EdTech Classroom Podcast

Season 2, Episode 10: January Book Talk

blo — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 08:06:16 +0000

Catch up with Joe, Karen, and Burt as we recap what we’ve learned during recent conferences and district professional development events. In addition, we share our opinion and take-aways from two thought-provoking books.

Current Events and EdTech News

Dr. Marzano’s Presentation Resources

San Juan Unified School District ActivBoard User Group

National Writing Project

Project 365 for 2010

Book Talk

21st Century Skills by Bernie Trilling and Charles Fadel

SuperFreakonomics by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner

Show Take-Aways

Fall CUE Conference

Educon 2.2

K12 Online Conference

Season 2, Episode 9: A Conversation with Rushton Hurley about Next Vista for Learning

blo — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 23:12:05 +0000

Happy New Year from the EdTech Classroom! Join Joe, Karen, and Burt as we talk with Rushton Hurley, founder of Next Vista for Learning. Rushton explains why he started this non-profit organization and where he sees it going. In addition he presents a great professional development opportunity for our listeners.

Links from the show

Rushton Hurley’s Twitter feed

Next Vista for Learning

Reaction to Next Vista at Free Technology for Teachers

YouSendIt – Filesharing by email

Sign up for the Next Vista Newsletter

MERIT 2010 from the Krause Center for Innovation

Season 2, Episode 8: A Conversation About The Digital Writing Workshop

blo — Thu, 31 Dec 2009 07:08:38 +0000

Joe, Karen, and Burt are joined by Troy Hicks and and his wife Sara Beauchamp-Hicks to discuss the book, The Digital Writing Workshop. This episode explores the story behind the book and the thought process for including technology in student writing activities.

Links from the show

The Digital Writing Workshop

Troy Hick’s Twitter Feed

Sara Beauchamp-Hicks’s Twitter Feed

National Writing Project

Edutopia Multimedia Writing Group

Project WRITE

The Giver – by Lois Lowry

Michigan State offers Online Professional Development for Teachers

Digital Writing Workshop Ning Community

Season 2, Episode 7: Monthly Book Talk

blo — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 07:30:53 +0000

Join Joe, Karen, and Burt as we discuss our thoughts about books that we have recently read. We also explore some online resources to help you plan lessons that will help all of your students.

Current Events and EdTech News

Lisa Dick Twitter Feed

Lesson Writer

Jim Dornberg Twitter Feed

Free PowerPoint Twitter Tools

Innovation Middle School

Global Achievement Gap

Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects

Book Talk

Fair Isn’t Always Equal: assessing & grading in the differentiated classroom

Making the Grade: Reinventing America’s Schools

Transforming School Culture: How to Overcome Staff Division

Season 2, Episode 6: Annual Holiday Buying Guide

blo — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:26:34 +0000

Get out your shopping lists and pick up some holiday gift ideas from Joe, Karen, and Burt. In addition to hearing about some fun (and potentially educational) gadgets, Joe recaps his recent visit to High Tech High School in San Diego.

Current Events

2009 CETPA Conference

San Diego High Tech High

San Diego Bay: A Story by High Tech High

High Tech High Graduate School of Education

Parent Institute for Quality Education

CETPA Discussion Lists

Virtual Box

Jim Klein’s Blog

Holiday Buying Guide

Under $100

Olympus WS-400 Digital Recorder and Olympus Me-15 Microphone

iTALC

.Mac Account

$100-$200

TomTom iPhone App and Car Kit

KITT TomTom Voice

Wii

Zoom H2 Recorder

Over $200

Apple iTablet

Windows 7

Canon Powershot SD780IS

Dell Mini 10

32 GB iPod touch

Academic Continuity

MiFi

Our Next Show

Digital Writing Workshop

Season 2, Episode 5: A Conversation with Wesley Fryer

blo — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 07:27:18 +0000

For the first time, we are joined by a guest from outside California and Michigan. Wesley Freyer joins us from Oklahoma to introduce our listeners to the upcoming K-12 Online Conference. In addition, Wesley share some details about his current educational passion, Story Chasers Inc.

