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In this episode, Michael McLaughlin and Leeann Blais, educators at Austin Prep in Reading, MA collaborate to create a top ten list of tech tools for student collaboration. Michael is the head of middle school and Leeann is a 6th and 7th grade English teacher.

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*Note* This episode was recorded in December 2019 On Episode 35, Kevin McArdle, owner of SureSwift Capital, and Jac Stark, community manager for tech.mn, welcome founders Dr. Angie Eilers (UR Turn) and Matt Hardy (Kidblog) to talk about the journey from being educators to entrepreneurs. We discuss the track to identifying as tech entrepreneurs and passing it down to the young people on their team. In celebration of Teacher Appreciation Week (something we have been feeling very heavy has of late) this week’s episode theme is Edtech. We talk with Dr. Angie Eilers, founder of UR Turn, a goal setting and progress tracking app that plugs into student information systems, and Matt Hardy, founder of Kidblog, a student publishing platform. We talk with both about the transition from teacher to tech founder in Minnesota and the thriving edtech ecosystem in Minnesota. Hype Time Every episode we ask our guest to name drop someone doing cool things in the tech community. Angie gives a shout out to Minnesota Cup, BETA, and Pat Dillion from the MHTA. Matt name drops a couple people including Josh Susser with Cascadily and Louis Abramowski of HotLou and Evergreen.    Sponsor:Thank you to Arthur Ventures for sponsoring this episode of The tech.mn Podcast. Arthur Ventures invests in B2B software founders beyond Silicon Valley and takes a partner approach to venture capital. They support tech entrepreneurship in Minnesota. You can learn more about them at their website and hear about their latest raise here.  Socialstech.mn on TwitterKevin McArdle on TwitterJac Stark on TwitterAngie Eiliers on TwitterMatt Hardy on TwitterUR Turn on TwitterKidblog on Twitter Links:UR TurnKidblog EdNorth

One of our producers, Melissa Mallon, took advantage of the holiday time to get some work done. Melissa had been wanting to interview her sister, Megan, for a little while, and since they were both home over break visiting their parents, Melissa brought along a microphone to talk with Megan in person. Melissa and Megan have perhaps a little more in common than your typical sisters. Both are educators, Melissa as a librarian here at Vanderbilt University and Megan as a fifth grade teacher at Bluemont Elementary School in Manhattan, Kansas. Both are technologists, weaving digital and information literacy instruction in the work they do with students. Both help other teachers develop their teaching skills, Melissa working with librarians here in her capacity of director of teaching and learning at the Vanderbilt libraries and Megan working with pre-service teachers in the Masters of Arts in Teaching program at Kansas State University. And, as it happens, they’re also identical twins! During this episode, Megan shares some stories from her experience teaching fifth graders, including the ways she introduces them to technology, and she offers some advice for college and university educators on teaching the students they’ll see in their classrooms in the coming years. Links • Megan Mallon, @mallon3: https://twitter.com/mallon3 • Melissa Mallon, @librarianliss: https://twitter.com/librarianliss • Megan & Melissa, @mallontechtwins: https://twitter.com/mallontechtwins • Common Sense Media, https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ • Kidblog, https://kidblog.org/home/ • Ribble, M. (2007). Digital Citizenship in Schools. Chambersburg, PA: International Society for Technology in Education. https://www.amazon.com/Digital-Citizenship-Schools-Mike-Ribble/dp/1564842320

