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446 – Rainy Days with the SRCTC

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Tune in to WELSTech this week for edtech sunshine in the form of SRCTC Jason Schmidt. The discussion topic covers a variety of outdoor and rainy day tech ideas for educators including geocaching, astronomy and coding. This show also includes excited news for Chromebook users, summer training opportunities and a site for purchasing low-priced smartphones and tablets.

The discussion:

Eeekk, a rat! – Martin and Sallie are joined by WELSTech’s SRCTC (Semi-Regular Classroom Technology Correspondent) Jason Schmidt, Tech Coordinator in the Bennington Public School District in the Omaha, NE area, for a discussion of outdoor and rainy day tech projects for the classroom.

  • Geocaching – Mobile apps
  • Drones
    • Parrot Rolling Spider
    • Tickle App – Mobile programming for many platforms
    • DJI Phantom
    • GooseChase
    • Astronomy
      • 3 great stargazing apps for iOS
      • Apps for stargazing
      • Wacky Wonderful Web Sites
      • Coding
        • CodeCombat
        • Gamestar Mechanic
        • Scratch
        • Khan Academy Computer Programming
        • Code.org
          • News in tech:

          Android apps, coming to a Chromebook near you

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          • Shepherd Staff and Church360° Training
          • May WELSTech Photo Challenge – Graduation, Hugs & Your Confirmation Verse
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              • Picks of the week:
              • Instructables
              • EdTechTeam – Subscribe
                • Register for WLC’s Revolutionize the Classroom with Google
                • Gazelle
                  • Featured video:

                  Enjoy this fun MLC Day video from Lakeside Lutheran High School, a new addition to the WELSTech Promo playlist.

                  Coming up on WELSTech:

                  Episode 447 – Martin and Sallie broadcast from the CMM with a preview of several upcoming summer series. Release date: Wednesday, June 1

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