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#ai #mlnews #gpt4 Your weekly news from the AI & Machine Learning world. OUTLINE: 0:00 - Introduction 0:25 - AI reads brain signals to predict what you're thinking 3:00 - Closed-form solution for neuron interactions 4:15 - GPT-4 rumors 6:50 - Cerebras supercomputer 7:45 - Meta releases metagenomics atlas 9:15 - AI advances in theorem proving 10:40 - Better diffusion models with expert denoisers 12:00 - BLOOMZ & mT0 13:05 - ICLR reviewers going mad 21:40 - Scaling Transformer inference 22:10 - Infinite nature flythrough generation 23:55 - Blazing fast denoising 24:45 - Large-scale AI training with MultiRay 25:30 - arXiv to include Hugging Face spaces 26:10 - Multilingual Diffusion 26:30 - Music source separation 26:50 - Multilingual CLIP 27:20 - Drug response prediction 27:50 - Helpful Things ERRATA: HF did not acquire spaces, they launched spaces themselves and supported Gradio from the start. They later acquired Gradio. References: AI reads brain signals to predict what you're thinking https://mind-vis.github.io/?s=09&utm_source=pocket_saves https://neurosciencenews.com/bmi-internal-speech-21837/ Closed-form solution for neuron interactions https://twitter.com/ramin_m_h/status/1592585672606769153/photo/1 https://github.com/raminmh/CfC https://github.com/raminmh/CfC/blob/main/torch_cfc.py GPT-4 rumors https://thealgorithmicbridge.substack.com/p/gpt-4-rumors-from-silicon-valley?utm_source=pocket_reader Cerebras supercomputer https://www.cerebras.net/andromeda/ Meta releases metagenomics atlas https://ai.facebook.com/blog/protein-folding-esmfold-metagenomics/ https://www.genome.gov/genetics-glossary/Metagenomics AI advances in theorem proving https://ai.facebook.com/blog/ai-math-theorem-proving/ https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=jroesch.lean Better diffusion models with expert denoisers https://deepimagination.cc/eDiffi/ BLOOMZ & mT0 https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.01786?utm_source=pocket_reader https://huggingface.co/bigscience/bloomz?text=Suggest+at+least+five+related+search+terms+to+%22M%E1%BA%A1ng+neural+nh%C3%A2n+t%E1%BA%A1o%22. ICLR reviewers going mad https://twitter.com/XiangruTang/status/1589703605098975237?utm_source=pocket_reader https://twitter.com/BlancheMinerva/status/1588164585961422849?utm_source=pocket_reader https://openreview.net/forum?id=pfuqQQCB34 https://twitter.com/peter_richtarik/status/1591408710366408706?utm_source=pocket_reader Scaling Transformer inference https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.05102 Infinite nature flythrough generation https://ai.googleblog.com/2022/11/infinite-nature-generating-3d.html?utm_source=pocket_reader Blazing fast denoising https://github.com/dome272/Paella https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.07292 Large-scale AI training with MultiRay https://ai.facebook.com/blog/multiray-large-scale-AI-models/ arXiv to include Hugging Face spaces https://blog.arxiv.org/2022/11/17/discover-state-of-the-art-machine-learning-demos-on-arxiv/ Multilingual Diffusion https://github.com/FlagAI-Open/FlagAI/tree/master/examples/AltDiffusion Music source separation https://github.com/facebookresearch/demucs https://arxiv.org/abs/2211.08553

In this episode—amongst many other things—we chat about our Christmas, Steve's Instagram makeover and Steph's 'Artist Of The Month' spot for The Bloomz!

Steph and Steve talking about The Bloomz on-line international art show - 29th & 30th January 2021. As promised all unedited (including the Amazon delivery)and we were cut off in our prime after 45 minutes so please go straight onto part 2 to finish listening.

Steph and Steve talking about The Bloomz on-line international art show - 29th & 30th January 2021. As promised all unedited continuation The Bloomz Special Part 2

