Bill Selak Talks

In this episode, I reflect on the current state of blended and online learning, and how we might improve it.

In this episode, I talked with Jon Corippo about what STEAM should look like in classrooms. We talk at the 30,000 foot view, and also get into the trenches with some eduawesome examples of projects. It should be duly noted that we recorded this entire podcast asynchronously over two weeks on Voxer. Jon recorded on […]

I sat down and talked with Zee Ann Poerio (@magistrazee) to talk about #cue16. From flying shark races to interactive Google Forms, we talked about all kinds of ed tech goodness.

We have an unprecedented ability to record ourselves and our students, and share our ideas. When you stop and think about this, it is amazing. Amazing! We should be sharing our voices and our students’ voices more because we can, because it’s easy, and because it’s transformative.

In this episode of Bill Selak Talks, I sit down with Scott Bedley and Eric Saibel, cofounders of Global School Play Day, and talk about the importance of play in schools.

We need to be taking more risks in the classroom if we want innovative ideas to be transformative.

In this episode, I sat down with Steve Guiles at John Cash Studios to talk about his new album Songs in the Key of Minecraft. Check out Steve’s Kickstarter project. The music is “equal parts Jack Black and Flight of the Conchords.” It’s good stuff. Steve teaches middle school and writes epic songs. We also […]

The last month of school should be the most innovative. Here’s my take on why the last days of school are just like a chicken foot.

After reading Mike Lawrence’s article, Smells like Ed Tech, I’m wondering if ed tech hitting the mainstream is a good thing…

In this episode of Bill Selak Talks, I have a confession to make: I don’t really need an iPad to teach. It hasn’t transformed my classroom. Life is easier, and workflows are great, but transformation has not occured. I just received a grant and I just got an Apple TV and an HDTV in my […]