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Digital Learning Today: Where Productivity Meets Innovation in the Classroom.

Summary: Educators, are you ready to turn your classroom into a dynamic hub of innovative learning? Is your school district Craving a classroom where technology amplifies standards-based learning, not replaces it? Digital Learning Today, hosted by Digital Learning Coach Jeff Bradbury, is your passport to pedagogical innovation. Each week, we will dive deep into the world of instructional technology and digital learning to empower you and your teachers to create a culture of digital learning and innovation that sparks curiosity and ignites engagement in your students. Subscribe today and join ISTE Award-Winning Instructional Coach Jeff Bradbury each week as he dissects the "how" and "why" of effective technology integration, guiding you toward building dynamic, standards-based learning experiences that leave your students hungry for more. Digital Learning Today: Your professional development partner for a tech-infused classroom that truly takes learning beyond the four walls. For more information, visit https://www.TeacherCast.net and subscribe to the weekly newsletter today at https://teachercast-educational-network.ck.page/

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 Boosting Student Productivity with Technology | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 54:53

Jeff sits down with Steven Anderson and Eric Sheninger to discuss how they are educating a generation of digital learners. Topics Covered: * What are we looking forward to as the new school year approaches? * How are we getting ready for school differently this year as opposed to in years past? * Suggestions for starting our students on the right track this year? * Empowering Integration * How should technology be introduced into our classrooms? * How can we help our teachers learn about these technologies? * What types of PD should we be giving our teachers. * What types of technology should be introduced into our classrooms? (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Blogs, Wiki's, Podcasts, iPads, iPhones, internet devices) * What types of accounts should we be asking our students to have? (twitter, dropbox, google…etc..) * Internet Safety and Security…. Keeping students, teachers and school districts safe * Should teachers use more Google in the classroom? * How should we be inviting our students to share files between home and school? * Having phones in school vs having iPads in schools (both students and teachers) * Encouraging our students to help teachers prepare for lessons…. (finding topics online and submitting them for research materials…. livebinder activities) * Are we as teachers preparing our students for the current future or the future yet to come? * How are schools using and managing table devices and app purchases Websites and Apps Discussed: * Poll Everywhere Text Message (SMS) Polls and Voting, Audience Response System * Edmodo Secure Social Learning Network for Teachers and Students * Wordle Beautiful Word Clouds * Blogger * Moodle open-source community-based tools for learning * Ning Create a Social Networking Site with Ning, the Best Social Site Platform * Twitter * PD 360 The world’s first and largest online, on-demand professional development platform for educators. * SimpleK12 Educational Technology Made Simple * Atomic Learning  Education: Professional Development, Technology Integration and Software Training and Support Solutions – Atomic Learning * Teachscape: K12 Effective Teaching | Teaching Strategies | School Performance | School Improvement | Student Achievement * Groupboard * Evernote Remember Everything * Dropbox  Cloudbased File Storage * Diigo Web Highlighter and Sticky Notes, Online Bookmarking and Annotation, Personal Learning Network. * Delicious Online Bookmarks * http://twitterrific.com/ Twitter Client

 Learn how to curate the web using @LiveBinders | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 25:20

Jeff sits down with Barbara and Tina, the creators of LiveBinders to disgust this revolutionary free web tool that is sweeping the educational universe. Topics Covered: * What is LiveBinders? * How do LiveBinders work? * Creating an account * Bookmarking your LiveBinder account * Keeping your LiveBinder organized * Sharing your LiveBinder * Following other LiveBinders * Helpful Tutorials * Why should teachers be using LiveBinders? * How should teachers be using LiveBinders? * What types of resources can be found on LiveBinders?” * How can students use LiveBinders? * How to add things to your live binder * Integrating your live binders with your social networks * Taking LiveBinders with you on the road * The Future of LiveBinders Websites and Apps Discussed: * LiveBinders About our Guests: Barbara Tallent has a real passion for creating products that customers love and products that help them communicate. With over 25 years in the Information Technology Industry, Barbara was President/CEO of BoldFish (email marketing software), which she sold to Siebel Systems (now Oracle) She has held executive positions at a number of Internet startup companies and spent six years with NCD, eventually running the Z-Mail division which was one of the first internet email clients. She volunteers with her local schools where she focuses on technology integration and support. She also volunteers for Astia (Formerly Women's Technology Cluster) where she coaches women on business planning for their start-ups. Tina Schneider is passionate about creating technology that connects people and ideas; her mission is to enhance digital communication through new forms of narrative. As an MFA graduate student at SF State she applied art theory practice to digital mediums. Tina continued to develop that perspective as in intern at Xerox PARC and then as software researcher with FX Palo Alto Laboratory.  In 2003 she received the prestigious Fuji Xerox Innovative Technology Award for her work addressing the communication behaviors of digital natives.  Today Tina is focusing her attention on educators, providing a platform that empowers them and their students to be knowledge leaders.  

