My Tech Toolbelt

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Formative, formerly Go Formative, was created to track student growth in a live setting. Both teachers and students are able to receive feedback quickly but can also track student growth over time.

Find Formative here: https://goformative.com/

Email: [email protected]

Twitter: @goformative

Formative on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goformative

Are you looking for help on how to get started with Formative and/or seeking implementation ideas, we encourage you to visit their community (Formative Community).

Co-Founder: Craig Jones

Craig Jones talks to us about how and why he created Formative and how it transforms teaching, by tracking student growth to a new level.

Free yourself to teach while Formative handles the data.

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Our Guest Teacher: Danielle Moore

Twitter: @dmoorespanish

Email: [email protected]

Danielle Moore's Bio:

"I am a Spanish and Social Studies teacher from Chicago. She graduated from Depaul University with a bachelors in education and Spanish. During my time at DePaul, I studied abroad in Madrid for a semester. Technology in education is my new passion! I love edtech allows us to give personalized feedback to students efficiently. My love of edtech has led me to getting my Google, GoFormative, Recap, Edpuzzle and Flipgrid certifications. I am also a Flipgrid ambassador. As a life long learner, I am excited about the new opportunities and experiences in education."

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What's in your Tech Toolbelt?

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BOLD, which is the Premier Blended and Online Lesson Design Symposium on the West Coast, and is hosted by CUE. This event was held in May 2018 on a Saturday and Sunday.

"CUE's second BOLD Symposium will take teachers, administrators, and district leaders on a deep dive into the world of blended and online lesson design. With a focus on the symbiotic relationship of learning environment design, digital learning systems, and rethinking traditional lesson design as the essential components to launching a 1:1 learning environment, this event will challenge all educators to meet and lead their students in the 21st century." ~CUE website

Design Thinking with Laura Spencer @LSpencerEdD

CUE BOLD website

Madeline Hunter developed the Instructional Theory into Practice teaching model.

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What's in your Tech Toolbelt?

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Flipgrid is a video response app that gives all students a voice. It allows even the shy students the chance to response and not have to stand in front of the class to give a report or tell what they know about a topic.

Find Flipgrid here: https://info.flipgrid.com/

Our Guest: Laura McComb

Contact Laura on Twitter: @lbmccomb

Laura McComb loves teaching 3rd grade math, science, and social studies! She have been teaching 3rd grade for 12 1/2 years at Lynn Fanning Elementary School in Meridianville, AL. Laura received her Bachelor of Science degree from the University of North Alabama in Management Information Systems, then received her Masters degree in Elementary Education from Alabama A&M University. Laura have been the Technology Integration Mentor for 6 years. She LOVES using technology with her students to see their creativity and to give them all a voice!

"My students use Flipgrid to show their understanding of math topics by showing how they work problems or that they understand a math concept. My students have shared their thoughts on various topics or questions that I have assigned them. During our recent snow days, students sent in responses on how they were spending their snow days."

If you are interested in the Pop-Up Pod privacy tent that we spoke about in this episode, you can find it here (Pop-Up Pod).

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Jon Corippo #BigName (our hashtag name for him)

Contact Jon: [email protected]

Twitter: @jcorippo

#CUE18 #WEARECUE #CUEChat

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Jon's new book!

The EduProtocol Field Guide

https://amzn.to/2GQRWzP

Jon Corippo was recently named the Executive Director for CUE, leading CUE throughout California and Nevada. Jon keynotes, leads and designs Professional Learning experiences all over the country. Jon's core PL skills are focused on 1:1 deployment, Common Core, Project Based Learning, social media skills and Lesson Design. Jon is the creator of the CUE Rock Star Camp Series, The CUE Rock Star Admin Camp Series and planner for the CUE Super Symposium and JET Review Program.

Under Jon's Leadership, and with his CUE Professional Learning Team, CUE PL has trained over 32,000 teachers in 2015-2017.

In 2016, the National School Board Association's list of Education Technology Leaders listed Jon Corippo on their "20 To Watch".

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We were able to meet-up with Jon after the CUE 18 Spring Conference. We found him so personable and fun. By the end of the interview, we were both blown away by his innovative ideas and his fresh take on the status quo.

How do I upscale me?

Other books Jon mentions:

The End of Average

Good to Great

The Tipping Point

Think Like a Freak

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We have one question for you. What's in your Tech Toolbelt?

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CUE 18 Wrap Up

#CUE18 #WeAreCUE

Shannon and Brenda had a great time at the CUE 18 Conference in Palm Springs California. They discuss how they prepared, who they met, what they learned, and a preview of who they interviewed for their next episode. Stay tuned!