My name is Rachelle Dene Poth and I am a Spanish and STEAM: What's nExT in Emerging Technology Teacher at Riverview Junior-Senior High School in Oakmont, PA. I am also an Attorney and earned my Juris Doctor Degree from Duquesne University School of Law and have a Master's Degree in Instructional Technology. I have presented at conferences such as ISTE, FETC, iNACOL, ST4T, PETE&C, PSMLA, Summer Spark and additional local conferences, on technology and more ways to benefit student learning. I am the President of the ISTE Teacher Education Network and the Communications Chair for the ISTE Mobile Learning Network. I was selected as the 2017 Outstanding Teacher of the Year by PAECT (the Pennsylvania Association for Educational Communications in Technology, the PA affiliate of ISTE) and by the NSBA as one of the "20 to watch" educators. In 2016, I received the Presidential Bronze Award for Volunteer Service to Education, the Silver in 2017 and in 2018, I received the Gold Award, for having done over 500 hours of volunteer service in education as part of ISTE. I am proud to be involved in several communities including being a Buncee Ambassador, Edmodo Certified Trainer, Nearpod Certified Educator and PioNear, Microsoft Innovative Educator Expert, and Google Certified Levels I and II. I am the author of 'In Other Words: Quotes that push our thinking," "Unconventional," and "The Future is Now: Learning and Growing Together," published by Edugladiators. As a contributing author, I wrote chapter 6 of the Edumatch book “Snapshot in Education 2016” focused on Blended Learning, Chapter 3 on Project Based Learning in Edusnap 17, and on Power of PLN in Edusnap 18. I also contributed to “Gamify Literacy” from ISTE and "Stories in EDU" a collaborative book from Jason Bretzmann and Kenny Bosch. I blog regularly for Getting Smart, DefinedSTEM and Kidblog and my own blog site, www.Rdene915.com

Recorded on March 3, 2019   Moderators: Kristen Nan (@nankr1120) Kristen is currently a 3rd Grade Teacher from Pittsburgh, PA.  In addition to teaching, she is a blogger, presenter, and award winning educator for innovative practices.  Kristen’s upcoming book is co-authored by Jacie Maslyk and will focus on the importance of risk-taking, chances, and building relationships between teachers and administrators.   Dr. Jacie Maslyk (@DrJacieMaslyk) Passionate about teaching and learning, Jacie has served in public education for 20 years.  An early implementer of STEAM and Making in schools, she currently serves as the Assistant Superintendent in the Hopewell Area School District and leads the movement for creativity and innovation in Beaver County with the establishment of the Innovation Learning Consortium.   Jacie Maslyk, EdD has worked in public education as a classroom teacher, reading specialist, elementary school principal and Director of Elementary Education. She is currently the Assistant Superintendent in the Hopewell Area School District. A successful school leader, she was recognized as a National Distinguished Principal finalist in Pennsylvania in 2013 and 2014.   Jacie has presented at the local, state, and national level on many topics, including STEAM and the Maker Movement. She served as an Editorial Advisor for the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Principal Magazine and has published a number of articles on Response to Intervention and Instruction, school leadership, the Common Core, STEAM education, and the Maker Movement. In 2015, she was awarded the Frank S. Manchester Award for Excellence in Journalism from the Pennsylvania Association of Elementary and Secondary School Principals (PAESSP). She is also the author of STEAMMakers; Fostering Creating and Innovation in the Elementary Classroom, a book that features many schools and organizations within the Remake Learning Network. A part of Remake Learning’s Expanding Innovation Project, Jacie is currently collaborating with educators from Quaker Valley and Propel Schools to build teacher leadership capacity around innovation. She is also working with the Beaver Valley Intermediate Unit and Beaver County school district to establish a network of organizations who support creativity and innovative practices in schools. Panelists: Desiree Alexander (@educatoralex) Ms. Desiree Alexander, Ed.S. is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator who has been in the educational field for fifteen years and is currently the Instructional Technology Supervisor for Caddo Parish Public Schools and the founder of Educator Alexander, an educational consulting business (www.educatoralexander.com).   Rachelle Dene Poth (@RDene915) Rachelle is a Foreign Language and STEAM Teacher and teacher blogger for Getting Smart and Kidblog.   Roman Nowak (@NowakRo) Roman is a High School ELA Teacher for the past 15 years. Working in various teaching and leadership roles for his school, district and province, Roman's passion is student success, building culture and relationships and spreading HOPE and kindness with educators.   Rachael Mann (@RachaelEdu) Rachael Mann is the founder of #TeachlikeTED and coauthor of The Martians in Your Classroom. She speaks and writes about the future of education and helps educators rethink the learning spaces of today. Prior to #TeachlikeTED, Rachael was the Network to Transform Teaching and STEM Professional Learning Director for Northern Arizona University’s AZK12 Center and State Director for Educators Rising Arizona. A former high school Career and Technical Education teacher and hailing from a family of educators, she has 14 years of classroom teaching experience. Rachael is a Google Certified Educator with a master’s degree in Educational Leadership. She is a founding member of the Council on the Future of Education, President-Elect for the NCLA Executive Board, and serves on the Region V Policy Committee.   Michael Abramczyk --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edumatch-tweet-talk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edumatch-tweet-talk/support

