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#27 Elementary Portfolios with SeeSaw Mar 07, 2017

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Suzy Lolley loves Seesaw. Today she teaches us how she teaches teachers to use Seesaw with their iPad classrooms. Today on Tech tool Tuesday we discuss:

What Seesaw does in the classroom
The ages of students for using Seesaw
Workflow using Seesaw in the elementary classroom
Recommendations on assessment with Seesaw
How to involve parents in elementary portfolios
Privacy and peer editing recommendations
What situations may not be ideal for Seesaw

Suzy Lolley is fourteen-year veteran teacher of middle and high school ELA. She currently serves as an Instructional Technology Specialist in Cherokee County, GA, and is a Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, a Common Sense Ambassador, and a Seesaw Ambassador.

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#26 How to Have an Attitude to Try New Things #mondaymotivation Mar 06, 2017

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Josh Harris, an elementary edtech director from California, talks about an attitude of innovation. He talks about how to empower ourselves with an attitude of fearlessness and trying new things. In this show we discuss:

How to adopt an attitude of trying new things
Confronting the fear of "breaking" something
Learning new technology doesn't have to be hard.

In his 18th year in public education, Josh Harris find himself in the position of Educational Technology Director for an elementary school district on California's central coast. He has a passion for edtech, especially in communities of color, which manifests itself in presenting at edtech conferences and summits as often as he can. you can find his session materials at http://bit.ly/edtechspec

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#25 5 Ideas to Be Technology's Master and Not Its Slave #productivity Mar 03, 2017

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Aaron Sams @chemicalsams helps give us ways to master technology. Aaron Sams is an Instructor of Education at Saint Vincent College, is an advisor to TED-Ed, and was awarded the Presidential Award for Excellence in Math and Science Teaching in 2009.

Aaron is an internationally recognized keynote speaker and author and has trained thousands of educators to integrate technology with sound pedagogy. He holds both a B.S. in Biochemistry, an M.A.Ed. from Biola University, and is pursuing a Ph.D. at Texas Tech. Find out more at http://aaronsams.com

Aren't you tired of being overwhelmed by technology? Do you really need the latest thing to be more productive? Or is the latest thing killing you one wasted moment at a time. Today is a wake up call where we discuss five ways to take back control of your technology. In today's show, we discuss:

Only using technology that makes work easier
Focusing on your workflow to save time
Not fighting the technology ecosystem at your workplace (it will only frustrate you)
Go with less paper, not paperless.
How turning off notifications can help refocus your life.

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#24 Poverty and the Soft Bigotry of Low Expectations Mar 02, 2017

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Dr. Anael Alston @DrAAlston talks about common misconceptions that educators have about students in poverty. Born and raised in Bedford-Stuyvesant Brooklyn, Anael "Dr. A" Alston is an award-winning educator and serves as Superintendent of Schools of the Hamilton Central School District in Hamilton, NY. Prior to that, he was the principal of the Robert M. Finley Middle School in Glen Cove, New York and principal of Great Neck North Middle School in Great Neck, New York.

Dr. A is passionate about leadership, service, and all things public education. In today's show, we discuss how teachers should approach teaching students who are in high-poverty situations. This is important because Anael argues that many thoughts about students in poverty are off-base.

In today's show we discuss:

The mindsets and attitudes students need for success
How educator expectations are an essential ingredient of student success
The importance of relationship with students
Anael's advice for what teachers should do daily to adjust their thinking and prepare to teach difficult students.

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#23 Creating a Student Centered Library Where Kids Love to Learn Mar 01, 2017

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Librarian Micki Uppena has a wonderful library. In addition to a rich maker space, Micki takes us on a journey into a 21st-century library where kids love to learn. In today's show, she shares with us:

The kinds of conversations she has with students
The importance of relationships in the modern library
Inspiring life-long learning
The most inexpensive tools that have transformed learning in her library
The treasure boxes she uses to get kids excited

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#22 What to Buy For Your Makerspace #makered Feb 28, 2017

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Librarian Chad Lehman helps us learn about the technologies we need to set up an awesome maker space in our schools.