CUE, formerly, Computer-Using Educators, is a nonprofit educational corporation founded in 1978. CUE's goal is to inspire innovative learners in all disciplines from preschool through college. With an active current membership of thousands of educational professionals, CUE supports many regional affiliates and Learning Networks. CUE Conferences are California's premier educational technology events. CUE is the largest organization of its type in the west and one of the largest in the United States.

We were able to interview Dave Lee (@AODaveLee), one of the co-hosts of "The Waves of Tech" Podcast, on the vendor floor at CUE. Their podcast covers all different kinds of technology and how it relates to you. Both Shannon and Brenda were also interviewed for the Waves of Tech podcast. Dave and his co-host Steve are also the Founders of International Podcast Day (@intlpodcastday), which celebrates podcasting around the world. Brenda and Shannon are big fans!

Both Brenda and Shannon really enjoyed the "Tosas Talking Tech" podcast and their pre-conference helpful hints in their "Spring CUE 18 Preview", Episode 68. Tosas Talking Tech is a podcast that is hosted by two teachers, that talk about technology in the classroom. Shannon was also interviewed on for their podcast. P.S. Their secret word is "Snickers".

Also helpful was the CUE sponsored podcast "Check This Out" podcast, especially their "What to Expect when you're expecting to attend a conference", episodes 76 and 78. Brian Briggs @bribriggs and Ryan O'Donnell @creativeedtech are great fun to listen to.

Now that we have CUE under our belt, we are looking forward to attending ISTE in June 2018! Will you be there? Will you come and talk to us? Let us know! We would LOVE to have a meet-up in Chicago!

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Zoe Bader, a Go Noodle Ambassador, comes to the My Tech Toolbelt podcast and tells us why she loves Go Noodle.

www.gonoodle.com

Zoe Bader is a 3rd - 5th grade Reading & Religion teacher at San Miguel Catholic school in the Watts area of Los Angeles. Zoe received her Masters in Education at Loyola Marymount University, as a member of the PLACE (Partners in LA Catholic Education) Corps. Zoe calls herself the "Non-Tech Techie". When she began tech integration in her classroom she was nervous, but today she successfully integrates technology daily, using the rotational blended learning model. Zoe is a GoNoodle Ambassador, and a member of their new Event Squad. She travels around Los Angeles leading Professional developments on the importance of brain breaks, and kinesthetic learning. She is also a Flipgrid certified educator. She believes that all students should be fluent in technology and has made it her mission to make sure all her students are digital citizens who can use technology fluently and responsibly.

Zoe Bader's Twitter: @TeachZoeB

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The My Tech Toolbelt Podcast, hosted by Shannon Tabaldo and Brenda Argano, is an Ed Tech podcast where we highlight teachers using education technology in Innovating, Engaging and Inspiring ways.

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Today we talk to Mary McCormick, a Junior High School Science teacher in Northern California. She is using an app called Touchcast to allow students to create "Smart Videos". Mary explains her process for a week long project on Earthquakes.

TouchCast - https://www.touchcast.com/

Mary McCormick bio: Ms. Mary McCormick is currently working towards her Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) through Santa Clara University's ExCEL Program and will be graduating this June, 2018. At that time, she will also have completed her third year of teaching as a middle school science teacher in Santa Clara, CA. Ms. McCormick has also worked with other teachers part-time as an Academy of Blended Learning (ABL) assistant.

Prior to becoming a teacher, Ms. McCormick completed her Bachelor of Arts in Biological Anthropology with a minor in Biology in the Honors Program at the University of San Diego in 2011. She worked in Raymond, ME, for a several years for the Raymond Waterways Protective Association, rising from Boat Inspector, to Boat Captain, and ultimately to the Acting Director of the Association. In that role, she prepared and delivered numerous educational presentations to local groups. She then returned to San Diego to work for an animal rescue organization and a private zoo, where she also participated in a variety of education outreach programs. Her love for animals and educating others eventually led her to two years as a Veterinary Technician. She was admitted to the Excel Program at Santa Clara University in the spring of 2015 and has loved teaching ever since!

Email - [email protected] Twitter - @mamccormick_edu

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Welcome to the My Tech Toolbelt Podcast.

We are your hosts, Shannon Tabaldo and Brenda Argano. We would like to introduce you to the My Tech Toolbelt Podcast, where we highlight teachers that are using education technology (EdTech) in their classrooms in innovative, engaging and inspirational ways.

We also tell you a bit about ourselves and how we started on this podcast journey. This is the episode where you get to know Brenda & Shannon and why we started the My Tech Toolbelt podcast. This podcast is a labor of love and there are many folks who support us in this. Friends and family that help us with the equipment, the editing, the scheduling, the childcare, etc. and without them this would not be possible. We hope you like listening to this first conversation we recorded for you!

Thanks for joining us!

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