I am honored to have Sean A. Thom join me to talk about his campaign to represent New Jersey’s 2nd congressional district in the US House of Representatives. Listen to us discuss his inspiration for running, what he believes in and my many frustrations with politics.

References from the episode:

Sean on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SeanAThom

Sean’s Campaign Site: http://www.seanathom.com

Sean’s BamRadioNetwork EdWord Blog Posts: https://www.bamradionetwork.com/edwords-blog/blogger/listings/seanathom

I am honored to have New Hanover County Schools ELA Lead Teacher Susan Hitt join me to talk English Language Arts. We talk about ELA in the modern classroom and educational technology. Listen to us discuss Silent Sustained Reading - yea or nay, and why.

References from the episode:

Susan on Twitter - https://twitter.com/SusanHitt

Susan’s Education Celebration ELA blog - http://educationcelebrationela.blogspot.com/

Edcampbeach (New Hanover County, NC) - https://sites.google.com/a/nhcs.net/edcamp-beach/

Disrupting Thinking: Why How We Read Matters by Kylene Beers - https://www.amazon.com/Disrupting-Thinking-Why-Read-Matters/dp/1338132903

Flipgrid for giving students a platform to share what they have learned - https://info.flipgrid.com/

ThingLink - https://www.thinglink.com/

Padlet - https://padlet.com/

The #TeacherTip Twitter hashtag - https://twitter.com/hashtag/TeacherTip?src=hash

Keith Hughes, author of great #TeacherTip tweets - https://twitter.com/hiphughes

I am honored to have the great pleasure of speaking with one my favorite PE teachers, Carlos Galvez who joins me from Shenzhen, China. Carlos and I discuss the value of edtech for Physical Education. Listen has Carlos tells me about using technology with my students and melts my skepticism about 360° cameras in education.

References from the episode:

Look, Mom, I’m Writing a Term Paper on My Smartphone (The Wall Street Journal) - https://www.wsj.com/articles/look-mom-im-writing-a-term-paper-on-my-smartphone-1455729046

DJI Phantom 4 Quadcopter (Carlos’s Drone) - https://www.amazon.com/DJI-CP-PT-000312-Phantom-4-Quadcopter/dp/B01CFXQZD0

HoloBuilder for making 360° digital breakouts - https://www.holobuilder.com/

ThingLink - https://www.thinglink.com/

ThreeSixtyEDU (educational resources for - 360° cameras) - https://www.threesixtyedu.com/

Carlos on Twitter - https://twitter.com/clos_gm

I am honored to have the great pleasure of speaking with one my favorite music teachers, Corey McPherson. Corey and I discuss the value of music in education and ways music teachers can use technology to light a spark in their students.

References from the episode:

Corey on Twitter - https://twitter.com/coreyonthekeyz

Ohio by Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young - One of Mr. Mullaney’s favorite tools for teaching about Vietnam and Richard Nixon - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l1PrUU2S_iw

Smart Music - Great app for teaching students music and assessment - https://www.smartmusic.com/

Soundtrap - Great for students to edit music. I edit this podcast in Soundtrap. - https://www.soundtrap.com/

Adobe Spark - https://spark.adobe.com/

Canva - https://www.canva.com/

Yousician - learn how to play guitar in an app!

Google Play - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.yousician.yousician&hl=en

iTunes Store - https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/yousician/id959883039?mt=8

Corey on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/corey.mcpherson9

I am honored to have my former colleagues and married ELA teachers Cristie Watson and Tom Watson join me for episode 17. Cristie and Tom share great practices for the ELA classroom and how successfully manage marriage and working in the same school.

References from the episode:

Cristie on Twitter - https://twitter.com/CristieWatson

Tom on Twitter - https://twitter.com/UVMELON

Google Expeditions - https://edu.google.com/expeditions/

My blog post about leading students (including Cristie’s) on Google Expeditions - https://tommullaney.com/2017/02/08/have-ipads-use-them-for-google-expeditions/

Google Classroom - https://classroom.google.com

August 2017 Updates to Google Classroom blog post - https://www.blog.google/topics/education/10-ways-were-making-classroom-and-forms-easier-teachers-school-year/

KidBlog - https://kidblog.org/

Grammarly Google Chrome extension - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/grammarly-for-chrome/kbfnbcaeplbcioakkpcpgfkobkghlhen?hl=en

John Green - An Open Letter to Kids Returning to School - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x78PnPd-V-A

Verso for class discussion - https://app.versoapp.com/

BreakoutEDU - https://www.breakoutedu.com/

Bitmoji Chrome extension (use for book talks and summaries) - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/bitmoji/bfgdeiadkckfbkeigkoncpdieiiefpig?hl=en

TripAdvisor - Use the reviews to teach tone! - https://www.tripadvisor.com/

9 Mistakes New Teachers Make by Cristie Watson - Education Week Teacher - http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2015/08/04/9-mistakes-new-teachers-make.html

Key Questions for New Teachers and Their Schools by Cristie Watson - Education Week Teacher - http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2016/10/05/key-questions-for-new-teachers-and-their.html

Fostering a Long-Lasting Love of Teaching by Cristie Watson - Education Week Teacher - http://www.edweek.org/tm/articles/2017/02/14/fostering-a-long-lasting-love-of-teaching.html

I am honored to have innovative technology integrator Adam Juarez join me for episode 16. We talk about edtech in the history classroom, how Adam coaches teachers on using technology and his Cardinal Innovation Center. We wrap up by geeking about my device of choice, Chromebooks.

