Podcasts about Poll Everywhere

In today's rapidly evolving work landscape, understanding the dynamics of the modern workplace is more crucial than ever. Recognizing that today's workforce is composed of multiple generations at varying stages of life is critical to both the wellbeing of the employee and employer. Topics like remote work personalization, employee engagement and wellbeing, all directly impact productivity and business success. Smart companies understand that it takes everyone in an organization to make the company successful with employees being one of the greatest assets worth protecting.

Ready to revolutionize how your organization communicates and engages? This episode promises to deliver the secrets, as we sit down with Robert Graham from Poll Everywhere. We explore the remarkable versatility of Poll Everywhere from asking multiple choice questions to open-ended queries that capture real-time responses. We also dive into the power of integrating Poll Everywhere with Zoom, PowerPoint, and Slack to open up new channels for data exchange, keeping your audience connected in a meaningful way.Wondering how to create an exceptional onboarding experience? Look no further. We discuss how Poll Everywhere can take your HR and TA to the next level, transforming your employee engagement strategies. From the buying process to getting started in no time, we navigate through the industries that have thrived with Poll Everywhere. We also examine the changing expectations of the audience and the need for data integration. Join us on this journey and discover the potential of Poll Everywhere.Listen & Subscribe on your favorite platformApple | Spotify | Google | Amazon

This week, we are sharing our favourite formative assessment tools. Formative assessment is essentially how we are assessing students for what they know while they are learning it in an ongoing format. There are so many great EdTech tools available to provide feedback to your students while they are learning, so we are sharing our favourites for inspiration!If you like what you hear, we would love it if you could share this episode with a colleague or friend. And make sure you subscribe so that you don't miss out on any new content! And consider supporting the show by buying us a coffee or two!We would love to hear from you – leave a comment on our website OR check out our FLIPGRID!Featured Content**For detailed show notes, please visit our website at https://edugals.com/101**Formative assessment = assessment for learning = assessment as learningOur favourite tools:Screencastify - use prompts, problem solving explanations, pictures, visuals, retrieval practiceMote - great Google integrations, Mote Loops, MoteCon 2022 sessionsGoogle Forms - self-grading quizzes, flipped classroomKahoot, Quizizz, Gimkit, Blooket - great game apps for assessment, spreadsheets for Q uploadsAll things Google - collaborative, slides, comments, emoji reactionsLow tech - paper or whiteboards are great!Digital whiteboards - Jamboard, Miro, etcEdPuzzle, PlayPosit, Nearpod, Screencastify - interactive questions for assessmentInteractive presentation tools - Nearpod, Pear Deck - try self-paced mode!Padlet - online collaborative bulletin board, digital word walls, collaborative sharing, Q&APlickers - combo of low and high tech using QR codesPolling tools - Poll Everywhere, Mentimeter, Answer GardenPortfolios - check out E074 to learn more - Google Sites or Drive works wellInterviews & Conversations - have students prep ahead of time with audio or video tools mentioned abovePodcasting - reflective, works well for problem solvingSupport the showConnect with EduGals: Twitter @EduGals Rachel @dr_r_johnson Katie @KatieAttwell EduGals Website Support the show

The shift to remote work has brought numerous changes to the professional landscape. Still, one often overlooked aspect is the need for robust security measures to protect employees and organizations. In this episode, we discuss the crucial topic of cybersecurity in the era of remote work with Alec Nuñez, Director of Business Compliance at Poll Everywhere. With many organizations transitioning to hybrid or fully remote work models, ensuring proper security protocols are in place has never been more important. In fact, only 32% of companies with existing cybersecurity plans updated their security measures after shifting to a remote work model, leaving them vulnerable to a range of cyber threats. Alec shares his valuable insights and experiences, as Poll Everywhere has been a hybrid company since its inception in 2007 and is now fully remote. He discusses what proper work-from-home (WFH) security looks like and how organizations can adapt and strengthen their security measures to safeguard against attacks and breaches in an increasingly digital world. In this episode, we cover the importance of updating security protocols for remote and hybrid work environments and the challenges and risks faced by organizations that don't prioritize cybersecurity in a remote work setting. Alec shares his firsthand experience with Poll Everywhere's transition from hybrid to fully remote work and the security measures they implemented. He also shares practical steps and best practices for organizations to bolster and maintain security for their remote workforce. Join us for an engaging conversation with Alec Nuñez as we delve into the world of cybersecurity for remote employees and learn how organizations can protect themselves and their workforce in the new era of remote work. Don't miss this opportunity to gain invaluable insights and tips from a seasoned professional to help you ensure your organization's cybersecurity is up to par in today's ever-changing work landscape.

This week, we are sharing our favourite formative assessment tools. Formative assessment is essentially how we are assessing students for what they know while they are learning it in an ongoing format. There are so many great EdTech tools available to provide feedback to your students while they are learning, so we are sharing our favourites for inspiration!If you like what you hear, we would love it if you could share this episode with a colleague or friend. And make sure you subscribe so that you don't miss out on any new content! And consider supporting the show by buying us a coffee or two!We would love to hear from you – leave a comment on our website OR check out our FLIPGRID!Featured Content**For detailed show notes, please visit our website at https://edugals.com/101**Formative assessment = assessment for learning = assessment as learningOur favourite tools:Screencastify - use prompts, problem solving explanations, pictures, visuals, retrieval practiceMote - great Google integrations, Mote Loops, MoteCon 2022 sessionsGoogle Forms - self-grading quizzes, flipped classroomKahoot, Quizizz, Gimkit, Blooket - great game apps for assessment, spreadsheets for Q uploadsAll things Google - collaborative, slides, comments, emoji reactionsLow tech - paper or whiteboards are great!Digital whiteboards - Jamboard, Miro, etcEdPuzzle, PlayPosit, Nearpod, Screencastify - interactive questions for assessmentInteractive presentation tools - Nearpod, Pear Deck - try self-paced mode!Padlet - online collaborative bulletin board, digital word walls, collaborative sharing, Q&APlickers - combo of low and high tech using QR codesPolling tools - Poll Everywhere, Mentimeter, Answer GardenPortfolios - check out E074 to learn more - Google Sites or Drive works wellInterviews & Conversations - have students prep ahead of time with audio or video tools mentioned abovePodcasting - reflective, works well for problem solvingSupport the show

