.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 22, 2017

11:00 – 12:00 ISTE Edtech Influencer Panel to be live streamed from SMART on their Facebook and Twitter accounts – I’ll be on the panel with Jeffrey Bradbury, Angela Maiers, Lord Jim Knight, and Jeff Lowe. 12:15 pm – 1:00 pm Cool Cat Teacher’s Mega Tool Share (Microsoft Partner Booth). Tuesday, June 27.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

JULY 17, 2019

Although there is still some debate about the benefits of increasing use of technology in schools, there appears to be plenty of evidence to show that, if used effectively, it can greatly enhance learning. However, blended learning takes the positive aspects of technology and combines them with tried and tested teaching methods.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

The Notetaking Apps I'll Cover The apps I'm covering in today's “Tech Tool Tuesday” include Evernote , Notion , OneNote , LogSeq , Apple Notes , and Google Keep as well as Google NotebookLM. We all need to find a system that works for us and we need to choose tools that align with our individual preferences and workflows.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

There are literally hundreds, if not thousands of apps and online edtech tools for that! To help you get a little bit more innovative in the coming academic year, here is a list of proven-effective edtech tools that may be highly useful in the classroom. For Online Courses/Blended Learning. Wolfram Alpha.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

But it stands to reason that we must help students know how to effectively use these tools so they do not hinder and that they help But do they know how to use technology effectively? With over 20 years of experience, she advocates starting with pedagogy first and then transforming learning experience by using technology tools.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 17, 2023

Scott shares insider tips, tools, and new features in Canva. Canva has gone from this super cool image creation tool to a blended learning platform for teachers and students. You can also share your work online via social media and email. . Magic Write is an AI-powered content generation tool.

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 18, 2019

He talks about the tools, best practices, and tips for these technologies as well as his predictions for which one he thinks is going to be the most useful for teachers. They have a new classroom management tool called Collections. Today’s Sponsor: Metaverse is a powerful augmented reality app.

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MIND Research Institute

JULY 2, 2019

Session Overview: The Texas Education Agency (TEA) introduced the Math Innovation Zones (MIZ) program to support districts and open-enrollment charter schools in the creation and expansion of high-quality, blended-learning programs aligned with the Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS). Presenter: Brandon Smith @bds_math.

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21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

PBL… Blended and eLearning – Part 1: Important Questions for the New School Year. How do I facilitate PBL in blended learning environment?”. Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning. Thanks so much.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

These six- to eight-week cycles focused on improving a particular student skill/competency, during which the teacher chose a blended learning instructional model along with a set of digital learning tools/resources. Scaling Innovation.

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Shake Up Learning

JUNE 11, 2019

The post Digital Differentiation with G Suite Tools – SULS016 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Let’s discover ways to use our favorite Google tools to level the playing field and make differentiation a reality in your classroom. Digital Differentiation with #GSuiteEdu Tools is within reach! ShakeUpLearning.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 8, 2023

A digital learning platform can be a learning management system (LMS) or learning content management systems (LCMS). It can also be a virtual classroom tool or a virtual learning environment (VLE). New communication channels Digital learning platforms take conversations out of bounds of the physical classroom.

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Shake Up Learning

APRIL 23, 2019

The post 60 Tools to Inspire Students with Chromebooks – SULS009 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. But we have to find tools that will engage and inspire our students to be creative thinkers and innovators. You can’t pass up the opportunity to share 60 AWESOME tools for Chromebooks! Click To Tweet.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 25, 2022

She’s been an educator for 21 years and has worn many hats, some of which include an EdTech specialist, an English teacher, and a high school librarian. . Remote Learning Advice for Teachers. Remote Learning Advice for Teachers. Making a quick shift with digital tools is easier for many teachers. © Shake Up Learning 2022.

