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Instructional Tech Talk is a show designed to help you integrate technology into your classroom, building, or district. It doesn’t matter if you are a classroom teacher, building administrator, district tech, or superintendent, my goal is to introduce new technologies that could be implemented in a…

Jeff Herb


    • Mar 6, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 35m AVG DURATION
    • 25 EPISODES


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    33 – Reflecting on a Podcast (with Dr. Greg Goins @wfsuper)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2017 14:50


    Jeff Herb and Dr. Greg Goins talk about reflecting and story telling through podcasting and also recap some of the highlights of the ICE 2017 Conference in Illinois.

    32 – It’s Time to Stop Teaching: LightUpEDU

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2016 19:49


    Jeff shares his new podcast, LightUpEDU, with the ITT community. Also, new episodes of ITT are coming soon - stay tuned!

    31 – Creating with Canva, EdTech in 2016

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2016 52:45


    Creating with tools like Canva, Adobe Post, and Adobe Slate and a discussion about what is to come in 2016 for #EdTech is the topic of this episode. Hosts: Jeff Herb and Jon Samuelson

    30 – Making a Makerspace

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 10, 2015 44:31


    Learn about making a makerspace from Jeff, Jon, and their guest Elissa Malespina, who is a Teacher Librarian and the ISTE Library PD co-chair.

    29 – Minecraft Musings, 1:1 Segments Begin

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 14, 2015 45:54


    Jeff and Jon discuss Minecraft and its place in Education - also introduce a new 1:1 segment. Great resources discussed!

    28 – Getting Teachers Blogging: Tips, Tools, and More

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2015 51:33


    Jeff and Jon talk about blogging as a form of reflection for teachers. Also, Jeff talks with Sue Gorman and Richard Byrne about Richard's website Free Tech 4 Teachers.

    27 – Preparing for ISTE: Tips and Tricks for Attendees and Onlookers

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2015 37:03


    Jeff and Jon talk about tips and tricks for attending (either in person or remotely) the ISTE conference.

    26 – The Student Geek Squad

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2015 32:36


    Jeff and Jon talk about implementing a student tech support program that also affords them industry certifications. Hashtags of the week #s2n2015 and #PodcastPD

    25 – The Periscope App – (Adobe Slate and Apple Watch, too!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2015 32:36


    Jeff Herb (@InstTechTalk) and Jon Samuelson (@jonsamuelson) discuss the app Periscope and its future in education. The app Adobe Slate and the Apple Watch are also discussed.

    24 – The Asian Penguins

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2014 22:49


    Jeff talks with Stu Keroff about his middle school Linux user group, The Asian Penguins, based in a Hmong charter school in Minnesota.

    23 – Connected Toys: Teaching with Sphero Robots

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2014 45:43


    Connected Toys is the topic of conversation between Jeff Herb and Sam Patterson. Learn how to teach with the Sphero robot on this episode.

    022 – Smart Pens in the Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2014 57:16


    Jeff Herb (@InstTechTalk) talks with Sam Patterson (@SamPatue) all about smart pens and how they can be used in the classroom and in education in general.

    021 – Coding in the Classroom with Vocareum

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2014 7:13


    Learn all about Coding in the Classroom with the help of cloud coding tool Vocareum. Jeff talks with Vishal from Vocareum to hash out why cloud labs help teachers and students.

    020 – Create, Share, Present, and Control with Doceri

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2014 31:42


    Jeff talks with Steven from Doceri all about how Doceri can be used to streamline your classroom's creation, presentation, sharing, and control using Apple's iPad.

    019 – Summer Professional Development Session #1

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2013 19:25


    The Summer PD Series has begun! This episode kicks off the new Summer PD series that features a couple of thoughts or tools that will help you innovate your teaching for the next school year. Join us as we talk about Road Trip PD and Evernote during this session!

    018 – How to Podcast for Free

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2013 69:18


    Jeff co-produces a podcast with Jeff Bradbury from TeacherCast all about Podcasting and how you can setup a podcast for free.

    017 – Going Paperless, Communication Tools, and New Tech

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2013 21:24


    Jeff talks about going paperless in the classroom, some great tools to enhance classroom communication, and ways to be ready for new technology as it becomes available.

    016 – Skype in the classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2013 24:39


    Jeff talks with Zofia from Skype in the classroom to get a better understanding of what Skype is and how we can use it in the classroom.

    015 – Annotate, Animate, and Narrate with Explain Everything

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2013 47:32


    Learn all about the ways you can use Explain Everything in the classroom. Jeff talks with founders of the app Reshan and Bart.

    014 – Answer Underground in the Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2013 28:48


    Jeff talks with Sallie Severns of Answer Underground to better understand how the app can be u

    013 – All About Apps

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2013 32:55


    My favorite educational apps are featured In this special episode of Instructional Tech Talk. Guest call-ins, Twitter for Professional Development, and a DQ Deal are also included.

    012 – Apple TV in the Classroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2013 32:19


    Jeff discusses how to setup and use the Apple TV in the classroom. PATUE, Tech Educator Podcast, and TeacherCast Live is also discussed.

    011 – Live from the ICE Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2013 36:56


    Jeff details things learned at the ICE conference in Illinois with Jon Samuelson. Jeff Bradbury also talks about Live Broadcasting on TeacherCast.net. Doctopus, iBooks on the iPad, and Google Docs for conferences are also discussed.

    010 – Effective eReading with Actively Learn

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2013 48:09


    Jeff sits down with the founders of Actively Learn (Jay Goyal and Deep Sran) to discuss how their company creates eBooks that engage students and provide consistent comprehension feedback to teachers. Pearltrees and the ICE Conference are also discussed.

    009 – Implementing a 20% Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2013 41:11


    Jeff discusses how to implement a 20% Project with John Stevens and Jessica Pack. The new Mailbox App and this week's Weekly Challenge are also discussed.

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