Vicki A. Davis's Blog, page 79
August 31, 2018
5 Inspirational Thoughts for Teachers
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Five inspiring thoughts for classroom teachers including research, inspirational stories, and thoughts from the real world classroom.
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August 30, 2018
Lesson Planning with the Classroom Chef Model
John Stevens on episode 349 of the 10-Minute Teacher Show
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John Stevens talks about a method of lesson planning to help teachers “serve up” more exciting lessons to students.
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August 29, 2018
Student-Driven Hyperdocs
Katie Bradford and Brett Miller in Episode 348 of the 10-minute Teacher Podcast
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Kate Bradford and Brett Miller share their secrets for student-driven Hyperdocs. Taken from their popular ISTE 2018 session, learn about the next evolution of Hyperdocs and how they’re being used in the classroom.
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August 28, 2018
Whose Land? Understanding Indigenous Peoples Through Edtech
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Michael Furdyk from Taking IT Global talks about some global initiatives to help students understand indigenous peoples and develop empathy including Whose Land.
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August 27, 2018
Motivating Kids to Read and Write: Sparks in the Dark
Todd Nesloney and Travis Crowder on Episode 346 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Todd Nelsoney and Travis Crowder talk about some of the ideas to get kids excited about reading and writing from their book “Sparks in the Dark.” We can motivate and excite kids about reading and writing.
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August 24, 2018
Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset Review: Awesome VR in 360
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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I donned my Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset at about 10:30 p.m. After what seemed like five minutes, I took off the headset — to find it was 12:30 a.m.! I had spent two exciting hours (about half of it with my mouth open) in a complete flow state exploring a new virtual reality world using the Acer Windows Mixed Reality Headset on my Acer Aspire 7 laptop with Windows Mixed Reality by Microsoft. I cannot remembe...
5 Creative “Googley” Tech Tools to Get Kids Creating
Evan Mosier on Episode 345 of the 10-Minute Teacher Podcast
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Evan Mosier from Iowa teaches us some awesome Googley ideas to start our school year with excitement and creativity.
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August 23, 2018
#Supermuch teaching in the classroom and online
Episode 344 with Jody Green and Dr. Tim Green
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Jody Green and Dr. Tim Greene talk about taking teaching to the next level with #supermuch. We discuss what going to the next level in the classroom and in online learning means both at the secondary and college level.
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August 22, 2018
Inspiring a Love of Writing in Fifth Graders
Episode 343 with Faith Marie Brody
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Classroom teacher Faith Maria Brody talks about how she inspires a love of writing in her fifth graders.
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August 21, 2018
AR, VR, and MR for All Classrooms
From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis
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Augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality are terms being thrown around in technology circles. But what do the mean? How are they being used in the classroom? Jaime Donally talks about these technologies in simple language and helps us understand the classroom applications of them.
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Today’s Sponsor: Advancement Courses
Donor’s Choose. From now until September 28, Advancement Courses, an online provide...
