Family and Consumer Science Tech Integration

June 4th, 2009

Episode 28: I chat with Tina Shank, a 34-year veteran teacher about the unique ways she incorporates tech into her FCS classroom. As a bonus, two 8th grade students, Gabbie and Matt, join in our conversation. THIS is tech integration!

Show links:

Mrs. Shank’s Moodle site - (use Login as Guest to enter)

Mrs. Shank’s Media page - THIS is how to use media in your classroom!

 
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Zogpod dot com

May 5th, 2009

Episode 27: I chat with high school English teacher, Scott Hertzog, about his classroom and leisure podcasting. Scott’s educational podcasts include Room 312, The Fireside Book Chat, and Poem of the Week. All his podcasts can be found at Zogpod.com. zogpod-logo-286x300

Show notes:

Zogpod.com - Scott’s all-encompasing site for his podcasts

 
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Rock Our World - A Global Collaboration Project

April 5th, 2009

Episode 26: I chat with Carol Anne McGuire about the RockOurWorld.org global collaboration project. Carol Anne is an Apple Distinguished Educator and the 2008 ISTE Outstanding Teacher of the Year. Carol works with her class of blind and visually impaired students to make movies while focusing on their strengths instead of their weaknesses. She is an inspiration to teachers everywhere!

Shownote Links:

Carol’s Students’ Movie Tutorials - these kids rock our world!

Rock Our World - the website

Carol Anne McGuire - ISTE Outstanding Teacher of the Year

Apple Learning Interchange website

 
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Assistive Technology Resources

March 15th, 2009

Episode 25: I chat with Apple Distinguished Educator, Madalaine Pugliese, on the topic of Assistive Technologies. We talk about the stimulus package’s affect on this subject, her work in the assistive technology realm, and spotlight several important, easy-to-use resources that any educator can use to find effective assistive technology solutions.

Show Note Links:
Madalaine’s Blog
Apple Accessibility Site

National Center for Technology Innovation
Stages - Madalaine’s research and software
Techmatrix.org
- tool for finding assistive tech products
SETT Framework
- guidelines for making assistive tech decisions
Simmons Assistive Tech Showcase
- sharing assistive tech success stories
Simmons College Assistive Technology Graduate Program
Education Week

 
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Keep Cell Phones in School

February 26th, 2009

Episode 24: Educators discuss PA House Bill 363 and how it will try to ban electronic devices (cell phones, etc.) from schools. This will set PA Education back 30+ years if it passes. Listen and learn how to help stop this idiotic idea from becoming a law. Help support cell phones in schools

Show notes:

PA House Bill 363 - an incredibly bad idea

Views From the Lamb’s Herd blog - Jimbo Lamb (PA teacher and CFF Coach)

“Keep Cell Phones in School” promotional items (non-profit)

Tipline blog - Jim Gates (PDE Mentor)

K12 Geek blog - Your’s Truly (Instructional Tech Coordinator, Podcaster, and K12 Geek)

Also: Go here and find your rep and let them know what you think.

Lots of folks are up in arms over this one. This blog post (from Dan Callahan) points to this petition that you can sign if you, too, are against this bill.

 
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PETE&C Keynote 2009 - Dan Pink

February 15th, 2009

Episode 23: Dan Pink’s PETE&C 2009 Keynote. Dan talks about education and the economy from an ‘outsider’s point of view.’ It’s time we changed from teaching the ‘routine’ and started emphasizing the ‘multi.’ Also: the 4 gig TMFT thumb drive winner announced!

Shownote Links:

PETE&C 2009 - Pennsylvania Educational Technology Expo and Conference.

Dan Pink - best selling author

Dan Pink’s Q&A with Educators on Ustream

4-gig thumb drive winner’s school! - Jade Bowman

 
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Video Conferencing options for your Classroom

December 26th, 2008

Episode 22: Video conferencing options for your classroom. A chat with Julia from CILC and Kathleen from e-Missions about their varied videoconferencing offerings. We also listen in and interview teachers getting a first-hand experience with Operation Montserrat. You’ve heard of ‘controled chaos’ in the classroom?! Listen in to these teachers living the mission! (and you don’t always need a $10,000 video conferencing system to participate.)

Shownote Links:

CILC.org - Center for Interactive Learning (and the Content Dollar Bank)

e-Missions - Live Simulations for the classroom

Operation Montserrat - students simulation to evacuate an island besieged by a volcano and approaching hurricane.

 
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