James David Dickson, managing editor of Michigan Capitol Confidential, wrote an article about Michigan House Bill 6171, introduced in June (2022) by Representative Gary Eisen. The proposed bill reads: “Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, the board of a school district or intermediate school district or board of directors of a public school academy shall ensure that each school operated by the board or board of directors develops or adopts and implements a policy that prohibits the use of personal cellular devices by pupils enrolled in the school during the scheduled school day when the pupil is at school.“ At school” means in a classroom, elsewhere on school property, or on a school bus or other school-related vehicle.” Per Dickson, HB 6171 shows the faults of the “There Should Be A Law” mentality. Dickson wrote a compelling piece skewering the bill - and this episode will spelunk those, and other, rabbit holes for and against banning cellphones in school, with 7 reasons to not ban cellphones and 7 reasons to ban them. REASONS NOT TO BAN CELLPHONES (1) CELLPHONES ARE PART OF LEARNING. Cellphones are inseparable from learning. By 2007, educators conceded that cell phones could play an important part in learning. Universities started using text messages to reach out to students, and a survey released by Cingular Wireless indicated that parents believed text messaging helped to improve communications with children (Loveless, 2022). (2) SCHOOL SAFETY. School safety is enhanced by cell phones. Although phone-based danger reporting or incident notification apps are not nearly as effective or reliable as purported by their enthusiastic vendors, they hold much potential for the future of personal safety. If each student's phone was viewed the same way we view smoke detectors, it would be unthinkable to remove them from our schools. (3) SINGULARITY IS INEVITABLE. Banning cellphones is an update to the 1970s argument to ban calculators. Schools are slow to infuse technology into curriculum and operating systems. Today, kids flash an electronic ticket on their phone to attend their school's sporting event. Futurist Ray Kurzwel predicts that something known as ‘singularity' will happen around the year 2045. Singularity is a merging of the human brain with computers and AI. It might be a form of neuralink. At that point, will school require students to disconnect their links during instructional time, to remove their slim 3D projection goggles, etc.? In 20 years, cellphones will be a relic of the past. (4) COMMUNICATIONS. Be it text, email, or call, the cellphone makes communication efficient and reliable. I remember a 1990 computer lab where logging in via modem speed and bringing up text-only email once or twice a day was considered cutting-edge mass communications. (5) NAVIGATION. GPS and navigation apps, such as What3Words and Waze, help students navigate the campus and have an enhanced comprehension of their surroundings. With the What3Words app, rescuers could respond to a 3 meter by 3 meter square area where the student - or the student could share their location as a gathering point for teammates getting off a bus for a competition. (6) IMPOSSIBLE TO ENFORCE. Schools are operating short-staffed and enforcing cellphone violations is not a realistic expectation of time-strapped staff or administration. BOEs won't be able to undo bad state policy. And, Policing cellphones damages school connectedness. And, what are the consequences for breaking this law? (7) PROTECTION. Cameras provide evidence, especially when deep fakes can shame or destroy a person. In 2021, an allegedly crafted fake video of Pennsylvania high school cheerleader Madi Hime vaping resulted in her being kicked off the cheerleading squad. The student's mother contacted the police, sparking an investigation, and involvement of legal counsel. As deepfake technology becomes easier and cheaper to use, these types of “alleged” claims will overwhelm school staff and local police departments. Having the option to present recorded video might help in one's defense. REASONS TO BAN CELLPHONES (1) OVER-RELIANCE ON TECHNOLOGY. Cellphones are integrated into most information-storing and retrieving aspects of our lives. Any kid attending school in the 1970s remembers that pocket calculators were prohibited in most schools. The argument against electronic calculators was that the student wouldn't be motivated to learn the intricacies of the math equations - but rather, the sequence of formulas - which were also becoming more integrated into shortcuts in the calculators. “You won't always have a calculator with you to figure out the slope of a tangent line,” teachers said. In 1984, I wore a scientific calculator watch on my wrist. The banning of cellphones today was the banning of personal learning technology devices (tablets, iPads) ten years ago. And while we think cell phones as learning tools in schools is a new idea, it's important to remember that a school in Brooklyn began distributing cell phones to students way back in 2008! (2) DISTRACTION. Social media companies employ psychologists and human behavior experts in order to hone their sites to be as addictive as possible. And everyone, not just kids, spend arguably “too many” hours a day interacting with their phones. But instead of flat out banning cellphones, they could be parked during certain instructional times, or incorporated into the teaching / learning tool process. The app ‘Poll Everywhere” can be used for students to vote on a topic. It enables most students to participate and works around the groupthink of one or two students stating an answer and the rest of class falls in line with the claim. Imagine a class topic about household chemicals. Students capture photos of chemicals found in their phones. These photos are transmitted to the classroom's online site. In the following lesson, the teacher and students discuss how to classify the chemicals - as medical supplies, detergents, fuel, discretionary, and so on. (3) BULLYING. Cyberbullying is real and is an unsavory side effect of social media. The 2019 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey (National Center for Education Statistics and Bureau of Justice) indicates that, nationwide, about 16 percent of students in grades 9–12 experienced cyberbullying. (4) RECORDING INSTRUCTION - PROPRIETARY MATERIAL. Most schools purchase curriculum packages for hundreds of thousands of dollars and adhere to strict protocol for not sharing proprietary learning materials. This was tested during online instruction during the pandemic. In addition, would a school want students to record and post intruder drill protocols or other sensitive information? (5) DEEP FAKES. The integrity of instruction is at stake. A cellphone makes it exponentially easier for a student to create a deep fake of school staff saying something that would land them in hot water. Schools are way behind the curve with figuring out how to respond to deep fakes. Banning phones might limit the opportunities for deep fakes. (6) EQUITY. Equity was an argument against one-to-one electronic tablets or iPads for students. Only the affluent students would be able to afford the technology. And then, BOEs adopted 1:1 policies and funded devices for all students. Most students have 1:1 devices. It would be a similar BOE action to bring forth 1:1 cell phones. (7) SINGULARITY - As mentioned earlier, humans and AI will merge at some more invasive  level - and probably within the next 20 years. We've already achieved the first few steps of singularity with our cell phones. But with singularity comes a great push to store our knowledge ‘in the cloud.' This is known as cognitive offloading and was written about in great detail in the book The Velocity of Information - Human Thinking During Chaotic Times (2022). If we become out-of-balance dependent on going to our phone as the arbiter for each decision in our life, we are at risk for being unable to figure things out if the Internet fails - perhaps due to hacking, solar flare, EMP, etc. Counter this by integrating phones with real-world applications. Use the GPS on the phone for a scavenger hunt in the authentic environment of a park or school grounds. SOURCES FOR THIS BLOG POST. Loveless, B. (2022). Using Cell Phones as Learning Tools. https://www.educationcorner.com/cell-phones-learning-tools.html; Dickson, James David. (2022). Michigan bill would ban cellphones on school buses, in class. https://www.michigancapitolconfidential.com/news/michigan-bill-would-ban-cell-phones-on-school-buses-in-class SAFETY DOC WEBSITE, BLOG & BOOKS: www.safetyphd.com. The Safety Doc Podcast is hosted & produced by David P. Perrodin, PhD. This podcast and blog post represent the opinions of David P. Perrodin and his guests to the show. This is episode 185 of The Safety Doc Podcast published on 09-06-2022. Purchase Dr. Perrodin's Books: School of Errors – Rethinking School Safety in America. www.schooloferrors.com Velocity of Information - Human Thinking During Chaotic Times. www.velocityofinformation.com  

