#vste18 offered so much that we decided to post an additional segment.  We start off by hearing from Katy Garvey (@katy_garvey) and the awesome resources at The Source For Learning.  These include myscilife.org, teachersfirst.com, and #OK2Ask.  Then we hear from Cody, Pat, Chad, and Alex, attendees gracious enough to join us and share their VSTE 2018 experiences. 

In this episode, we hear from some amazing educators at the VSTE conference. If you loved #vste18 or you were #notatvste this episode is for you!

Sarah Thomas, the keynote speaker, talks about reflection, professional learning, and social media

Organizations she talks about include EduMatch and EduColor

Follow her at @sarahdateechur and @edu_match on social media and check out her website and blog

Karen Richardson, executive director of VSTE talks about planning the conference, innovation, and what’s going on with VSTE

VSTE membership is free—if you’re not taking advantage of it, join today!

Follow her at @witchyrichy

Tim Signorelli and Alanna Dushok from Bryant High School talk their experience learning and presenting with a focus on coaching  

Check out their VSTE presentation about video profression learning (we attended! It was amazing!)

Learn more about the coaching award that Tim won

Follow them at @FCPS_Signorelli and @MsDushokMath

Raj Shah talks about his session on encouraging productive struggle, specifically in math

Follow him at @drrajshah

Tim Ellis, Computer Science Specialist and Jean Weller, Technology integration Specialist from VDOE talk about the Computer Science SOLs and what’s going on with the VDOE

Check out Tim’s presentation about the Computer Science standards

Follow them at @CSatVDOE   and @JeanWeller

Margaret Sisler, Education Specialist in Fairfax County and VSTE committee member talks about planning the conference and about social media

Check out her Twitter 101 session

And learn about building your PLN through Twitter chats

Follow her at @TechyMargaret and catch her at #novaedchat

While looking through responses from listeners, we noticed a theme of wanting to hear more about how technology can help meet accommodations in the classroom.  This led to this episode's conversation about Apple's accessibility features and how Microsoft's Immersive Reader can do some heavy lifting when it comes to audio accommodations.

Biz and Brian attended the Blended Learning in Fairfax County last week. In this episode, we hear from lots of teachers and SBTS who share their learning. In this episode we talk about podcasting, going one-to-one, implementing change in school culture, Google tools, technology for English Language Learners, and collaborative learning.

A few of our guests shared their Twitter handles. Follow them here:

Joan Brown, who talked to us about podcasting is @digiteacher

Summer Johnson and Sarah Olson who talked about Google tools are @scholarcation and @sa_rah_olson

Laura Reed and Heather Dorman who organized the Blended Learning Conference are @amustREED and @hldorman1

Biz and Brian talk Microsoft's Office 365 and Google's G Suite with Cheryl Hinzman and Katie Fielding.

Biz and Brian talk with two new PWCS ITCs: Jason Brown of Graham Park Middle, and Jonathon Miller of Tyler Elementary.  We discuss the path to becoming an ITC, how each is integrating into the classroom, and who really is Graham Park's best ITC ever!

Netia Elam, ITC at Bull Run Middle School shares stories of success with building digital breakout rooms to teach content and keep kids excited. Biz and Brian talk about student passwords and the new look of Outlook on the web. 

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Biz and Brian catch up on the new school, discussing interactive white boards, Teams, and the SLMS on the school website. Thanks for listening!

In order to receive professional development points listen to this podcast as well as episode 8, register in the ERO with SRN 201818001102802 and fill out this form. 

In Prince William's land of ITCs, Billy and Kindles just go together, so we didn't want to disappoint!

Great Resources from this show include…

Booking Resources

Simply Book Me – paid online booking

Setmore – free online booking (good for booking computer labs)

Tools you can use tomorrow with no tech experience and no money:

Quizlet for vocabulary

Nearpod for controlling student screens and delivering content

FlipGrid for student engagement

                Alternatives are Recap and VoiceThread

Presentation Tools

Screenleap for screen sharing

In-Focus JTouch boards – alternative to SMART or Promethean

Wait! I want to know more about…

We went deep down the rabbit hole of Apple’s research, Google Duplex, building an online identity, and the benefits and drawbacks of phones in class. No links here, but if you’re viewing these show notes to remember what we discussed, these are a few topics that we thought you might wanted to be reminded of!

In order to receive professional development points listen to this podcast as well as episode 5, register in the ERO with SRN 201818001102801 and fill out this form.