 Is an online education best for my student? | @CdnOHS @SamPatue | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 44:21

Jeff sits down with Will Lenssen and Sam Patterson to discuss some amazing opportunities for high school students world wide to get a great online education. Links of Interest * Canadian High School Online: www.canadianonlinehighschool.com * https://www.facebook.com/canadianonlinehighschool?ref=ts * https://twitter.com/CdnOHS * http://www.pinterest.com/CdnOHS/ * http://instagram.com/canadianonlinehighschool * http://www.cohsresources.com * http://cdnohs.com * https://www.youtube.com/user/CdnOnlineHighSchool About our Guests Will Lenssen: Canadian Online Higih School Born in the Netherlands, Will Lenssen and his family came to Canada in 1950, settling in Oakville, Ontario. He graduated with his BSc (Honours Kinesiology – Coop Program) at U of Waterloo and his  BEd (Faculty of Ed) at U of Toronto. His teaching career (1973-2006) was with the Wellington Catholic District School Board of Guelph, ON. Will is married and proud father of 2 young men and also owns and manages a Muskoka Vacation Rental Property. Upon Retirement in 2006, he became a Licensed Real Estate Agent. Late in 2010, the idea of the private Canadian Online High School was started with a colleague and equal partner, Mr. Jim Mombourquette.www.canadianonlinehighschool.com Twitter:    @willlenssen Sam Patterson Poet, Writer, blogger, teacher of students: Sam has taught in independent Jewish schools for the last 12 years in the subject of English, writing, darkroom photography, algebra, algebra 2, and pre-calc and he currently teaches K-5 technology.  Sam is a innovator on campus and he uses his blog to reach out to his campus environment and to reach beyond into the community of connected educators.  There are many things that edtech can do, Sam looks at the pedagogical opportunities and helps teachers find the best tool for the job. Please contact TeacherCast with any Questions or to become a guest on the show    * Host: Jeff Bradbury@TeacherCast    * Email: info@teachercast.net    * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail    * YouTube: http://www.TeacherCast.net/YouTube    * iTunes: http://www.TeacherCast.net/iTunes Watch LIVE: http://www.TeacherCast.tv | Broadcasting Schedule (http://www.teachercast.net/showcal)TeacherCast Broadcasting Community: http://www.TeacherCast.net/broadcastingcommunity Interested in starting your own podcast? Check out our Educators Guide to Podcasting today! | Video | 

 What does a 1:1 school actually look like? (@cicohen @sampatue @techgirljenny)| TeacherCast Podcast 107 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:07:07