NCU doctoral student, Tiffany Pringle, shares her experience delivering engaging online training through her company, Inspire Consulting & Management Group: www.inspirecmg.com. In this episode, she offers strategies for using built-in Zoom tools and Poll Everywhere in exciting new ways. Tiffany will be presenting a behind-the-scenes look at these tools during VESC's upcoming conference on April 28.  You can register for Tiffany's session on VESC's conference page: https://www.ncu.edu/virtual-education-support-center/conferences

We're joined by Kimberly Harris, Director of People Operations at Poll Everywhere, a company that turns presentations into a two-way dialog, providing employees with ways of getting involved instead of getting distracted: “2022 will be the year of conquering the new workforce rhythm.” Which begs the question: can we dance to it? This and more on promoting more dynamic employee engagement – check it out! 

Jeni Long and Sallee Clark join to talk about fun projects that students can do to demonstrate their learning. The Microsoft Teams Playbook authors share about Canva for Edu, Buncee, Book Creator, Wakelet, and PowerPoint. Also, Jake answers listener questions about word clouds, Jamboard, and Seesaw. Find the show notes online at jakemiller.net/eduducttape-episode-67 Soapbox Moment: A Throwback!!! “Adjacent Possible” Sound effect - “Popcorn Dream.wav” by breyenkatz - freesound.org/s/221275 Original Episode - eduducttape.libsyn.com/matt-miller-google-slides-drawings-gallery-walks-dual-coding-theory-infographics-caption-this-adjacent-possible-gif-a-day-101-practical-ways-to-ditch-that-textbook Today's Guest: Jeni Long  Sallee Clark (su-lee) Bio: Jeni Long & Sallee Clark are global speakers, EdTech consultants, bloggers, & authors. Together, they have 40 years of experience in education. This dynamic duo, known as Jenallee, is passionate about empowering teachers with technology integration and offering ways to make learning accessible & fun for all! Contact Info: bit.ly/jenallee Their Book: The Microsoft Teams Playbook - amazon.com/Microsoft-Teams-Playbook-Empowered-Classroom/dp/1735204692 The EdTech Newlywed Game Educational Duct Tape Question: "What kinds of fun projects can my students do to show their learning?" Canva for Edu - canva.com/education Often there's too much text used Great for teacher or student creations Templates Comic strips “Dynamic website” Peardeck integration Free Canva for Edu “LMS” features Canva Course by Jenallee - education.microsoft.com/en-us/course/f6c9baa5/overview Buncee - app.edu.buncee.com Templates Great community of educators Multimedia presentations - add links, images, audio, video, draw to presentations Collaborative boards Integration with Teams - use Buncee question cards as formative assessments in Team, share cards within the meeting Choice Boards templates Capstone, Pebble Go integration Book Creator Wakelet PowerPoint Celebration of the Adjacent Possible Word Cloud Tweet by Nathan Haikey - twitter.com/nahaikey/status/1455577646985879567?s=21 Mentimeter, Flippity.net Word Cloud, ABCya, Poll Everywhere, Answer Garden, Slido, WordArt.com Jamboard in Seesaw Tweet by Molly Klodor - twitter.com/mrsklodor/status/1455176517827194887?s=21 Audio Endorsements for Jake's Book: Submit your book endorsement on Flipgrid or Speakpipe! FlipGrid.com/EduDuctTape Speakpipe.com/EduDuctTape Ways to Support the Show or Connect with Jake & other Duct Tapers! Apple Podcast Reviews FlipGrid.com/EduDuctTape password eduducttape Speakpipe.com/EduDuctTape #EduDuctTape on social media Telling your friends & colleagues The Duct Tapers Facebook Group - facebook.com/groups/ducttapers Stickers! Want to pass some out?  Want some for yourself? JakeMiller.net/SendMeStickers The JakeMillerTech Newsletter – Sign up! jakemiller.net/newsletter

Episode snippets: four students working together in research methods on one project; the shared lab notebook through Google Docs; the possible usefulness of Microsoft OneNote for a lab notebook; attempting to record how students think, and if their thinking changes over the course of a year-long research methods course; using Poll Everywhere to engage students in class; the dominance of Google-suite products

There are so many FREE polling apps available for leaders to use to enhance their meetings, team days, staff events, training classes, and more.  Leadership expert and trainer Pete Blank shares five of his favorites this week.  They are: Poll Everywhere Kahoot Slide Mentimeter Vevox  