Wesley Fryer

Moving at the Speed of Creativity – Wesley Fryer’s Blog

Wesley Fryer’s Twitter Feed

Story Chasers Inc

Center for Digital Storytelling

Kodak Zi8 Digital Video Camera

Sarah Fryer’s Response to President Obama

Internet Task Force Report

Here Comes Everybody – by Clay Shirky

K-12 Online Conference

The K-12 Online Conference

Advice for first time attendees of the K-12 Online Conference

K-12 Online Conference Facebook Group

K-12 Online Conference Ning Community

The Book of Learning and Forgetting – by Frank Smith

Season 2, Episode 4: A Conversation with Liz Kolb

blo — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:14:54 +0000

On this episode Liz Kolb visits the EdTech Classroom to discuss educational applications for cell phones in learning. Liz provides great background information that teachers should know before using cell phones with their students and some starter ideas for getting started with cell phones in the classroom.

Current Events

Michigan Reading Association Conference

Google Wave

Oprah’s Angel Network

Flash Forward

Liz Kolb

Cell Phones in Learning Blog

Toys to Tools: Connecting Student Cell Phones to Education

Dial2Do

Common Sense Media Survey on Cell Phones and Education

Sacramento Bee interviews Joe Wood

PASCO App for the iPhone/iPod touch

Wired Safety’s Information about Cell Phones

Poll Everywhere

Drop.io

MACUL Conference

Season 2, Episode 3: October Book Talk

blo — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:41:44 +0000

Karen, Joe, and Burt get caught up with educational technology current events in their lives. We also discuss several thought-provoking educational books we’ve read. Join us for the fun!

Current Events

Linda Clinton’s Twitter Feed

CDE Spotlights on Successful EETT Competitive Grant Programs

EdTech News

Google Sidewiki

What is Google Wave?

Princeton Review of the Kindle

Apple Tablet and Textbooks

Book Talk

Breakthrough by Michael Fullen, Peter Hill, Carmel Crevola

Fair Isn’t Always Equal: Assessing & Grading In The Differentiated Clasroom by Rick Wormelli

Making the Grade: Reinventing America’s Schools by Tony Wagner

Season 2, Episode 2: A Conversation About Assistive Technology With Ira Socol

blo — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:36:03 +0000

We are trying to feature more guest speakers and interviews during Season 2 of the EdTech Classroom Podcast. Ira Socol joins us this episode to explain how he and the Michican State University Assistive Technology Lab are introducing teachers to effective integration Assistive Technology into the K-12 classroom. This episode features a number of logical modifications and assistive technologies that can assist students with reading disorders and ADHD.

Links for the Show

The Drool Room – A novel by Ira Socol

SpeEdChange – Ira Socol’s Blog

JISC – Innovation in the use of technology for education and research

BECTA – Effective and innovative use of technology throughout learning

Better Living Through Technology

CLiCk, Speak - A Talking Extension for Firefox

Word Talk - Microsoft Word Text-to-Speech plug-in

Power Talk – Microsoft PowerPoint Text-to-Speech plug-in

GraphCalc – Windows Graphing Calculator Software

vozMe – Text-to-Speech website

Click-N-Type – Virtual keyboard

Ira Socol’s Slideshare Presentations

LibriVox – Free audiobooks

WYNN - Text-to-Speech Software

Kurzweil 1000 – Text-to-Speech Software

Read & Write Gold – Text-to-Speech Software

Bookshare – Accessible books for individuals with printing disabilities

Project Gutenberg – Free books

Project Gutenberg Australia – Free books

Accessible Book Collection – Providing digital text to persons with disabilities

Google Calendar – Collaborative calendars

Today’s Meet – Create your own backchannel for your classroom

Season 2, Episode 1: How We Spent The Summer

blo — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:11:07 +0000

Welcome back to school! We hope that you had an enjoyable and restful summer break. Season 2 of the EdTech Classroom starts with Karen Chichester joining Joe and Burt as a host for the podcast. During our first episode of the new season we recap how we spent our summer.