Recorded on February 18, 2019   Moderator: Cat Barrett (@IreneAmelia1) Arizona Master teacher & Silver apple teacher of the year.  High School English elective teacher - Classroom teachers association representive Carl Hayden High School.      Panelists: Dr. Amy Heger (@DrAmyHeger) Dr. Amy Heger is an award winning educator and edu-business coach. She is passionate about educators maximizing their gifts.   Jornéa Erwin (@savvy_educator) As an educator for over 16 years serving as a teacher, administration, instructional coach, and instructional technology specialist for the AL State Dept. of Education, I’m a risk taker,  striving each day to support fellow educators taking risks to meet the needs of their learners. Currently serves as an Educator Innovation Lead at Flipgrid & mentor in the Dynamic Learning Project.   Desiree Alexander (@educatoralex) Ms. Desiree Alexander, Ed.S. is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator who has been in the educational field for fifteen years and is currently the Instructional Technology Supervisor for Caddo Parish Public Schools and the founder of Educator Alexander, an educational consulting business (www.educatoralexander.com).   Rachelle Dene Poth (@RDene915) Rachelle  is a Foreign Language and STEAM Teacher and teacher blogger for Getting Smart and Kidblog.   Check out: Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello The Fire Within by Mandy Froehlich EduMagic by Sam Fecich DivergentEDU by Mandy Froehlich Daddy’s Favorites by Elissa Joy Level Up Leadership by Brian Kulak DigCitKids by Marialice Curran & Curran Dee Stories of EduInfluence by Brent Coley The Edupreneur by Dr. Will   Music: Ron Madison (@Madison_Ron) Producer: Sarah Thomas (@Sarahdateechur)   Subscribe: podcasts.edumatch.org/edumatchpodcast Join the movement: www.edumatch.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edumatch-tweet-talk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edumatch-tweet-talk/support

Recorded on December 16, 2018   Moderator: Rachelle Dene Poth (@RDene915) Rachelle is a Foreign Language and STEAM Teacher and teacher blogger for Getting Smart and Kidblog.   Panelists: Rodney Turner (@TechyTurner) Rodney is a virtual educator located in New Jersey. He loves networking and sharing his experiences.   Paul O’Neill (@pauloneill1972) Paul O’Neill is an educational game changer from the state of New Jersey.  His hashtag #pln365 provides professionals with a place for daily reflection and renewal.   Martine Brown (@mmbrown_brown) Martine Brown is an instructional coach in a K-12 district. Her mission is to be an agent of change in education.   Dennis Griffin Jr (@D4Griffin3)

