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Summary: TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. For more information, please visit <a href="http://www.techeducatorpodcast.com/" target="_blank" shape="rect">www.techeducatorpodcast.com</a>.<br> <a href="http://www.techeducatorpodcast.com/" shape="rect">TechEducatorPodcast.com</a><br> <br> * Follow us Live on Video: <a href="http://www.teachercast.tv/" shape="rect">http://www.TeacherCast.tv</a><br> * Leave a Voice Mail: <a href="http://www.teachercast.net/voicemail">http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail</a><br> * Email: <a href="mailto:feedback@teachercast.net" target="_blank">feedback@Teachercast.net</a><br> * Twitter: <a href="http://www.twitter.com/TechEdShow" shape="rect">@TechEdShow</a><br> * Hashtag: #TechEducator<br> <br> <a href="http://www.techeducatorpodcast.com/" shape="rect">Hosts:</a><br> <br> * Jeff Bradbury – <a href="http://teachercast.net/" shape="rect">TeacherCast.net</a> – <a href="http://www.twitter.com/teachercast" shape="rect">@TeacherCast</a><br> * Jeff Herb – <a href="http://instructionaltechtalk.com/" shape="rect">InstructionalTechTalk.com</a> – <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jeffherb" target="_blank">@JeffHerb</a><br> * Sam Patterson – <a href="http://mypaperlessclassroom.com/" shape="rect">MyPaperlessClassroom.com</a> – <a href="http://www.twitter.com/learningsliving" shape="rect">@SamPatue</a><br> * Jennifer Judkins – <a href="http://teachingforward.net/">TeachingForward.net</a> – <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jennjudkins">@JennJudkins</a><br> * David Saunders <a href="http://www.twitter.com/DesignSaunders">@DesignSaunders</a><br> * Josh Gauthier <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mrgfactoftheday">@mrgfactoftheday</a><br> * Jennifer Scheffer – <a href="http://jennscheffer.com/">JennScheffer.com</a> <a href="http://www.twitter.com/jlscheffer">@JLScheffer</a><br> <br> About our Guests:<br>  <br> Steve Isaacs has been teaching for 23 years. For the past 17 years, he has been at William Annin Middle School, where he developed a game design and development curriculum. Steve has found that the collaborative possibilities in Minecraft are an incredible tool for game development. In addition to teaching at William Annin, Steve developed and teaches an online game development course for Virtual High School. It has consistently been one of the school’s most popular courses for the past 8 years | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/mr_isaacs" target="_blank">@mr_isaacs</a><br> Lucas Gillispie is Director of Academic and Digital Learning for Surry County Schools in North Carolina.  A passionate gamer and educator, Lucas explores the intersection of games and learning.  He is the creator of the WoWinSchool Project, exploring the educational potential of online games like World of Warcraft with middle schoolers, was one of the earliest pioneers to bring Minecraft into classrooms, and is working to build game-inspired professional development for teachers in his district through his EPIC Academy program.  He shares gaming resources with educators and even makes an occasional blog post at:  <a href="http://www.edurealms.com/">http://www.edurealms.com</a>. | <a href="http://www.twitter.com/lucasgillispie" target="_blank">@lucasgillispie</a><br> Rafranz Davis is the Executive Director of Professional and Digital Learning for Lufkin ISD in Texas. In this role, she supports growth for staff and students through innovative programming including pathways of digital leadership and STEAM focused opportunities for students. She is the author of the book, The Missing Voices in Edtech: Bringing Diversity into Edtech, which was released January 2015 through Corwin Press’ Connected Educator Series. | Website: <a href="http://rafranzdavis.com/">RafranzDavis.com</a> | <a href="http://twitter.com/rafranzdavis" target="_blank">@RafranzDavis</a><br> Marianne Malmstrom, an internationally recognized leader in the innovative use ...