James Varlack says that “Engagement is developed.” So, in his interview, I asked him how he develops his engaging instruction. We discuss how James works toward each of the 3 types of student engagement--emotional, behavioral, and cognitive--in both analog and digital ways. We discuss Jamboard, Google Docs, Google Slides, Padlet, Whiteboard.chat, Whiteboard.fi, Microsoft Teams whiteboard, Google Arts & Culture. Show notes also available at  jakemiller.net/eduducttape-episode-53 Today's Sponsor: Texthelp EquatIO - text.help/equatio-fft Soapbox Moment: "The One Who Keeps Score & Gives Permission to Not Take the Shot" This quote was covered in this previous episode. Today’s Guest: James Varlack James Varlack is a Digital Learning Specialist with McAllen Independent School District. He has worked in education for 10 years as a middle school math teacher and in campus technology. He and his wife Dawne moderate the #RGVEduChat and have 3 lovely children, Jayden, Zara, and Jordan. Contact Info: Twitter: @jamesvarlack Email: varlack.james076@gmail.com 2 Truths & 1 Lie Educational Duct Tape Question:  How can I develop engaging instruction? Having the content down is not enough if it’s not engaging Know your learning goals Connect with learners “Engagement is developed...means it has a starting place, grows and is nurtured, etc. Engagement is a work in progress” Greeting students, connecting with students, using names are all big for engagement Adding pop culture references into things like a “problem of the day” Using those pop culture references as backgrounds in Google Slides  Learn about student interests with a survey (Google Forms, etc.) - “attack their interests” Adding students names into problems Hooks, reveals, challenges, brainteasers, puzzles, prodigygame.com encouraging kids to work together on riddles  Using Google Slides to create “reveal” activities Google Arts & Culture Puzzle Party Other Google Arts & Culture "games" here Ditch Summit - Esther Park - talked about interaction - student-to-student, student-to-teacher, student-to-class, teacher-to-teacher Collaborative spaces - Jamboard, Google Docs, graphic organizers or drag-and-drop activities in Google Slides, Padlet, Whiteboard.chat, Whiteboard.fi, Microsoft Teams whiteboard "Become the master of your tool… it’s only time to move on when you’ve mastered it." - David Carradine, Kung Fu "Digital gorge" Pear Deck Complete the squiggle Shared teacher dashboard (allow co-teachers in) Engaging Instruction = attracts and maintains attention, often means students are actively involved and a part of it (engaged in it) Three different types of student engagement: emotional, behavioral, and cognitive -  (Classcraft, Jenny Fulton) Celebration of the Adjacent Possible Question - Adrienne Hudson Edulastic Great Data!!! standards-aligned questions Standardized test prep Edulastic is great for item-analysis, mastery-based grading or standards-based grading, identifying students who need support, creating student mastery profiles that can be useful in parent-teacher conferences, and even breaking down assessment data based on a variety of factors or subgroups. ScratchPad Question Types include: Drag-and-drop, Diagram-labeling, multiple select questions, sets of multiple choice questions in a table questions with images, videos or audio Math tools include: Coordinate plane, Line plots, Fractions, Math formatting, Fraction diagrams Paid features: Rubrics, built-in read-aloud feature, Desmos calculator, Snapscore, Co-authoring & collaboration, Improved data Poll Everywhere Flip phone origins! Question types include: multiple choice, word cloud, Q&A with upvoting & downvoting, clickable images (click on a section of an image to indicate their answer), open ended, Surveys, short answer, select on a map Launch from PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote, or Poll Everywhere’s site. Students can respond within any mobile or web browser, using a mobile app or with text messaging. Asynchronous option Competitions - multiple-choice games are a lot like Kahoot or Quizizz Paid - Show live results to participants, better reports Mentimeter Free Version gives you Unlimited audience size, presentations, and content slides, but up to 2 question slides and up to 5 quiz slides per presentation. Presentations are public. Interactive presentations can include videos and images, polls, data, opinions great for with smart phones Question Slides include: Word clouds, Multiple choice, Fun Quiz competitions, Q&A (with upvote), Ranking questions, Image options, Open-ended, Scales questions, 2 by 2 grid, 100 point questions Mentimote remote is pretty cool Can put Surveys and forms in presentation Apple Podcasts Review from guisee Ways to Support the Show or Connect with Jake & other Duct Tapers! Apple Podcast Reviews FlipGrid.com/EduDuctTape Speakpipe.com/EduDuctTape #EduDuctTape on social media Telling your friends & colleagues The Duct Tapers Facebook Group - facebook.com/groups/ducttapers Stickers! Want to pass some out?  Want some for yourself? JakeMiller.net/SendMeStickers The JakeMillerTech Newsletter – Sign up! jakemiller.net/newsletter

For the second episode, I'm honored to talk with Laura Micahel, the blogger behind Coptic Dad & Mom (https://www.copticdadandmom.com/). Laura talks about how technology can empower us as servants, especially now, as we rely on it even more in a virtual world. She gives advice to those who grapple with Zoom fatigue, reminding us to persevere to the end, as Christ instructs us to "watch" in Matthew 25:13. Laura also sheds light on the dangers of technology to those we serve, and how to handle these challenges. Laura suggests a few resources for remote Sunday School: Kahoot (https://kahoot.com/), and Poll Everywhere (http://www.polleverywhere.com/). We also discuss a few great books: Habib Girgis: Coptic Orthodox Educator and a Light in the Darkness (https://svspress.com/habib-girgis-coptic-orthodox-educator-and-a-light-in-the-darkness/), and Teach Like a Champion (https://www.amazon.com/Teach-Like-Champion-Techniques-Students/dp/0470550473). Don't forget to share Service in Practice! And join our mailing list here: https://tinyurl.com/y6n26wdu --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karen-ayoub/support

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On this podcast episode, I'm sharing a digital round table on transition to remote teaching, learning, students support, and work in higher education organized by @laurapasquini with podcast hosts @Profpatrice, @jeffjacksonTX, @bonni208, & myself. This conversation is a reflection about the state of things we are doing, thinking about, and planning for as college and university institutions shutdown across the US. We talk about a range of plans, support, and strategies to be implemented and how we are “doing the best we can” as COVID-19 impacts our campus communities.I'm grateful for show notes and transcript provided by @laurapasquiniMentioned in this episode:Katie's Tweet about Care: https://twitter.com/Katie__Linder/status/1238868536979832834Advice to take care of yourself, family & work team: Take a walk or run Get outside Keep a full-nights' sleep & rest Meditation: Apps to try? Calm, 10% Happier (free), & Headspace Eating healthy Get silly & social with those at home Clean your house Ask who needs help – childcare, tech support, etc. Read books Relax from your typical routines Keep to your fitness routine Enjoy the quiet/down time nowHow do you ensure your remote plan to go digital is accessible and does not exclude anyone? This might be remote teaching, learning, student support, or work for your staff/faculty. How are you preparing for these potential barriers and needs to accommodate your campus stakeholders? Closed captioning for Microsoft Streaming for Teams MS PowerPoint present with live-captioning or subtitles Zoom Setting: Auto-record transcript (option for paid version) timed transcript side-by-side OR use Zoom closed captions Need to adjust course deadlines & radical flexibility for learning expectations Trust Your Learners! Pivot to Online: A Student Guide via Grading Considerations: Is pass/no pass an option for your course? At your campus? Rely on the resources at your campus for support & suggestions: instructional designers, accessibility office, librarians & more! Do what you can & know you're doing the best you can right now Phone tree system with team to check-in, share information, & answer questions What if Someone Gets Sick: plan & design courses one week ahead of time; set up a buddy teaching or “on call” system Email: Online teaching with the most basic tool What if the technology or remote ____ plan fails? Do the best you can and think about how you might need to shift to some alternative solution Be transparent and open with your communication – inform them the best you can!Resources to “Go Remote”: ECEC - Remote Teaching | College of Engineering | University of Nebraska–Lincoln Keep Teaching: Resources for High Ed Might Network from Kansas State Online Zoom (web conference) WebEx (web conference) Microsoft Teams (web conference and collaboration) Discord (voice chat) Slack (communication channel) Pinboard (social bookmarking) Diggo (social bookmarking) is (annotation) Descript (podcast + transcriptions) Otter (transcriptions for audio & video) Droplr (record screen and annotation) Remind (text messages) Qualtrics (survey) Poll Everywhere (survey & meetings) EMAIL – use tools you already know/have to communicate with campus stakeholders! OR message on your website, learning management system, etc. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) – “Plus-One” – what's the one thing you can do? When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema ChödrönCurated docs: Higher Ed Support & Guidance During COVID-19: Teaching, Learning & Student Support [Share this URL:  http://bit.ly/higheredcovid19] Remote Learning: Digital Tools to Quickly Transition Teaching & Student Support OnlinePlease offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @Katie__Linder or by emailing me.If you listen to the podcast on iTunes, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.