Teacher Resources For Distance Learning Practices In this episode of GotTechED the Podcast we discuss: Resources that are available to help teachers for distance learning Edtech companies that are upgrading teacher accounts for free during the pandemic  If you are a new listener to GotTechED the Podcast, we would love to hear from you.  Please visit our (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeg4CW8cp0j6hO0ZPy3gJSzBjC1kxkny59rih7Nh_uilAQNiA/viewform?usp=sf_link) and let us know how we can help you today! Segment 1: Distance Learning ResourcesAcademy of Active Learning Arts and Sciences and Flipped Learning Global Initiate have created a roadmap for transitioning to online learning called the “Rapid Transition to Online Learning” http://aalasinternational.org/rtol/ (http://aalasinternational.org/rtol/) 37 Free Resources for Teachers shifting to online learning for Coronavirus: https://schoolchoiceweek.com/37-free-online-resources-for-schools-shifting-online-during-coronavirus/ (https://schoolchoiceweek.com/37-free-online-resources-for-schools-shifting-online-during-coronavirus/) Coronavirus Education Resources App: https://covid19edresources.glideapp.io/?fbclid=IwAR1hGtwQ_U-3dsrfuVsk2SE-GeBeTIv1oeg1o7ZMWBZBwTbFWHufADG2088 (https://covid19edresources.glideapp.io/?fbclid=IwAR1hGtwQ_U-3dsrfuVsk2SE-GeBeTIv1oeg1o7ZMWBZBwTbFWHufADG2088) Kim Mattina’s (Host of Suite Talk) Remote Learning Resource Website https://t.co/TnBJPVYb7v?amp=1 (https://t.co/TnBJPVYb7v?amp=1) Virtual Author Visits https://t.co/IwK01y3qzg?amp=1 (https://t.co/IwK01y3qzg?amp=1) Sarah Thomas’s (EduMatch Creator)  Distance Learning Padlet Board https://padlet.com/sarah216/covid19 (https://padlet.com/sarah216/covid19) Segment 2:  EdTech Companies that are Upgrading Teacher Accounts During the PandemicAdobe Cloud Apps: https://helpx.adobe.com/enterprise/kb/covid-19-education-labs.html (https://helpx.adobe.com/enterprise/kb/covid-19-education-labs.html) ABCMouse is a learning tool for children ages 2-8: https://www.ageoflearning.com/ (https://www.ageoflearning.com/) Free communication service with Bloomz: https://freetrial.bloomz.com/coronavirus-schools/ (https://freetrial.bloomz.com/coronavirus-schools/) Epic is providing free access to their online reading platform: https://www.getepic.com/learn/freeremotestudentaccess/ (https://www.getepic.com/learn/freeremotestudentaccess/) Google Hangouts Meet premium version free through July 1: https://support.google.com/meet/answer/9760270?hl=en (https://support.google.com/meet/answer/9760270?hl=en) Kahoot premium: https://kahoot.com/access-kahoot-premium-for-free/ (https://kahoot.com/access-kahoot-premium-for-free/) Microsoft Teams: https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free (https://products.office.com/en-us/microsoft-teams/free) PearDeck Premium free for 90 days: https://www.peardeck.com/stay-connected (https://www.peardeck.com/stay-connected) Zoom has lifted the 40 minute limit for free users as long as the school has a Clever account: https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/03/13/how-to-use-zoom-for-online-learning/ (https://blog.zoom.us/wordpress/2020/03/13/how-to-use-zoom-for-online-learning/) Explain Everything Whiteboard free trial extension: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBJxTK4uz2Bc3dC4Q1W1wWf1cVm2TS56NIaeSzOqMJ_8dCfg/viewform (https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfBJxTK4uz2Bc3dC4Q1W1wWf1cVm2TS56NIaeSzOqMJ_8dCfg/viewform) Screencastify has tweeted that they will offer free services to schools that reach out: Email sales@screecastify.com (mailto:sales@screecastify.com) BrainPop for fun educational games: https://educators.brainpop.com/2020/02/19/free-brainpop-access-for-schools-affected-by-the-corona-virus/?utm_source=organic&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=coronavirus&utm_content=free-access...