References from the episode:

Adam’s website - https://sites.google.com/view/techcoachjuarez/

Adam on Twitter - https://twitter.com/techcoachjuarez

Google MyMaps - https://www.google.com/maps/d/

Google Classroom teaser video (2014). It turns out Google has taken it down. Here is another Google posted in 2014 to tease Google Classroom - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JUiLc0If0CI

The Great War YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/TheGreatWar

DocHub for manipulating PDFs - https://dochub.com/

Cardinal Innovation Center - cardinalinnovationcenter.org

EquatIO (Awesome Google Chrome extension for Math) - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/equatio-math-made-digital/hjngolefdpdnooamgdldlkjgmdcmcjnc

Squid (Android app for notetaking) - https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.steadfastinnovation.android.projectpapyrus&hl=en

#cvtechtalk on Twitter - https://twitter.com/search?q=%23cvtechtalk&src=typd

CVTechTalk Google+ Community - https://plus.google.com/communities/101802845904987855179

I am honored to have innovative technology integrator Chrystal Hoe join me for episode 15. We talk about how she used educational technology in her French classroom and her dream that all teachers are excited about teaching, connecting with peers, and furthering their practice.

References from the episode:

Chrystal’s website - http://www.chrystalhoe.com/

Chrystal on Twitter - https://twitter.com/cehoerun

Google Voice for having students leave voicemails - great for world language! - https://voice.google.com/

Google Expeditions - https://edu.google.com/expeditions/

Lead Like a Pirate by Shelley Burgess - https://www.amazon.com/Lead-Like-PIRATE-Amazing-Students/dp/1946444006/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1496343454&sr=8-1

Google Photos for school photo albums - https://photos.google.com/

Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros - https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Mindset-Empower-Learning-Creativity/dp/0996989617/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1496343755&sr=8-1

MA Student Privacy Alliance - https://secure2.cpsd.us/mspa/participants.php

National Student Data Privacy Consortium - https://privacy.a4l.org/

I am honored to have innovative high school science teacher Heidi Bernasconi join me for episode 14. After Heidi establishes her credentials as a rigorous teacher with high standards (at the expense of high school Tom) we discuss how she uses educational technology and virtual reality with her students. Listen and learn about how VR will impact the future of education.

References from the episode:

Heidi on Twitter - https://twitter.com/BioBernasconi

Google Expeditions - https://edu.google.com/expeditions/

TES Teacher Resources - https://www.tes.com/en-us

TES Lessons to accompany Google Expeditions - https://www.tes.com/resources/search/?&q=%23GoogleExpeditions

A Walk Home Through Dementia (360° Video) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R-Rcbj_qR4g

Remind App - https://www.remind.com/

New York Times VR app - http://www.nytimes.com/marketing/nytvr/

New York Times 360° Videos - https://www.nytimes.com/video/360-video

I am honored to have innovative math coach Jenny Conrad join me for episode 13. Jenny and I talk about how educational technology lets teachers give kids what they deserve.

References from the episode:

Jenny on Twitter - https://twitter.com/jenny_conradj

Jenny’s Website - http://jconradedtech.weebly.com/

EdPuzzle - https://edpuzzle.com/

Jenny’s Choose Your Own Adventure with Google Slides blog post - http://jconradedtech.weebly.com/blog/choose-your-own-adventure

Slides Carnival to make beautiful Google Slides - http://www.slidescarnival.com/

How To Ensure Students Are Actively Engaged and Not Just Compliant (MindShift) - https://ww2.kqed.org/mindshift/2016/12/09/how-to-ensure-students-are-actively-engaged-and-not-just-compliant/

Autocrat Google Sheets add-on for feedback https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/autocrat/ppgnklghfnlijoafjjkpoakpjjpdkgdj?utm_source=permalink

The Power of Feedback by John Hattie (PDF) - http://growthmindseteaz.org/files/Power_of_Feedback_JHattie.pdf

I am honored to have innovative teacher Justin Birckbichler join me for episode 12. Justin and I spoke about his experience with testicular cancer. Listen to hear how he handled this situation with his students and how he made it through chemotherapy. Justin explains that society needs to start speaking about testicular cancer and that men need to check themselves and see their doctor.

References from the episode:

How to self-check for testicular cancer: http://www.testicularcancerawarenessfoundation.org/self-exam-how-to/

Justin on Twitter - https://twitter.com/Mr_B_Teacher

Justin’s A Ballsy Sense of Tumor blog - http://www.aballsysenseoftumor.com/

Justin’s A Ballsy Sense of Tumor Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/aballsysenseoftumor/

Justin’s Education blog - http://blog.justinbirckbichler.com/

Justin’s GoFundMe for medical bills - https://www.gofundme.com/hm-justins-medical-fund

Justin’s e-mail: [email protected]

Explain Everything iPad App: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/classic-explain-everything/id431493086?mt=8

Google Keep: https://keep.google.com/

GoNoodle for learner brain breaks: https://www.gonoodle.com/