HiTech Podcast

While many of Will's jokes might fall flat, this episode does not! We talk about collaborative learning, what it is how, how to incorporate it, and then detail the collaborative music notation platform Flat. You might not be a music teacher, but stick around for the full conversation in case you might recommend this one to others. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

An ironically long conversation on the topic of short form instruction. Listen to Josh and Will as they process a technique that we can add into our teaching toolbox. Then, we get a two-for-one episode: in the Honorable Mentions category, AutoDraw and WordClouds.com. Hear how we might use these two smaller tools to augment your teaching. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

Get ready to listen to us talk about talking in a talkative and albeit roundaboutly talkable manner: sorry, I'll stop. 

This interview finds us chatting with the CEO and Founder of Parlay, Bobby McDonald. During our chat, we hear about the origins of the name of the product, the intentionality behind the product design, and a few hints towards the future. For more info, check out the episode page here.

Make sure to listen to our original episode on Parlay before you check this one out.

Connect with Parlay on Twitter and try it out today!

Josh and Will discuss the impact of inclusive practices in digital spaces. The goal of physical and virtual learning spaces is to ensure that learners feel safe and respected. To help us accomplish this goal, we suggest a tool called Equity Maps for reviewing and reflecting on the impact of equity in your classroom discussions. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

This episode brings us into the world of Skills-Based Instruction: we suggest that audio/video is the primary tool to make this happen in online education. Tune in to the conversation to hear why we are so adamant about this idea. Even better, we suggest how VoiceThread might be your one-stop-shop to accomplish this! For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

Josh and Will discuss the background and value in Digital Storytelling as an activity and as a genre, which sets them up to discuss Adobe Spark for all of the ways it can support the creation of digital stories. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

It's happening. We're finally finding out what's inside Josh's brain: or rather, what contains it. We survey the landscape of wikis and discuss one of our favorite apps, Notion. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

This interview takes us in depth with Brian Lukoff, CEO and Founder, at Perusall. Pedagogy, statistics, Optical Character Recognition, and much, much more are the focus of this episode. Bring a cup of coffee and settle in for the wonderful insights on Perusall and its future. For more info, check out the episode page here.

Make sure to listen to our original episode on Perusall before you check this one out.

Connect with Perusall on Twitter and try it out today!

Soapbox alert! Josh and Will wrestle with assessments and how to make them more effective. Drawing on personal experiences in college and theories learned later on, they advocate for one more tool in your tool box. Add some Twitter for Education into the mix, and you've got a full house experience. For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.

Josh stokes Will on for a good ol' soapbox on how to teach language online! The conversation leads the two through many examples and ideas about what it would take to teach a language online. For an app, they talk about how Duolingo is great for personal study of languages or for assigning in a classroom.  For more information on these tools and our conversation, check out the episode page here.

For all of our episodes and resources for each app we discuss, head over to our website at hitechpod.us.