In this episode of “https://www.teachercast.net/episodes/ask-the-tech-coach/ (Ask the Tech Coach),” Jeff and Susan discuss the importance of Social Media in todays classrooms and academic programs. Tech Coach MastermindJoin the http://www.teachercast.net/Mastermind (Tech Coach Mastermind) and learn how to help your school district today!2 Mastermind group meetings each month Lifetime access to our Tech Coach Online Community Free Lesson Plans Free Templates Much Much More Websitehttp://www.teachercast.net/Mastermind (www.TeacherCast.net/Mastermind)  Do You Have a Question For Us?http://www.teachercast.net/VoiceMail (www.TeacherCast.net/VoiceMail) Twitter: http://twitter.com/askthetechcoach (@AskTheTechCoach) Email: feedback@teachercast.net  How Can Tech Coaches Support Social Media Usage In The ClassroomShould classrooms involve the community in their daily activities?It is important to bring the community stakeholders, and of course, parents in so they see the positive things going on in schools and classroom. So much feedback comes from parents who enjoy seeing their students in photos throughout the day doing normal activities. Should teachers create Social Media accounts?Keep in mind school/district guidelines in personal vs. professional accounts. Many people use Twitter in a more professional manner and Facebook for personal. Susan talks about this concept as Twitter stays professional with her, but Facebook is majorly personal with professional items added in because a tech coach and educator is “Who I Am, and I enjoy sharing that with family and friends. Should school programs create Social Media accounts?This is, often, handled through a district or school PR department as they develop policies in many cases as to how posts should be structured. Sometimes, though, it is up the the teacher/sponsor of the program to create these accounts and keep them going to recognize student achievements. Rules to follow when it comes to social postingKnow the school policy on photos and social media Work with your school district PR department (if you have one) Work with your teacher to see if students are or are not allowed to be on Social Media When to post … or not to postTalk this over with your principal/district leadership and gauge their support with posting to recognize student work and accomplishments. Many teachers use apps such as https://www.classdojo.com/ (Class Dojo), https://web.seesaw.me/ (Seesaw), https://www.bloomz.net/ (Bloomz), etc to share quick photos of students which parents love to see. If it is something great going on and you are featuring various angles of a lesson or project, by all means, post those as soon as possible. Follow our PodcastThe TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network | http://www.twitter.com/teachercast (@TeacherCast) Ask the Tech Coach Podcast | http://www.twitter.com/askthetechcoach (@AsktheTechCoach) Follow our HostsJeff Bradbury | http://www.twitter.com/jeffbradbury (@JeffBradbury) Matt Friedman | https://twitter.com/mfriedmanPGH (@mfriedmanPGH) Susan Vincentz | https://twitter.com/sv314dws (@SV314dws) Blog: http://techimaginations.net (http://techimaginations.net)  Join our PLNAre you enjoying the TeacherCast Network, please share your thoughts with the world by https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ask-the-tech-coach-the-teachercast-educational-network/id1067586243?mt=2 (commenting on iTunes) today? I enjoy reading and sharing your comments on the podcast each week. Let’s Work TogetherHost: Jeff Bradbury http://www.twitter.com/teachercast (@TeacherCast) | http://twitter.com/jeffbradbury (@JeffBradbury) Email: info@teachercast.net Voice Mail: http://www.teachercast.net/voicemail (http://www.TeacherCast.net/voicemail) YouTube: http://www.teachercast.net/YouTube (http://www.TeacherCast.net/YouTube) iTunes: http://www.teachercast.net/iTunes (http://www.TeacherCast.net/iTunes) Check Out More TeacherCast ProgrammingTeacherCast...

