Description So many topics. So Little time. On today’s show we couldn’t decide on a single topic so we’ve decided to leave it up to … fate? Chance? Dumb luck? Rest assured no matter what topic comes up you – our loyal listener – are going to be a winner. Join us today as we […]
Keeping Up With Technology | Reflection Friday #9
How do you stay current when there is a constant stream of new tech? Should you? Michael I have an unfair advantage in this area. It is part of my job and a deep personal interest to keep up with what is changing in technology. I just like it! In many ways the better […]
Here’s What We’re Reading | Reflection Friday #8
Our favorite techy blogs, authors, podcasts, videocasts and books Chris For me, few things motivate like a good TED Talk, and not even those talks that are focused on ‘education” necessarily. Listening to brilliant minds being brilliant inspires me. As for bloggers try Christopher Pappas and Annie Murphy Paul. Now, for a real mind bender […]
Cargobot Teaches Valuable Programming Skills on the Downlow| Audio Review #143
With a name like Cargobot, you might think this iPad programming puzzle would be rather boring. I mean who wants to move cargo around? Strangely enough, a lot of students do. Especially those with an engineering mindset. You know, the ones that look at cranes for hours and wonder how they work. Cargobot is essentially […]
You can’t make me change if I don’t want to! | Reflection Friday #7
How do you make people change and maybe even want to change? Chris – Getting diction-focused, I wish to point out that “make” in the above question immediately created an adversarial context. Further, people cannot be made to change. I choose to refocus the question to, “How do I create the conditions to maximize […]
With Shadow Puppet Quickly add Narration to your Photos | Audio Review #142
Overview Shadow Puppet app is one I learned about to App Ed Review (another awesome site we reviewed a few weeks back). This app is honestly the easiest movie making app I have ever used. You simply create a new “puppet”, select or search for the photos you want to use, click record and talk […]
Code Combat Teaches Programming and Killing | Audio Review #141
It seems almost without exception that students LOVE to code. Especially when there is an interactive, web based environment that provides them instant feedback. So you might want to ask why we would need to gamify a process they already love. Well the folks at Code Combat went ahead and did that anyway. They took […]
Inbox Zero Could Be A Reality With These Tips and Tricks | Audio Review #140
Overview Do you agree that the above graphic is true? I think I’d add a third type. The person who has about 100 emails in their inbox and really really wants to get to zero, but doesn’t know how. A few years ago the idea of “inbox zero” became popular when Merlin Mann began posting […]
Tynker Totally Takes Students From Zero to Hero in the Programming World | Audio Review #139
Tynker is a MASSIVE suite of programming tools, lessons and projects for individuals, classrooms and entire schools. It uses a Scratch like programming interface, but guides you along the way. Students sign up as part of a classroom that you as a teacher can manage. They then proceed through the lessons and projects that you […]
Why We Love SAMR | Reflection Friday #6
Tech isn’t just a babysitter. Our interview at the 21Century Learning Conference with Ruben Puentedura (Mr. SAMR himself). Chris – I like SAMR because it causes me to reflect on my teaching methods. If what I am doing is effective and efficient, and achieves the learning goals, then I am OK. However, if the […]
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