Jeff sits down with Sam Patterson, Jenny Grabec and Casy Cohen to discuss 1:1 education.  Topics include starting 1:1, implementing 1:1, and community involvement with 1:1. For more information, please visit www.TeacherCast.net Links of Interest * apptitude2learn.com * apple executive development executive * contact apple directly * itunes university * edtechjunkies.com * cybraryman Show Topics * Going 1:1 * Choosing the right tech for 1:1 * Preparing the buildings and classrooms for 1:1 * How to Go 1:1 * Getting your Teachers to go 1:1 * 1:1 Lessons and Lesson Plans * Does 1:1 mean 100% Tech? * Resources online for 1:1 deployment * Community involvement with 1:1 About our Guests Jenny Grabec As Director of Instructional Technology at a K-12 independent school, Jenny has the privilege of leading a one-to-one iPad/Mac rollout with students, faculty and staff. The students at her current school have average to above average intelligence and have been diagnosed with specific learning disabilities; primarily dysgraphia, dyslexia, language processing, executive function deficits, and/or attention deficit disorder. Jenny also led the first one-to-one iPad pilot in Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in a middle school and high school classroom of ESL newcomers back in 2011, when the iPad 2 was first released. Jenny is an Apple Distinguished Educator and CEO of Tech Girl Savvy, LLC. Jenny Grabiec Casy Cohen Casey Cohen is an English teacher at Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School (PPACS), an Apple Distinguished, 1:1, paperless school where each student’s primary learning tool is an iPad. She is a lead curriculum writer for the high school English courses. Casey’s curriculum work is based on project based inquiry learning that supports the Common Core and allows students freedom to explore and discover their passions and purposes as they take ownership in their learning. Philadelphia Performing Arts Charter School courses are published and can be found in the String Theory Schools collection on iTunes U. Casey received her B.A. at the University of Michigan, where she studied English, history, and theater in Michigan's Residential College. She received her Ed.M. at Harvard's Graduate School of Education, where she studied English and secondary education in HGSE's Teacher Education Program. Currently, she is earning her Principal Certification at the University of Pennsylvania where she is participating in the School Leadership Program. Casey is certified to English, social studies, and communications grades 7-12 in PA. She has taught a combination of middle and high school English for eight years. Outside the classroom Casey has been a theater director, stage manager, track coach, and sponsor for various clubs and activities. At PPACS she organizes a Poetry Out Loud contest, and supports the Speech and Debate, Homework, and Yearbook clubs. Sam Patterson, M.F.A. Ed.D. Poet, Writer, blogger, teacher of students: Sam has taught in independent Jewish schools for the last 12 years in the subject of English, writing, darkroom photography, algebra, algebra 2, and pre-calc and he currently teaches K-5 technology.  Sam is a innovator on campus and he uses his blog to reach out to his campus environment and to reach beyond into the community of connected educators.  There are many things that edtech can do, Sam looks at the pedagogical opportunities and helps teachers find the best tool for the job. Please contact TeacherCast with any Questions or to become a guest on the show    * Host: Jeff Bradbury@TeacherCast    * Email: info@teachercast.net

 The Wired Educator | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 40:05

Jeff sits down with Apple Distinguished Educator Kelly Croy, the “Wired Educator” to learn how he uses technology in his classroom. About this episode: TeacherCast had the pleasure and opportunity to sit down with Kelly Croy, a middle school english teacher and Apple Distinguished Educator.  We discussed several ways for teachers to be more dynamic in the classroom and how we can foster our students to create a place for themselves in this evolving digital world.  Kelly told us about the many ways that he uses websites, podcasts, and twitter to communicate with parents and make learning fun.  Kelly is a fantastic educator and also a performance artist.  Kelly can be found online at www.KellyCroy.com Topics Covered: * Leading students through the development of technologies * “The Adventure of Learning” * Teaching your students to flip every button on the ship * Helping our students content go viral * Teaching Blogs/Essay writing * Empowering our students to be individuals * In what ways do you see our schools preparing students to be achievers and leaders? * What are some fun games or conversation starters we can use our iPads for? * What apps have teachers or educators shown you that you have been passing around to your friends? * What is an Apple Distinguished Educator? How do you become one? * Discussion about Kelly's time as a guest speaker and performance arts. * Importance of Eagle Scout award Websites and Apps Discussed: * Silent Movie Director Make silent films with your iPhone/iPad * Edmodo About our Guests: Kelly Croy is a seventh grade English teacher at Oak Harbor Middle School in Ohio. He team teaches in a Challenge Based Learning environment that uses technology in unique and meaningful ways. His students are one to one with MacBooks and they are steadily implementing iPads into the classroom.  Kelly is the founder and senior writer for Wired Educator a website dedicated to helping teachers explore exciting technologies in their classrooms. Kelly was honored by Apple in 2011 as an Apple Distinguished Educator and is working with ADEs to create content for iTunes University. Kelly also travels as a speaker and speaker and performance artist, inspiring thousands of students and adults with his unique presentations.  He lives with five women. (HIs wife and four daughters.) Kelly is excited about the role technology plays in the upcoming educational revolution. www.kellycroy.comwww.pblquest.com www.mrcroy.com www.wirededucator.com Thank You For Your Podcast Reviews Are you enjoying Educational Podcasting Today or other shows on the TeacherCast Network, please share your thoughts with the world by commenting on iTunes today.  I enjoy reading and sharing your comments on the podcast each week. Ask Me Your Podcasting or WordPress Question Are you interested in starting your own podcast? Do you need help creating an awesome WordPress website?  I am available for 1:1 consulting.  Please visit my homepage and I will help you launch your personal brand today!