Karen Chichester’s links for this show

Current Events

AVerMedia Document Cameras and AverPen

Breakthrough – by Michael Fullan, Peter Hill, Carmel Crevola

The Art and Science of Teaching by Robert Marzano

Visible Learning – by John Hattie

Multimedia Learning – by Richard Mayer

MyCTAP Live Online Workshops

Summer Recap

NECC ‘09 Resource Links

iEAR – I Education App Review

Library of Congress Website

#EdChat Tweets

Tom Whitby’s Twitter Feed

Steven Anderson’s Twitter Feed

The World According to Twitter – by David Pogue

PBWorks Summer Camp

Acer K-12 Seed Program

Try It Out In Your Classroom

Readicide – by Kelly Gallagher

Classroom Assessment for Student Learning:Doing It Right-Using It Well – by Rick Stiggins, Judith Arter, Jan Chappuis, Stephen Chappuis

Introduction to The Art and Science of Learning

CUE Conference Presentation Proposals

Michigan Reading Conference Proposals

Episode 21: A Conversation with Dr. Howard Pitler

blo — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:49:41 +0000

Celebrate the start of summer by joining our conversation with Dr. Howard Pitler. On the show, Dr. Pitler provides an update about the strategies that make up Classroom Instruction that Works. In addition, he provides some ideas on some technology resources that you should explore during your summer vacation.

Links from the Show

Howard Pitler’s Delicious Bookmarks

Vtech’s V-Motion: The Educational Wii for Children

Arapahoe High School

McREL’s Power Walkthrough

Apple Classroom of Tomorrow

McKinsey Report on World School Systems

Mark Prensky

Engage Me or Enrage Me

World of Warcraft as an Educational Tool

Technology and Learning Conference

Episode 20: Wrapping Up Technology with Instructional Strategies that Work

blo — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 21:16:30 +0000

In Episode 20, Cheryl Dultz returns for the third chat in our series about using technology with classroom instruction that works. She provides an explanation of three instructional strategies: Identifying Similarities and Differences; Generating and Testing Hypotheses; and Homework and Practice. Then Cheryl, Joe, and Burt discuss how these strategies look in the classroom and some suggestions for integrating technology with them. Joe and Burt also discuss a technology-enhanced version of a summer book club and an opportunity for some free online professional development.

Our next episode will be a chat with Howard Pitler, please leave your questions and comments for that episode as a comment for this episode.

EdTech News

San Juan Summer Book Club

Grown Up Digital by Don Tapscott

CTAP Live Online Workshops

Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works

ElectroCity energy simuluation

Play SimCity Online for free

Oregon Trail for the iPhone

Tom Synyder’s Decisions Decisions

Promethean Planet’s Teacher Feature: Jeremy Cook

PASCO Probeware

Vernier Probeware

Twin Rivers Unified School District’s 21st Century Learning Academy

Animoto

Outliers by Malcom Gladwell

GCast

Episode 19: Discussing Technology and Classroom Instruction that Works

blo — Mon, 18 May 2009 07:30:25 +0000

In Episode 19, Cheryl Dultz returns for the third chat in our series about using technology with classroom instruction that works. She provides an explanation of three instructional strategies: Cooperative Learning, Nonlinguistic Representation and Reinforcing Effort & Providing Recognition. Then Cheryl, Joe, and Burt discuss how these strategies look in the classroom and some suggestions for integrating technology with them. We also continue our countdown to our chat with Howard Pitler and look forward to receiving your questions for that episode.

EdTech News

A+RISE – Instructional Strategies for ELL

FBI Cybercrime Presentation

FBI-Safe Online Surfing Program

Wicked in San Francisco

Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works

WebQuests

Filamentality

TrackStar

Will Richardson’s thoughts about Cooperative Reading with Diigo

Joe’s Wiki Textbook Project

Joe’s Wiki Glossary Project

Screenflow

Jing

iShowU

Parks Online Resources for Teachers and Students

Videoconference Resources

Center for Interactive Learning and Collaboration

Additional Resources

Marzano & Me Wiki

Web 2.0 and Marzano Wiki

Episode 18: Examining Strategies for Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works

blo — Mon, 04 May 2009 07:51:58 +0000

In Episode 18, Cheryl Dultz returns for the second chat in our series about using technology with classroom instruction that works. She provides an explanation of three instructional strategies: Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback; Cues, Questions, and Advance Organizers; Summarizing and Note Taking. Then Cheryl, Joe, and Burt discuss how these strategies look in the classroom and some suggestions for integrating technology with them. These strategies were selected as a starting point, since they make a good starting point for planning a lesson. We also begin a countdown to our chat with Howard Pitler and look forward to receiving your questions for that episode.