Recorded on November 25, 2018 Moderator: Mandy Froehlich (@froehlichm) Mandy Froehlich is the Director of Innovation and Technology for the Ripon Area School District in Ripon, Wisconsin where she supports and encourages educators to create innovative change in their classrooms. Her passion lies in reinvigorating and re-engaging teachers back into their profession, as well as what is needed to support teachers in their pursuit of innovative and divergent thinking. She consults with school districts and post-secondary institutions around the country in the effective use of technology to support great teaching, conducts workshops as a Google for Education Certified Trainer and has presented on similar topics at conferences such as CUE, TIES, FETC and ISTE. Her first book, The Fire Within: Lessons from defeat that have ignited a passion for learning, discusses mental health awareness for teachers. Her second book, Divergent EDU, is based on an organizational structure she developed to support teachers in innovative and divergent thinking.   Panelists: Rodney Turner (@TechyTurner) Rodney is a virtual educator located in New Jersey. He loves networking and sharing his experiences.   Rachelle Dene Poth (@RDene915) Rachelle is a Foreign Language and STEAM Teacher and teacher blogger for Getting Smart and Kidblog.   Jennifer Casa-Todd (@JCasaTodd) I am currently a Teacher-Librarian in Aurora, Ontario Canada, and author of the book, Social LEADia, published by Dave Burgess Consulting. Before this, I spent six years at the District level as a Program Resource Teacher for Literacy and Literacy Consultant, respectively.   Evan Abramson (@evanabramson) National Future Ready Schools Thought Leader, Chair of Future Ready Schools NJ, ISTE Leadership Award Nominee, Google Cert. Trainer, K-12 Director of Tech MTPS   Check out: Journey to the Y in You by Dene Gainey The Teacher’s Journey by Brian Costello The Fire Within by Mandy Froehlich EduMagic by Sam Fecich DivergentEDU by Mandy Froehlich Daddy’s Favorites by Elissa Frazier Level Up Leadership by Brian Kulak   Music: Ron Madison (@Madison_Ron) Producer: Sarah Thomas (@Sarahdateechur)   Subscribe: podcasts.edumatch.org/edumatchpodcast Join the movement: www.edumatch.org --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/edumatch-tweet-talk/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/edumatch-tweet-talk/support

  Matt Renwick is an 18-year public educator who began as a 5th and 6th-grade teacher in Rudolph, WI. He now serves as an elementary principal for the Mineral Point Unified School District . Matt also teaches online graduate courses in curriculum design and instructional leadership for the University of Wisconsin-Superior. He tweets @ReadByExample and writes for ASCD and Lead Literacy. Digital portfolios - started in 2012 with tiger woods golf, email and watching videos. Need to be strategic about what we are doing with the technology. How do we evaluate the digital portfolio options? You really need to look at your own school’s needs. Kidblog, freshgrade, google sites 6 C’s of digital portfolios. Collect and curate Create and Collaborate Communicate and Celebrate - gotta put something out there that is yours. Age of the student matters when it comes to type of portfolio. Elementary - Freshgrade Middle - Google Site High School - start moving to their own platform. Every on the same tool, using it the same way is really an impossible task. Lisa Snider in Oklahoma web site for journalism class. Making dog toys out of t-shirts. Investigate portfolio assessment to start. There is a need for something physical and not just digital. Plan instruction and assessment with the student in mind. How to be a transformative principal? Now is a great time to try out a tool to give kids access to an authentic audience. Biblionasium.com Kidblog account for a trip to Peru. Schedule a call with Jethro Are you feeling like you are always behind at school? Do you feel like you need about 2 more hours each day to accomplish everything? Here’s how I help principals work manageable hours: Create your ideal week, so that you can leave work at work and enjoy your life! Please take a moment to rate this podcast in iTunes or on Stitcher.  Please follow me on Twitter: @jethrojones for the host and @TrnFrmPrincipal for the show. Buy Communication Cards Show notes on TransformativePrincipal.com Download Paperless Principal.   Take Control of your email Web Site Transformative Principal on Stitcher Refer A Principal Best Tools for Busy Administrators Survey    

