TCAPSLoop Podcast

TCAPSLoop Weekly Episode 49...Three EdTech TruthsiTunes    Google Play   SoundCloud   StitcherDanelle spent the entire weekend ignoring her family so she could bring you the TRUTH about EDTECH! We discuss the revelations discovered from taking part in 13 of the possible 18 4T Virtual Conference Sessions (Session Recordings will be posted soon so you can catch up on what sessions you missed). The content was so good we had to split it up into two parts. Part two will be posted early next week. And here are the first two... Fundamental, research based, truths about technology1. Tech is better when used together. Twisted WaveMentimenterDigital Parking Lots - Padlet, GoogleGetting Started with Project Based Learning (bie.org) 2. Technology can offer experiences to students that they can't get elsewhere. Google EarthGoogle Voyager (also check out Google's article about the release of Voyager)StorybirdCulturally Responsive Pedagogy (from Edutopia and ASCD)Phet Interactive Simulations - University of Colorado Boulder The Techtool of the Week will be included in the post for part two.  Transcripts are still in the works...getting there.  Enjoy the show! A weekly podcast hosted by Danelle Brostrom and Larry Burden and a cast of thousands spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology. Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop. Music provided by Podington Bear

TCAPSLoop Weekly Episode 48...The Summer SlideiTunes    Google Play   SoundCloud   StitcherThe school year is coming to a close and parents a frantically attempting to plan for the summer. One worry a parent often faces is the specter of their child experiencing the "Summer Slide," where some students may lose as many as 3 months of progress educationally. Danelle has some great tips for keeping your child engaged, creative, and continuing to grow their love of learning.  TCAPS Elementary Online Learning Portal MakerCamp KiwiCrate TADL - Go to the TADL @ Home tab and click on Mango Languages Geocaching Junior Ranger Program - Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore Camps Available - TCAPS Summer Adventure Day Camp, Camp Invention, NMC College 4 Kids, Norte! Bike Camp Lego Challenges for Kids (printable calendar) TCAPSLoop Weekly on Youtube hoopla hoopla is a groundbreaking digital media service offered by your local public library that allows you to borrow movies, music, audiobooks, ebooks, comics and TV shows to enjoy on your computer, tablet, or phone – and even your TV! With no waiting, titles can be streamed immediately, or downloaded to phones or tablets for offline enjoyment later. We have hundreds of thousands of titles to choose from, with more being added daily. hoopla is like having your public library at your fingertips. Anytime. Anywhere. Transcripts are still in the works...getting there.  Enjoy the show! A weekly podcast hosted by Danelle Brostrom and Larry Burden and a cast of thousands spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology. Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop. Music provided by Podington Bear

TCAPSLoop Weekly Episode 47...You've Got GMailiTunes    Google Play   SoundCloud   StitcherI may become a convert! Danelle introduces some enticing changes to GMail which might make me migrate from Apple Mail to GMail...finally. Give the podcast a listen to learn about the added functionality and usability. Meet the new Gmail! (video courtesy of JP Hale, Google Trainer) But that's not all. Google has been busy with even more updates to Sheets, Slides and some really cool extensions. Checkboxes in Google Sheets Insert Slides into Google Docs Draftback Extension Share to Classroom extension Transcripts are still in the works...getting there.  Enjoy the show! A weekly podcast hosted by Danelle Brostrom and Larry Burden and a cast of thousands spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology. Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop. Music provided by Podington Bear

TCAPSLoop Weekly Episode 46...Staff AppreciationiTunes    Google Play   SoundCloud   StitcherIt's a very special week at TCAPS as we celebrate Staff Appreciation Week. Danelle and I traveled around the District to gather some "shout-outs". Though this is a TCAPS specific TCAPSLoop Weekly I'd like to share my appreciation for all the educators who make a difference in students lives. There is no higher calling than educating our youth.  Storytime from Space Stories are cool, Astronauts are cool, the International Space Station is cool, Astronauts reading stories from the ISS is AWESOME! Take story time with your students up a notch. Transcripts are still in the works...getting there.  Enjoy the show! A weekly podcast hosted by Danelle Brostrom and Larry Burden and a cast of thousands spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology. Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop. Music provided by Podington Bear