I'm a parent, you're a parent, we're also in the educational community and have the opportunity to see both sides of parental communication in education. In an effort to avoid a bunch of random notes shoved in the bottom of the students backpack, we want to talk about some ways that we can use technology to make communication better, easier on both ends, that makes sense, and create a partnership in education between the school and the parent. Transcript:Danelle Brostrom  0:01  Show Notes, shmoe notes. Larry Burden  0:10  It is an agent of chaos. Larry Burden  0:12  I've met agents of chaos. Danelle Brostrom  0:12  My child is an agent of chaos. Larry Burden  0:25  It's episode 89 of the EdTechLoop podcast. My name is Larry Burden and she's no longer using semaphore and signal towers, it's Danielle Brostrom. I have unearthed my past elementary school newsletters stuffed in the bottom of various backpacks for this week's moment of Zen.  Moment of Zen  0:40  The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.  Larry Burden  0:47  We've taken the lid off the hibachi to let the sweet aroma entice our listeners to take a nibble at this week's meat of the show, engaging parents. I'm a parent, you're a parent, we're also in the educational community, we kind of see both sides. What have you noticed? Maybe on the, on the parental side first, as far as using tech to engage our, our partners in education. Danelle Brostrom  1:14  Yeah, I would like to totally avoid that scenario that you talked about where there's a bunch of random notes shoved in the bottom of the backpack, because that is for real. That is real life, I find those notes the bottom of a backpack and in the bottom of a locker and smashed in the corners of the car. So I really like to avoid that. So I definitely want to talk about some ways that we can use technology to make communication better, easier on both ends and stuff that makes sense. I feel like this is a podcast we do at the beginning of every year. And it's different every time which is good. I think we're evolving. So I'm excited to talk about this today, Larry. Larry Burden  1:49  You brought this up earlier, I did a little research, which is rare Danelle Brostrom  1:51  I know. Larry Burden  1:53  Thankfully, I came up with somebody else who had done even more research and has continued the research, Jessica Meachem, found her on Twitter. And she has a spreadsheet of almost every possible application that you could use to communicate with your parents, and has a list of all the attributes, What were your first reactions? Danelle Brostrom  2:20  Well, the first thing that I noticed is that I love that she's broken it down by security and privacy issues, because that's a big thing for me. And then she also talks about like the price, The communication that's possible. And, this is a good place for teachers to start. And they can kind of see what works out for them. And we do have a lot of teachers that are using these external services like Remind and Bloomz and Class Tag, there's, there's a lot of them that she's detailed there. My suggestion is to just be careful with these. And here's why. I think about the parents that have four different kids at four different schools. And then The teachers are using four different services. And I think that if you look at it from the perspective of your customer, who is our families, It can be a full time job to keep up with all those messages from school and and the different services and some give you notifications. Like I know were on Bloomz right now and we get notified if anyone comments, which is super annoying at sign up for parent teacher conferences time, because I find out that Johnny's mom signed up and then I find out that Jill's mom signed up and you're like, take the notifications off, but now I'm nervous, I'm gonna miss something from school. So just, I, I love a lot of these services, I think they offer some really cool things. But I think what would be pretty cool is if your entire school decided, we're going to communicate with parents in this way. Like I've got one of my schools that everyone is using Bloomz, or, you know, maybe your if your, if your school or your district has adopted something, I think you should use that for just the sake of streamlining things for your customer. With the cool new messaging apps, they might work for you, but just make sure they're working for your families, too. And that is going to add value for them. So if your entire school can get on board and use one thing that would be ideal. And if your district can get on board with using one thing, that would be the best. Larry Burden  4:14  Speaking of the district, we do have a one thing? Danelle Brostrom  4:18  Yes, in our district, we do we have Bright Arrow. Larry Burden  4:20  We have Bright Arrow. And that actually works through Power School. It's not the, maybe not as shiny, as some of the other apps, it does have some of the functionality. For instance, I know Remind, you know, is often used at more secondary schools.  Danelle Brostrom  4:37  Yeah.  Larry Burden  4:38  Specifically, because of its messaging function, it's, you know, it's very available on your iPhone, or your phones and other digital devices. Whereas our Power School solution via Bright Arrow does a pretty good job from what I've gathered for our parents, but also for our, our teachers as far as having it within their  Danelle Brostrom  5:02  grading interface.  Larry Burden  5:03  The grading interface they're already using. They're already there. Danelle Brostrom  5:05  Yeah. It's interesting that you say that it is within Power School is only within Power School on the teacher end, on the parents and it comes right through their email. So that's, that's a really nice feature. I think email is the number one way teachers are communicating with families, whether they're using Bright Arrow or whether they're gathering parent contact emails, doing a distribution list. Parents, most of them are on email. So that seems to be something that's making sense for a lot of teachers. But the biggest thing I would want to say there is making sure that you're using BCC for families. If you just send it out blanket and you, you know, update everyone on your classroom news, that's awesome, because you should be keeping your families engaged. But if you put all of those addresses in the "to" line, then, you know, Julie replies with the question and says, Hey, I'm just wondering, did you see our backpack and then everyone on that list is getting it every single time. But if you put that in the BCC, and it's a blind carbon copy, as a parent, I can't see any of the other emails that are on the list. I can't see who else she sent, he or she or he is sending it to. And it just really, really cuts down on that reply all grossness. So Larry Burden  6:13  answer to this, if you will, Yeah. When you do hit that send to all in Power School, how it does that automatically do will BCC.  