Edtech Throwdown

Edtech Throwdown

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  • Competency-Based Grading and the Technology Integration Matrix

    GotTechED Episode 7: Competency-Based Grading and the Technology Integration Matrix

    In this episode, Guise and Nick talk about competency-based grading and standards-based grading.  They talk about the Technology Integration Matrix as a possible replacement for the SAMR Model. After a teacher’s inquiry, they explore the differences between standards-based grading and competency-based learning.  Finally, Guise and Nick argue within the category of “Extensions” in their seventh Tech Battle Royale!

    Characteristics of a Good Teacher
    Teacher Question:
    • What is the difference between standards-based grading and competency-based learning?

    • What is the Technology Integration Matrix
      • Technology Integration Matrix

      • Tech Battle Royale: Topic “Extensions”
        1. Guise argues Checkmark https://www.checkmarkclass.com/
        2. Nick argues Kaizena https://www.kaizena.com/

        3. Music Credits:

          The Degs: Shotgun http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Degs/

          @bensounds https://www.bensound.com/

          Social Media:
          1. Guise on Twitter @guisegotteched
          2. Nick on Twitter @nickgotteched
          3. GotTechED the Podcast on Twitter @wegotteched

          4. Other Relatable Episodes:
            1. Implementing a Personalized Learning Approach
            2. Personalized Learning Methods of Best Practice
            3. Starting From The Beginning
            4. New Teacher Tips, Homework?, & 21st pen pals
            5. STEM Misconceptions, 21st Century Mindset, and Teachers as Leaders
            6. Effective, Yet Simple Methods of Introducing Real-Life Problems into Your Classroom
            7. Project-Based Learning from Idea to Implementation
            8. Project-Based Learning and Choice-Boards with Jennifer Skomial

            9. Other ways to follow GotTechED
              1. Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gotteched/id1358366637?mt=2
              2. Google Podcasts  https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Indeizidhz4h37mawfylwdgco4y
              3. Stitcher  https://www.stitcher.com/search?q=gotteched
              4. YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIQwu39Tkow3kduRQAH85w?view_as=subscriber
              5. Twitter   https://twitter.com/WeGotTechED
              6. Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/WeGotTechED/

              7. 43 min
              8. Personalized Learning Methods of Best Practice

                GotTechED Episode 6: Snow (Make-up) Days

                Welcome to GotTechED the Podcast! In this episode, Guise and Nick debate whether E-Learning is a viable way for districts to make up snow days.  They talk about the different ways that teachers can personalize learning for their students. After a teacher’s inquiry, Guise and Nick talk about the characteristics of quality edtech. Finally, they argue within the category of “Education Resources” in their next Tech Battle Royale!  Enhance your personalized learning today!

                How E-learning allows districts to be creative with snow days.
                1. David Sherwin’s take on E-learning

                2. Methods of Personalized Learning
                  Teacher Question: What characteristics do you look for when selecting technology?
                  Tech Battle Royale: Topic: Educational Resources
                  1. Guise argues Ditch that Textbook by Matt Miller ditchthattextbook.com @Jmattmiller
                  2. Nick argues Shake Up Learning by Casey Bell shakeuplearning.com @shakeuplearning

                  3. Music Credits:

                    1. The Degs: Shotgun http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Degs/
                    2. @bensounds https://www.bensound.com/

                    3. Social Media:

                      1. Guise on Twitter @guisegotteched
                      2. Nick on Twitter @nickgotteched
                      3. GotTechED the Podcast on Twitter @wegotteched

                      4. Other Relatable Episodes:
                        1. Implementing a Personalized Learning Approach
                        2. Starting From The Beginning
                        3. Competency-Based Grading and the Technology Integration Matrix
                        4. New Teacher Tips, Homework?, & 21st pen pals
                        5. STEM Misconceptions, 21st Century Mindset, and Teachers as Leaders
                        6. Effective, Yet Simple Methods of Introducing Real-Life Problems into Your Classroom
                        7. Project-Based Learning from Idea to Implementation
                        8. Project-Based Learning and Choice-Boards with Jennifer Skomial

                        9. Other ways to follow GotTechED
                          1. Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gotteched/id1358366637?mt=2
                          2. Google Podcasts  https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Indeizidhz4h37mawfylwdgco4y
                          3. Stitcher  https://www.stitcher.com/search?q=gotteched
                          4. YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIQwu39Tkow3kduRQAH85w?view_as=subscriber
                          5. Twitter   https://twitter.com/WeGotTechED
                          6. Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/WeGotTechED/

                          7. 47 min
                          8. Misconceptions of the 1:1 Classroom

                            GotTechED Episode #4: Prepare, Respect, Compete

                            Welcome to GotTechED the Podcast! In this episode, Guise and Nick talk about the biggest misconceptions regarding the one-to-one classroom.  After a teacher’s inquiry, they explore the topic of active learning through the use of hyperdocs. Finally, Guise and Nick argue within the category of “Research” in their fourth Tech Battle Royale!  Enhance your one-to-one classroom today!

