Summary: <br> Jeff sits down with Steven Anderson and Eric Sheninger to discuss how they are educating a generation of digital learners.<br> Topics Covered:<br> <br> <br> <br> * What are we looking forward to as the new school year approaches?<br> * How are we getting ready for school differently this year as opposed to in years past?<br> * Suggestions for starting our students on the right track this year?<br> * Empowering Integration<br> * How should technology be introduced into our classrooms?<br> * How can we help our teachers learn about these technologies?<br> * What types of PD should we be giving our teachers.<br> * What types of technology should be introduced into our classrooms? (Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Blogs, Wiki's, Podcasts, iPads, iPhones, internet devices)<br> * What types of accounts should we be asking our students to have? (twitter, dropbox, google…etc..)<br> * Internet Safety and Security…. Keeping students, teachers and school districts safe<br> * Should teachers use more Google in the classroom?<br> * How should we be inviting our students to share files between home and school?<br> * Having phones in school vs having iPads in schools (both students and teachers)<br> * Encouraging our students to help teachers prepare for lessons…. (finding topics online and submitting them for research materials…. livebinder activities)<br> * Are we as teachers preparing our students for the current future or the future yet to come?<br> * How are schools using and managing table devices and app purchases<br> <br> <br> <br> Websites and Apps Discussed:<br> <br> <br> <br> * <a href="http://www.polleverywhere.com/">Poll Everywhere</a><br><br> Text Message (SMS) Polls and Voting, Audience Response System<br> * <a href="http://www.edmodo.com/">Edmodo</a><br><br> Secure Social Learning Network for Teachers and Students<br> * <a href="http://www.wordle.net/">Wordle</a><br><br> Beautiful Word Clouds<br> * <a href="http://www.blogger.com/home">Blogger</a><br> * <a href="http://moodle.org/">Moodle</a><br><br> open-source community-based tools for learning<br> * <a href="http://get.ning.com/social-website?&keyword=.ning&creative=9453490738&matchtype=e&source=1&network=g&placement=&keywordID=%7BkeywordID%7D&m_campaign=brand-exact&m_source=google&m_medium=search&m_content=brand-exact&m_matchtype=exact&m_adpos=1t1&m_term=.ning&gclid=CI-x_9XejqsCFUF75QodHyHltw">Ning</a><br><br> Create a Social Networking Site with Ning, the Best Social Site Platform<br> * <a href="http://twitter.com/">Twitter</a><br> * <a href="http://www.pd360.com/pd360.cfm#">PD 360</a><br><br> The world’s first and largest online, on-demand professional development platform for educators.<br> * <a href="http://www.simplek12.com/">SimpleK12</a><br><br> Educational Technology Made Simple<br> * <a href="http://www.atomiclearning.com/">Atomic Learning </a><br><br> Education: Professional Development, Technology Integration and Software Training and Support Solutions – Atomic Learning<br> * <a href="http://teachscape.com/html/ts/nps/index.html">Teachscape: K12</a><br><br> Effective Teaching | Teaching Strategies | School Performance | School Improvement | Student Achievement<br> * <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/groupboard/id364049817?mt=8">Groupboard</a><br> * <a href="http://www.evernote.com/">Evernote</a><br><br> Remember Everything<br> * <a href="https://www.dropbox.com/home#:::">Dropbox </a><br><br> Cloudbased File Storage<br> * <a href="http://www.diigo.com/">Diigo</a><br><br> Web Highlighter and Sticky Notes, Online Bookmarking and Annotation, Personal Learning Network.<br> * <a href="http://www.delicious.com/">Delicious</a><br><br> Online Bookmarks<br> * <a href="http://twitterrific.com/">http://twitterrific.com/</a><br><br> Twitter Client<br>
