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Ask The Tech Coach: A Podcast For Instructional Technology Coaches and EdTech Specialists
Welcome to "Ask the Tech Coach," a podcast for Instructional Coaches and Digital Learning Leaders. In this episode of “Ask the Tech Coach,” Jeff welcomes Danielle Abernethy onto the podcast If you would like to be a part of future podcasts and share your thoughts, please contact the podcast. We would love to have you join the show. Weekly Topic Helping students and teachers understand Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) and use it responsibly How do you test AI so that you can demo it during a live classroom session? Mixing AI with Digital Citizenship Supporting Administration while they are making difficult AI decisions Should School Districts create an Artificial Intelligence official policy? Creating “active learning” environments for our K12 classrooms. About our Guest: Danielle Abernethy I have been in the educational field for 30 years, working with elementary students and integrating technology. I am a partner specialist with Tech4Learning for Wixie. I hold a masters degree from Lesley University in Educational Technology. Currently I live in Florida and volunteer in classrooms in my spare time.Danielle's passion for educational technology began in 1997 when all she had access to was a computer in a closet of the media center with Internet. As a former technology coach, DEN STAR, DEN Leader and member of other educational organizations, she has learned the power of networking. Danielle collaborates with Heather on various classroom activities throughout the year. She has presented at FETC, SCEDTech, GAETC, Creative Constructor, IDEACon and ISTE for the last 20 years. X: @dabernethy LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielleabernethy/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/danielle.abernethy Instagram: @jmadmaFacebook Wixie Wizards: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1292856584236364 Wixie by Tech4Learning on X: https://twitter.com/Wixie_T4L Wixie by Tech4Learning on Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/WixiebyTech4Learning Contact the Podcast! TeacherCast.net/VoiceMail Twitter: @AskTheTechCoach Email: feedback@teachercast.net Subscribe to “Ask the Tech Coach” Apple Podcasts Spotify Google Podcasts Amazon Music Follow our Podcast on Social Media The TeacherCast Educational Broadcasting Network | @TeacherCast Ask the Tech Coach Podcast | @AsktheTechCoach Follow our Hosts Jeff Bradbury | @JeffBradbury Join our PLN Are you enjoying the TeacherCast Network, please share your thoughts with the world by
June 10 2022 - Episode 96The Ignite EdTech Podcast with @mrkempnz1. Introduction2. Question for you - How do you build a hybrid learning environment?3. EdTech Tool of the Week - ScreenCastify4. EdTech Tip of the Week - Flipping the Classroom5. Interview with Debbie Tannenbaum6. Win a prize by going to bit.ly/edtechwin and completing the short form7. Subscribe, Rate and ShareIf you have a question that you want answered on the podcast please emailinfo@igniteedtech.comConnect with Mark Quinn here or via email markquinn9129@gmail.com Links from PodcastDebbie on Twitter and LinkedIn and InstagramDebbie's WebsiteDebbie's Book - TransformRoad to Awesome PublisherShake up Learning by Kasey BellWixie by Tech4LearningCanvaWith our 100th Episode coming up in August - please send a short voice message to be included to celebrate this milestone! Click here to record
About Tamara She is a mom. Raising three children provides endless opportunities for reflection as you discover what works (and what doesn’t!) for each of the little personalities you are trying to shape. Tamara’s parenting stories are sparked by observations and interactions as her children learn and grow. She is an educator. Tamara began her teaching career in 1997 with Clark County School District in Las Vegas, NV. Since that time, she’s educated children, teachers, parents and district leaders through my work with Shelby County Schools in Memphis, TN, Staunton City Schools in Staunton, VA, and Hanover County Public Schools in Ashland, VA. Her professional experiences include serving as an elementary classroom teacher, a Differentiation Specialist and a technology integrator. She was named 2019 Mechanicsville Elementary Teacher of the Year and an R.E.B. Award for Teaching Excellence finalist (with final designations announced November 2018!) She currently hold a masters degree in Educational Leadership with administrative licensure for grades PK-12 that she received from James Madison University in 2006. She presents at local, state, and international conferences to include EdTechRVA, Virginia Society for Technology in Education (VSTE) Conference, and the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) Conference. In 2018, she was a keynote speaker for the Clarke County Innovation Conference and serve as Social Media Chairperson for the annual VSTE Conference. She is passionate about student choice and voice and will often share stories of her lessons to inspire educators or perhaps strike a conversation that will engage others to delve deeper into the topic at hand. She is also passionate about kindness, hosting the annual Kindness Share Fair at Mechanicsville Elementary School. Being an educator to other parents’ children is tightly woven into her own parenting style. She is a writer. In 2012, she created her first blog, sharing her journey of completing 40 random acts of kindness for others in celebration of her 40th birthday. After presenting an Ignite session at the 2014 ISTE Conference in Atlanta, GA, she expanded her passion for writing to include various publications with organizations such as ISTE, Tech4Learning, and Christian Educators Association International. Her repertoire now includes book collaborations, web posts, magazine articles, screencasts, webinars, digital learning guides and more. She is currently writing a book about kindness to be published in 2019 by Dave Burgess Consulting, Inc.