                            Show Notes:
                            The Core Values of Teaching with Tech
                            1. Do Core Values Influence the Way You Teach?

                            2. Teacher Question: What are Hyperdocs?
                              1. Kelly Hilton (@kellyihilton)Hyperdoc Girls Website: https://hyperdocs.co/about_hyperdocs
                              2. Lisa Highfill @lhighfill
                              3. Sarah Landis (@sarahlandis)

                              4. Misconceptions of the 1:1 Classroom
                                Tech Battle Royale: Research
                                1. Guise argues Project Gutenberg https://www.gutenberg.org/
                                2. Nick argues Google Arts and Culture https://artsandculture.google.com/

                                3. Music Credits:

                                  1. The Degs: Shotgun http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Degs/
                                  2. @bensounds https://www.bensound.com/

                                  3. Social Media:
                                    1. Guise on Twitter @guisegotteched
                                    2. Nick on Twitter @nickgotteched
                                    3. GotTechED the Podcast on Twitter @wegotteched

                                    4. Other Podcasts Episodes:

                                      1. Managing the 1:1 Classroom
                                      2. Survival Tips for the First-Year Teacher
                                      3. Using Classcraft to Motivate the Unmotivated Student
                                      4. State Testing and Battling Senioritis

                                      5. Other ways to follow GotTechED
                                        1. Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gotteched/id1358366637?mt=2
                                        2. Google Podcasts  https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Indeizidhz4h37mawfylwdgco4y
                                        3. Stitcher  https://www.stitcher.com/search?q=gotteched
                                        4. YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIQwu39Tkow3kduRQAH85w?view_as=subscriber
                                        5. Twitter   https://twitter.com/WeGotTechED
                                        6. Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/WeGotTechED/

                                        7. 48 min
                                        8. Using Google Sites to Create Digital Escape Room

                                          In today’s episode, Nick and Guise discuss the best ways to achieve maximum creativity and productivity. Learn about fantastic applications of Google Sites that engage students with mixed media integration.  After a listener request, they examine ways that technology can enhance discussion-based lessons.  Finally, Guise and Nick argue within the category of “Classroom Management” in their third ever Tech Battle Royale.

                                          What’s New in Google Sites
                                          1. Claim, Evidence, Reasoning prompt guided by Google Sites – Climate Change
                                          2. Game management with a Google Site
                                          3. Digital “Escape the Room” – “To Ban or Not to Ban To Kill a Mockingbird”

                                          4. Teacher Question of the Week

                                            Discussion-Based Lessons and Technology

                                            1. Gamification of classroom lessons and discussions
                                            2. Online chat room for education at todaysmeet.com

                                            3. Tech Battle Royale

                                              Classroom Management Tech

                                              1. Guise argues for Open Badges at https://www.openbadges.me/
                                              2. Nick argues for the Random Name Selector at www.teachstarter.com

                                              3. Music Credits:
                                                1. The Degs: Shotgun http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Degs/
                                                2. @bensounds https://www.bensound.com/

                                                3. Other Relatable GotTechED Episodes:
                                                  1. EdTech Bonanza
                                                  2. Microsoft Teams vs. Google Classroom: You Decide
                                                  3. Google Docs Best Practices

                                                  4. Other ways to follow GotTechED
                                                    1. Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gotteched/id1358366637?mt=2
                                                    2. Google Podcasts  https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Indeizidhz4h37mawfylwdgco4y
                                                    3. Stitcher  https://www.stitcher.com/search?q=gotteched
                                                    4. YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIQwu39Tkow3kduRQAH85w?view_as=subscriber
                                                    5. Twitter   https://twitter.com/WeGotTechED
                                                    6. Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/WeGotTechED/

                                                    7.  

                                                      49 min
                                                    8. Managing the 1:1 Classroom

                                                      GotTechED Episode 2: Has Anyone Seen My Stapler

                                                      Welcome to GotTechED the Podcast! In this episode, Guise and Nick talk about classroom management with edtech tools in the 1:1 classroom.  After a teacher’s inquiry, they discuss some guidelines for accountability and classroom management in the ever-popular Kahoot assessment tool. Finally, Guise and Nick argue within the category of “Art and Music” in their second Tech Battle Royale!

                                                      1st Segment: The Importance of Teacher Flexibility
                                                      1. Article by Aaron @yolanou
                                                        1. Teachers—How do we be both firm and flexible?


