#EdTech Chat Radio

Technology has made it easier than ever to collaborate beyond your local school community. Join us as we discuss the benefits and share some tips on how to get started.

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Sarah Thomas is a Google Certified Innovator and the founder of the #EduMatch movement, a project that empowers educators to make global connections across common areas of interest. Sarah is a Regional Technology Coordinator in Prince George's County Public Schools. Susan Bearden is Senior Education Pioneer Fellow, Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department Of Education. Twitter: @sarahdateechur

Our guests tell us that mastering digital citizenship is now a must-have skill that can impact your career and your personal life. Learn more.

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Marialice B.F.X. Curran is the cofounder of the Digital Citizenship Summit and the digital citizenship chat on Twitter and created the first three credit graduate course on digital citizenship in the country. Jennifer L. Scheffer is a Mobile Learning Coach and Instructional Technology Specialist for Burlington Public Schools. She is co-moderator of the Digital Citizenship Twitter chats. Susan M. Bearden is the Director of Information Technology at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne.

What is digital literacy? What does digital literacy include? Why are there so many different definitions?

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After 11 years in the classroom, Alexandra Baird is currently a Technology Integration Coach for grades Pre-K to 5 and an Instructional Technology and Distance Education Doctoral student. Sharon Plante is Director of Technology at Eagle Hill-Southport in Southport, CT. Nathan Stevens is the Assistant Director of the Media and Education Technology Resource Center in the College of Education at North Carolina State University. He has created his own makerspace for Pre-service Teachers.

Join us as we talk about simple, easy and affordable ways to engage students with makerspaces.

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Nathan Stevens is the Assistant Director of the Media and Education Technology Resource Center in the College of Education at North Carolina State University. He has created his own makerspace for Pre-service Teachers. Susan M. Bearden is the Director of Information Technology at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne. Katrina Stevens is Deputy Director of the Office of Educational Technology, U.S. Department of Education.

Join us as we talk about why female particpation in STEM is so low and how we can overcome the gender gap.

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Dr. Joan McGettigan is the Director of Educational and Information Technology at North Broward Preparatory School, a PK-12 school of approximately 1,400 day and boarding students. She has spoken at numerous conferences and symposiums including ISTE, FETC and FCIS. She is the mother of teenage twins, 3 dogs and is a passionate learner. Susan M. Bearden is the Director of Information Technology at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne.

Educators in all content areas are developing an appreciation for the value of coding and computer science. In this episode, we go beyond coding to discuss the benefits of learning computational thinking.

Jan Cuny is a computer scientist who was a faculty member for many years at Purdue, UMass and the University of Oregon before joining the National Science Foundation. Michael Stone is a former Fab Lab and PBL Director for STEM School Chattanooga in Tennessee. He is currently serving as an Albert Einstein Distinguished Educator Fellow in the Directorate for Computer and Information Sciences and Engineering at the National Science Foundation in Washington DC. Alex J Podchaski serves as the Director of Technology at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit, NJ. Susan M. Bearden is the Director of Information Technology at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne.

In this segment, we look back on the highlights of our 2015 Edtechchats for big ideas and takeaways.

Nathan Stevens is the Assistant Director of the Media and Education Technology Resource Center in the College of Education at North Carolina State University. He has created his own makerspace for Pre-service Teachers. Sharon Plante is Director of Technology at Eagle Hill-Southport in Southport, CT.Alex J Podchaski serves as the Director of Technology at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit, NJ. Susan M. Bearden is the Director of Information Technology at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne.

In this segment, our guest outlines the benefits of cultivating ignorance and curiosity in our students and ourselves.

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Remi Holden is an Assistant Professor of Information and Learning Technologies at the University of Colorado Denver’s School of Education and Human Development. Remi plays at the intersection of the learning sciences and teacher education, where he designs novel environments and experiences for educators across multiple settings, practices, and disciplines. Susan M. Bearden is the Director of Information Technology at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne.

Periscope, Blab, Instagram, student privacy, security, and digital citizenship are among the topics explored, as we look at the new ways social media is being used in the classroom.

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Sharon Plante is Director of Technology at Eagle Hill-Southport in Southport, CT. Alex J Podchaski serves as the Director of Technology at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit, NJ. Susan M. Bearden is the Director of Information Technology at Holy Trinity Episcopal Academy in Melbourne.

Passion-based learning is a popular teaching strategy, but there is much confusion about what it involves. In this segment, we aim to clarify.

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Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach is CEO of Powerful Learning Practice, where she works with schools and districts across the world on creating learning cultures and communities through the Connected Learner Experience. Alex J Podchaski serves as the Director of Technology at Oak Knoll School of the Holy Child in Summit, NJ. Katrina Stevens is Senior Advisor at the Office of Educational Technology, oversees work on the Future Ready initiative, rapid cycle tech evaluations and education innovation clusters at the US Department of Education.