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February 22, 2019
5 Essential Practices for Designated and Integrated ELD
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Elizabeth Iwaszewicz talks about five strategies for designated and integrated English Language Development (ELD).
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February 21, 2019
How to Teach AI in the Classroom
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Michelle Zimmerman, author of Teaching AI: Exploring New Frontiers for Learning, talks about Artificial Intelligence and what we should be teaching kids in our classrooms today.
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Today’s Sponsor: Metaverse is a powerful augmented reality app. They have a new classroom management tool called Collections. These let the teacher:
View all student experiences in one placeEdit and View Experiences in one placeShare Student E...February 20, 2019
How to Use Metaverse: Awesome Augmented Reality and New Features
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Metaverse is a powerful augmented reality (AR) programming app for classrooms. I first wrote about this app in December 2017 shortly after launch. Metaverse has come a long way and is specifically focused on becoming an amazing AR app for classrooms with the new Collections feature. In this blog post, I’ll share the vocabulary I use for teaching programming, how I teach with Metaverse, and some new features that hel...
February 19, 2019
How to Create in AR and VR
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Jaime Donally talks about all the ways kids can create and make inside Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in the classroom. She gives an excellent overview of all of the apps and tools out there.
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February 18, 2019
VR & AR in the Classroom
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Hall Davidson shares both simple explanations of Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) in the classroom. 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.
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February 17, 2019
25 Days of Making: When Educators Make, Create, and Have Fun
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Learning to make and create can be a challenge but hundreds of educators took the challenge. Aaron Maurer talks about the 25 days of making and some upcoming projects for student making that will be kicking off soon. You’ll find some fun ideas and in the end, they actually ended up with 30 projects you can create. This will be an awesome resource for those who want to tinker during spring break or this summer!
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February 14, 2019
5 Ways to Battle Burnout
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Tired teachers need strategies to stay refreshed and feel good. Today, we talk about battling burnout.
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February 13, 2019
Valentine’s Gift: Confessions of the Pain, Joy, and Love of Teaching
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Today’s show is different. I share some stories of insults, struggles, mistakes, and joys of teaching. The hope is that you’ll be encouraged, not feel alone, and remember why we do this profession. These are my stories digging back many years in some cases of the things that have changed my view and made me a better teacher – even when they were hard. Teaching, your job is so important. I hope you have a Happy Valen...
February 12, 2019
This is What Happens When You Teach From Antarctica
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Developing an “explorer’s mindset” is the goal. To help nurture the explorer’s mindset in his students, Donnie Piercey traveled to Antarctica and connected with his students.
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February 11, 2019
Fantastic Apps I Use Every Day
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I have picked five of my essential classroom tools. Pick one today to try with your students. I’ve also added some of my favorite new productivity tools for my smartphone, iPad, and a few new ones for my Mac.
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