Current Events

Marzano Study: The ActivClassroom

Overview of iTELL Training

Clarence Fisher Blog about the Swine Flu

Wikipedia entry about the Swine Flu

CNN article, “Swine Flu creates controversy on Twitter”

Learning in Hand

Tony Vincent’s UStream Session, “Picks from the App Store”

Thomas Hutton Presentation on Acceptable Use Policies

Chat with Cheryl Dultz

Big 6 Research Skills

MyWebspiration

Bubbl.us

Homework

Marzano and Me Wiki

Episode 17: Preparing to Use Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works and Our Monthly Book Chat

blo — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:40:59 +0000

On Episode 17 we chat with one of Joe’s co-workers, Cheryl Dultz, and begin an in-depth look at using technology with classroom instruction that works, based upon Marzano’s research. Cheryl shares how she became involved with integrating technology into her classroom and discusses how she prepares other teachers to effectively use technology in their classrooms. In addition, we discuss three books that you should add to your reading list.

Current Events

iTELL

FBI Safe Online Surfing Presentation in Sacramento

Susan Boyle

Yardwork by Joe

AmazonFail

Monthly Book Chat

Global Achievement Gap

One Nation Under Dog

Deep Survival

Chat with Cheryl Dultz

Classroom Instruction That Works

Using Technology with Classroom Instruction that Works

Episode 16: Using Technology as a Learning Accommodation

blo — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 16:00:32 +0000

On Episode 16 we chat with one of our faithful listeners, Karen Chichester. Karen shares the technology that she uses to accommodate learning activities with her students. In addition to some innovative uses for free and low-cost technologies, Karen shares some great lesson ideas for using picture storybooks in the classroom.

Karen Chichester’s Squirrely View of Education

Current Events

Goomoodleikiog

State Educational Technology Directors Association 2009 National Trends Report

Burt’s SlideShare Presentations

Karen’s SlideShare Presentations

Karen’s Classroom Wiki

Tweetdeck

Karen Chichester’s Resources

Ira Socol’s Blog

Spoken Text - Text to Audio Converter

WordTalk – MS Word Plug-in

CLiCk Speak – Webpage Reader

Ghotit Dyslexia Literary Assistance – MS Word Plug-in and Contextual Spell Checker

Using Picture Storybooks to Teach Literary Devices

Karen’t Diigo Lists

Episode 15: Interactive Classrooms and the Kindle 2

blo — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:03:36 +0000

Help yourself to some birthday cake and ice cream and celebrate Joe’s birthday during Episode 15. We are joined by Brian Curwick from CTAP Region 7 to discuss solutions and strategies for Interactive Classrooms. In addition, we discuss current events about TV and President Obama’s plans for education. Also, some time is spent looking at some potential educational uses for Amazon’s new Kindle 2.

Current Events

More turning to Web to watch TV

President Obama’s remarks about “A Complete and Competitive American Education”

EdTech News

The Kindle 2

Reading personal documents on the Kindle

Browsing the Internet on the Kindle

iPhone Kindle App

Interactive Classrooms

Marzano Research on Formative Classroom Assessment

SMART Technologies

INTERWRITE Interactive Technologies

mimio Interactive Teaching Technologies

eBeam Interactive Whiteboard Technology

Qomo Interactive Tablet

Promethean Planet

Next Steps

Promethean FlipChart Viewer

Animation-ish Animation Software

Stanza eBook Reader

CTAP 7’s Online Learning Symposium

Episode 14: Conference Recaps and Book Talk

blo — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 07:43:26 +0000

Welcome back for Episode 14 of the EdTech Classroom. Our focus this show is to recap two conferences that we recently attended, the Educational Technology Conference in Modesto and the CUE Conference in Palm Springs. We follow by sharing our opinions of some great books that we have read recently.