I am honored to have my former colleagues and married ELA teachers Cristie Watson and Tom Watson join me for episode 17. Cristie and Tom share great practices for the ELA classroom and how successfully manage marriage and working in the same school. References from the episode: Cristie on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CristieWatson Tom on Twitter - https://twitter.com/UVMELON Google Expeditions - https://edu.google.com/expeditions/ My blog post about leading students (including Cristie’s) on Google Expeditions - https://tommullaney.com/2017/02/08/have-ipads-use-them-for-google-expeditions/ Google Classroom - https://classroom.google.com August 2017 Updates to Google Classroom blog post - https://www.blog.google/topics/education/10-ways-were-making-classroom-and-forms-easier-teachers-school-year/ KidBlog - https://kidblog.org/ Grammarly Google Chrome extension - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammarly-for-chrome/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen?hl=en John Green - An Open Letter to Kids Returning to School - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x78PnPd-V-A Verso for class discussion - https://app.versoapp.com/ BreakoutEDU - https://www.breakoutedu.com/ Bitmoji Chrome extension (use for book talks and summaries) - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bitmoji/bfgdeiadkckfbkeigkoncpdieiiefpig?hl=en TripAdvisor - Use the reviews to teach tone! - https://www.tripadvisor.com/ 9 Mistakes New Teachers Make by Cristie Watson - Education Week Teacher - http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2015/08/04/9-mistakes-new-teachers-make.html Key Questions for New Teachers and Their Schools by Cristie Watson - Education Week Teacher - http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2016/10/05/key-questions-for-new-teachers-and-their.html Fostering a Long-Lasting Love of Teaching by Cristie Watson - Education Week Teacher - http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2017/02/14/fostering-a-long-lasting-love-of-teaching.html

Welcome to the 15th episode of the Tech Educator Podcast. The Tech Educator Podcast is a weekly roundtable discussion about current topics in educational technology. For more information, please visit  www.techeducatorpodcast.com (http://techeducatorpodcast.com/) . Web tools for Workflow:Sam: Evernote.com (http://www.evernote.com) Livebinders.com (http://livebinders.com) Teachercast.net (https://www.teachercast.net/) Kidblog.org (http://kidblog.org) Google Docs National Writing Project (http://digitalis.nwp.org/)   Matt Gomez: Wonderopolis.org (http://wonderopolis.org/) Symbaloo (http://www.symbaloo.com/) Voicethread (http://voicethread.com/) Twitter (https://twitter.com/) Tic Tac Toe with Google Docs (http://mattbgomez.com/tic-tac-toe-with-google-docs/) Teach Parents Tech (http://www.teachparentstech.org/) Kinderchat Symboloo (http://www.symbaloo.com/profile/kinderchat) Jon: UClass.org (http://www.uclass.org) ForAllRubrics.com (http://www.forallrubrics.com) InfuseLearning.com (http://www.infuselearning.com/) Illuminations from NCTM (http://illuminations.nctm.org/) padlet.com (http://padlet.com/) Scoop.it Favorite Tweets Page (http://www.scoop.it/t/favorite-tweets) Rapgenius (http://rapgenius.com/) sophia.org (http://www.sophia.org/) Jeff B School info APP (http://www.schoolinfoapp.com/default.aspx) Youtube Video editor (http://youtube.com/editor) http://www.schoolinfoapp.com/ (http://www.schoolinfoapp.com/) Urban Dictionary (http://www.urbandictionary.com) ZacBrowser.com (http://zacbrowser.com) 121writing.com (http://121writing.com) https://popcorn.webmaker.org/ (https://popcorn.webmaker.org/) Recorded May 19, 2013

B​logging is an effective classroom tool used to exceed learning objectives beyond traditional methods. It offers more than just a platform for writing and sharing ideas. It is a means for teachers to assess, connect, empower, and understand their students. On the season finale, we talk with KidBlog co-founder and teacher Matt Hardy. KidBlog is the world's largest student blogging platform designed for teachers to use in the classroom (including my own). Kidblog provides teachers with the tools to help students publish writing safely online. Kidblog offers a kid-friendly publishing experience suitable for any K-12 student. Kidblog gives students’ writing a meaningful purpose and an authentic audience. Re-imagine writing instruction. Built by teachers, for teachers, Kidblog’s platform is deeply rooted in the pedagogy of writing. Engage students in the process of pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, publishing, and commenting — Kidblog facilitates feedback and moderation at all stages. Set up your class for free in 30 seconds at kidblog.org Leave your comments and opinions on our new voicemail line at 770-322-4160. Your feedback may be used on a future broadcast! If you value what this program does, please support the show with a review on I-Tunes or a donation via PayPal. Thank you and have a great summer!