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 2, 2019

Monica is a Curriculum and EdTech Consultant and an Apple Distinguished Educator and Founder of ClassTechTips.com. She shares her purpose: If you’re looking to make the most of digital tools this school year, you’ve come to the right place. So explore the site, sign up for my weekly tips, or follow along on social media.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

After you find it, or if you already have one – share it to #edtechfind on the social media of your choice. So, your challenge today is to explore and look at the add ons inside your favorite Google App and to find at least one time-saving add on or browser extension.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 1, 2019

The post Productivity Tips and Tools for Teachers and Students – SULS032 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. She discusses fantastic productivity tips and tools for teachers and students that she outlines in her new book Creatively Productive. 27:56] – Use emojis to create a more relatable tool for your students. [29:56]

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 24, 2021

I decided to use Google Slides for a variety of reasons: Familiarity : Most students have experience with this tool. Related: Productivity Tips and Tools for Teachers (e32). After twenty minutes or so, I just decided to create something myself. Google Slides : Each slide acts as its own blog post and can be commented on. First Name.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

Along with a 1:1 goal, comes the deluge of edtech tools, software, and applications into classrooms. Schwab said, “There are many tools out there, but many make it super difficult for schools to see how they are using the tools that they are paying money [for]. Professional Development. Data Privacy.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 28, 2016

As mentioned in my previous post 16 Great NonProfits Working to Support EdTech in Schools , prior to my role as the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools, I spent 14 years in a public school in Pennsylvania as an elementary and middle school teacher, middle school and elementary principal, and district level technology director.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2017

The Tool and School-Starters Forbes again tipped its hat to several tool-makers and edtech innovators. BrainStation founder Jason Field (27) was given the honor for his blended-learning-based coding school, which reaches nearly 25,000 learners throughout the Americas. teachers, of whom just 7 percent are black.

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Shake Up Learning

JANUARY 30, 2020

Leveraging social media to teach students has been a huge win for me in the classroom. I’m forever grateful that Tara Martin taught us all how to annotate text through social media. . I had been hesitant to join social media beyond Facebook at the time. Click To Tweet. Guest Post by Carly Black.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

MARCH 26, 2020

There was talk about non-traditional instruction days (NTI) and students learning from home possibly happening as early as the following week, so I attended sessions with a focus on content-specific digital learning tools. Last but not least, technology is best when it serves the objective of personal human connection.

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techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

and students are thriving under innovative initiatives that include blended learning, tech-rich classrooms, and exposure to hope and opportunities for lifelong success. We share these tools with parents so that they can reinforce the strategies at home. Just four years later, graduation rates have spiked 21.8%

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Given communication is important, it’s also worth checking whether or not social media platforms can plug directly into an LMS that doesn’t have those features. The best way to ‘prepare’ for future technological changes is to go with an LMS that plays well with external tools.". 6: Is the price worth the product?

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Shake Up Learning

AUGUST 23, 2016

The Fabulous Tools You Don’t Know About! Blended Learning with Chromebooks (workshop or presentation). The Social Media Secret Sauce (presentation). Kasey Bell is an award-winning digital learning consultant, speaker, and blogger with a passion for technology and learning. presentation).

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 18, 2021

In this episode with Shake Up Learning Trainer and Community Manager, Pam Hubler, we explore the new updates to Google Meet. Google Meet has become a much more robust video conferencing tool, but there is so much you don’t know. Intermediate-level users can focus on learning more advanced features. shakeuplearning. .

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MARCH 8, 2021

A digital learning platform can be a learning management system (LMS) or learning content management systems (LCMS). It can also be a virtual classroom tool or a virtual learning environment (VLE). New communication channels: Digital learning platforms take conversations out of bounds of the physical classroom.

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EdTechTeam

MARCH 9, 2020

There are a few tools you can use for this. . This tool has a capacity of 250 people. Zoom is another recording tool that you could consider using as well. This tool has a capacity of 100 people in the free version. . Create a newsletter through a tool like Smore , Microsoft Sway , etc.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 31, 2022

In this episode, Kasey chats with Dr. Monica Alicea, a Technology Training and Integration Specialist, about strategies and tools to engage students. Monica loves getting students connected on a global scale and loves to use digital tools like Lumio to create interactive lessons to engage her students. Going Global in the Classroom.

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