 These are a few of my favorite apps | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:27

Jeff sits down with Christopher Hoovler from CleverIOSApps.com and Cary Fields to discuss their favorite apps to use in the classroom. Topics Covered: * What are the new technologies we will be introducing to our students this year? * What technologies should we be promoting as teachers? * Should we be teaching cursive in school? * Should we ask our students to sign up for social media/file sharing sites the same way we ask them to go buy a pencil? * Social Media in Education (Skype, Twitter, Google+ etc…) * How do we as teachers demonstrate internet safety * Using blogs, wiki's in the class * Should we fear technology for privacy reasons? * Using your iPhone in school vs using your iPad in class Websites and Apps Discussed: * Keynote and Remote Presentations on the Mac with a really amazing wireless remote that works on all Mac platforms * iHourglass Digital hourglass * Bento Personal Organizer and Filing System * Dropvox Record your voice and it automatically sends the file to your Dropbox account * Mailing Desk View Gmail and access your GoogleDocs * Skype Video and Audio conferencing over the internet * Music Podium PDF Reader and Annotator * CameraSync Syncs your entire photo library with your iDisk or Dropbox * PhotoBooth Create simple videos that can be used for podcasts or online distribution. * CJournal Helps teachers organize the times they speak with a student, or contact a parent * Grammar App 1800 Grammar Questions * iteleport View your home computer from anywhere in the world * iBanner * Garageband Record Music * Teachers Assisstant PRo Behavior Tracking on the iPad and iPhone * Puppet Pals HD Make puppet shows from your own photos * Airport Express Create a wireless stream of music from your iPod to a set of speakers * Roadshow Search and download educational videos * Evernote Record and take notes * Planbook Online Lesson Planner * Random Number Generator * Clear Tune Free Chromatic Tuner * Soundhound Hum a tune and it figures it out for you  Featured Guests: Cary Fields is a teacher at Castle Dome Middle School in Yuma AZ.  This year marks her 13th year teaching.  She is a Jr. High English teacher,

 Using GooglePlus in the Classroom | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 47:47