This podcast features an interview with 3rd and 4th grade teacher Shelly Fryer on January 29, 2016, in Oklahoma City. Shelly teaches in a 1:1 iPad classroom at Positive Tomorrows, a special school for homeless children which also serves their families in multiple ways. Shelly has been using blogging websites with her students for three years, to teach students about digital citizenship through interactive writing. The day of this interview was her current students' first day to experience blogging on an updated KidBlog website, however, and Shelly not only focused on writing with students but also on images and the digital citizenship conversations which relate to these activities online. Shelly's students have been doing a lot of "inside sharing" using the SeeSaw iPad app and website this year, and while she has shared some of the students' posts with a wider audience using Twitter, this was the first focused day of learning when students discussed and prepared for "outside sharing." Check out the podcast shownotes for links to referenced apps and websites in this interview, along with links to others we gave shout-outs to. Interactive writing can be so powerful, as well as constructively exciting for student learning inside and outside the classroom! Please click on Shelly's classroom KidBlog website on http://classroom.shellyfryer.com and leave some comments for her students. Also please let us know you listened to this podcast by sharing a reply on Twitter to @sfryer and/or @wfryer or by leaving a comment on the blog post you'll find on http://www.speedofcreativity.org.

Throughout our history, we have asked important questions, such as, "why is there air?" "How many people does it take to change a light bulb?" and "Did the chicken or the egg come first?" One age old question that teachers have asked is, "should I create a class website or a class blog?" In this podcast episode I help to answer this age old question  by discussing when you might want a blog or a website. I also discuss alternatives to both approaches and some of the tools that teachers use to create websites, blogs, online photo albums and text/email message blasters.Here are some of the tools I mention in this episode:Website creation tools:WeeblyWixGoogle SitesBlog creation tools:Blogger.comKidblog.orgOnline photo albums:iCloudPicasa Web AlbumsGeneral Classroom Management (with message/blog sharing):Class DojoText/Email Message Blaster:Remind.com

This podcast is a recording of Dr. Wesley Fryer's presentation "Sharing Student Work Online" on October 7, 2015, at the Oklahoma Technology Association (OTA) / Encyclo-Media Conference in Oklahoma City. The session description was: When students at school use media to “show what they know and can do,” they need safe, adult-moderated, online spaces to share their digital work with others and receive thoughtful feedback. Learn how to to use free websites like KidBlog and Blogger, along with apps like Easy Blogger Jr., to share student work online and moderate feedback. Discuss how to help students “compose quality comments” for others. Explore workflows to safely use a classroom YouTube channel to publish and share student work, also with moderated feedback. See examples of school and classroom permission forms for publishing student work. Get practical ideas for “normalizing” the regular, open publication of student work at your school for moderated feedback from peers, parents, and others around the world. Check the podcast shownotes for links to session slides (shared as a Google Presentation) as well as other referenced resources.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Nov. 8, 2014. Jamie Reynolds, Featured Teacher. Jamie Reynolds is an amazing, inspiring K-12 teacher-librarian in Twin Bridges, MT. Her professional education experience includes three years as a business teacher and twelve years as a teacher-librarian. She spends much of her time working to make connections through collaboration and meaningful technology integration. We are thrilled to be able to have her join us as our November Featured Teacher! Jamie shared the power teachers and teacher-librarians can harness when they work together with technology. We heard about some of the programs and apps she uses regularly such as Educreations, KidBlog and iMovie in addition to Voki, Animoto and Explain Everything. Be inspired and gain practical suggestions about the importance of using technology to enrich content, create projects and share voices resulting in a deeper learning experience for students. The icing on the cake will be getting to hear some of her stories of student success and how collaborative professional relationships enhances results. http://www.tbschoollibrary.org/