TCAPSLoop Weekly Episode 45...Cyber SecurityiTunes    Google Play   SoundCloud   StitcherDanelle and I are joined by TCAPS Defense Against the Dark Arts Master, Thomas Paolacci, to discuss Cyber Security and why it's so important at school and at home. Thomas offers some advice to teachers and students on how to stay safe and keep your information secure online. He strongly recommends using a password manager to encrypt your passwords like:DashlaneOnePass Great Common Sense Media also has some great lessons that address some of the Security and Privacy issues Thomas talked about on the pod: Powerful Passwords K-2Strong Passwords 3-5What's the Big Deal About Internet Privacy 9-12Does It Matter Who Has Your Data 9-12 Also, the Privacy Evaluation Initiative from Common Sense Media is valuable when evaluating classroom edtech resources. SCECH Updates: EduPaths - Spring Newsletter Summer MOOC - 6 week course, 26 free SCECH Content Creation - offers training, support, lunch, SCECH AND $1600 per completed one hour of created original content for a lesson. WIREDTC - Call for Speakers closes Tuesday, May 1. If you want to speak, sign up now! Ask Dr. Universe Young scientists ask great questions about our world. What do they do when they can’t seem to find an answer? Ask Dr. Universe! Ask Dr. Universe is a science-education project based out of Washington State University and University Communications. TCAPSLoop on Youtube Transcripts are still in the works...getting there.  Enjoy the show! A weekly podcast hosted by Danelle Brostrom and Larry Burden and a cast of thousands spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology. Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop. Music provided by Podington Bear

TCAPSLoop Weekly Episode 44...PodcastsiTunes    Google Play   SoundCloud   StitcherIn the most self reverential TCAPSLoop podcast ever we discuss...podcasts! Not only why we listen but some of our favorites and why. If you've ever wanted to make better use of your drive time this would be the episode for you. For You: Cult of Pedagogy - Teaching strategies, classroom management, education reform, edtech - if it has something to do with teaching, this pod is talking about it. TED Radio Hour - A "Best of TED Talks" themed podcast that explores the emotions, insights, and discoveries that make us human. The Limit Does Not Exist - Creativity and STEM are better together! This podcast interviews people who are proving this is true in groundbreaking ways. 10% Happier - A mindfulness podcast by a self proclaimed "fidgety skeptic," Dan Harris. Basically, here's what this podcast is obsessed with: Can you be an ambitious person and still strive for enlightenment (whatever that means)? Revisionist History - Malcolm Gladwell's journey through the overlooked and the misunderstood. Every episode re-examines something from the past—an event, a person, an idea, even a song—and asks whether we got it right the first time. The Gary V Audio Experience - Warning, Adult Language! It's an audio shot of espresso if you need some extra energy for the day. Featuring keynote speeches, interviews and quick takes on marketing, business and life strategies. For Your Kids: Brain's On - An award winning science podcast for kids and curious adults. Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls - Inspiring tales of extraordinary women who changed the world. Podcasts in the Classroom: Teaching the Art of Listening: How to Use Podcasts in the Classroom The Value of Using Podcasts in the Classroom TCAPS Loop: Try Pods TCAPS Loop: Just Listen...Podcasts for Personal Growth Chrome Music Lab Music is for everyone! Kids can play with these simple instruments to explore how music works. TCAPSLoop on Youtube Transcripts are still in the works...getting there.  Enjoy the show! A weekly podcast hosted by Danelle Brostrom and Larry Burden and a cast of thousands spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology. Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop. Music provided by Podington Bear

Baumann Certified Episode 4...MACUL AWAKENSiTunes    SoundCloud    Stitcher    GooglePlayThe MACUL Conference has ended. In it's absence, Senor Baumann has risen from the ashes of MACUL and will not rest until Flippity, ClassroomScreen.com, his new favorite daily tool, and the Chrome Extension, Insert Learning, are used across the District. With the support of the TCAPS Tech Department, Senor Baumann has joined the brave TCAPSLoop team. He is desperate to find new Loopheads and gain their help in restoring fun and student engagement to the classroom. Baumann Certified on Youtube! A somewhat monthly podcast hosted by Andy Baumann, Larry Burden and a cast of thousands spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology. Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop.