On this podcast episode, I'm sharing a digital round table on transition to remote teaching, learning, students support, and work in higher education organized by @laurapasquini with podcast hosts @Profpatrice, @jeffjacksonTX, @bonni208, & myself. This conversation is a reflection about the state of things we are doing, thinking about, and planning for as college and university institutions shutdown across the US. We talk about a range of plans, support, and strategies to be implemented and how we are “doing the best we can” as COVID-19 impacts our campus communities.I'm grateful for show notes and transcript provided by @laurapasquiniMentioned in this episode:Katie’s Tweet about Care: https://twitter.com/Katie__Linder/status/1238868536979832834Advice to take care of yourself, family & work team: Take a walk or run Get outside Keep a full-nights’ sleep & rest Meditation: Apps to try? Calm, 10% Happier (free), & Headspace Eating healthy Get silly & social with those at home Clean your house Ask who needs help – childcare, tech support, etc. Read books Relax from your typical routines Keep to your fitness routine Enjoy the quiet/down time nowHow do you ensure your remote plan to go digital is accessible and does not exclude anyone? This might be remote teaching, learning, student support, or work for your staff/faculty. How are you preparing for these potential barriers and needs to accommodate your campus stakeholders? Closed captioning for Microsoft Streaming for Teams MS PowerPoint present with live-captioning or subtitles Zoom Setting: Auto-record transcript (option for paid version) timed transcript side-by-side OR use Zoom closed captions Need to adjust course deadlines & radical flexibility for learning expectations Trust Your Learners! Pivot to Online: A Student Guide via Grading Considerations: Is pass/no pass an option for your course? At your campus? Rely on the resources at your campus for support & suggestions: instructional designers, accessibility office, librarians & more! Do what you can & know you’re doing the best you can right now Phone tree system with team to check-in, share information, & answer questions What if Someone Gets Sick: plan & design courses one week ahead of time; set up a buddy teaching or “on call” system Email: Online teaching with the most basic tool What if the technology or remote ____ plan fails? Do the best you can and think about how you might need to shift to some alternative solution Be transparent and open with your communication – inform them the best you can!Resources to “Go Remote”: ECEC - Remote Teaching | College of Engineering | University of Nebraska–Lincoln Keep Teaching: Resources for High Ed Might Network from Kansas State Online Zoom (web conference) WebEx (web conference) Microsoft Teams (web conference and collaboration) Discord (voice chat) Slack (communication channel) Pinboard (social bookmarking) Diggo (social bookmarking) is (annotation) Descript (podcast + transcriptions) Otter (transcriptions for audio & video) Droplr (record screen and annotation) Remind (text messages) Qualtrics (survey) Poll Everywhere (survey & meetings) EMAIL – use tools you already know/have to communicate with campus stakeholders! OR message on your website, learning management system, etc. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) – “Plus-One” – what’s the one thing you can do? When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema ChödrönCurated docs: Higher Ed Support & Guidance During COVID-19: Teaching, Learning & Student Support [Share this URL:  http://bit.ly/higheredcovid19] Remote Learning: Digital Tools to Quickly Transition Teaching & Student Support OnlinePlease offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @Katie__Linder or by emailing me.If you listen to the podcast on iTunes, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.

On this podcast episode, I'm sharing a digital round table on transition to remote teaching, learning, students support, and work in higher education organized by @laurapasquini with podcast hosts @Profpatrice, @jeffjacksonTX, @bonni208, & myself. This conversation is a reflection about the state of things we are doing, thinking about, and planning for as college and university institutions shutdown across the US. We talk about a range of plans, support, and strategies to be implemented and how we are “doing the best we can” as COVID-19 impacts our campus communities.I'm grateful for show notes and transcript provided by @laurapasquiniMentioned in this episode:Katie’s Tweet about Care: https://twitter.com/Katie__Linder/status/1238868536979832834Advice to take care of yourself, family & work team: Take a walk or run Get outside Keep a full-nights’ sleep & rest Meditation: Apps to try? Calm, 10% Happier (free), & Headspace Eating healthy Get silly & social with those at home Clean your house Ask who needs help – childcare, tech support, etc. Read books Relax from your typical routines Keep to your fitness routine Enjoy the quiet/down time nowHow do you ensure your remote plan to go digital is accessible and does not exclude anyone? This might be remote teaching, learning, student support, or work for your staff/faculty. How are you preparing for these potential barriers and needs to accommodate your campus stakeholders? Closed captioning for Microsoft Streaming for Teams MS PowerPoint present with live-captioning or subtitles Zoom Setting: Auto-record transcript (option for paid version) timed transcript side-by-side OR use Zoom closed captions Need to adjust course deadlines & radical flexibility for learning expectations Trust Your Learners! Pivot to Online: A Student Guide via Grading Considerations: Is pass/no pass an option for your course? At your campus? Rely on the resources at your campus for support & suggestions: instructional designers, accessibility office, librarians & more! Do what you can & know you’re doing the best you can right now Phone tree system with team to check-in, share information, & answer questions What if Someone Gets Sick: plan & design courses one week ahead of time; set up a buddy teaching or “on call” system Email: Online teaching with the most basic tool What if the technology or remote ____ plan fails? Do the best you can and think about how you might need to shift to some alternative solution Be transparent and open with your communication – inform them the best you can!Resources to “Go Remote”: ECEC - Remote Teaching | College of Engineering | University of Nebraska–Lincoln Keep Teaching: Resources for High Ed Might Network from Kansas State Online Zoom (web conference) WebEx (web conference) Microsoft Teams (web conference and collaboration) Discord (voice chat) Slack (communication channel) Pinboard (social bookmarking) Diggo (social bookmarking) is (annotation) Descript (podcast + transcriptions) Otter (transcriptions for audio & video) Droplr (record screen and annotation) Remind (text messages) Qualtrics (survey) Poll Everywhere (survey & meetings) EMAIL – use tools you already know/have to communicate with campus stakeholders! OR message on your website, learning management system, etc. Universal Design for Learning (UDL) – “Plus-One” – what’s the one thing you can do? When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema ChödrönCurated docs: Higher Ed Support & Guidance During COVID-19: Teaching, Learning & Student Support [Share this URL:  http://bit.ly/higheredcovid19] Remote Learning: Digital Tools to Quickly Transition Teaching & Student Support OnlinePlease offer your feedback about the show or ideas for future episodes and topics by connecting with me on Twitter @Katie__Linder or by emailing me.If you listen to the podcast on iTunes, please take a moment to rate and/or review the show.

