Dads In Ed

New Year, New Dad! We welcome Stephen Sautter (http://twitter.com/coach_sautter), dad to 3 month old #HarveyT to the program! Along with all of the fun he's having with poop and other new baby presents, we talk about how they are using their new quad copter and their MLK Day conference.Website of the week: Josh's #GAFE Flipboard Magazine:  http://flip.it/oQ0ch Twitter follow: Tracey Kracht http://twitter.com/TraceyKrachtUpcoming Event: EdCamp Iowa http://edcampiowa.org

Alec Couros http://twitter.com/courosa joins us to discuss how he is promoting social media and digital citizenship with his pre-service teachers in Canada and the issues he has had to deal with by having his likeness used in "romance scams." Great insight into living and teaching in an online world.App of the Week: Stick Around https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/stick-around-by-tony-vincent/id557949353?mt=8People to follow: THJS Journalism http://twitter.com/tjhsjournalism ALHS Journalism http://twitter.com/alhsjournalismUpcoming event: EdCamp Iowa http://edcampiowa.org

Michael Matera http://www.mrmatera.com/ joined the guys to talk about how he "gamifies" his classroom to engage his students. See if the guest scores points with the hosts!Devin shared an update to Google Spreadsheets:  https://plus.google.com/+GoogleDrive/posts/fDKE7htJ2MaTwitter follow: http://twitter.com/thlibrarizenUpcoming event: KC Google Summit mo.gafesummit.com

Tonight we welcome John Spencer (http://twitter.com/edrethink) to the show! The guys pepper him with questions on sports, his upcoming trip to the White House, his new writing platform http://www.writeabout.com and his book http://www.wendellthewizard.com. Lots of great stuff! App: Explain Everything http://explaineverything.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/techyturner & http://twitter.com/mrmateraDate night: Dixie Quicks http://dixiequicks.com

Curt Rees (http://twitter.com/curtrees) joins us for our 21st birthday! We make the transition from fall to spring sports while Curt talks about "play" in education and his limits with email.App/Site: http://bitsboard.comTwitter: http://twitter.com/LewisCentralCSD http://twitter.com/adams_miss http://whereteachingstarts.blogspot.com/Date night: Scooter's Coffee http://www.scooterscoffee.com/

Like a wise man once said - 2 out of 3 ain't bad. We are joined by edu-nation-traveler Tom Murray to talk about the wide range of things he gets to do as well as a very insightful take on events that lead to how he views education.

Website(s - multiple thanks to Tom!): Remind: https://www.remind.com/ Alliance for Excellent Education: http://all4ed.org/; Project24: http://plan4progress.org/

Twitter follow: Justin Toole, http://twitter.com/tooleyj24

Date night: Brio in KC https://twitter.com/BrioItalian

Starting off the show with a special guest introducer and then get serious in a discussion about how social media changes how you define "friends." The guys then bring on long time listener, first time guest to Dads in Ed, Darin Swenson, to talk about his transition from social studies teacher to tech integration. App of the week: Sweetland https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sweetland-family-board-game/id874571500?mt=8 Twitter person: @TedHiffDate night: Gino's East (Chicago): http://www.ginoseast.com/

Jeremy Macdonald (http://twitter.com/mrmacnology) joins us to talk about his journey to Director of Technology & Innovation and who is the best BYU quarterback of all time. Plus, we end the night with a special surprise for Devin! App/site: http://getkahoot.comTwitter followers: @eckzoo @stogdill4ed @plummersclass @beckers4thgrade Josh's wardrobe provided by http://www.happystateco.com/

We had a great discussion with Bettendorf High principal Jimmy Casas (http://twitter.com/casas_jimmy)! Jimmy talked about raising his three kids and the struggle of balancing home and work. He also had some great advice for the short amount of time that administrators get to take care of the community's schools.App/Site: Pear DeckTwitter follow: @lcth_principal - Kent Stopak Date night: Lidia’s Italian - http://www.lidias-kc.com/

The guys welcome educator Joe Mazza (http://twitter.com/joe_mazza) to our Sweet 16 party. Check out Joe's website for Parent Camp http://www.parentcamp.org/ and his suggestion for donating directly to a patient with ALS http://www.youcaring.com/medical-fundraiser/snyder-family-medical-assistance-/164868Also, apologies for the abrupt ending! Josh hit the wrong button :)