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Nov. 8, 2014. Jamie Reynolds, Featured Teacher. Jamie Reynolds is an amazing, inspiring K-12 teacher-librarian in Twin Bridges, MT. Her professional education experience includes three years as a business teacher and twelve years as a teacher-librarian. She spends much of her time working to make connections through collaboration and meaningful technology integration. We are thrilled to be able to have her join us as our November Featured Teacher! Jamie shared the power teachers and teacher-librarians can harness when they work together with technology. We heard about some of the programs and apps she uses regularly such as Educreations, KidBlog and iMovie in addition to Voki, Animoto and Explain Everything. Be inspired and gain practical suggestions about the importance of using technology to enrich content, create projects and share voices resulting in a deeper learning experience for students. The icing on the cake will be getting to hear some of her stories of student success and how collaborative professional relationships enhances results. http://www.tbschoollibrary.org/

STEAM: Join Dr. Z in the journey 6th graders took into the Crazy World of Rube Goldberg. You will experience the fun they had developing “complex chain reactions to accomplish simple tasks.” Using a Problem-Based Learning format, these students explored physics while they built contraptions to drop a marble in a bucket, dip a chip in salsa, pop a balloon and even create a banana smoothie. Dr. Z shares how the inventors expressed their experiences through KidBlog and how these activities aligned with Common Core Standards in Science, Technology and Writing. It’s 20 minutes of fun and exploration into exciting ways to learn.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Global Read Aloud Project with special guest, Pernille Ripp, September 20, 2014. Pernille is the creator of the fabulous "Global Read Aloud Project" and she will be sharing her experiences with the project since it was created in 2010 and will tell us how our classes and students can get involved in the project for 2014 and which books are being featured this year. If your classes have participated in previous projects we'd love to have you join us and share your stories and project links. http://www.globalreadaloud.com/ What is the Global Read Aloud? The project was created in 2010 with a simple goal in mind; one book to connect the world. Now with four years under our belt and more than 200,000 connections made, we realize we are on to something larger than us so we look forward to continuing the global connections. The premise is simple; we pick a book to read aloud to our students during a set 6-week period and during that time we try to make as many global connections as possible. Each teacher decides how much time they would like to dedicate and how involved they would like to be. Some people choose to connect with just one class, while others go for as many as possible. The scope and depth of the project is up to you. In the past we have used Twitter, Skype, Edmodo, our wiki, email, regular mail, Kidblog, and any other tools we can think of to make these connections. Teachers get a community of other educators to do a global project with, hopefully inspiring them to continue these connections through the year.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Global Read Aloud Project with special guest, Pernille Ripp, September 20, 2014. Pernille is the creator of the fabulous "Global Read Aloud Project" and she will be sharing her experiences with the project since it was created in 2010 and will tell us how our classes and students can get involved in the project for 2014 and which books are being featured this year. If your classes have participated in previous projects we'd love to have you join us and share your stories and project links. http://www.globalreadaloud.com/ What is the Global Read Aloud? The project was created in 2010 with a simple goal in mind; one book to connect the world. Now with four years under our belt and more than 200,000 connections made, we realize we are on to something larger than us so we look forward to continuing the global connections. The premise is simple; we pick a book to read aloud to our students during a set 6-week period and during that time we try to make as many global connections as possible. Each teacher decides how much time they would like to dedicate and how involved they would like to be. Some people choose to connect with just one class, while others go for as many as possible. The scope and depth of the project is up to you. In the past we have used Twitter, Skype, Edmodo, our wiki, email, regular mail, Kidblog, and any other tools we can think of to make these connections. Teachers get a community of other educators to do a global project with, hopefully inspiring them to continue these connections through the year.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar, Oct. 26, 2013, Featured Teacher-Linda Rood. Linda shared some of the creative projects her students have done and ways she has incorporated technology into their daily learning experiences through iPad apps and tools such as Kidblog, Edmodo, Spelling City and BrainPop. Linda is an exemplary 2/3 combo grade teacher and also a tech coordinator at Melinda Heights Elementary School, Saddleback Valley Unified School District, Mission Viejo, CA. She was instrumental in starting the Bring Your Own Device program at her school and after winning a grant, she implemented an iPad program into her classroom. Among other things, her students have created iBooks and videos that showcase learning. She was also District Teacher of the Year 2012, is a Smart Exemplary Educator, and a Discovery DEN STAR.