In this segment we take a look at specific strategies you can employ today to be a more creative educator and encourage more creativity in your students. Follow: @melindak @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Melinda Kolk is one of the founders of Tech4Learning, which publishes open-ended and constructivist student tools and learning resources. Melinda is the Editor of Creative Educator magazine and the Deputy Director of the Constructivist Consortium.
In this segment we take a look at specific strategies you can employ today to be a more creative educator and encourage more creativity in your students. Follow: @melindak @coolcatteacher @bamradionetwork #edtechchat #edchat #edtech Melinda Kolk is one of the founders of Tech4Learning, which publishes open-ended and constructivist student tools and learning resources. Melinda is the Editor of Creative Educator magazine and the Deputy Director of the Constructivist Consortium.
I'm conducting a month long blitz on using various forms of animation with my dozen or so classes.Part of my teaching assignment is to introduce new ways to "show what you know". And from my days 5 years ago taking photographs with a tripod and using Windows Movie Maker to try to animate the photos we have come a long way since then. I continue to find this type of storytelling interesting, innovative and a very good way to motivate students.I have collected a number of resources along the way and tried to find ways to bring animation closer to the students. In the photo above, you'll see my 6 year old Mac Mini, a 5 year old school owned Canon Mini DV camera and a school owned monitor. I used this set-up this week as a demonstration animation station. I have it on a metal cart on wheels which allows me to move from classroom to classroom.National Film Board - Canada (NFB) ResourcesStopMo - Great site. 18 minute segmented step-by-step process for animation. Includes a detailed series of lesson plans which can be adapted to different grade levels.SoftwareWe're very fortunate to have an agreement with Tech4Learning to have Frames animation software installed on each academic image among publicly funded schools in Ontario.Mobile Animation Apps. for iOSFor iPhone and iPod Touch I have had success with (free) LEGO® Super Heroes Movie MakerAnd just last week a student in grade 8 showed me a terrific app. for iPhone and iPod Touch called iMotion HD. Unlike the LEGO® app., which saves to the Camera Roll, iMotion HD does not save unless you purchase the full version for $1.99. We also use the animation instructional videos included with NFB's free (in Canada) PixStop Animation App. for iOS. Three short tutorial films are included with the app. and are very good: "Three Principles of Animation", "Flipbook" , and "Storyboarding".Steps in the ProcessI encouraged students to keep a few things in mind when creating their animations:a) Create a 3 panel storyboard which shows: beginning, middle, and end.b) Write next to your sketch the Action Sequence in each panel.b) Select no more than 3 characters to be the 'talent' in the animation.c) Tell your story in 10 seconds or less.d) Decide ahead of time whether you'll be creating your animation as a Pixilation with classmates, with toy characters, or with clay.Note: There are other animation options but these are three good ones with which to start.Teacher Created Resources:York Region teacher Dan Grant uses animation in his junior classroom and penned an article a while back for ETFO's Voice magazine on Stop Motion in the classroom. The best collection of templates and instructional videos around is by teacher Kevin Hodgson. His animation website is terrific.Update: This week we started storyboarding and creating backgrounds. A trip to No-Frills was necessary. Came back with about 40 cardboard boxes!
SEG's Dr Scott Elliot and special guest David Wagner of Tech4Learning join with us.