The TeacherCast App Spotlight

In this episode of the TeacherCast App Spotlight, I sit down with Peter Cleary from School Specialty to discuss the brand new Wordly Wise i3000 reading comprehension program.  For the last 50 years, Wordly Wise has been a world leader in helping students learn how to read. In today's show, we explore how their new 10-step lesson plans give teachers and students an edge in an ever-changing digital classroom.

Welcome to the TeacherCast Podcast. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Margaret Weigel from Lego Education to discuss the amazing LEGO Mindstorms products and how they can fit into your STEM Education Curriculum. 

Welcome to the TeacherCast Podcast. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Mariel Warnock from School Specialty to discuss the launching of their AMAZING Foss System for Middle School students.  Learn how your students can learn Next Generation Science Methods today!

Are you looking for a quick to prepare, easy to use, real time formative assessment tool that your students are going to love?  In this episode of the TeacherCast App Spotlight, I welcome Francesco Busiello on from Zzish to discuss how classrooms worldwide are being turned on to Gamification through an amazing application called Zzish.

In this episode of the TeacherCast App Spotlight, we learn how easy it is to create creative animated storytelling lessons using Toontastic 3D.  By following a simple format, students can bring their imaginations to life with the touch of their fingers.

In this episode of the TeacherCast App Spotlight, I sit down with Peter Cleary from School Specialty to discuss the brand new Wordly Wise i3000 reading comprehension program.  For the last 50 years, Wordly Wise has been a world leader in helping students learn how to read. In today's show, we explore how their new 10-step lesson plans give teachers and students an edge in an ever-changing digital classroom.

In this episode of the TeacherCast App Spotlight, we discuss the art of teaching students how to properly become expert keyboardist with Jeff Meyer, the Director of Education from Learning.com.

In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, we ask the question “Can You Take Your Math Class Paperless?”

In this episode of the TeacherCast App Spotlight, we discuss the art of teaching students how to properly become expert keyboardist with Jeff Meyer, the Director of Education from Learning.com.

In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, we ask the question “Can You Take Your Math Class Paperless?”

Jeff sits down with Jason and Ray from Turnitin.com to discuss internet plagiarism in the classroom.

Jeff sits down with Jason and Ray from Turnitin.com to discuss internet plagiarism in the classroom.

In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, we ask the question “Can You Take Your Math Class Paperless?” Learn how you can take advantage of the FREE teacher version of Equatio. In this episode, you will learn: How to create both simple and complex equations through voice, ink, and thought. How to create detailed lessons in EquatIO that can be copied into Docs, Slides, Sites, and Office applications How to engage your students by having your students create drawings and animations using Desmos’s powerful graphic engine. Why is this news Awesome? Texthelp has integrated Desmos’s graphing calculator into EquatIO Desmos’s best-in-class HTML5 graphing calculator is used by millions of students around the world to help them experience all the curiosity, beauty, and sense that math has to offer Desmos imagines a world of universal math literacy where math is accessible and enjoyable for all students EquatIO, Texthelp’s award-winning STEM tool, makes it easy for students and teachers to create equations, formulas and other mathematical expressions digitally Much more than a replacement for pen and paper, EquatIO makes math and STEM subjects more accessible in today’s classrooms, meeting the unique needs of all learners With the addition of Desmos’s API, EquatIO users can now add graphing to its growing list of capabilities The integration with Desmos enables EquatIO to become a one-stop-shop for making math and other STEM subjects digital 3 Ways to Use: From a Teacher standpoint (i.e. building a graph with a corresponding question to be shared through EquatIO mathspace) From a Student standpoint (i.e. using prediction to build out graphs based on a teacher question received through EquatIO mathspace) Using desmos graphs to visualize a concept that then students can explore on their own in their EquatIO mathspace Follow our Podcast The TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network | @TeacherCast Follow our Host Jeff Bradbury | @JeffBradbury About Desmos Beautiful, powerful, math! Desmos imagines a world of universal math literacy where math is accessible and enjoyable for all students. The Desmos Graphing Calculator instantly plots any equation – from lines and parabolas through regressions and derivatives. This is the next generation of interactive math. We built the best-in-class HTML5 Desmos graphing calculator, which millions of students around the world use for free. That calculator catches stellar reviews in app stores and from happy users on Twitter. We sustain our growth through our partnerships with publishers and assessment companies. Desmos believes the best days of math education and the best days of Desmos are ahead of us. About Texthelp TexthelpⓇ believes that everyone shares a fundamental need to be understood by others, and language is our passport to academic, social and professional success. This is what drives Texthelp to create smart, easy-to-use support technologies that enable young people and adults to read, write and communicate with confidence and independence. Texthelp works with leading technology companies including Google a...

In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, I sit down with one of the founders of the Padcaster, Josh Apter to discuss educational video production and how your school can create an extremely professional video product using the Padcaster.  

In this episode of the TeacherCast App Spotlight, we discuss the art of teaching students how to properly become expert keyboardist with Jeff Meyer, the Director of Education from Learning.com.