Current Events

Karen Chichester’s Twitter Feed

How to Install Mac OS X onto a Dell Mini 9

FBI Safe Online Surfing

Brian’s Blog

CUE interviews Dr. Marzano and Dr. Pickering

CUE09 Twitter Chatter

CUE2009 Twitter Chatter

Podcacher Podcast

Resources from CUE Geocaching Workshop

Paul Devoto’s Website

That Quiz

Hall Davidson’s Green Screen Trick

Book Talk

Freakonomics Blog

Sir Ken Robinson’s Blog

Next Steps

Joe’s Shelfari Bookcase

Burt’s Shelfari Bookcase

Episode 13: Cybersafety

blo — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 07:57:58 +0000

Welcome back for Episode 13 of the EdTech Classroom. Our focus this show is to discuss some recent legislation that impacts how California schools can discipline and need to train staff and students about cybersafety. We follow by looking at some statistics behind the important cybersafety issues that are impacting students. We also discuss some of the curriculum and resources that are available to learn and teach about cybersafety. For those of you looking at a 1:1 computer program for the classroom, we look at some recent Netbook deals.

Current Events

Facebook’s 25 Random Things Meme Makes the News

San Juan Unified School District’s SJTube

California Learning Resource Network’s Web Info Links
(Remember to share your opinion about the usefulness of these web sites to enter the monthly iPod nano drawing.)

California Learning Resource Network’s Electronic Learning Assessment Resources
(Remember to share your opinion about Electronic Learning Assessment Resources to enter the monthly iPod nano drawing.)

EdTech News

Dell Netbook Pricing

India to Unveil $20 Laptop

Cybersafety Resources

California AB 86

California AB 307

Internet Safety Technical Task Force’s Report about Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies

FBI Safe Online Surfing

Adina’s Deck

CyberSmart Curriculum

CTAP 4 Cybersafety Resources

Media Awareness Network

Next Steps Towards Cybersafety

Facebook for Parents

Episode 12: January Book Talk

blo — Mon, 26 Jan 2009 08:22:43 +0000

Happy New Year and welcome back for Episode 12 of the EdTech Classroom. We apologize for the long hiatus between Episodes 11 and 12, but we explain some of the reasons why, during this episode. We also talk about some of the technology we used during the recent inauguration ceremony. Our focus this show is to begin a monthly book talk. This episode we share our thoughts about Presentation Zen, Disrupting Class, and The Numerati. In addition, we suggest some tools for you to use to start your own reading list.

Current Events

CTAP 4 Cybersafety Resources

Bully Awareness Resources

Internet Safety Technical Task Force’s Report about Enhancing Child Safety and Online Technologies

Google Docs

Promethean Planet

iLife 09

Warning about iWork 09 on BitTorrent

Dancing Matt Video

Axiom’s Mac Tablet Computer

CUE at MacWorld 09

EdTech News

Inauguration 2009: Online

Facebook and CNN at the Inauguration

Student Reports at the Inauguration

Book Talk

Presentation Zen

Disrupting Class

The Numerati

Start a Reading List

Joe’s Reading List

Burt’s Reading List

Sir Ken Robinson’s TED Presentation

Episode 11: EdTech Wish List

blo — Tue, 23 Dec 2008 20:26:02 +0000

If you are looking for a gift for that special EdTech Teacher, grab some hot chocolate and tune in for Episode 11 of the EdTech Classroom as Joe and Burt share some of their favorite gadgets. We also take this opportunity to recap some of our favorite toys and events from 2008.

Salks Periodic Table (Nominated for an edublog award for Best Educational Wiki)

Joe Wood Online (Nominated for an edublog award for Best educational tech support blog)

Lists from 2008

12 Ways The Sex Trade Has Changed The Web

Top 10 Twitter Moments

THE Journal’s 2008 Innovators

Jim Klein’s Blog

Time’s 2008 Lists

CNN Gift Ideas for Gadget Gifts under $500

EdTech Hardware Gadgets

Under $50

Nike + iPod Sports Kit

Sansa Clip MP3 Player

$50-$200

Over $200

EdTech Software/Internet Services

Under $50

Comic Life

Spore

$50-$100

SmugMug

Flickr Pro and Picnik

Apple One to One Training

Over $100

Adobe Premiere Express

For Future Reading

Joe’s Reading List

Burt’s Reading List

Episode 10: CLMS/CUE Technology Conference

blo — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 08:33:17 +0000

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Grab some clam chowder in a bread bowl, sit back, and join Joe, John, and Burt for Episode 10 of the EdTech Classroom. During this show, we recap our experiences at the CLMS/CUE Technology Conference from Monterey. In addition to discussing our reactions to the Keynote presentations, we also share resources obtained from some of the sessions we attended during the conference, and we ruminate on the conference theme of “Learning to Network, Networking to Learn.”

