This edition of EdTech Stories features 3 different properties from one company - Swivl.  After failing to secure investment in 2010, Brian Lamb and Vlad Tettlebaum launched The Swivl Robot.  Their success in serving the education community, led them down a path to develop the student video platform known as Recap.  

However, due to a number of circumstances including the rise of the website Flipgrid, Recap ultimately was shut down. Why did this happen?  And as a result, Swivl is attempting to take the lessons they’ve learned from Recap to develop a new podcasting platform named Synth. This episode is called “The Rise of Swivl. The Fall of Recap. The Comeback of Synth.”

This episode features commentary from:

• Brian Lamb - Co-Founder, Swivl
• Dr. Casey Kosiorek & Jim Thompson - School Leaders
• Rachelle Dene-Poth - Educator, Speaker and Consultant
• Jeff Bradbury - Educator & Podcaster 

Guest Links

• Synth.Audio - Check out Synth 2.0
• A Quick Guide to Video Coaching by Dr. Casey Kosiorek & Jim Thompson
• Through Students Eyes by Rachelle Dene Poth
• ThriveinEdu Podcast by Rachelle Dene Poth
• Teachercast.net Podcasts and more

Music:

• Theme - “Invincible” by Def Kev (No Copyright Sounds)
• “Howling” by Gunner Olson (YouTube Audio Library)
• “Awaken” by Anno Domini Beats(YouTube Audio Library)
• “Space Navigator” by Sarah The Instrumentalist (YouTube Audio Library)
• “Memory Card Full” by Birocratic (YouTube Audio Library)
• “Orange Foot” by Dan Hening
• “Pluck It Up” by Dan Hening
• “Melissa” by Eveningland
• “Let’s Go Home” by Jeremy Blake

The following music was licensed through a Creative Commons NonCommercial 4.0 license.  Thank you to The Blue Dot Sessions. You can find their music at http://sessions.blue.

• “Vinyl Couch” by The Blue Dot Sessions
• “Gotta Find Out” by The Blue Dot Sessions
• “Rodney Skopes” by The Blue Dot Sessions

 

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