On this @InVinoFab episode we bring you a timely conversation in light of the evolving situation and events due to the Coronavirus. We have a digital roundtable all about going remote, that is, what it is like to transition to remote teaching, learning, students support, and work in higher education with @ Katie__Linder, @jeffjacksonTX, & @bonni208. Based on the issues we are all facing to prepare, we decided to come together for a purpose to reflect and share about the state of things and how college and university institutions might prepare as they shutdown face-to-face operations and encourage everyone to move online. We talk about a range of plans, support, and strategies to be implemented and how we are “doing the best we can” as COVID-19 impacts our campus communities.  Advice to take care of yourself, family & work team: Take a walk or go for a run Get outside for fresh air Keep a full-nights' sleep & rest Meditation: Apps to try?  Calm, 10% Happier (free), & Headspace Eating healthy Get silly & social with those at home Clean your house Ask who needs help – childcare, tech support, etc. Read books Relax from your typical routines  Keep to your fitness routine Enjoy the quiet/down time now Just breathe Show gratitude How do you ensure your remote plan to go digital is accessible and does not exclude anyone? This might be remote teaching, learning, student support, or work for your staff/faculty. How are you preparing for these potential barriers and needs to accommodate your campus stakeholders? Closed captioning for Microsoft Streaming for Teams MS PowerPoint present with live-captioning or subtitles Zoom Setting: Auto-record transcript (option for paid version) timed side-by-side OR use Zoom closed captions Need to adjust course deadlines & radical flexibility for learning expectations Trust Your Learners! Pivot to Online: A Student Guide via @slamteacher Grading Considerations: Is pass/no pass an option for your course? At your campus?  Rely on the resources at your campus for support & suggestions: instructional designers, accessibility office, librarians & more! Do what you can & know you're doing the best you can right now Phone tree system with team to check-in, share information, & answer questions What if Someone Gets Sick: plan & design courses 1 week ahead of time; set up a buddy or “on call” system Email: Online teaching with the most basic tool from @tanbob What if the technology or remote ____ plan fails? Do the best you can and think about how you might need to shift to some alternative solution Be transparent and open with your communication – inform them the best you can!  Resources to “Go Remote”: ECEC - Remote Teaching | College of Engineering | University of Nebraska–Lincoln Keep Teaching: Resources for High Ed Might Network from Kansas State Online Zoom (web conference) WebEx (web conference) Microsoft Teams (web conference and collaboration) Discord (voice chat) Slack (communication channel) Pinboard (social bookmarking) Diggo (social bookmarking) Hypothes.is (annotation) Descript (podcast + transcriptions) Otter (transcriptions for audio & video) Droplr (record screen and annotation) Remind (text messages) Qualtrics (survey) Poll Everywhere (survey & meetings) EMAIL – use tools you already know/have to communicate with campus stakeholders! OR message on your website, learning management system, etc.  Universal Design for Learning (UDL) – “Plus-One” from @thomasjtobin – what's the one thing you can do? When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times by Pema Chödrön Curated docs with resources:Higher Ed Support & Guidance During COVID-19: Teaching, Learning & Student Support [Share this URL:  http://bit.ly/higheredcovid19] Remote Learning: Digital Tools to Quickly Transition Teaching & Student Support Online [Share this URL:  http://bit.ly/remotelearningcovid19] How are you dealing with COVID-19? What's happening during these evolving times? Do you want to talk about it? Let us know & stay in touch -- send us a social tweet/private message or email at invinofabulum@gmail.com ----In Vino Fabulum! In Wine, Story!Find the #InVinoFab podcast on Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify, & Apple PodcastsTo subscribe and listen to the next episode of #InVinoFab on: https://invinofab.transistor.fm/subscribe https://twitter.com/invinofab with hashtag: #InVinoFabhttps://www.instagram.com/invinofab/ Connect with your co-hosts on Twitter:https://twitter.com/laurapasquini (she/her)https://twitter.com/profpatrice (she/her)

Most Americans Want the Rich to Pay Higher Taxes, According to Every Poll Everywhere by Brad Tuttle We may live in polarized times, but there’s one belief that Americans of all races, genders, and political persuasions can get behind: Tax the Rich! Survey after recent survey confirms, quite simply, that most people think the richest Americans should pay more in taxes.

Shane Martin discusses three strategies he utilizes when manning a suicide hotline. Shane Ray Martin is a speaker and negotiation coach for millennials. He works at a growing technology company named Poll Everywhere in San Francisco as a sales executive.  Shane's greatest work is done volunteering at the national suicide hotline where nearly every conversation is a life or death negotiation. One thing is consistent across the work Shane does, he loves to negotiate and is constantly seeking to improve and share his skills. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/thericeclub/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thericeclub/support

05/28/2019It’s Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 and welcome to Episode 224 of TechTalk4Teachers, I’m Tom Grissom, I'm Newton Key, and I'm Catherine Polydore. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. In this episode we do a debriefing about a recent Faculty Summer Institute conference we all attended. We share some of the session information we gathered and discuss active learning and Generation Z. Your browser does not support the audio element. Right-click here to download.Show Notes:Faculty Summer Institute - 2019#FSIengage•    Technology Picks of the WeekTom's Tech Pick of the WeekMicrosoft Stream and Microsoft Forms IntegrationNewton's Tech Pick of the WeekAnswer GardenCatherine's Tech Pick of the WeekPoll EverywhereThat wraps it up for Episode 224 of TechTalk4Teachers. For show notes please visit eiu.edu/itc and click on the TechTalk4Teachers link. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom, I'm Newton Key, and I'm Catherine Polydore. Keep on Learning!Keep on Learning,Tom Grissom, Ph.D.Twitter: @tomgrissomVisit the EIU Instructional Technology Center website for more content:eiu.edu/itcITC Techshare YouTube ChannelITC Chronicles Blog

I dagens avsnitt pratar vi om årets aprilskämt, en presentation Daniel nyligen höll i om OpenShift och Henning går igenom lite spaningar från Sydostasien där han har rest runt senaste månaden. Dagens spaning: Poll Everywhere, sida för att skapa quiz och för att få feedback under presentationer Omnämnt i podden: - SOS alarms aprilskämt [Sveriges radio] - Googles aprilskämt om att prata med tulpaner. - Docker - Kubernetes - OpenShift - Företag som vill ge gratis biobiljetter genom att spåra aktivt kollande på reklam. - Mobiltillverkaren Vivo, stor i Asien. - Wealth of Nations på Librivox - Line - KakaoTalk - WeChat - Grab, Sydostasiens stora taxiapp. - Quizwebsida och app. Vi har för närvarande inga externa samarbeten och alla åsikter är våra egna. Inget vi pratar om är någon typ av investeringsrekommendationer. Medverkande i avsnittet: - Henning Hammar, driver tjänsten Börslabbet, doktor i fysik, @investerarfys - Daniel Constanda, IT-konsult i finansbranchen på Clara Financial Consulting, @DanielConstanda - Martin Nordgren, ingenjör på Tobii, tidigare på Dirac, @martinjnordgren Kontakta oss:dataspaning.se @dataspaning @ Twitterdataspaning@gmail.com

Join Jim Connely (McGraw-Hill Education) and his guest Sophia Garcia (Tarrant County College) as they talk about fun ways to engage your A&P class. Jim and Sophia talk about Poll Everywhere, endocytosis and exocytosis interpretive dance, teaching muscle physiology through storytelling, active learning and how to offer and integrated laboratory and lecture! Tune in to learn more!