Technology Resources

NACOL (North American Council for Online Learning)

CLMS/CUE Learning Network

Resources for Everyone by David Jakes

Zinch

Episode 9: CETPA Conference

blo — Mon, 24 Nov 2008 08:15:48 +0000

Sit back and enjoy Episode 9 of the EdTech Classroom. During this show, we recap our experiences at the 48th Annual California Educational Technology Professionals Association Conference. We also mention a great learning opportunity for those of you who are interested in being pioneers in educational technology.

Don’t forget to leave a comment if you will be able to join us for recording Episode 10 at the CLMS/CUE Conference in Monterey.

Current Events

Technology Resources

Professional Development Opportunity

CTO Mentor Program

Episode 8: Digital Images

blo — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:50:55 +0000

An apology from the podcast producer, Burt, the show you are listening to is actually the second time we recorded the show. The first take was negatively impacted by some recording issues and background noise. Sorry, if some of the conversations sound rushed, like Joe and I have had them before; we probably did

Welcome back for Episode 8 of the EdTech Classroom. During this show, we talk about how technology impacted the ways we followed Election Night ‘08. The focus of this show is how to find and use digital images in classroom projects. In addition, we suggest some student projects with digital images for you to try in your own classroom.

News and Current Events

Joe’s Election Night Coverage and Saturday Summary

Karl Fisch’s Blog “The Fischbowl”

Burt’s Election Night Coverage

Marianne Pack’s Twitter Feed

Salk’s Periodic Table Wiki - Check out the Visitor’s Page and add a placemark!

Digital Image Searches

Google Image Search

Advanced Flickr Search (for Creative Commons Images)

5 Fabulous Reasons to Use Flickr

Firefox Browser Search Engine Add-Ons

Pics4Learning

Joongel

Skitch

Digital Images in the Classroom

Picasa Web Albums

Joe’s Atomic Comic Life Project

Comic Life for Mac

Comic Life for Windows

Glogster Edu

Poster Project

Try Out Some Digital Image Products

Animoto

Animoto Education Program

VoiceThread for Education

Episode 7: Wikis

jwood — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 07:39:28 +0000

Welcome back for Episode 7 of the EdTech Classroom. During this show, we talk about how technology is impacting how we choose to spend our free time. We also mention a great resource for to explore politics with students. The focus of this show is a discussion of classroom wiki projects. In addition, we suggest some wiki tools for you to test drive in your own classroom.

Current Events

K12 Online Conference

DotSub

TED Talks – Arthur Benjamin

PBS – Access, Analyze, Act: A Blueprint for 21st Century Civic Engagement

Wikis

Wikis in the Classroom

Joe’s Online Textbook

Presidential Election Wiki

Clay Burell’s Wikispaces Webinar – Wikispaces Webinar post on Clay’s Blog

Curriki

Test Drive a Wiki

Wikispaces

PBWiki

Wetpaint

Episode 6: ILC 2008

blo — Mon, 20 Oct 2008 17:55:35 +0000

Hail, and well met to our new listeners from the Innovative Learning Conference. We welcome you, and our returning listeners, to Episode 6 of the EdTech Classroom. In this bonus episode we talk about our recent trip to the Innovative Learning Conference. The show will share resources and tips that we picked up from the conference. In addition, we talk about an upcoming conference that will definitely fit into your schedule. And we briefly address the issue of netiquette. Got a suggestion for an upcoming episode? Share it with us by posting a comment below.

Joe & Burt

Links We Mentioned

Free Rice

Diigo

Cooliris

K12 Online Conference

Joe Wood’s Blog Posts about ILC

Burt’s ILC Finds

Episode 5: 1:1 Classrooms

blo — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 06:58:08 +0000

Drop by for Episode 5 of the EdTech Classroom. We were lucky enough to have John Patten make time to record another podcast with us. In this episode we talk about our recent educational technology experiences. This show we focus on the issues that surround the 1:1 classroom. In addition, we suggest some Web 2.0 tools for you to test drive in your own classroom. Below are links to websites and resources discussed during the show. Got a suggestion for an upcoming episode? Share it with us by posting a comment below.

