EdTechAfterDark After Hours

In this episode, Dan, Zac and Alex discuss recent events that have led to the ongoing conversation surrounding school safety. Keeping our children safe is priority number one - but with so much noise surrounding the discussion itself, how can we possibly get anything accomplished? Our guest this week is Meg Jones - technology integration coach and PhD student who gives us some much needed insight into literacy studies and digital media literacy. We also chat about how the internet and social media have been able to amplify a "pile-on" mentality when it comes to important issues - and how we can help guide the conversation into more meaningful territory.  You can find Meg Jones on Twitter at @MrsMJ1218.  Check out our new website at www.edtechafterdark.com.     

In this episode, Dan and Zac interview Joshua Katz, math teacher from Orange County, Florida and TED speaker of 2014's inspiring "Toxic Culture Of Education" talk. We chat with Josh about what he believes the most toxic parts of our educational thought processes are, and how teachers have basically accepted some of this toxicity upon their own backs.    Link to Josh's TED Talk

In this episode, Dan, Zac and Alex are finally back after our hurricane Irma hiatus. We offer our condolences to those negatively effected by hurricanes Irma and Maria.  We discuss our thoughts on why students, however well-behaved, still act differently online as opposed to their in-person selves. In addition, Zac interviews Daniella Latham of Kahoot to get her thoughts on the formative assessment gaming platform and find out more about what Kahoot is going to be offering in the future.

In this episode, Dan, Alex and Zac are joined by the one and only Taylor Mali - former teacher, slam poet, and all around great guy. We chat him up about the EdTechAfterDark Twitter chat he moderated for us, what it means to be "cliché," why we should all speak with conviction, and some new projects he's working on. 

In this long overdue episode, Dan, Zac and Alex reflect on the entirety of the schoolyear, discuss teacher burnout and how to overcome the inevitable feeling of being overwhelmed as an educator. We also speak to Dr. Monica Burns of ClassTechTips.com about her new book and awesome EdTech blog. 

In this (extremely long) episode, Dan, Zac, and Alex discuss what it means to be "connected" to the internet in schools--but more importanly, how to "connect" with students on a more than superficial level to engage in and keep them "hungry" for school. We also chat with Nathan Lang, co-founder of #leadupchat and EDU strategist at CDW about his thoughts on what education needs to look like in 2017. 

In this episode, Dan, Zac and Alex talk with Dene Gainey, a long time friend, author, and expert in student-centered classrooms, about providing students the space to create their own agency. We also finally get a chance to include our interview with Ricky Johnson, CFO of PledgeCents - a crowdfunding platform specifically designed for teachers. 

In this episode, Zac, Dan and Alex discuss our methods of staying inspired throughout the school year, and some of our favorite instructional strategies to help quell the doldroms of testing season. We also include some listener feedback, get sappy, and talk a little bit about avoiding negativity on your campus. 

In this episode, Zac, Dan and Alex discuss our methods of staying inspired throughout the school year, and some of our favorite instructional strategies to help quell the doldroms of testing season. We also include some listener feedback, get sappy, and talk a little bit about avoiding negativity on your campus. 

In this episode, Zac, Dan and Alex attempt to condense an entire 3-day technology conference into the best tidbits. They probably fail, so you should go to fetc.org and look up any sessions you missed when you were there. There's also a special interview with Ami Shah from Peekapak, a fun elementary education tool to teach character ed to kids. 

In this episode, Zac, Dan and Alex attempt to condense an entire 3-day technology conference into the best tidbits. They probably fail, so you should go to fetc.org and look up any sessions you missed when you were there. There's also a special interview with Ami Shah from Peekapak, a fun elementary education tool to teach character ed to kids. 

In this episode, Dan and Alex rap about the process of collaborating in a constantly connected world, and the fears (and benefits) of sharing "too much" of your story with your students. We also get kind of philosophical about the word "resolutionary" and quote people on Twitter that are smarter than we are. Enjoy! 

In this episode, Dan and Alex rap about the process of collaborating in a constantly connected world, and the fears (and benefits) of sharing "too much" of your story with your students. We also get kind of philosophical about the word "resolutionary" and quote people on Twitter that are smarter than we are. Enjoy! 

In this episode, we discuss the dangers of speaking about technology with an air of pessimism in schools,  and build upon last week's chat with Eric Sheninger, in which he asked a lot of good questions about inspiring "awe" in our students in these connected times. In addition, we also ask ourselves if teachers sometimes misrepresent the role of technology in the classroom. In fact, we seem to have more questions than answers!    

In this episode, we discuss the dangers of speaking about technology with an air of pessimism in schools,  and build upon last week's chat with Eric Sheninger, in which he asked a lot of good questions about inspiring "awe" in our students in these connected times. In addition, we also ask ourselves if teachers sometimes misrepresent the role of technology in the classroom. In fact, we seem to have more questions than answers!