Hack Learning

Today's technology empowers teachers and learners to break down the walls of school and business. In Hack Learning Episode 50, Mark Barnes explains how you can easily share teaching and learning with all stakeholders with the power of live streaming video. Learn how Facebook, Periscope, and other platforms help you reveal your best practices and engage a global audience with live video. And learn how to begin immediately. See http://hacklearningpodcast.com for further details and resources.

Publishing giant Amazon developed a tool for publishers and bloggers to market books, but in the process it may have empowered teachers to turn non-readers into lifelong readers. Kindle Instant Preview is helping educators bring books to life for students, and Instant Preview just might inspire even the most reluctant readers to dive into a book, once they peruse it from their tablet or mobile device. In this episode, Mark Barnes shares the Secret Sauce inside Kindle Instant Preview, which gives website and blog administrators the ability to embed any book on a web page or blog, so a preview of the book will appear there, making instant reading a one-click experience. But how does this rescue reluctant readers? Listen now to unveil this powerful secret that, according to Barnes, even Amazon doesn't completely understand. Learn more about Kindle Instant Preview at http://hacklearningpodcast.com.

Publishing giant Amazon developed a tool for publishers and bloggers to market books, but in the process it may have empowered teachers to turn non-readers into lifelong readers. Kindle Instant Preview is helping educators bring books to life for students, and Instant Preview just might inspire even the most reluctant readers to dive into a book, once they peruse it from their tablet or mobile device. In this episode, Mark Barnes shares the Secret Sauce inside Kindle Instant Preview, which gives website and blog administrators the ability to embed any book on a web page or blog, so a preview of the book will appear there, making instant reading a one-click experience. But how does this rescue reluctant readers? Listen now to unveil this powerful secret that, according to Barnes, even Amazon doesn't completely understand. Learn more about Kindle Instant Preview at http://hacklearningpodcast.com.

Mark Barnes shares the evolution of the Hack Learning model and says it's time to reframe your thinking and to change your attitude about problem-solving in education and in life. It's time for right now solutions. Here are three examples of solve-today-implement-tomorrow strategies that are sure to improve teaching and learning in your class, at your school, and at home. Learn more at http://hacklearningpodcast.com. Tweet your thoughts to #HackLearning on Twitter.

Mark Barnes shares the evolution of the Hack Learning model and says it's time to reframe your thinking and to change your attitude about problem-solving in education and in life. It's time for right now solutions. Here are three examples of solve-today-implement-tomorrow strategies that are sure to improve teaching and learning in your class, at your school, and at home. Learn more at http://hacklearningpodcast.com. Tweet your thoughts to #HackLearning on Twitter.

Renowned educators Joe Sanfelippo and Tony Sinanis are not your traditional school leaders. In fact, they prefer to lead from the middle, which is quite unorthodox, when you consider the typical top-down leadership model. In a recent conversation with Hack Learning creator and Times 10 Publisher Mark Barnes, Sanfelippo and Sinanis, co-authors of the new Hacking Leadership: 10 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Learning That Teachers, Students, and Parents Love, explain how to create a positive school culture, how to empower teachers, and how to facilitate a collaborative community in schools. Learn more at http://hacklearningpodcast.com and share your thoughts at #HackLearning on Twitter.

Renowned educators Joe Sanfelippo and Tony Sinanis are not your traditional school leaders. In fact, they prefer to lead from the middle, which is quite unorthodox, when you consider the typical top-down leadership model. In a recent conversation with Hack Learning creator and Times 10 Publisher Mark Barnes, Sanfelippo and Sinanis, co-authors of the new Hacking Leadership: 10 Ways Great Leaders Inspire Learning That Teachers, Students, and Parents Love, explain how to create a positive school culture, how to empower teachers, and how to facilitate a collaborative community in schools. Learn more at http://hacklearningpodcast.com and share your thoughts at #HackLearning on Twitter.

If you want to build an engaged, vibrant learning community at your school and in your school district, you need to connect with teachers, parents, and community leaders on social media. School principal, connected educator and author of the popular Learning and Leading education blog, Bethany Hill, joins Mark Barnes in Episode 46 to discuss community building in and around schools, using the power of social networks, blogs, online courses and other social sharing tools. Building a successful learning community, according to Bethany Hill, is about transparency and sharing. Grab this episode and learn how to make education transparent and exactly what to share and how. Learn about Bethany Hill on the show notes page at http://hacklearningpodcast.com.

If you want to build an engaged, vibrant learning community at your school and in your school district, you need to connect with teachers, parents, and community leaders on social media. School principal, connected educator and author of the popular Learning and Leading education blog, Bethany Hill, joins Mark Barnes in Episode 46 to discuss community building in and around schools, using the power of social networks, blogs, online courses and other social sharing tools. Building a successful learning community, according to Bethany Hill, is about transparency and sharing. Grab this episode and learn how to make education transparent and exactly what to share and how. Learn about Bethany Hill on the show notes page at http://hacklearningpodcast.com.

Apple Distinguished Educator Peter Cameron dramatically changed his teaching methods. He created a new kind of homework, which he calls "home share". After reading Cameron's blog post on this alternative to traditional homework and discussing it with him, Mark Barnes explains Cameron's home share strategies and expounds upon the value of Cameron's unique out-of-school assignments, in yet another assault on traditional homework. This is Hacking Homework . . . Again. Learn more at http://hacklearningpodcast.com and follow Mark Barnes on Twitter @markbarnes19.

Apple Distinguished Educator Peter Cameron dramatically changed his teaching methods. He created a new kind of homework, which he calls "home share". After reading Cameron's blog post on this alternative to traditional homework and discussing it with him, Mark Barnes explains Cameron's home share strategies and expounds upon the value of Cameron's unique out-of-school assignments, in yet another assault on traditional homework. This is Hacking Homework . . . Again. Learn more at http://hacklearningpodcast.com and follow Mark Barnes on Twitter @markbarnes19.

Flipped learning has become wildly popular in education. Unlike a traditional course setup, where content is delivered in class and students apply and practice their learning through homework, the flipped classroom turns that arrangement on its head: The initial content delivery happens at home, and then students and teachers re-converge in class to apply and practice their learning. In this episode, Mark Barnes identifies the biggest problem with the trendy flipped classroom and provides some simple strategies teachers can use to flip learning back to the classroom, with the in-class flip. This is Flipping Flipped Learning. See step-by-step details on the strategy at http://hacklearningpodcast.com. Talk about on Twitter at #HackLearning.

Flipped learning has become wildly popular in education. Unlike a traditional course setup, where content is delivered in class and students apply and practice their learning through homework, the flipped classroom turns that arrangement on its head: The initial content delivery happens at home, and then students and teachers re-converge in class to apply and practice their learning. In this episode, Mark Barnes identifies the biggest problem with the trendy flipped classroom and provides some simple strategies teachers can use to flip learning back to the classroom, with the in-class flip. This is Flipping Flipped Learning. See step-by-step details on the strategy at http://hacklearningpodcast.com. Talk about on Twitter at #HackLearning.

What if you could build a small group of experts or like-minded people who answer your questions or respond to your rants 24/7. Mark Barnes explains how he "Voxes" his way to success with his own expert groups with one simple, free web and mobile application. Learn how to build your tribes and start communicating with them immediately for improved personal and professional growth, in another brief edition of Hack Learning 101.

What if you could build a small group of experts or like-minded people who answer your questions or respond to your rants 24/7. Mark Barnes explains how he "Voxes" his way to success with his own expert groups with one simple, free web and mobile application. Learn how to build your tribes and start communicating with them immediately for improved personal and professional growth, in another brief edition of Hack Learning 101.