                                                        2. Teacher Question: Managing Usernames in Kahoot
                                                          1. Tips and Tricks to Managing Kahoot

                                                          2. 2nd Segment: Managing the 1:1 Classroom
                                                            1. Hapara https://hapara.com/
                                                            2. Netop School https://www.netop.com/edu.htm
                                                            3. NetSupport School https://www.netsupportschool.com/
                                                            4. SchoolVue https://www.crosstecsoftware.com/schoolvue
                                                            5. EdModo https://www.edmodo.com/

                                                            6. Tech Battle Royale: Topic Extensions
                                                              1. Nick discusses Flocabulary https://www.flocabulary.com/
                                                              2. Guise discusses Incredibox https://www.incredibox.com/

                                                              3. Social Media:
                                                                1. Guise on Twitter @guisegotteched
                                                                2. Nick on Twitter @nickgotteched
                                                                3. GotTechED the Podcast on Twitter @wegotteched

                                                                4. Music Credits:
                                                                  1. The Degs: Shotgun http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Degs/
                                                                  2. @bensounds https://www.bensound.com/

                                                                  3. Other Relatable GotTechED Episodes:
                                                                    1. Misconceptions of the 1:1 Classroom
                                                                    2. Survival Tips for the First-Year Teacher
                                                                    3. Using Classcraft to Motivate the Unmotivated Student
                                                                    4. State Testing and Battling Senioritis

                                                                    5. Other ways to follow GotTechED
                                                                      1. Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gotteched/id1358366637?mt=2
                                                                      2. Google Podcasts  https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Indeizidhz4h37mawfylwdgco4y
                                                                      3. Stitcher  https://www.stitcher.com/search?q=gotteched
                                                                      4. YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIQwu39Tkow3kduRQAH85w?view_as=subscriber
                                                                      5. Twitter   https://twitter.com/WeGotTechED
                                                                      6. Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/WeGotTechED/

                                                                      7. 36 min
                                                                      8. Starting From The Beginning

                                                                        GotTechED Episode #1: Starting From the Beginning

                                                                        In this episode, get to know Eric Guise and Nick Johnson as they talk about solutions to overcome edtech barriers when building a flipped classroom! They discuss various screencasting and video editing tools that help flip your classroom.  Finally, Guise and Nick argue within the category of “Extensions” in their first-ever Tech Battle Royale!

                                                                        Introduction to the Podcast
                                                                        1. Eric Guise 
                                                                          • @guisegotteched

                                                                          • Nick Johnson 
                                                                            • @nickgotteched

                                                                            • What is GotTechED the Podcast? 
                                                                              • @wegotteched


                                                                              • Teacher Question: Screencasting Tools and the Flipped Classroom
                                                                                1. Screencastify https://www.screencastify.com/
                                                                                2. Screencast-o-matic https://screencast-o-matic.com/
                                                                                3. WeVideo https://www.wevideo.com/
                                                                                4. FlipGrid https://flipgrid.com/

                                                                                5. 2nd Segment: Barriers of EdTech Integration
                                                                                  1. List of Top EdTech Barriers

                                                                                  2. Tech Battle Royale: Topic Extensions
                                                                                    1. Nick discusses Flubaroo http://www.flubaroo.com/

                                                                                      1. Guise discusses OneTab https://www.one-tab.com/

                                                                                      2. Music Credits:

                                                                                        1. The Degs: Shotgun http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Degs/
                                                                                        2. @bensounds https://www.bensound.com/

                                                                                        3. Other Relatable Episodes:
                                                                                          1. Implementing a Personalized Learning Approach
                                                                                          2. Personalized Learning Methods of Best Practice
                                                                                          3. Starting From The Beginning
                                                                                          4. Competency-Based Grading and the Technology Integration Matrix
                                                                                          5. New Teacher Tips, Homework?, & 21st pen pals
                                                                                          6. STEM Misconceptions, 21st Century Mindset, and Teachers as Leaders
                                                                                          7. Effective, Yet Simple Methods of Introducing Real-Life Problems into Your Classroom
                                                                                          8. Project-Based Learning from Idea to Implementation
                                                                                          9. Project-Based Learning and Choice-Boards with Jennifer Skomial

                                                                                          10. Other ways to follow GotTechED
                                                                                            1. Apple Podcasts https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gotteched/id1358366637?mt=2
                                                                                            2. Google Podcasts  https://play.google.com/music/listen?u=0#/ps/Indeizidhz4h37mawfylwdgco4y
                                                                                            3. Stitcher  https://www.stitcher.com/search?q=gotteched
                                                                                            4. YouTube  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIQwu39Tkow3kduRQAH85w?view_as=subscriber
                                                                                            5. Twitter   https://twitter.com/WeGotTechED
                                                                                            6. Facebook    https://www.facebook.com/WeGotTechED/

                                                                                            7. 33 min

                                                                                            About Edtech Throwdown

                                                                                            From the publisher's feed

                                                                                            The Edtech Throwdown podcast (originally GotTechED the Podcast) was created in 2018 by Nick Johnson and Eric Guise with one, singular goal: to provide quality, tech-centric professional development…

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