In today's show, we discuss:

The technologies he has in his maker space
The arts and materials he also has on hand
How Chad introduces students to the space
The biggest challenge Chad has with setting up the maker space
What Chad is doing next to solve his maker space problems
How this changes learning in the school library.

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#21 Triumph Amidst the Struggle to Educate with Todd Nesloney #mondaymotivation Feb 27, 2017

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To be remarkable teachers, we must learn to rise above our problems and bring our best self to the kids. Have you ever struggled to get out of the car to walk into school on Mondays? I have. There have been times I've had trouble getting out of the car to go teach. Teaching is important. It is awesome. But teaching is hard. (If you teach, you don't need me to tell you. You live the struggle.) As for me, I needed this Monday morning pep talk from Todd Nesloney, author of the book Kids Deserve It.

In today's show Todd and I discuss:

Leaving your stress in the car when you head into school
Getting parents excited to receive your phone calls
Unleashing student intrinsic motivation
How to deal with failure
The biggest mistake educators often make when trying to reach struggling kids

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#20 5 Tech Tools to Try in 2017 with Jennifer Gonzalez Feb 24, 2017

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Jennifer Gonzalez shares her favorite tools to try in 2017. Technology moves so quickly! Do you know what to try next? Well, today's guest and edtech expert Jennifer Gonzalez gives us some amazing tools to try for Five Idea Friday.

In today's show, we'll discuss: Peergrade Common Lit My Simple Show Adobe Spark eLink We also discuss how to keep from getting overwhelmed and common mistakes teachers make with technology. I

hope you enjoy this episode with Jennifer Gonzalez! A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month·s giveaway contests.

#19 Digital Learning Day: Social Media PD Best Practices #DLDay Feb 23, 2017

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Happy Digital Learning Day! The challenge with digital learning is that it is still new and different to many people. However, there is research growing out of the social media learning that is happening online.

For Thought Leader Thursday, social media researcher Laura Pasquini explains three defining aspects of effective social media powered professional development. In today's show, we'll discuss:

The impact of "watercooler" pd online
Best practices for hashtag maintenance and open learning
The lessons learned from effective social media PD

This story is intriguing because so many still define PD the same old way. If we can upgrade our knowledge based on current research, we can not only create better professional development opportunities for teachers, but we can become better online participants. There is no doubt that community organizing has moved online in the education world. Many amazing people chat, catalog and archive, and maintain thriving social media "water coolers" from around the web. I hope you enjoy this episode with Laura!

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

#18 The Lemonade War that Motivated a Whole School to Read Feb 22, 2017

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When I called Principal Ryan Kaczmark, he bubbled over with excitement from the Lemonade Wars experience. This elementary school-wide reading project is a sizzling combination of reading, parent relations, community service, school spirit, communications, and social media savvy. We were going to talk about technology or school design or something else. But I'm happy that he talked about the Lemonade Wars and raising money for Mike's Lemonade stand to help childhood cancer and everything that had just happened. I had to let him tell his story. This literally came out as I called him so today's Wonderful Wednesday with Ryan Kaczmark sounds more like a phone call between an excited educator (Ryan) and a curious one (me) than a "show." But that's OK. The 10-Minute Teacher is a journey into what's happening in schools now and you get a cool project

The 10-Minute Teacher is a journey into what's happening in schools now and you get a cool project in today's show. Today, Ryan shares: The story of a literacy project turned community service The joy of learning and helping others How he used social media to spur on excitement The power of having a fantastic team of teachers on your staff The positive community response you get when you use social media for good. Enjoy today's show with Ryan!

The story of a literacy project turned community service
The joy of learning and helping others
How he used social media to spur on excitement
The power of having a fantastic team of teachers on your staff
The positive community response you get when you use social media for good.

Enjoy today's show with Ryan!

A full transcript of this show and the show notes are available at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast as well as details on entering this month's giveaway contests.

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