Podcast appearances and mentions of jerry swiatek

Jim Kelly, district Technology Specialist for Citrus County Schools, has a conversation with Citrus High School's Jerry Swiatek about the innovative things going on at Citrus High's Academy of Computer Science, where he is lead teacher and coordinator of the program. Jerry talks to Jim about how self-directed learning and problem solving is a cornerstone of their program, how computational thinking is like learning another language, and the pathways available to students entering and leaving CHS' Academy of Computer Science. Follow Jerry on Twitter: @jswiatek #CCSBInnovates Twitter: @CCTechTips @CitrusSchools Instagram: @CCTechTips @Citrusschools Facebook: Citrus Schools Tech Tips Citrus County Schools

Social media has changed over the last few years, raising questions about its continued value for professional development. Follow: @tomwhitby @blairteach @jswiatek @bamradionetwork Ed Chat Archive: http://edchat.pbworks.com/ Jerry Swiatek has been archiving the weekly #edchat discussions since its inception. He is a Computer Science teacher at Citrus High School in Citrus County, Florida. He is a Google Certified Innovator and a Google for Education Certified Trainer and the Founder and Organizer of EdCamp Citrus. Nancy Blair is a middle school principal in Georgia and previously served as a school improvement consultant.

Howdy do, and welcome to a new episode of Free Teacher PD:  Part 2 of Virtual Explorations and Field Trips with Google Tools. Jerry Swiatek is our presenter today, and he needs no introduction, so I won’t say another word, after this:   Take ‘er away, Mr. Swiatek!

Welcome to a new episode of Free Teacher PD:  Part 1 of Virtual Explorations and Field Trips with Google Tools, with Jerry Swiatek. While Google is widely known for its search engine, Google Docs, Google Drive, and Gmail, many of its lesser known tools can be just as useful for teachers. This and following podcast episode will cover several of the street-view products that provide a unique, up-close view of everything from art museums to the Great Barrier Reef to the White House and tons more! So, please join one of the Community’s most popular presenters, Jerry Swiatek, as he shares these tools and explores how they can be used in the classroom for almost any subject. Learn how to open your classroom and travel virtually to physical, historical, and cultural locations and landmarks with your students like never before. This will be fun, so…   Let’s get learning!

Welcome to a new episode of Free Teacher PD:  Part 2 of Save Time and Paper, Collecting Student Work in a Paperless Classroom, with Jerry Swiatek. At this point, if you’ve been around the SimpleK12 Teacher Learning Community or this Free Teacher PD podcast much at all, you already know Jerry. So, for now, let me just say this:  the guy’s good and he knows what he’s talking about, so get out your pads and pencils and…   Let’s get learning!

Welcome to a new episode of Free Teacher PD:  Part 1 of Save Time and Paper, Collecting Student Work in a Paperless Classroom, with our old friend, Jerry Swiatek. Running a paperless classroom sounds great, but figuring out how students will turn in their digital work can be tricky. Many school districts do not allow students to use email during school, and do we really need to know our students' personal email addresses? In this podcast episode, join Jerry Swiatek as he explores how you can use Dropbox or Google Drive to collect your students' digital works. In addition, Jerry will explore several tools that can be used with these services to help transform the way students turn in their work. So, please join us to learn how easy it can be to begin the transition to a paperless classroom using Dropbox or Google Drive.   Let’s get learning!

Welcome to a new episode of Free Teacher PD:  Part 2 of Going Google, An Overview of Google's iOS Apps, with Jerry Swiatek. At this point, our Going Google presenter, Mr. Jerry Swiatek needs little introduction.  You likely just completed part 1 of this topic with Jerry, and you probably listened to him in episodes 4 and 5 on digital storytelling. Speaking of storytelling, Jerry’s as good a storyteller as there is in the teacher professional development arena, so I’ll close my yapper and turn this baby over to Jerry.   Let’s get learning!

Welcome to a new episode of Free Teacher PD:  Part 1 of Going Google, An Overview of Google's iOS Apps, with Jerry Swiatek. Is your bookshelf full of old, dusty three-ring binders? Well, get those binders off of your bookshelf and create a virtual space to store your favorite websites, documents, and videos where you can share them with your students and colleagues. LiveBinders allows you to create virtual three-ring binders using tabs to keep your resources organized. In this session, please join Jerry Swiatek as he discusses how to set up and maintain a LiveBinder. He will also take a look at some examples of how educators are using LiveBinders to stay organized.   Let’s get learning!

Welcome to a new episode of Free Teacher PD:  Part 2 of Foster Creativity and Innovation with Digital Storytelling  and our presenter, Jerry Swiatek. Let me take a moment to tell you a tad more about this talented presenter. Jerry is a Google Certified Teacher, as well as a Google Apps Certified Administrator. He is a also a District Technology Specialist for the Citrus County School District in Citrus County, FL, where he works with teachers and students helping them to integrate technology into their classrooms. He has spent time in the classroom as well, teaching World Geography to high school freshmen. Jerry is the founder and organizer of EdCamp Citrus, an education unconference designed to bring educators together to discuss education issues and technology that works. He is also very involved in the #edchat movement on Twitter. Each week, Jerry archives each of the #edchat discussions, making them available to educators all over the world. He often presents at educational technology conferences across the nation. Jerry has an Associate's Degree in Computer Network Systems and a Bachelor's Degree in Information System Security, and he has been in education for over 10 years. He lives in Inverness, FL with his wife, two children, a dog, and a snake.  So, let’s welcome back Jerry Swiatek and Part 2 of Foster Creativity and Innovation with Digital Storytelling   Let’s get learning!