Danelle Brostrom  6:24  Yes Larry Burden  6:24  Okay, so for the most part, if you're going through your Power School, the likelihood of that bad thing happening is considerably reduced. Danelle Brostrom  6:33   Correct, Correct. Danelle Brostrom  6:34  And then other ways I was thinking about when we were talking about how to use tech to better engage families, I love the Google Classroom. Google Classroom has that built in progress report feature that will email families a daily or weekly summary of their kids work. I love that because it keeps parents involved if they want to be. Then the nice thing is, once you enter the parents email, You don't have to do a thing. Everything is automated. The bad thing is that you, you can't customize the report in any way. But it's ready to go every, every time that they get that subscription. So I really do like those Guardian Summaries in Google Classroom, I think those are solid. Larry Burden  7:10  One of the nice things about both Google Classroom and Bright Arrow is, every teacher in our district has it. One of the things you mentioned earlier that we do want to try to avoid, and we might think that some of these extraneous apps, some of these extra apps are really cool and flashy and look great. But if you have three kids in the district, and each one of those teachers that has a different app that they're using, suddenly, that's a lot to manage as a parent, whereas every teacher has access to Google Classroom, and might be likely using it. Every teacher has access to Power School. It really limits the amount of interactions that the parent has to maintain. I would assume the likelihood of having interaction with the parent is increased if they're not having to try to manage, manage multiple avenues of communication. And really, the goal of the parent communication is not necessarily, we would hope, the one way communication. We want to create a partner in this communication in the education of their child. We need to have the feedback. Danelle Brostrom  8:24  Yeah, 100%. And, you know, you talk about feedback. And it's funny, because I just said, you know, you should use form the ones that your district has put their support behind it, because it makes it easier for families. But I gotta mention Larry, one that I love, I do love Seesaw. We have so many elementary teachers using it that I feel like it's, it's almost become one that we support. I love that parents can see and they can comment on their students work, no matter where they are. I love that there's a place for classroom news, too. And I like it's all in one place. And it does, it does more than one thing. It's like, the Alton Brown thing where he says that you should never buy kitchen gadget unless it can be used for more than one thing. Seesaw is kind of like that for me, because it's got the student portion where they're creating their own portfolio and turning in their work and you're communicating with them. And then it's got this parent portion where you can see your child's work. And you can see, you can comment on it. And you can give them feedback. And then there's this other portion where the teacher can put classroom news and calendars and it's all connected into one app. I do like that, because then it's not just a messaging. It's not just this, it's kind of everything all in one package. So that, that is one that I really do like, that's an external service. Larry Burden  9:38  What, why do you support Seesaw over some of the other ones that we... Danelle Brostrom  9:41  Just because it offers all those pieces, when I go there, as a parent, I'm not just signing up for conferences, or just receiving that one way communication from the teacher. It's all of these other pieces. It's almost like, where the Google Classroom, I can see what my child is doing in class, I can see that too. It just feels like there's more there, it covers all those different areas, for me, as a parent. Larry Burden  10:04  If you're listening outside of our district, recognize what your, your tech coaches, your Technology Department is aware of, and good at servicing. So if you have a large community of Seesaw users or Bloomz users might not be a bad way to go.  Danelle Brostrom  10:28  Because people will help you. Larry Burden  10:28  Because of the support, as opposed to tracking out on your own. And then suddenly, when it's not working, or it's not doesn't have the functionality that you'd like, you have nobody to ask. So it kind of be aware of your environment and make sure that the people that, that would otherwise support you with the technology can support you, when you go off and use one of these tools. Parent communication is so important for the student, you know, the interaction to have, make sure that the parent is understanding where their student is at and that they're involved in their education is so important, we really do want to get it right.  Danelle Brostrom  11:03  Yeah,  Larry Burden  11:04  and not make it overwhelming for the parent, cuz that's going to end up turning the parent off. Danelle Brostrom  11:08  And it's hard to look at it from that lens. You know, as a teacher, you're trying to be super efficient with your time and you're trying to do as best for your students. But to take that step back and say, if, if I were a parent in my classroom, what, what would this communication look like? And how can I improve it? Or if I, if I were a parent in the district, and we're getting all these different requests from different services, what would that look like to me. So kind of trying to really think of your customer, and what what they would want and what their needs are. And like, I like to think about, we've got some teachers that are still doing class websites, and having a web presence. And I think you should, I think that's great, I think there's a lot of value in there. But I don't think that can be the only place to communicate with families, your stuff is going to get missed if you just throw it up on the website, and then assume parents are going to go there and they have questions. They're probably not. They're probably not going to go there every Friday to see if you posted anything new. You really need to go to them instead of expecting them to come to you. Larry Burden  12:07  The next stage or the next step on this. And where the parent communication really becomes powerful, is again, when we're allowing that communication to come back. And we're really become partners. It's also where things get messy, because sometimes it's a little bit hard when a parent gets all up in your business about what your doing.  