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7 Things to Know About Coding in the Early Childhood Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

Today, Dr. Marina Umashchi Bers from Tufts University discusses her research findings about what works (and doesn’t) with young children in the classroom. Coding in the Early Childhood Classroom. We’re going to talk about coding in the early childhood classroom. #1 So robots have motors, they have sensors, they can move around.

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6 Super Science Edtech Ideas: Using Technology to Level Up Science Classrooms

The CoolCatTeacher

Leah: Well, some of the best tools that I’ve used in the classroom are those that simply enhance the student’s voice. So we use the Paper 53 app on our iPads. But using the picture and then even using videos from the classroom, and have them use slow-motion and watch it over and over and over again. Now, do you use robots?

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No Begging Required: Teachers Share 5 Creative Ways to Fund Classroom Technology

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She is not alone, as educators around the United States get ready to start the 2017-18 school year, supplies—particularly technology—can cost classrooms hundreds of thousands of dollars. Ellen Goodman Luckily for educators, there are ways to get tech tools into the classrooms that don’t involve panhandling. This is a process.

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Integrating the Arts into Every Subject

The CoolCatTeacher

As 2007 State Teacher of the Year in Rhode Island, Catherine Davis-Hayes is passionate about helping every teacher use the arts in their classroom. Today’s Sponsor: Edpuzzle is my new favorite flipped classroom tool. We all need arts in every classroom, in every subject, in what we do as educators. Record your own voice over.

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Raspberry Pi + iPad = countless maker possibilities

eSchool News

Using an iPad to control the small Raspberry Pi is easier than you think. [ note : Mike Amante will deliver a related session on iPads and the Raspberry Pi at this year’s ISTE conference on Tues. Part of the magic of the magic of the iPad are all the great apps that can turn them into so much more than a tablet.

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Computational Thinking and Math for Elementary Grades

The CoolCatTeacher

We do a lot of work with Scratch Junior , a free app on iPads and things. We even had a grade 7 classroom (in which) this young girl was just so excited. That’s what these robots are. The students will type in the stuff to get the robot to here or to there, and it doesn’t work. It’s really, really interesting to see.

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30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom

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30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom. ” What are some examples of disruptions in the classroom, then? 30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom . Maker Movement. General insecurity or misunderstanding about how to meaningfully integrate technology in the classroom. Robotics in the classroom.