Welcome to a new episode of Free Teacher PD. Today we will feature teacher-trainer extraordinaire, Mr. Jerry Swiatek and his topic: Part 1 of Foster Creativity and Innovation with Digital Storytelling. As educators, most of us recognize the importance of helping students develop their creative and innovative abilities. One really fun, interesting, and useful way to do this is with digital storytelling, where students use digital tools to create and share their own stories. In this episode, we'll discuss specifically how digital storytelling can be used in the classroom. Digital storytelling provides an excellent way for students to tell who they are, share their experiences, and reflect on what they've learned. Jerry will also share some of the many web tools available to help make digital storytelling a breeze. Kids love to be creative and share stories about themselves... Digital storytelling is the perfect way to let them do it!   Let’s get learning!

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, 81DASH, with guest presenters Carlos Fernandez and Jerry Swiatek, August 23, 2014. Carlos is the creator/developer of a fantastic, free new backchannel tool for the classroom called 81DASH. He was joined by Jerry Swiatek, a District Technology Specialist for the Citrus County School District in Citrus County, FL where he works with teachers and students helping them integrate technology into their classrooms. Jerry is the founder and organizer of EdCamp Citrus, a Google Certified Admin and Teacher, and is also the archivist for the very successful #edchat community. Learn about 81DASH and the ways teachers are using it in their classrooms. We know you are going to be eager to start using it too! Communication is vital in the 21st Century way of work and education is no exception. As the 81DASH team saw schools make the digital transitions, they knew that they needed to come up with a safe solution that would allow students access to communicate anytime, anywhere. But they also needed a solution that would keep students safe and give the teacher the opportunity to monitor and have full control of that chat environment. Although the chat feature is heart and soul of 81Dash, they believe that students need more than just a safe chat environment. They need a Dashboard that allows them to communicate, share files, take notes, and keep track of important tasks. 81Dash has been a tremendous passion project of theirs and is created by teachers for teachers. Follow 81DASH on Twitter (https://twitter.com/81dash) and sign up on the website to start using it with your students.(http://81dash.com/)

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, 81DASH, with guest presenters Carlos Fernandez and Jerry Swiatek, August 23, 2014. Carlos is the creator/developer of a fantastic, free new backchannel tool for the classroom called 81DASH. He was joined by Jerry Swiatek, a District Technology Specialist for the Citrus County School District in Citrus County, FL where he works with teachers and students helping them integrate technology into their classrooms. Jerry is the founder and organizer of EdCamp Citrus, a Google Certified Admin and Teacher, and is also the archivist for the very successful #edchat community. Learn about 81DASH and the ways teachers are using it in their classrooms. We know you are going to be eager to start using it too! Communication is vital in the 21st Century way of work and education is no exception. As the 81DASH team saw schools make the digital transitions, they knew that they needed to come up with a safe solution that would allow students access to communicate anytime, anywhere. But they also needed a solution that would keep students safe and give the teacher the opportunity to monitor and have full control of that chat environment. Although the chat feature is heart and soul of 81Dash, they believe that students need more than just a safe chat environment. They need a Dashboard that allows them to communicate, share files, take notes, and keep track of important tasks. 81Dash has been a tremendous passion project of theirs and is created by teachers for teachers. Follow 81DASH on Twitter (https://twitter.com/81dash) and sign up on the website to start using it with your students.(http://81dash.com/)

Highlights and commentary from the 2/12 Edchat about the tension between the kind of professional development teachers want and what teachers need to know. Follow:@jswiatek,@blairteach, @tomwhitby@bamradionetwork Aaryn Schmuhl is the Assistant Superintendent for Learning and Leadership Services in Henry County, Georgia. Jerry Swiatek is a District Technology Specialist for the Citrus County School District in Florida and founder/ organizer of EdCamp Citrus. Tom Whitby is contributing Editor at SmartBrief, founder of #Edchat,Twitter-Using Educators, and NYSCATE Network. Nancy Blair is a school

Highlights and commentary from the 2/12 Edchat about the tension between the kind of professional development teachers want and what teachers need to know. Follow:@jswiatek,@blairteach, @tomwhitby@bamradionetwork Aaryn Schmuhl is the Assistant Superintendent for Learning and Leadership Services in Henry County, Georgia. Jerry Swiatek is a District Technology Specialist for the Citrus County School District in Florida and founder/ organizer of EdCamp Citrus. Tom Whitby is contributing Editor at SmartBrief, founder of #Edchat,Twitter-Using Educators, and NYSCATE Network. Nancy Blair is a school improvement consultant who frequently worked with the high schools that work and making middle grades work initiatives.

Highlights and commentary on last week's Edchat about dealing with peers who are using outdated approaches to teaching and handling behavior issues with students.. Tom Whitby is Contributing Editor at SmartBrief, Founder of #Edchat,Twitter-Using Educators, NYSCATE Network, St. Joseph's College NY group. Jerry Swiatek is an Instructional Technology Specialist for the Citrus County School District in Citrus County. Nancy Blair is a school improvement consultant who frequently worked with the High Schools That Work and Making Middle Grades Work initiatives of the Southern Regional Education Board.

Highlights and commentary on last week's Edchat about dealing with peers who are using outdated approaches to teaching and handling behavior issues with students.. Tom Whitby is Contributing Editor at SmartBrief, Founder of #Edchat,Twitter-Using Educators, NYSCATE Network, St. Joseph's College NY group. Jerry Swiatek is an Instructional Technology Specialist for the Citrus County School District in Citrus County. Nancy Blair is a school improvement consultant who frequently worked with the High Schools That Work and Making Middle Grades Work initiatives of the Southern Regional Education Board.