Technology has made assessment more authentic and valuable with the opportunity to collect evidence of students' learning in digital portfolios. In this episode of Take 5 @DaveGuymon introduces you to the digital portfolio and how you can get started having your students create their own portfolios in the classroom.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar Feb. 9, 2013. KidBlog is the brainchild of former teacher Matt Hardy and programmer Dan Flies. Formed in 2007, Kidblog was created to foster proper writing habits in Matt’s classroom. Kid blog is a free platform for teachers to create a classroom blogging community for their students. Matt shared the importance of student blogging, ways to incorporate this blogging tool in the classroom, and examples of how teachers are using KidBlog.

Classroom 2.0 LIVE webinar Feb. 9, 2013. KidBlog is the brainchild of former teacher Matt Hardy and programmer Dan Flies. Formed in 2007, Kidblog was created to foster proper writing habits in Matt’s classroom. Kid blog is a free platform for teachers to create a classroom blogging community for their students. Matt shared the importance of student blogging, ways to incorporate this blogging tool in the classroom, and examples of how teachers are using KidBlog.

In this presentation, Karyn shares how she takes her primary students on a digital journey without a budget! First, Karyn will convince you why you should blog with your students. Then you will learn how to set up blogs on Kidblog and get your kids blogging and commenting. Karyn will also share how the use of tools like VoiceThread and AudioBoo can enhance your blogging experience!

In this presentation, Karyn shares how she takes her primary students on a digital journey without a budget! First, Karyn will convince you why you should blog with your students. Then you will learn how to set up blogs on Kidblog and get your kids blogging and commenting. Karyn will also share how the use of tools like VoiceThread and AudioBoo can enhance your blogging experience!

This is the second video in a series dedicated to helping users navigate and use Kidblog. Rusty the guide dog will show users how to add hyperlinks to their posts.

My presentation will demonstrate how to use a variety of tools for teachers to help engage students and for the students to produce creative work. We will examine the uses of: 1. Google Docs for collaboration, Google Forms to gather information 2. Weebly.com for ePortfolios and easy websites 3. Wordle.net for avatars, presentations and prior knowledge assessment 4. Kidblog.org for student blogs 5. WordPress.com for an assignment blog 6. Edublogs.org for a class blog 7. Photopeach.com for photomovies 8. Audacity for podcasts 9. Screenr.com for how to videos 10. Twitter.com for updates 11. PBWorks.com to create on online classroom 12. Wallwisher.com to gather ideas and other online tools Presenter: Valerie R. Burton Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

My presentation will demonstrate how to use a variety of tools for teachers to help engage students and for the students to produce creative work. We will examine the uses of: 1. Google Docs for collaboration, Google Forms to gather information 2. Weebly.com for ePortfolios and easy websites 3. Wordle.net for avatars, presentations and prior knowledge assessment 4. Kidblog.org for student blogs 5. WordPress.com for an assignment blog 6. Edublogs.org for a class blog 7. Photopeach.com for photomovies 8. Audacity for podcasts 9. Screenr.com for how to videos 10. Twitter.com for updates 11. PBWorks.com to create on online classroom 12. Wallwisher.com to gather ideas and other online tools Presenter: Valerie R. Burton Location: New Orleans, Louisiana, USA