TCAPSLoop Weekly Episode 43...Favorite ThingsiTunes    Google Play   SoundCloud   Stitcher It's the Tech Tools of the Week episode of podcast! Danelle shares some of her favorite new tools she's using to extend the classroom as well as her own professional development. Check out some of these cool ideas: OKGO Sandbox "We want to give teachers whatever tools they need to connect the joy, wonder, and fun in our videos to the underlying concepts that their students are learning." - Damian Kulash, OK GONew Google Training Courses: Digital Citizenship and Safety, Tools for Diverse LearnersAR Experiences: Merge Cube (more info on it from Leslie Fisher), Lincoln AR Flashcards, JigSpaceCommon Sense Media Updated Privacy EvaluationsSketchnotes! (from Kathy Schrock's Guide to Everything)Michigan Virtual University - MyPD TCAPSLoop on Youtube Transcripts are still in the works...getting there.  Enjoy the show! A weekly podcast hosted by Danelle Brostrom and Larry Burden and a cast of thousands spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology. Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop. Music provided by Podington Bear

the TechNollerGist Episode 3...Classroom ManagementiTunes    Google Play   SoundCloud   Stitcher This is not a "Google Classroom will make your life easier," podcast...though it will. David shares some practical tips on ways to structure your lessons using technology to promote engagement, and authentic learning during your limited class time. A Few Items to Check Out from the Pod:Gale PowerSearchTCAPS Technology Help Desk: 3-3325 Transcripts are still in the works...getting there.  Enjoy the show! TCAPSLoop is a conversation starter spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology. Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's new on the Loop.

TCAPSLoop Weekly Episode 42...Macul Marco PoloiTunes    Google Play   SoundCloud   Stitcher MACUL 2018 DebriefBig Ideas/Old Ideas A lot of what we are still hearing is what we’ve been saying for years but we haven’t found an institutional method of making these things happen. Making and Critical ThinkingGrowth MindsetCreativity and InnovationStudent-Centered LearningUnStandardizationPassion ProjectsProblem-SolvingThe NOTS: computation memorization context-free knowledge-acquisitionone-chance assessments Michigan eLibraryPortal for free resources for teachers and studentsResources haven’t been leveraged by TCAPS yetLeveled reading opportunities and connections to K-12 resourcesPresentations Unsplash - Google Presentations Add-On - access free HQ HD images for presentations.Super great.For teachersFor studentsMentimeterLimited free$5/mo premiumIncludes embedded polling Tools Review - Still promoting kind of the same stuff...As tools become popular, they become for-pay. I struggle with promoting products that have a free entry point, but that becomes prohibitively expensive to use for more than a week or two. I saw a product demonstrated that is to make 5 tutorial videos, and then it’s 7.50 per month, per teacher, and only includes student access and Google Classroom integration at the paid level. Padlet: virtual discussion board, brainstorming board, etc.ScreencastifyPopplet Social MediaThe scary stuff that constantly gets renamed and prevents adults from participating: House Party - up to 8 participants in a video chat Has a feature called “Stranger Danger” When a friend of your friend joins the party, or one of your friends who doesn’t know everyone in the room joins, that’s a time for Stranger Danger. Or, party time! Musical.ly - started as a lip-syncing video app; not so innocent anymore Live.ly - live broadcast of whatever you’re doing; never private; open to the world YouNow - users can tip content providers; users want to get money; will respond to requests After School - students only; other users confirm new users who have to identify which school they go to; adults “faking” will be booted by student users Yubo - identifies itself as the “Tinder for Teens” Monkey - video hangout based on a tree of commonality - meet strangers! Omegle - intended purpose is for you to meet strangers Ghost/Vault apps - apps that appear to be something else but hide other content Burner apps - provide a burner phone number to ring on your device; when cancelled, disappears Design ThinkingMove towards designing assessments that approach a problem to be solved rather than a list of questions to be answered. DiscoverFrameImagineEngageReflect Putting You Back into YouTubeUse YouTube to be a creatorFor flipped contentFor personalized messagesTo communicate with familiesTo offer reteachingShare through YT or Google Drive MyPD - Michigan Virtual University One of the most exciting developments comes from MIVU and has to do with personal learning goals. MyPD is a program for teachers to develop their own plan for professional development. A teacher can earn 10 SCECH hours by learning what that teacher thinks is important for his or her own professional development. There is a $30 fee, but the PD is the teacher’s own making, and in those situations where a teacher might be missing a few hours from their District Provided Professional Development, this is a very affordable way to make up those hours. Also mention EduPaths, which is free. MACUL grants... Transcripts are still in the works...getting there.  Enjoy the show! A weekly podcast hosted by Danelle Brostrom and Larry Burden and a cast of thousands spreading the good word regarding Traverse City Area Public Schools, Public Education and Education Technology. Please subscribe to and rate our podcast on iTunes, or join our conversation on twitter @tcapsloop or the tcapsloop facebook page and check out the what's