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July 25, 2022
5 Steps to Find the Right Morning Routine for You
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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I've seen many productivity gurus do it — experiment on what works for them. What foods, vitamins, morning routines, and more give them the most energy. I've learned from their experiments but as I adapt my own routine this is what I've learned — what works for them, might not work for me! So, I have to do my own! Here are some steps to creating your own routine experiments.
STEP 1: IDENTIFY. Determine what rout...
July 11, 2022
My Best Books of Summer – 2022
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My goal is to read books for an hour each night. In this episode, I wanted to share some of the books that have me thinking this summer. It is a wide assortment of books that I've linked to at the bottom of the show. From technology to interpersonal skills to ponderings from history, sometimes patterns emerge between random books in surprising ways. If you have books...
June 29, 2022
Sleepless with AI: My First AI Poetry and 7 Thoughts about #AI
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So, I'm not sure if artificial intelligence is right. Somehow, it feels as if these tools are augmenting intelligence. I learned about a tool Verse by Verse (https://sites.research.google/versebyverse/ ) created by Google.
As I selected a quattrain and an ABAB rhyming scheme, I sat down to compose my first poem using AI as Wadsworth, Longfellow, and Emerson came a...
June 27, 2022
5 Things I Learned About AI, PBL, and Creativity at #ISTELive
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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The ISTE Mainstage event today had several great takeaways relating to AI, creativity, Game based Learning, and more. Here are the things I learned from this event.
1. Our Influencers are on YouTube ...18 Awesome Things I Learned About Google Slides from Eric Curts at #ISTELive
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I started the day with Eric Curts and “Beyond the Slideshow: Unleashing Student Creativity with Google Slides”. I learned so many things from him today as I started my ISTE Live attendance.
1. Use Emojis on Google DocsLook at Eric's awesome handout and see how he used emojis in his...
ISTE Day 0 Recap for my #NotatISTE #ISTELive Learning
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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I'm about to head to physical therapy this morning but before I do, I wanted to share my favorite resources from yesterday's ISTELive shares. This went out in my newsletter this morning as well.
I'm also adding a few items of my own hat I would be talking about if I was there.
Must-Read Tech Book. First, I’m reading an incredible book that came out during the Pandemic The Future is Faster Than You Think: How...
June 26, 2022
6 Sustainable Self-Care Tips for Teachers
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Self-care is a word thrown around a lot these days in education. In the real world of teaching, answers aren't always easy. In fact, as I release this episode, “self-care” is the reason I did not go to #ISTELive that is this week. I need to focus on my health. So, it is fitting that today I discuss the reality of teaching with another teaching veteran. We share how w...
June 15, 2022
TikTok for Teachers
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today, Million+ follower, TikTok teacher, and creator of #TeacherTipTuesday, Megan Mayer, shares her thoughts about TikTok, how to prevent profanity on TikTok and why it is a valuable tool for teachers. Megan talks openly about what she’s learned about her videos that have gone viral, how to pick hashtags, and secrets for making videos that will help teachers. We end...
June 1, 2022
Creating a Culture of Joy
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Can we have joy in schools? How about on social media? With so many difficulties, it seems beyond impossible sometimes to find joy but it can be done. Today, Dean Shareski, the author of Embracing a Culture of Joy brings his perspective to the challenges of modern living and learning. While his message has been around for a while, it is perhaps even more important to...
May 21, 2022
12 Ideas from the End of School That Work All Year Long
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The end of the school year can be so exciting and give us ideas for great teaching. Jillian DuBois talks about her end of the school year and from the conversation we have twelve inspiring ideas for classrooms everywhere including:
How to Use the eleme...