Join Jim Connely (McGraw-Hill Education) as he talks about the hot topic of classroom response systems like Poll Everywhere in the A&P classroom. Jim will share the top ten ways to use a classroom response system and will share a few of his own best practices. Tune in to learn more!

On Wednesday October 4th the Silicon Valley Speechwriters Roundtable hosted a conference call with Shel Holtz. We discussed the ways in which social and digital media — which have given rise to content marketing — offer a host of options to speechwriters to draw attention to the speech before, during, and after its delivery. Shel reviewed the rapid development of the many forms of social media available for speechwriters to use, from humble beginnings as blogs and chat rooms to the rich variety of streaming media solutions available today. Among the tips Shel shared was the use of Poll Everywhere to engage audiences and the Mevo live event camera for streaming. Click on the podcast icon below to listen to Shel discuss these topics and more, as well as answer questions from speechwriters who were on the call. (Apologies for the audio which suffered from occasional background noise, but nothing that should prevent you listening to whole 55 minute call.)

In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, we discuss how to bring Educational Technology into our classrooms to better engage our students. Topics Covered:What are parent expectations for our teachers today? Using iWeb in the classroom Facebook Teaching Professional Development classes to other teachers How to use technology in the classroom I have my first iPad… now what? How to Podcast and using Podcasts in the Classroom Using technology to communicate with parents Using iTunes to communicate with your students Using Blogs and Wiki's for communication Educational apps for the iPad and Desktop Teachers using websites Teaching Problem Solving Skills with the iPad QR Codes Using cell phones in the classroom Teaching the same lessons… using updated technologies Staying ahead of the tech curve Finding time for technology Apps Discussed:http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/talking-tom-cat/id377194688?mt=8 (Talking Tom) Tom is your pet cat, that responds to your touch and repeats everything you say with a funny voice. You can pet him, poke him or grab his tail. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/toy-story-read-along/id364376920?mt=8 (Toy Story Read-along) A fully interactive reading experience packed with Games, Movie Clips, Coloring Pages, Sing-along Tunes, and Surprises on every page. Hear the story read aloud, record your own narration, or explore at your own pace. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/cookie-doodle/id342128086?mt=8 (Cookie Doodle) If you enjoy making cookies but hate the mess, this is the app for you. We provide the dough, a rolling pin, cookie cutters, your choice of frostings, sprinkles, and candies all in one easy to use package. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/k12-timed-reading-practice/id374985358?mt=8 (K12 Timed Reading) K12 Timed Reading Practice lets readers in levels K-4 practice fluency by reading short, timed stories. Improving fluency allows readers to read smoothly and quickly so they can focus on comprehension rather than on decoding words. Websites Discussed:http://www.Edmodo.com/ (Edmodo) http://www.Twitter.com/ (Twitter) https://plus.google.com/ (GooglePlus) http://www.apple.com/ilife/imovie (iMovie) http://www.WordPress.com/ (WordPress) http://www.Blogger.com/ (Blogger) http://www.techsmith.com/jing (Jing) http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia (Camtasia) http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/garageband/id408709785?mt=8%20 (Garageband) http://www.apple.com/ilife/iweb (iWeb) http://www.Skype.com/ (Skype) http://www.apple.com/ipad/built-in-apps/photobooth.html (PhotoBooth) http://www.astorybeforebed.com/ (A Story Before Bed) http://www.TinyURL.com/ (Tiny URL) http://www.polleverywhere.com/ (Poll Everywhere) http://www.Twitterfall.com/ (Twitterfall) About Our Guests:Cyndi Danner-Kuhn is a faculty member and the Education Technology Integration Coordinator for the Kansas State University College of Education. She describes herself as an educational futurist who works to leverage technology for the benefit of learners. She is am an educator, digital storyteller, blogger and digital change agent, artist, and friend. Cyndi addresses a range of topics related to technology integration, distance learning, education, business and twenty-first-century literacy and is a catalyst for creative engagement and collaborative learning. Additionally, Cyndi is an experienced graphic designer, website designer, author, and technology consultant. and has written and facilitated over $850,000 in technology grants in Kansas. Cyndi describes herself as: “Bear in mind, I am not a geek/techie. I know many geek/techies, and I am absolutely NOT one of them. Geek/Techies are excited by creating the technology. I am excited by what that technology can do and about discovering the possibilities. Technology is changing the way we do business, teach, and learn, in the 21st century, I am a part of that change. Mark Greentree is the principle blogger and podcast creator...

When we started brainstorming ideas for a new educational technology podcast, we knew we wanted to include Vanderbilt instructors who use technology in innovative ways. We talk to colleagues regularly who impress us, and we wanted to share their ideas and perspectives beyond our own campus. In this episode, we feature our first Vanderbilt guest, Corbette Doyle. Corbette is a lecturer in organizational leadership in the Department of Leadership, Policy, and Organizations at Peabody College of Education and Human Development. She came to Vanderbilt in 2008 after a successful career in the healthcare industry, where she focused on strategic planning, diversity in the workplace, and risk financing. In her interview, she talks about the ways she uses technologies like Google Plus and Poll Everywhere in the service of very intentional teaching objectives, and she reflects on how she approaches adoption of new educational technologies. More on Corbette Doyle: Faculty Website - http://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/bio/corbette-doyle Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/corbettedoyle Twitter - https://twitter.com/corbettedoyle

We're finally back from winter break! This week, I discuss some really cool classroom response sites for active learning with mobile devices.Here are the links from this post:ScreenleapNearpodPoll EverywhereSocrativePadlet LinoAwwappPlickersMore information in my book - Educational Technology for Teachers - including a full list of recommended apps and websites for education.