Danelle Brostrom  12:28  Yeah, for sure.  Larry Burden  12:30  But I was, I was reading some research actually on this. And one of the studies had kind of three takeaways. One, obviously, that the emphasis on relationship building among parents and students is very important, Two, a focus on leadership development of parents really making our parents leaders in the education of their children. And three, I thought was the interesting one, and effort to bridge the gap and culture of, and power, between parents and educators. We contrast this community based approach with a more traditional school centric, individualistic, individualistic approach to parent involvement. The paradigm typically has been school to parent, we're on the mountaintop, and we're, we're preaching down to the parent. If we're expecting the parent to become a willing participant in their child's education. Broadly, I mean, there's always going to be parents that do that. But oftentimes, those parents are actually, you know, feeling as though they're speaking on equal terms with the educator. Danelle Brostrom  13:34  I definitely think a phone call is always always the best, you know. That's something that they drill into you as a new teacher, that you should be making these positive phone calls home to and I definitely agree with that. Like, Hey, your kids is a great thing today. I just want to tell you about that. Because anytime you can build that relationship and put it more on that evil play, evil playing field? level, I know. Whoa. Larry Burden  13:55  Agent of Chaos. Danelle Brostrom  13:57  Fixer of the agent of chaos, Larry Burden  13:59  We are, We are working into mid, mid season form. Danelle Brostrom  14:03  Working into. Larry Burden  14:03  We did not have a preseason. This year, there's no preseason, which just jumped right in. Larry Burden  14:07  All right. Um, anything else that you'd like to add? Danelle Brostrom  14:09  Yeah, um, the only other things that I want to add. Just whatever you use, I think being consistent. So trying to be regular with your communication, using the same service. Consistency is important. Being brief, there's so much that parents have to keep on top of. So the, don't waste your time with things like graphics or cute little things unless they add value. I think really just being brief with your communication is important. And then I think, use this to write the story of your classroom. Parents don't know what's going on every day. Sometimes the kids don't give them all the cool things that you're doing. Just use your communication to write the story of your classroom, consider pictures to. Parents love to see their kids little face learning. I just think the more you can use that tech to tell your story, the better. Larry Burden  14:56  I know Bloomz user and posts a number of pictures. And that's the way that she's been able to get great interaction from her parents.  Danelle Brostrom  15:04  Not just Elementary, I think Secondary to. Like, you should show pictures of secondary kids doing cool stuff in the classroom. Larry Burden  15:13  All right, Tech Tool of the Week. Danelle Brostrom  15:18  Tech Tool of the Week, I want to share Flippity. Lissa Brunan, she presented for us at Wired, and she shared some stuff on some stuff on Flippity, and it was fantastic. Flippity is a great resource for teachers. It turns a Google spreadsheet into all kinds of cool stuff. You can turn it into a random name picker or a quiz show or flashcards or a timeline or a badge tracker. If you want to track your kids, or let them earn badges. My favorite is you can turn it into a progress indicator. So it turns your Google Spreadsheet into progress indicator bars, you can use it for a tournament bracket a matching game. It's just some really really cool ways to increase your students interactivity with this device and Flippity is phenomenal. I tried one the other day and was amazed at how quickly I was able to take the spreadsheet that they created, follow the directions, change the words and then publish that link. And then when I went to that link, it was all of a sudden a typing speed tester with content that I had put in so, Wow, flippity.net that is my Tech Tool of the Week.  Larry Burden  16:25  Great Tech Tool Danelle Brostrom  16:25  Yeah, it's great. Larry Burden  16:26   That one's been around for a little bit.  Danelle Brostrom  16:27  I know  Larry Burden  16:28  but a lot of teachers love it. Danelle Brostrom  16:29  but we haven't used it enough. I don't think there's so many cool things on here. Larry Burden  16:34  Tutorials and updates. The TechNollerGist has a Google Classroom Rubric Template. I haven't actually watched this one yet. So I don't know. I will be honest. I saw it out there like oh, this is a new one. I did not have time to check it out. I guarantee it's awesome because the TechNollerGist just made it. And also there was a really cool tweet that um, to an article actually it was the article that was cool. By A.J. Giuliani and I'm guessing you follow him?  Danelle Brostrom  16:58  Yes, I do.  Larry Burden  16:59  He's all over Twitter. But it's, "Empathy as the Most Important 21st Century Skill.” And I don't know if you've read the article. It is great. It is great. So I highly recommend taking the time and  Danelle Brostrom  17:13  Will do. Larry Burden  17:13  Doing some reading so. AJGiuliani.com backslash empathy, the most important 21st Century Skills where the article is you'll find it on the many social medias as well. Before the building actually falls down I will  close with, follow us on Facebook and Twitter @tcapsloop, @brostromda, subscribe to the podcast on podbean, iTunes, Stitcher, Tune-in, Downcast, Overcast, the Google Play Store and Spotify leave review. We love the feedback. Thanks for listening and inspiring. Larry Burden  17:47  Drama, you didn;t like the drama? Danelle Brostrom  17:50  I really did think the building was going to fall for a minute. Transcribed by https://otter.ai 

