EduMatters

In this episode Kristy is joined by Beth Still, a Social Studies teacher at an alternative school in Nebraska, an expert in designing online curricula, and an all-around passionate educator.

Brian and Kristy are joined by Tanya Avrith, an aspiring Google Certified Teacher and specialist in digital citizenship education to discuss the challenges and rewards of preparing today's children for tomorrows digital society.

Brian and Kristy are joined by Jaime Vandergrift, Educational Technology Consultant, Educator, EdCampATL Co-Director & all around busy girl!

In our first episode after the summer hiatus, Kristy, Brian and Mark have a frank discussion about public schools, home schooling and charter schools. As you may have guessed, there is no shortage of opinions on the subject.

A quick update on the current status and immediate future of the EduMatters podcast.

Brian and Kristy are joined by Lisa Johnson, an Instructional Technologist, blogger, podcaster, and self-described app addict.

Brian and Kristy are joined by Krista Scott as she discusses the lessons learned during her first year as a public school principal.

Brian and Kristy are joined by Sue Holt, a kindergarten teacher from Washington state to talk about how she uses iPads and other technology tools in her classroom.

Matt Gomez joins Kristy and Brian to tell us all what gangsta rap, Twitter and Arnold Schwarzenegger all have in common.

Brian and Kristy are joined by Jill Galloway an Instructional Technology Coordinator and Google Certified Teacher as she discusses project-based learning, the Google Teacher Academy and more.

Kristy and Mark are joined by Peggy George, a 37 year veteran educator and co-host of Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinars.

Brian and Kristy are joined by Jon Samuelson (aka @ipadSammy), 4th grade teacher at Eanes ISD in West Austin, Texas to talk about his experiences at the 2012 Mobile Learning Conference.

Brian and Kristy are joined by Jerri Davis, a 14 year educator in the 5th, 6th, and 7th grade classroom and a current Technology Integration Specialist for Eustace ISD to discuss preparing teachers for creating engaged classrooms of today and the future.

This week Brian and Kristy share some ideas about mixing up the everyday to spark new excitement in the classroom.

This week Kristy, Brian and Mark stumble into a frank discussion about the seemingly ubiquitous tension between administration and classroom teachers in public education.

This week John, Brian, Kristy and Mark are joined by Sandy Kendell, a K-12 Instructional Technology Specialist for a discussion regarding the value of having a Personal Learning Network as a classroom teacher.

John, Brian, Kristy and Mark have a frank and somewhat impromptu conversation about the processes and procedures that are common in the current public school classroom, with particular focus on the way we assess effective teaching and learning.

John, Brian, and Mark welcome a new host to the show- Kristy Vincent, an Instructional Technologist and classroom teacher who'll be a regular member of the team in the weeks to come.

John, Brian, and Mark are joined by educational consultant Andrew Miller to discuss the concept of "flipping the classroom."

John, Brian, and Mark discuss donorschoose.org and how it can be used by classroom teachers to supplement their classroom and project supplies.

John, Brian, and Mark learn about how twitter hashtag chats can be used to extend the classroom discussion.

John, and Brian are joined once again by Shawn Kibel for a casual discussion about their individual experiences with supporting 1:1 initiatives in an educational environment.

John, Brian, and Mark speak with Marialice Curran of St. Joseph College about teaching students and their teachers how to be good citizens in the twenty-first century.

John, Brian, and Mark speak with teacher Chris Baer about connecting and interacting beyond the physical classroom.

John, Brian, and Mark speak with Chadwick Harvey, a Language Arts teacher who supplements his income by selling lesson plans online.

John, Brian, and Mark discuss media literacy and its impact on the classroom and teaching standards with author, Frank Baker.

Brian and John are joined by Joe Bruzzese, founder of Sprigeo.com, a resource for teachers and schools to support anti-bullying efforts.

John, Brian and Mark take a light-hearted look at some education technology related resolutions that they encourage teachers to make for 2012.

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Brian and John are joined by teacher Vicki Davis, aka Cool Cat Teacher, as she shares her top favorite free technology tools for teachers and how to integrate new technology into your classroom without stressing.

John and Brian talk with teacher Suzie Nestico about the upcoming Common Core assessments, what they mean for teachers, and how they will affect learning and technology use.

This week Brian and John discuss how to podcast and why it is value in the classroom. In addition, they also manage to go on a few tangents about Wikipedia, buying expensive gadgets, and why it's important to be nice to the school custodial staff.

This week John and Brian speak with Jen Wagner, founder of projectsbyjen.com about the power of online projects and how it can connect students and teachers.

This week John and Brian speak with technology integrator Mary Beth Hertz as she share some of her experiences with technology in the classroom.

This week John and Brian speak with teacher Barb Gilman about her experiences using wikis to connect students and teachers.

This week John and Brian speak with Sarah Wu who anonymously wrote as “Mrs. Q” on her blog, fedupwithlunch.com. Her work has sparked national attention regarding the poor quality of school lunches, and has also yielded a book inspired by her blog.

This week John and Brian speak with 4th grade teacher, Paula Naugle, about her innovative and unique uses of Skype in the classroom.

This week John and Shawn speak with University of South Alabama professor Dr. John Hadley Strange about his use of twitter with his pre-service education students.

This week hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski take a look at the wildly popular “Show Me” app for iPad. Joining the conversation is Kika Gilbert, community manager for Show Me. This free app turns every classroom into its very own Khan Academy.

This week hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski discuss technology at the elementary level with teacher Gina Marcel from THE SCHOOL at Columbia University.

Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by HS teacher Charles Ripley, creator of the "2000 Hours" blog as they discuss his effort to log all of the hours a teacher works in a year in an effort to raise public awareness.

Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by teacher and typewriter enthusiast, Ryan Adney, as they discuss typewriters in general and how having one in your classroom can be beneficial to your students in several ways.

Shawn and John are joined by Stuart Rushton, Education/Technology Administrator of the Lorien Novalis School in Sydney, Australia to discuss how he expanded his school's technology access through the use of Linux and open source tools.

Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by Jaime Casap, Senior Education Evangelist for Google. They discuss Google's overall dedication to supporting education as well as Google's Chromebook and how they envision it fitting into the classroom.

Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by Ana Campos, Community Manager for postcrossing.com- a community website enabling people from around the world to randomly share postcards via snail mail.

Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by 2011 Apple Distinguished Educator, Meg Wilson as they discuss the use of iDevices in the classroom.

Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by Mark Ury, CEO and Co-founder of Storybird.com

Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by teacher Richard Byrne to talk about some of his favorite, free Web tools for use in the classroom.

Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by Brian Brugger to discuss the use of blogs as a method of communication between students, parents, and staff.

Hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski are joined by teacher William Chamberlain to discuss using online tools such as Skype and Ustream to open up the classroom to parents and the world.

Join hosts Shawn Kibel and John Mikulski as they speak with Craig Kapp, President and founder of Zooburst, a digital storytelling tool that lets anyone easily create his or her own 3D pop-up books.