Information and educational uses for Poll Everywhere Voting App

Overview of Episode #10. The following topics are covered: The best way to open and a meeting and keep participants engaged. Meeting and training tool: Poll Everywhere. Interview with Poll Everywhere Product Manager Steve Farrelly. How Facilitator Linda Duncan has seen Poll Everywhere be used. See full shownotes here. Contact Suzie Here.   Topic #1: The best way to open and a meeting and keep participants engaged. Timing on Recording: @ 2:00 --- The best way to open any training session/meeting – I.E.E.I.  (from Podcast #7: Six Tools for Better Meetings and Training Sessions ) Book: Brain Rules by John Medina – “provide a hook every ten minutes…” One Answer: Poll Everywhere Timing on Recording: @ 3:45 --- What is Poll Everywhere?  Poll Everywhere provides text message voting and audience Q&A, straight to your PowerPoint slide. It's the easiest way to gather live responses in any venue: conferences, presentations, classrooms, radio, t.v., print — everywhere. It works internationally via text, web, or Twitter. Our customers includes large and small companies, school and community organizations: Google, several global consulting firms, GE, McDonald's, and countless Kindergarten Idol competitions. Examples of how it can be used - from the Poll Everywhere website blog: Ways to use it- website: Icebreaker;  Break up a marathon PowerPoint session; a pop quiz; team competitions.   Timing on Recording: @ 7:00 --- Topic # 2:  Interview with Poll Everywhere Product Manager Steve Farrelly   All about: Steve Farrelly - Product Manager, Chief Gaiety Officer and What's a Chief Gaiety Officer  and Why Steve is posing with a deer head wearing headphones and mustache in his company photo. What it's like to work at Poll Everywhere. Timing on Recording: @ 14:40 --- What keeps people from using it. How trainers use this tool. Timing on Recording: @  18:40 --- Super unique and unusual ways people use Poll Everywhere. Timing on Recording: @  26:34 --- Clickable images feature – how this can be used.  Timing on Recording: @  30:07 --- What's coming next from Poll Everywhere. Steve tells us how to get started:  “I recommend that everyone go to www.polleverywhere.com to try it out – it literally takes 30 seconds and there's no signup required.  Get tips and best practices on the Poll Everywhere Blog and follow up on Twitter and LinkedIn.     Topic #3: How Facilitator Linda Duncan Has Seen Poll Everywhere Be Used. Timing on Recording: @ 43:19 ---   How she's seen Poll Everywhere be used at community meetings How they used it to "create surprise and delight" at a very important meeting Contact Linda at: lduncan@blueskyinsights.com   Subscribe via iTunes or Leave a Review Related Podcasts: Episode #7: Six Tools for Better Meetings and Training Sessions Episode #5: Mythbusters: The Dark Secret of HRD Related Service: Workshops I Facilitate Schedule a Complimentary Consulting Call or Send Me Feedback: Contact Suzie STAY IN TOUCH: Are you a leader, trainer or consultant focused on building a Wake Up Eager Workforce?  Subscribe to this Podcast Here.   You can also sign up for monthly email updates, here.   Thank you for being a part of this!!

The first episode of 21st Century Mindset, our official podcast is now live and ready for your listening pleasure. Download the episode here! Show notes: Video Sample for Poll Everywhere NWRPDP Site Poll Everywhere Site

2011/07/14. Instructs on how to use Poll Everywhere and describes the benefits of using it in a classroom setting.

Check out this quote from Daniel J. Boorstin. He said,"The greatest obstacle to discovery is not ignorance; it is the illusion of knowledge." How often have we kidded ourselves that we knew something only to get more data or evidence later that made it clear we didn't have the full story? It happens all the time. Probably more than we realize. I find a related observation when it comes to attention. We think we see the world or situations or people clearly but inevitably it's all being filtered through lenses. It could be argued that we have an illusion of observation. Have you ever seen the famous video that asks you to count the number of times a basketball is passed between a group of college students? Check it out: {youtube}vJG698U2Mvo{/youtube} Interesting, eh? Selective attention is alive and well, and for all of us who desire to lead and deliver, we need to be acutely aware of how it works. In this premium episode I want to take time to highlight some points from the interview with Cathy to help you put the learning into action. First, let's start getting our arms wrapped around Cathy's point that our schools and workplaces are often more designed for the early 20th century instead of the 21st. We may not have control of how your schooling was structured, but let's start thinking about how we best go about helping ourselves and our team learn and work going forward. How about finding ways to embrace collaborative technologies in new and interesting ways instead of making people check them at the door? For example, typical meeting protocol is to discourage people from using their laptops and cell phones during meetings. But why not encourage people to be texting and chatting during meetings, especially virtual ones? If this seems dangerous or rude or a recipe for chaos for meetings, that's OK. It's the years of conditioning that we've had! IBM has found that by actively encouraging chatting during virtual meetings, it keeps people more engaged. I've experimented with this myself and found that it can significantly change the culture of web-based meetings for the positive. In Cathy's book she lays out a strong case for how IBM uses "backchanneling" to leverage technology in meetings. Second, and related, here's a tip I learned years ago. If people are moving their attention to their laptops or other devices, it may not just be that they're rude. That's a possibility, of course, but here's my point: it just be that the meeting is boring and irrelevant. I've learned that if someone isn't paying attention when I'm facilitating, the problem may not be them: it may be me! Find ways to more fully engage people. Maybe a different venue? Maybe on Second Life! How about this? I love using Poll Everywhere to allow people to respond to a poll by texting their responses. It's an expensive tool and shows results real time. I love it! It's fun and engaging. Let's realize that asking people to check their electronics at the door causes us to miss opportunities to engage them. Third, a proven project management and leadership principle is to involve others in the planning. I've often said we need to make sure that n is greater than one! But the point brought up in the discussion with Cathy is that it shouldn't just be "in addition to me" but also "different from me." Diversity of thought is not just something to do because it's politically correct. It's just plain more effective. Cathy's organization calls it collaboration by difference. As she mentions in the interview, we often say we want diversity of thought, skills, and opinions, but then we recruit in our own image. Whether at work or in our personal lives, there is value in collaboration by difference: surrounding ourselves with people who don't just look, think, and see the same as we do. Fourth, remember that technology is here to serve us, not the other way around. If you're finding that social networking or your handheld device or some new software tool is chewing up too much of your time, the problem may not be the technology. It might just be you. We need new habits for the new technology. I've found this simple little cube timer is a handy way to block out some time to focus on one thing. When it goes off, then I can (in Tony Schwartz's terms) pulse to something else. In some situations I find it best to close my web browser or shut down my mail client. At times I completely turn off my phone. I love Cathy's idea of using a different computer for some of the more fun things, or at least get up and move as part of your switching. Make the technology work for you. It's not the enemy—we just need new habits. Finally, as much as interruptions from others is frustrating, remember what Cathy and I talked about regarding Gloria Mark's research on distractions. 44% of the distractions didn't come from others. Rather, it came from us. As Cathy said, "Heartache and heartburn are more distracting than technology!" Work on calming your own distractions. I'm finding that using a Kanban board is helping me and my family stay focused on the most important projects at work and home. David Allen's teaching on getting things out of our mind and onto a list can be helpful as well. Realize that we are often our own distraction problem. Cathy's book isn't for everyone, but the lessons are relevant for us all. If you are particularly interested in how to improve education and the workplace to be better prepared for today's demands, I recommend you get a copy of Cathy's book. What's a challenge you're having in managing your attention? Send me an e-mail at andy@i-leadonline.com. 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