Amy and Bill on are on a brief stop in Indiana to discuss new and exciting ways teachers can communicate with parents and students. Also, we have a big winner of the #grayday contest!

We can be change leaders and help our school improve and grow. Rebecca Wattleworth gives us tips to be a change leader no matter what school we’re working in right now. www.coolcatteacher.com/e200 Today’s Sponsor: Bloomz is the tool I chose for parent/teacher communication. To find out why, read www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz or go to bloomz.com to get started setting up your school or classroom now! December and January are great months to roll out Bloomz with your parents, so you can start 2018 strong.

You can have a more thankful, joyful year all of the time. In today’s show, I share seven secrets to live a more joyful, thankful life all year long. www.coolcatteacher.com/e199 Today’s Sponsor: Bloomz is the tool I chose for parent/teacher communication. To find out why, read www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz or go to bloomz.com to get started setting up your school or classroom now! December and January are great months to roll out Bloomz with your parents, so you can start 2018 strong.

Leslie Fisher, a favorite geek of many teachers, has some cool gift ideas for teachers (or your favorite geek.)  I hope you get some ideas for your favorite teacher-geek. Get links to these gift ideas here: www.coolcatteacher.com/e198 Today’s Sponsor: Bloomz is the tool I chose for parent/teacher communication. To find out why- read www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz or go to bloomz.com to get started setting up your school or classroom now! December and January are great months to roll out Bloomz with your parents, so you can start 2018 strong.

Dr. Frank Buck talks about what to get administrators (and what not to give them.) We have an entertaining chat about all the ideas to make this holiday season very special for your administrator. www.coolcatteacher.com/e197 Today’s Sponsor: Bloomz is the tool I chose for parent/teacher communication. To find out why- read www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz or go to bloomz.com to get started setting up your school or classroom now! December and January are great months to roll out Bloomz with your parents, so you can start 2018 strong.

Joe Mazza shares how parents can help students have empathy and become empowered changemakers in the face of tragedy. In this special show, we give tips to parents and teachers about things they can do this season to help kids serve others affected by tragedy. www.coolcatteacher.com/e196 Today’s Sponsor: Bloomz is the tool I chose for parent/teacher communication. To find out why read www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz or go to bloomz.com to get started setting up your school or classroom now! December and January are great months to roll out Bloomz with your parents, so you can start 2018 strong.

Connie Hamilton @conniehamilton challenges us to re-think homework so we can get better results. After you listen to these five steps, you'll have a process to determine what homework should be assigned, what shouldn't, and how to better support parents at home. You can make homework work for learning and not just be busy work. Let's hack homework! Connie co-authored the book Hacking Homework with Starr Sackstein. This show is sponsored by Bloomz. Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz to find out why Bloomz is the best parent-teacher communication system. Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e120 at 5:45 am EDT after this show goes live on iTunes. Search the over 100 episodes of past shows by subject and topic to find just what you need at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast.

The 2017 US "Thought Leader of the Year", Thomas C. Murray @thomascmurray talks about what actually works in edtech according to the research. In this podcast, Tom shares the research and highlights, some of which are included in the book Learning Transformed that he co-authored with Eric Sheninger. (Enter the book giveaway contest.) Sponsored by Bloomz.  Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz to find out why Bloomz is the best parent-teacher communication system. Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e119 at 5:45 am EDT after this show goes live on iTunes. Search the over 100 episodes of past shows by subject and topic to find just what you need at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast.

Bill Selak @billselak talks about flexible seating and the research behind academic gains when using it. He also shares how flexible seating should go with more student voice and choice in their learning. Prepare to have your mind shift about how we sit in classrooms today! Sponsored by Bloomz. Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz to find out why Bloomz is the best parent-teacher communication system. Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e118 at 5:45 am EDT after this show goes live on iTunes. Search the over 100 episodes of past shows by subject and topic to find just what you need at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast.

Teryl Magee @teryl_magee gives us five ways to use Flipgrid and some essential tips on how to use it. This fun tool is a great way to engage students at the beginning of school. She also uses this for professional development for teachers. Sponsored by Bloomz. Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz to find out why Bloomz is the best parent-teacher communication system. Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e117 at 5:45 am EDT after this show goes live on iTunes. Search the over 100 episodes of past shows by subject and topic to find just what you need at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast.

Kim Clayton @kaclayton tells her story of reaching students who have been "given up on" by many. You'll be encouraged not only to reach the unreachable star but to teach them! Remember why you're in the teaching profession and be the teacher and reacher! Sponsored by Bloomz I've been using Bloomz for three years now and I love it. Go to www.coolcatteacher.com/bloomz to find out why Bloomz is the best parent-teacher communication system. Read the show notes at www.coolcatteacher.com/e116 at 5:45 am EDT after this show goes live on iTunes. Search the over 100 episodes of past shows by subject and topic to find just what you need at www.coolcatteacher.com/podcast.

An amazing technological advance for parent engagement and its FREE

An amazing technological advance for parent engagement and its FREE

The founder and CEO of Bloomz.com (BloomzApp) is my guest ; a product geared to improving not only communication but student achievement as well AND ITS FREE,

The founder and CEO of Bloomz.com (BloomzApp) is my guest ; a product geared to improving not only communication but student achievement as well AND ITS FREE,