Topics Covered: * What is Google+… Why do I need it in the classroom? * Interface and ways to customize it for classroom safety * What can GooglePlus be used for in the classroom? * Setting up a classroom profile * Creating a “Circle” in your classroom * What are hangouts? Why does my class want to hangout? * Using Sparks to research information * What is a +1 and how can I use it to compile a list of great websites for my class? * Using GooglePlus to showcase photos and videos for student demonstrations * Using Huddles * Creating a digital classroom scrapbook using photos and video * Integrating Google Docs into GooglePlus to provide students with great homework help * Embedding code from other websites such as LiveBinders or ….. (something) * Taking your GooglePlus classroom on the go… mobile apps! * How can we protect our children from online predators when Google+ promotes Hangout's so easily with no consideration of innocence? Featured Guest: Dennis Freitas: I was first introduced to personal computers in 1983 my first year of college. We have come along way since then. I have had to many machines to list here. I am what is been referred to a “Flipper” I started on a PC switched to Apple than back to PC (due to work) spent most of my time working on Windows machines. In 2007 with the release of the iPhone I dove back in to the Macintosh eco system and have never looked back. In Late 2009 I entered to world of Podcasting Creating Mac Daily Quick Tips and YourMacShow the Podcast. Soon YourMacShow became a Video tutorial screencast based show. We have also had several other Podcasts over last two years such as Apple Aid, Not Another Mac Podcast and most recently GooglePlusToday and All Things Google. We have several plans for the future with the next major project to be release this Fall. YourTechNetwork. We have an incredible group of people from all different Tech backgrounds who will be contributing their shows to our new Network. The idea is for YourTechNetwork is to be your one stop shop for all things tech. Now where we will differ from the many of other Tech networks online today is ours is tutorial based. A place to learn all about your particular device. We plan to do this with Podcasts, Video tutorials, quick tips and detailed how to articles. Most of the Networks on line today focus on News and rumors. Our Network’s focus is on You and  “Helping you Get to Know Tech” Dennis Freitas www.GooglePlusToday.net Thank You For Your Podcast Reviews Are you enjoying Educational Podcasting Today or other shows on the TeacherCast Network, please share your thoughts with the world by commenting on iTunes today.  I enjoy reading and sharing your comments on the podcast each week. Ask Me Your Podcasting or WordPress Question Are you interested in starting your own podcast? Do you need help creating an awesome WordPress website?  I am available for 1:1 consulting.  Please visit my homepage and I will help you launch your personal brand today! Contact Me * Host: Jeff Bradbury @TeacherCast * Email: info@teachercast.net * Voice Mail: http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail * YouTube: http://www.TeacherCast.net/YouTube * iTunes: 

 Back to School Technology for everyone! | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 56:05

Jeff sits down with Mark Greentree of EverydayMacSupport, and Stephanie and Terry O'Brien to discuss some of the great new technologies students will use in school. Topics Covered: * Getting a New iPad… Should I be nervous? * iPad vs Laptop * What to do with your new technology * Great apps for your classroom and how to use them * Cases and keyboards for your iPad * Refurbished iPads and Laptops * Purchasing on a budget * Document sharing… cloud computing… iCloud Apps Discussed: * Toy Story Read-AlongBy Disney Publishing Worldwide Applications A fully interactive reading experience packed with Games, Movie Clips, Coloring Pages, Sing-along Tunes, and Surprises on every page. Hear the story read aloud, record your own narration, or explore at your own pace. * Balloonimals HD:By IDEO Balloonimals HD is a magical iPad activity that will entertain kids of all ages. Simply scribble and swipe to create and play with beautifully animated 3D balloon characters. * See.Touch.Learn. See.Touch.Learn.™ is a picture learning system designed by professionals specifically for those with autism and other special needs. * Thomas & Friends: Thomas Gets His Own Branch Line Little Engineers can Read, Play, Listen and Record with their favorite blue engine! * Dexteria Dexteria is a set of therapeutic hand exercises (not games) that improve fine motor skills and handwriting readiness in children and adults. * GarageBand for iPad GarageBand turns your iPad into a collection of Touch Instruments and a full-featured recording studio — so you can make music anywhere you go. Use Multi-Touch gestures to play pianos, organs, guitars, drums, and basses on your iPad. They sound and play like their counterparts, but let you do things you could never do on a real instrument. * iMovie for iPad Make beautiful HD movies anywhere with iMovie, the fast and fun moviemaking app for iPhone, iPod touch, and the amazing new iPad 2. Designed for the Multi-Touch screen, iMovie puts everything you need to tell your story at your fingertips. * Keynote for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPad Exclusively designed for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, Keynote makes creating a world-class presentation — complete with animated charts and transitions — as simple as touching and tapping. Use full-screen view to present right on your iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch. * Pages for iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4, iPod touch (3rd generation), iPod touch (4th generation), and iPad Exclusively designed for the iPad, iPhone, and iPod touch, Pages lets you create, edit, and view documents wherever you are.