Joe & Burt

Links We Mentioned

ASUS EeePC

MyWebspiration

VoiceThread

Joe’s Classroom Wiki Textbook

Episode 4: Moodle

blo — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 05:37:27 +0000

Drop by for Episode 4 of the EdTech Classroom. In this episode we talk about our recent educational technology experiences. Our focus for this show is to introduce the topic of Moodle. In addition, we discuss some ways for you to test drive this classroom management system in your own classroom. Below are links to websites and resources discussed during the show. Got a suggestion for Episode 5? Share it with us by posting a comment below.

Joe & Burt

Links We Mentioned

MacBook Dashboard Widgets

Apple Remote Desktop

Poll Everywhere

Pasco Probeware

Sylvan Technology Leadership Blog

John Patten’s Edutonica Blog

Moodle

Moodle hosted by GoDaddy

Moodle on a Mac Mini

K12 High-Speed Network EdZone (including Moodle)

Try Out Moodle

CUE Conference Moodle Sessions

Atomic Learning Moodle Lessons

YouTube Moodle Tutorials

Create Your Own Moodle Classroom with TMDHosting

Episode 3: Student Response Systems

blo — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 07:34:20 +0000

Welcome back for Episode 3 of the EdTech Classroom. In this episode we talk about our recent educational technology experiences. Our focus for this show is to introduce the topic of Student Response Systems. In addition, we discuss some ways for you to test drive student clickers in your own classroom. Below are links to websites and resources discussed during the show. Got a suggestion for Episode 3? Share it with us by posting a comment below.

Joe & Burt

Links We Mentioned

Spelling City

Quia

QuizLab

iPods for University Students

Student Response Systems

Classroom Performance Systems

eInstruction Research about Student Response Systems

Alan November

Grants

Best Buy Teach Grant

BP A+ Energy Grant

Turning Technologies Grant

Episode 2: Professional Learning Communities

jwood — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 03:39:06 +0000

Welcome back for Episode 2 of the EdTech Classroom. In this episode we talk about our recent educational technology professional development experiences. We also recap some stories of technology enhancing our usual lines of communication. Our focus for this show is to introduce the topic of professional learning communities. In addition, we discuss some of our favorite resources in our professional learning communities and share some tools for starting your own community. Below are links to websites and resources discussed during the show. Got a suggestion for a future episode? Share it with us by posting a comment below.

Joe & Burt

Links We Mentioned

Cell Theory Rap

Barack Obama Ring Tone

Professional Learning Communities

Will Richardson’s Blog and Book

Dean Shareski’s Blog

From Toy to Tools: Cell Phones in Learning Blog

Student Cell Phone Presentation

Beyond School Blog

David Warlick’s 2 Cents Worth Blog

Podcacher Podcast

NPR: Wait Wait…Podcast

RSS Resources

Add an RSS Feed to Mac Mail

Class Blogmeister

Professional Development Opportunities

California Technology Assistance Project

Atomic Learning

CCCUE – Technology Conference October 4, 2008

Innovative Learning Conference October 14-16, 2008

CLMS/CLHS Technology Conference December 4-6, 2008

ETC 2009 February 28, 2009

CUE 2009 March 5-7, 2009

NECC 2009 June 28-July 1, 2009

Episode 1: Presentation Tools for the Classroom

jwood — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:00:12 +0000

Welcome to the first broadcast of the EdTech Classroom. In this episode we share our favorite tech toys, interesting technology news, and tips for using presentation software, such as Keynote and PowerPoint, in the classroom. Below are links to websites and resources discussed during the show. Got a suggestion for Episode 2? Share it with us by posting a comment below.

Joe & Burt

Listen to just the Technology in the News Segment
Listen to just the Presentation Tools for the Classroom Segment

Links We Mentioned

Opening Comments

Mr. Meyer’s Math Blog

Urbanspoon for the iPhone

Shazam for iPhone

Nike iPod

Nike Human Race

The Onion – Why We Aren’t Going to the Gym

Tech News

Twitter in the News