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar "Bloomz: Engaging Today's Parents in the Modern Classroom" with special guest presenters, Laura Briggs and Horacio Ochoa, March 18, 2017. In our webinar this week we are really looking forward to learning about Bloomz, a fantastic, free, parent communication tool, from our special guest presenters: Laura Briggs and Horacio Ochoa. At ISTE 2016, Tech & Learning recognized Bloomz with the Best of Show award. Bloomz was also recently honored by the AASL. ISTE celebrates those products and services that show the greatest promise according to the country’s most tech-savvy educators. An anonymous panel of these educator judges selected products by scouring the exhibit hall floor during ISTE 2016, which featured 500 companies sharing solutions with more than 16,000 educators. The judges rated products on quality, effectiveness, ease of use, and creative use of technology. Webinar Description Every day we see hundreds of missed connections between teachers and parents. Between reminders, meetings, event signups, all flying around in hard copy, digital and verbal formats, teachers and parents can’t keep up. On the other hand, social networks and mobile phones have redefined how we connect. Facebook for friendships, LinkedIn for careers; it seems as if there was a social network for every aspect of life. Almost. Bloomz is a new mobile and web app that helps teachers save a great deal of time in their communication with parents, by providing a powerful set of tools to connect, coordinate and communicate with parents, all in one beautifully designed app that is easy (and free) for teachers to use. From messaging, media sharing, and event and volunteer signups, to student portfolios and behavior management, Bloomz provides all the right tools to increase parental engagement and helps build school and classroom community. Join this interactive webinar to learn more about this app and how it works. To get the most of this webinar, please have a second device ready with the Bloomz app installed to interact during the webinar. Laura Briggs is a 1st Grade Teacher in Ashburn, VA at Cedar Lane School. She has taught K-5 technology, full day kindergarten, first grade, and fifth grade. She has a Masters of Science degree in Curriculum and Instruction from George Mason University. Mrs. Briggs is also the director of STAR Summer Camp at Cedar Lane. She is a Bloomz Ambassador, Online Course Design/Facilitator, ISTE Mobile Learning Network Past President, ISTE Games&Sims Officer, and STEM Camp Director. Horacio Ochoa, as Growth Manager for Bloomz has responsibilities that include all areas of marketing, from consumer insights, to developing marketing plans and executing in all relevant channels - advertising, content marketing, community building, influencer marketing, public relations, events and more. https://www.bloomz.net

In this episode, Mindy and Jonathan review a number of online sites that are aimed at helping improve classroom communication with parents. Remind, Class Dojo, Fresh Grade, Bloomz and more were discussed. The new Google Sites is here and there is some new follow up for Skype & YouTube. This week's spicy tech nuggets include asessment apps, a book, and an educational YouTube channel for elementary kids. Email the show, or send a voice memo to podcast@gwaea.org, and see show notes with all the links from this episode at www.dlgwaea.org/podcast. You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter, and see all the tweets from the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team at @DLGWAEA. If you enjoy the show and would like to leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play, we would very much appreciate that!

Beyond your students, your relationships with your kids' parents may be the most important. In this segment, we get an update on the tool I use to quickly connect and build trust with parents. Follow: @BloomzApp @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Horacio Ochoa has been head of Marketing at Bloomz since it's launch in early 2015. He has years of experience in consumer and technology brands, including Pepsi and Microsoft. Horacio is originally from Mexico and holds a Masters degree from the University of Texas.

Tony, Dave and Patrick are back after the Chinese New Year delayed the podcast and it is a great one. They talk about the future of photography in school, an educator's workspace and about a new type of communication app that is free to use. Check out the talking points below. The future of photography in schools - DSLR vs Smartphones a. Link: http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2016/01/shootout-redux-smartphone-camera-vs-tricked-out-dslr-one-year-later/ by Lee Hutchinson of Ars Technica b. Instead of teaching good photography with complex DSLR, should we teach basic smartphone shooting and then touching it up in Photoshop/LightRoom? c. http://lifehacker.com/5815742/basics-of-photography-the-complete-guide An educator's workspace a. Link: http://lifehacker.com/take-a-moment-and-assess-your-workspace-for-productivit-1754626706 by Alan Henry of LifeHacker b. What does yours look like? c. How often do you revamp change it? d. Tony's rule: If you don't use it at least once a month don't put it on your desk e. Kneeling chair: http://www.amazon.com/Smart-Ergonomically-Designed-Casters-Memory/dp/B002L15NSK f. Sit stand desk: http://www.thehumansolution.com/height-adjustable-sit-stand-desk.html g. Gina Tapani's workspace: http://lifehacker.com/5932887/im-gina-trapani-and-this-is-how-i-work New app aims to improve teacher parent-teacher communication on eSchool News a. Link: http://www.eschoolnews.com/2016/02/10/new-app-aims-to-improve-parent-teacher-communication/ b. This is a press release not a story c. Bloomz: https://www.bloomz.net/ d. Bloomz Overview video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkiTA_acE8E e. Closed social network and communication system for schools f. Calendars, easy communication, scheduling of conferences, reminders, etc. g. Is there a problem? Is this the best solution?