 Listen to the first ever AdministratorCast | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:16:08

Jeff sits down with the Jed-iPad Master, Toby Price and Dave Meister to talk about how administrators use technology in their school districts. Topics Covered: * How has educational technology changed in the last few years * The role of school districts within the digital community * Reaching out to families without computers in their homes * How are we preparing our graduates for the digital job market * Introducing and integrating technology in the middle and upper grades * Teaching students to blog * Using blogging to foster great writing skills and gain a voice in the world * What new technology experiences are schools creating for our students * Great Educational Apps * How to teach the parents about this great technology * How should we suggest students transfer their digital files? * What types of online accounts can we ask our students to have connections to * How to work around district filters * Presenting resumes in a digital job market. * Coping with a diminishing technology budget * Are we preparing our students correctly for the world? * How to find “Pockets of Excellence” * Teacher Training Programs * Google+ in the Classroom * Should we fear Facebook and other social networking sites * How should teachers keep an online public/private life * The Digital Resume * First thoughts on these topics * Social Media and Social Networking * Facebook * Twitter * Skype * Text Messaging * QR Codes in the classroom * Cell Phones/Internet Devices in schools * Students bringing in laptops to learn with * Students bringing in iPads or tablets to learn with * Google+ * LiveBinders.com * Online Learning for credit in k-12 education Apps Discussed: * Splashtop Remote Desktop This is the ONLY remote desktop app that streams video and audio from your PC or Mac, allowing you to interact with your PowerPoint, Keynote, Word, Excel, Outlook, Quicken, IE, Firefox, Safari, World of Warcraft, and other PC / MAC applications. * Splashtop Whiteboard Turn your iPad into a mobile interactive whiteboard! * ReplyNote ReplayNote is an app that records your writing and voice, then converts it to YouTube video. * ScreenChomp A simple doodling board, markers, and one-click sharing tools make spreading your ideas and know-how easy and fun! Just – Record It. Sketch It. Share It. – to create a sharable, replay-able video that tells your story clearly. * GolfShot: Golf GPS #1 Golf GPS App Worldwide * Twitter Follow your interests: instant updates from your friends, industry experts, favorite celebrities, and what’s happening around the world. Get short bursts of timely information on the official Twitter app for iPhone and iPad. * Stumble Upon StumbleUpon is a discovery engine that finds the best of everything that is out there on the web, recommended just for you. With a touch of the Stumble button, or swipe of the iPad screen, you’ll discover photos, videos and web pages recommended by friends and people sharing your interests. *

 Learn how to teach using Web 2.0 Tools | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:40

Topics Covered: * What are parent expectations for our teachers today? * Using iWeb in the classroom * Facebook * Teaching Professional Development classes to other teachers * How to use technology in the classroom * I have my first iPad… now what? * How to Podcast and using Podcasts in the Classroom * Using technology to communicate with parents * Using iTunes to communicate with your students * Using Blogs and Wiki’s for communication * Educational apps on the iPad and Desktop * Teachers using websites * Teaching Problem Solving Skills with the iPad * QR Codes * Using cell phones in the classroom * Teaching the same lessons… using updated technologies * Staying ahead of the tech curve * Finding time for technology Apps Discussed: * Talking Tom Tom is your pet cat, that responds to your touch and repeats everything you say with a funny voice. You can pet him, poke him or grab his tail. * Toy Story Read-along A fully interactive reading experience packed with Games, Movie Clips, Coloring Pages, Sing-along Tunes, and Surprises on every page. Hear the story read aloud, record your own narration, or explore at your own pace. * Cookie Doodle If you enjoy making cookies but hate the mess, this is the app for you. We provide the dough, a rolling pin, cookie cutters, your choice of frostings, sprinkles, and candies all in one easy to use package. * K12 Timed Reading K12 Timed Reading Practice lets readers in levels K-4 practice fluency by reading short, timed stories. Improving fluency allows readers to read smoothly and quickly so they can focus on comprehension rather than on decoding words. Websites Discussed: * Edmodo * Twitter * GooglePlus * iMovie * WordPress * Blogger * Jing * Camtasia * Garageband * iWeb * Skype * PhotoBooth * A Story Before Bed * Tiny URL * Poll Everywhere * Twitterfall About Our Guests: Cyndi Danner-Kuhn is a faculty member and the Education Technology Integration Coordinator for the Kansas State University College of Education. She describes herself as an educational futurist who works to leverage technology for the benefit of learners. She is am an educator, digital storyteller, blogger and digital change agent, artist and friend. Cyndi addresses a range of topics related to technology integration, distance learning, education, business and twenty-first century literacy and is a catalyst for creative engagement and collaborative learning. Additionally, Cyndi is an experienced graphic designer, website designer,

