SPS Digital Learning Hour

Happy New Year! We're back and ready for a great 2020! This week we spoke with 5th Grade Teacher Heather Grimaldi from Frank H Freedman Elementary School. Learn how she is integrating technology throughout her Math and Science class.

Links:
https://www.beardedtechedguy.com/
https://www.curriculumassociates.com/products/ready-classroom-mathematics
https://www.mheducation.com/prek-12/program/inspire-science/MKTSP-AIB01M0.html
https://site.gcntraining.com/

Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Wakelet @beardedteched
or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/

Music:

BirdSound
Technology Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/technology-background/22785738Item

mantlee
Corporate Technology Innovation Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-technology-background/23555034Item

Check out this week's podcast episode featuring Sarah Varnauskas from Alice Beal school here in Springfield, MA! This veteran teacher is doing some awesome things in her classroom so listen in!

Articles & Sites Mentioned:

https://www.beardedtechedguy.com/how-to-h5p-for-interactive-content/
https://www.powerschool.com/solutions/unified-classroom/
https://my.springfieldpublicschools.com/welearn/SitePages/Home.aspx
https://education.microsoft.com/courses-and-resources/resources/all-about-immersive-reader
https://support.office.com/en-us/article/immersive-reader-partners-8ce56191-83cd-490f-9dfc-4e69d4bf5308


Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Wakelet @beardedteched
or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/

Music:

BirdSound
Technology Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/technology-background/22785738Item

mantlee
Corporate Technology Innovation Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-technology-background/23555034Item

This week's episode we talk with Sarah Tobias from The High School of Science and Technology (SciTech) all about the ways she's integrating technology into her English classrooms. Lots of Shakespeare and Animal Farm talking!

Articles & Sites Mentioned:

https://www.beardedtechedguy.com/
https://kahoot.com/
https://www.powerschool.com/solutions/unified-classroom/
https://piktochart.com/
https://quizlet.com/
https://my.springfieldpublicschools.com/welearn/SitePages/Home.aspx

Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Wakelet @beardedteched
or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/

Music:

BirdSound
Technology Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/technology-background/22785738Item

mantlee
Corporate Technology Innovation Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-technology-background/23555034Item

For this week's episode we talk with Joshua Copen from The High School of Science and Technology (SciTech) all about the ways he's integrating technology in the classroom. If you don't teach HS or Engineering, then this show is a must!

Articles & Sites Mentioned:

https://www.beardedtechedguy.com/
https://www.masscue.org/event/conference-fall-2019/
https://www.powerschool.com/solutions/unified-classroom/
https://phet.colorado.edu/en/simulations/category/new


Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Wakelet @beardedteched
or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/

Music:

BirdSound
Technology Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/technology-background/22785738Item

mantlee
Corporate Technology Innovation Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-technology-background/23555034Item

For this week's interview I sat down with William Aye, 4th grade teacher over at Lincoln Elementary School and discussed what he is doing in the classroom with his students.

Next week: We will not have an episode, as I will be at Masscue presenting on how we are using this podcast to give teacher's voice in our district. I am planning on recording the sessions and if all goes well, I will post it next Friday!


Articles & Sites Mentioned:

https://www.beardedtechedguy.com/
https://www.masscue.org/event/conference-fall-2019/
https://www.curriculumassociates.com/products/i-ready
https://www.mheducation.com/
https://www.stemscopes.com/



Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook and Wakelet @beardedteched or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/

Music:

BirdSound
Technology Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/technology-background/22785738Item

mantlee
Corporate Technology Innovation Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-technology-background/23555034Item

This week I sat down Katherine Kruser, the Art teacher at Mary Pottenger on how she is integrating technology into her classroom through authentic practices.

Articles & Sites Mentioned:

https://www.beardedtechedguy.com/
https://www.gonoodle.com/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B_4jpUGZqw
Watch at your own peril (it will get stuck in your head): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1lgIRQlrFk


https://wakelet.com/@beardedteched

Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @beardedteched or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/

Music:

BirdSound
Technology Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/technology-background/22785738Item

mantlee
Corporate Technology Innovation Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-technology-background/23555034Item

This week I sat down with an amazing teacher over at White St. Elementary School who is doing some awesome things in her classroom. Learn about the process she is going through to develop a try, discuss, connect classroom environment.

Tools and sites mentioned:

https://www.powerschool.com/solutions/unified-classroom/
https://portal.office.com
https://www.beardedtechedguy.com/
https://www.curriculumassociates.com/products/iready/iready-educators-love-us.aspx
https://wakelet.com/home
Mike Tholfsen's Wakelet: https://wakelet.com/wake/dfce60d8-ec46-4e20-b695-4955aaf140be

Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @beardedteched or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/

Music:

BirdSound
Technology Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/technology-background/22785738Item

mantlee
Corporate Technology Innovation Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-technology-background/23555034Item

This week is a whopper! We discuss teaching 4th Graders and CS Education with Natalie Velez Cotto of Frederick Harris Elementary School in Springfield. Listen to all of the great wisdom and ways she is elevating teaching in Springfield. Plus we have a huge PowerPoint Update along with a few reminders for Unified Classroom. You don't want to miss this week's edition of the SPS Digital Learning Hour!

Tools and sites mentioned:

https://www.powerschool.com/solutions/unified-classroom/
https://portal.office.com
https://www.beardedtechedguy.com/
https://www.smartboards.com/
https://www.csforall.org/
https://scratch.mit.edu/
https://makeymakey.com/



Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @beardedteched or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/

Music:

BirdSound
Technology Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/technology-background/22785738Item

mantlee
Corporate Technology Innovation Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-technology-background/23555034Item

Blog Updates! Awesome Tools! A shout out to Mike Tholfsen from Microsoft EDU! Check out this week's podcast featuring Melany Laroe from Glickman Elementary and hear her journey as a teacher in the Springfield Public School District! Learn about what technology looked like in the classroom back in 2006 compared to today, listen to Ms. Laroe's journey through teaching and technology and some awesome advice she has for new teachers.

Tools and sites mentioned:

https://www.powerschool.com/solutions/unified-classroom/
https://portal.office.com
https://www.beardedtechedguy.com/
https://quizlet.com/
https://wakelet.com/home
Mike Tholfsen's Wakelet: https://wakelet.com/wake/dfce60d8-ec46-4e20-b695-4955aaf140be
https://info.flipgrid.com/


Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @beardedteched or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/

Music:

BirdSound
Technology Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/technology-background/22785738Item

mantlee
Corporate Technology Innovation Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-technology-background/23555034Item

This week I sat down with Brendan Reed, Project Manager for Unified Classroom and Digital Learning Analyst and we discussed all things Unified Classroom! All the updates and integrations that happened over the summer and the ways we are working with educators throughout Springfield.

Follow Me on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook @beardedteched or my website http://beardedtechedguy.com/

Music:

BirdSound
Technology Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/technology-background/22785738Item

mantlee
Corporate Technology Innovation Background
https://audiojungle.net/item/corporate-technology-background/23555034Item