#dcsdtransforms

#dcsdtransforms

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#dcsdtransforms episodes

  • #dcsdtransforms episode 69: Rhett finally cued the music!

    Welcome back for another wonderful episode of #dcsdtransforms!  This week we are showcasing Xtra Math which is a great supplemental free tool to help students with the basic math skills.  Our shoutout this week goes to Laquetta Johnson of Pate Elementary School because, well, she is simply amazing and our district's teacher of the year!  

    14 min
  • #dcsdtransforms episode 68: Words is hard

    Hello everyone and welcome back for another edition of #dcsdtransforms - the best 10 minutes edtech conversation for teachers you'll hear all week!  This week, we are featuring Apple Classroom. This is a wonderful addition to the iPads for teachers.  So if you are teaching with a class full of iPads, be sure to check it out!  Our shout outs this week go to Debra Wallace at DHS and Ada Sindab at BDE.  And please excuse us.  We tried podcasting at 5:00 pm, so we were definitely on the struggle bus...words is hard.  

    16 min
  • #dcsdtransforms episode 67: Carla takes a call

    Hello! Welcome to the 67th edition of #dcsdtransforms!  The best 10 minute edtech conversation for teachers you'll hear all week!  In this episode, we are highlighting a cool tool called "Mega Seating Plan" (click here for more about it).  We are also spotlighting the teachers at NHE and SMS for jumping all over the digital citizenship lessons for students!  Way to go!  Thank you for joining us!

    13 min
  • #dcsdtransforms episode 66: Execute Order 66

    Hello!  And welcome to another exciting edition of #dcsdtransforms - the best 10+ minute edtech conversation you'll hear all week!  We have a great new update to share with you from Schoology - amazing stuff there!  We also have a shout out going to Brittany Barnette and Tony Heilbronn at DHS. Thanks for joining us and making this show possible!  Cheers!

    19 min
  • #dcsdtransforms episode 65: Welcome back to the 2017-18 school year!

    Hello all you wonderful loyal listeners! We hope that your return to school has been fun and exciting! If you are new to DCSD, then welcome to the best school district in the state...nay, the COUNTRY! We are led by some of the finest people and we are sure you will find happiness here! For our back to school special, we are going to focus on the 3 big tools that every teacher should know and mention some update to them that happened over the summer. We think you'll love these updates and will help you utilize the tools more effectively in your classroom. We have a special shout out to Darlington Middle School and Mayo High School. We hope you enjoy this edition of #dcsdtransforms podcast. Cheers!

    36 min
  • #dcsdtransforms episode 64: ISTE 2017

    Hello Everyone and thank you for coming back and listening to the best 10 minute edtech conversation you'll hear all week...only in this case, it's 42 minutes and the best you'll hear all summer!  This episode will bring you highlights from ISTE 2017 as told through the experiences of Diane Sigmon, Carla Jefferson, Josh Bastean, Hanna Hanlin, Matthew Ferguson, Diane Rivers, and Rhett Hughes.  First, Carla will tell you a little bit about ISTE and what it is like, and then we will explore 3 ideas:

    What one word would you use to describe your experience?
    What was your favorite thing about ISTE?
    Describe any big takeaways from any of the things you experienced.

    Hope you enjoy it, and as always, thanks for listening!
    43 min
  • #dcsdtransforms episode 63: The 2016-17 End of School Year Extravaganza
    LOYAL LISTENERS!!!  This is it for the 2016-17 school year!  It has been amazing, and so we compiled a list of all the fantastic accomplishments across the district this year!  We have many people to shout-out this week, so please listen to the fabulous things DCSD is doing and where we are going! Carla and Rhett wish you the happiest and most relaxing of summers!  Please share with us anything you learned over the summer that you'd like us to showcase next year on our show!  Cheers!
    26 min
  • #dcsdtransforms episode 62: The soothing sound of a camper furnace going bad
    Hey Loyal Listeners!  Welcome back to another great episode of #dcsdtransforms.  This week we are highlighting a blog post by Catlin Tucker about having your students email their parents when they are not turning in work or failing the class.  Mrs. Tucker is a fantastic educator who works hard not only for her own students, but also producing media for teachers everywhere so that we might benefit from strategies and technology that she uses in the classroom. Click here for a link to the blog post to read more.  Our shout out this week goes to Stacey Bannister at North Hartsville Elementary.  Thanks for joining us!  Only a few more episodes left this school year!
    15 min
  • #dcsdtransforms episode 61: We are on the struggle bus
    Hey Loyal Listeners!  Thank you for tuning in this week for another great episode of #dcsdtransforms! This week, we are highlighting a blog post called "The ultimate edtech chart for teachers and educators".  Listen to the show and then click here to learn more about it.  Our shoutout goes to Donna Barrett, the principal of Carolina Elementary School!  She is doing great thing to encourage teachers to experiment and stretch themselves with their use of technology in the classroom.  And please forgive us for this week's episode...we were really on the struggle bus.  Check out the outtakes to see what I mean!
    15 min
  • #dcsdtransforms episode 60: Carla is hungry
    Thank you for joining us this week for a fantabulous episode of #dcsdtransforms.  This week we are highlighting a blog post by Jennifer Gonzalez, who is the author of the blog the Cult of Pedagogy which is dedicated to best practices in education.  She is wonderful and offers lots of practical advice for teachers for implementing different teaching strategies, including lots of great stuff on technology. We are looking at one particular blog post called "Teaching Students to Avoid Plagiarism".  In the tech age that we are in, access to information is easy, and so our job as teachers to help students with plagiarism is ever more important (and difficult).  Please click the title of the post above to read the 5 strategies she offers to help you in your classroom.  Also, you may want to subscribe to her blog (click the link above and check out the great stuff she highlights on her blog and subscribe!  Our shout out goes to Elizabeth Thompson at MHS for the really cool idea she had using iBooks Author with her students!  Cheers, and enjoy the show!
    21 min

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