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Hello and welcome back to another episode of #dcsdtransforms!  This week we are highlighting ReadTheory.org, thanks to the suggestion of Ms. Megan Pearce at DHS.  English and Exceptional Education teachers will definitely want to check out this great tool!  Our shoutout this week goes to Ms. Michelle McCall at HMS for all the cool stuff she is doing with Digital Learning Day.  If you are a visual arts teacher, you will want to hear the cool things Ms. McCall is doing in the classroom!  Thanks for joining us this week!

Hello and welcome back to another great episode of #dcsdtransforms - the best 10 minute edtech conversation for teachers you'll hear all week!  This week we are highlighting Hoopla Kids Lab - which is really targeted toward elementary level science.  Our shout out this week goes to LeVernice Edwards at Darlington Middle School.  Thanks for tuning in - enjoy the show!

Hello Everyone!  Thank you for joining us this week for our 80th episode of #dcsdtransforms!  This week we are honoring the Olympics with some cool 5 minute videos put out by the National Science Foundation on the physics of the Olympics.  These are really cool for lessons, bellringers, or maybe just something fun for students to think about during a "fun friday" activity.  Click here to go to the NSF's video playlist on YouTube.  Our shoutout this week goes to Jason Oakes at DHS.  Thanks for tuning in!  Enjoy the show!

Hello Loyal Listeners! We are excited to be back this week with a great show featuring the Play and Learn Science app from PBS Kids.  Our shout out this week goes to the amazing Paulette Lunn at Mayo High School.  And as a bonus, we get to play a game this week.  As you Loyal Listeners know, we include some of our outtakes at the end of every show.  This week in addition to the outtakes, I have included a game called "How long can you listen to gum smacking before you stop the podcast?"  Yes, Carla will destroy me for this one later as it was her gum smacking that you get the honor of listening to; however, as the editor in chief of the podcast, I get to have a wee bit of fun at my favorite edtech phenom's expense.  Hope you enjoy the episode this week, and post a picture of how long you could listen to the gum smacking before cutting it off! 

Welcome back Loyal Listeners!  Thanks for tuning in this week as we are going to bring you a slightly different version of our show.  As you may know, South Carolina requires certified staff to get technology training as part of their licensure renewal, but they leave it up to the districts to determine how to accomplish that.  Our district has said that all certified staff have to earn 6 hours every year during their licensure cycle.  Depending on how new you are to the district determines which type of professional development you need.  Some teachers have expressed concerns about getting this done, so we wanted to bring you a podcast in hopes that we can help alleviate your concerns.  The links we refer to in the episode can be found right here.

Technology Proficiency FAQs

Technology Portfolio Requirements

Check out this week's episode where Rhett share's his gift of song with you, our Loyal Listeners!  And while you are at it, check out the rest of the episode where we highlight Equatio - math teachers, you will not want to miss this!  Our shout out goes to Chrisa M Murray from Southside Early Childhood Center and Carolina Elementary.  Thanks for joining us as we finally get back underway to some normalcy - close to 10 minutes, but not quite!  

Hello Everyone!  Thank you for your patience as we were off the air for a long time due to winter break and then we were out the week we got back due to a snowstorm.  So we are finally back with our annual "New Year, New Tech, New You" episode!  We also discover that the snow was indeed Carla's fault as she admits it on the show.  Come sit, listen, and enjoy our annual new year's podcast as we present a useful tool in four different categories.