 Why do we call it Web 2.0 anyway? | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 1:44

Topics Covered: * The differences in the educational systems in England-vs-Australia-vs-U.S.A. * 21st Century Skills in Education * Teaching technology to very young children * Do we need to teach cursive writing? * What is Web 2.0? * Using Wikipedia in the classroom * What is eLearning? (What does the “E” stand for?) * What technologies should we be promoting? * What should our students expect from us? * When should students start using laptops in the classroom? * Using Twitter in the classroom * Google+ and Facebook in the classroom * Internet safety * Blocking websites in schools * Using blogs, wiki’s and nings * Teaching various writing styles in high school * What should teachers be expected to do for our students outside the classroom? * Should teachers fear technology for privacy reasons? * How to teach Web 2.0 skills on a budget… or for FREE!! Websites Discussed * Edmodo * Twitter * GooglePlus * iMovie * WordPress * Blogger * Jing * Garageband * Blabberize About our guests: Mark Greentree is the principle blogger and podcast creator of www.everydaymacsupport.com. His aim is to inform users at all levels of experience how to get the most out of the Apple hardware and associated software. He is also one of the lead hosts on Not Another Mac Podcast, an Apple based round table discussion with Mac users and experts from all over world. When Mark isn't producing content for the Mac community he is a at home father to his two children under the age of 5. Hence, educating his children is one of his top priorities and that makes him well suited to be a guest on the TeacherCast podcast. Mark is able to bring a different type of discussion to the table as a result. Mark is also a qualified photographer and worked for over five years as a scientific and industrial photographer for CSIRO Australia before leaving and working for himself. Steve Wheeler is Associate Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of Plymouth, in South West England. Originally trained as a psychologist, he has spent his entire career working in media, technology and learning, predominantly in nurse education (NHS 1981-1995) and teacher education and training (1976-1981 and 1995-present). A trained educator, he now teaches on a number of undergraduate and post-graduate teacher education programs. He specializes in research on e-learning and distance education, with particular emphasis on social media and Web 2.0 tools. He is regularly invited to speak and has given keynotes and invited lectures to audiences in more than 20 countries across 5 continents. He is currently involved in several research programs related to e-learning, social media and handheld technologies. Steve is the author of more than 150 scholarly articles and is an active and prolific edublogger. His blog Learning with ‘e’s is a regular online commentary on the social and cultural impact of disruptive technologies,

 Creating the Ultimate Broadcasting StudioTeacherCast Podcast #106 (@StudioTechTV) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 36:22

Jeff sits down with Mark Johnson from StudioTech.tv to discuss how your school can assemble a high quality broadcasting studio.

 Why is it important for teachers to still use BOOKS in their classrooms? | (@NJAMLE) Teachercast Podcast 105 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 42:54

Jeff sits down with Santra Wozniak and Joe Pizzo, two middle level educators about ways that teachers can use books to create a community in their classroom, school and or community.

 PBS LearningMedia: Free Educational Content... Free Professional Development | TeacherCast Podcast #104 (@PBSLrnMedia) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 20:42

Jeff sits down with Tami Mount to discuss how educators are engaging their students with the great resources from PBS Learning Media.

 Choosing the Best Equipment for your Technology Driven Classroom | TeacherCast Podcast #103 (@BelkinBusiness) | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 19:27

Jeff sits down with Jon Roepke from Belkin to discuss how Belkin Education is working hand in hand with students to design educational products for a mobile generation!

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