We are extremely excited to bring you our first author conversation of our summer book series with the one and only Matt Miller, author of "Ditch That Textbook," and asked him questions about his newest book "Tech Like a Pirate." During this YouTube live event, lots of great ideas and insights were shared and we hope that they are of benefit to you and your classroom. Please check out the links below of some of the amazing resources that were shared during our conversation.

Tech Like a Pirate Blog

Matt Miller Tik Tok

Remote Learning 101

Flipgrid Pals

Willie Thomas @wilthomas3

Welcome back to our 14th episode of the Treasure Tuesday Podcast. In this episode we sit down with James Hughes, Curriculum Integration Specialist, and take a look at WeVideo's new collaborative live editing feature. We look at some great use cases for the new feature and also touch on some best practices to consider when utilizing the live collaboration tools.

Be sure to subscribe to stay update on all the new episodes that drop every other Tuesday this Spring.

James Hughes: @InTechHughes

Willie Thomas: @wilthomas3

In this first episode of 2021 I get the opportunity to sit down with Colette Pledger and talk about our last Treasure Tuesday session: GSuite Keyboard Short Cuts. This episode is packed with many different was you can utilize your keyboard productively across Google's Suite of educational productivity apps. 

Check out the PDF below with all the keyboard shortcuts that were shared during this podcast.

Be sure to subscribe to get alerts on the new episodes that are uploaded.

Link to: GSuite Keyboard Shortcuts 

Colette Pledger: @cpledger

Willie Thomas: @wilthomas3

In this episode I sit down with RISD Curriculum Specialist Leslie Rowe and talk about how you can utilize the creative coding features located within BrianPop to bring coding right into your content area. We talk about lesson creation and utilizing the lesson content that BrainPop already has for you in a clean easy to use user interface. 

If you have any more questions or would like some one-on-one coaching to help get this going in your classroom don't be afraid to hit us up on our social media platforms. Happy listening!

Leslie Rowe Twitter: @leslie_rowe3

Willie Thomas III Twitter: @wilthomas3

In this episode of the RISD Treasure Tuesday podcast we are sitting down with our returning guest and resident Flipgrid Ambassador, Heather Cain. She takes us through all the new Flipgrid features available for you and your students and how she utilizes them in her classroom. Be sure to follow Heather Cain on Twitter and get a closer look at how Flipgrid amplifies student voice in her classroom.

Flipgrid Blog Post: https://blog.flipgrid.com/newsletter 

Heather Cain: https://twitter.com/mrsheathercain

Willie Thomas: https://twitter.com/wilthomas3 

Welcome back to the RISD Treasure Tuesday Podcast episode 10. In this episode we sit down with Assistant Superintendent, Colette Pledger, and discuss all the great ways that the Robinson Education Foundation supports innovative instruction in the classroom. Hear about how it all began and how the very funds that are raised by our educators and community directly have a positive impact on classroom instruction. Check out the links below to find out more information about the foundation and how you can support the cause.

Robinson Education Foundation:  https://www.risdweb.org/o/education-foundation

REF Twitter: https://twitter.com/robinson_ef

REF Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Robinson-Education-Foundation-489649841047406

Colette Pledger: https://twitter.com/cpledg

Willie Thomas: https://twitter.com/wilthomas3

In todays episode, we will take a dive into the world of Digital Citizenship and how us as educators can play a positive role with our students journey in the classroom. I talk about the many different ways teachers can support the different aspects of Digital Citizenship: Cyber Bullying, Digital Downtime, Digital Equity, Digital Literacy, Digital Integrity, Internet Safety, Creative Credit & Copy Right.

Bensound: https://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music

Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/

Creative Commons: https://creativecommons.org/ 

In this episode, I sit down with 5th grade Math teachers, Heather Cain and Meredith Lutz as they take us on a treasure hunt through how they utilize the advanced features of Flipgrid in their classrooms. Learn about creating a Fliphunt, the new rubrics features and what it takes to become a Flipgrid Ambassador.

Meredith Lutz

Heather Cain

Treasure Tuesday Flipgrid Presentation

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1z7gKiUFIpkZcle8tPzavpk9UHEQnXcspSAT-yd8wuj8/edit?usp=sharing

Creating My Fliphunt

https://docs.google.com/document/d/10Q2Eneci2AP83FJVaxTLt0NLdIPSDpATftR8ueb0UXA/edit?ts=5e5d115b