TCAPSLoop Podcast

Episode 123

We’re Back! for another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! I’m joined, not in the studio, by the Master of the EdTech Arts Danelle Brostrom and her partner in Pedagogical Mysticism, The TechNollerGist,, David Noller!  

Moment of Zen

Don’t confuse aptitude with mastery

We took a short break but the edtech world kept spinning so it seems like we should attempt to catch the listeners up on the most potentially useful tools for their classrooms.

(graphic courtesy of @jrsowash)

Tech Tool of the Week 

Thanks for listening and inspiring!

TCAPSLoop Episode 122: Tech Tools

Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast!! 

We all know that January through March is the meat of our educational year. It’s where we see some amazing gains in our kiddos learning and where we settle into the rhythms of our classrooms. It can also be where we get stuck in old habits and mired in repetition. So this week we are sharing past "Tech Tools of the Week," to spark creativity, inspiration and fun through these winter months. Enjoy and thank you for listening and inspiring.

Moment of Zen

“Tools for survival are all around. Those with a calm heart and mind ,will recognize these tools and use them for the greater good. Quiet the noises inside and outside of you, so you can use the tools too.”

― Christine E. Szymanski

Potentially Useful Links

Accessibility in GSuite

EDU in 90: Accessible Docs and Presentations 

EDU in 90: GSuite Accessibility Features

Occupation information, including videos of people doing the work, for thousands of careers

Career Exploration videos in the Learning Express Library on MeL.org

NearPod

Socrative

Formative

Mentimeter

Pear Deck

Kahout

EdPuzzle

TeachingBooks.net - Author Name Pronunciation

News Literacy Project

Animated video you can share with students

News Literacy Quiz - Take the quiz. 

Episode 121

Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast with the "D" in D2L, Danelle Brostrom! 

Moment of Zen

“We keep moving forward, opening new doors, and doing new things, because we’re curious and curiosity keeps leading us down new paths.” –Walt Disney

Potentially Useful Info

Find the latest Brightspace D2L tips and tricks on the TCAPS EdTech Help Site.

Tech Tool of the Week: 

MACUL is doing a teaser book study with Liz Kolb’s new book: Learning First, Technology Second in Practice: New Strategies, Research, and Tools for Student Success.  After signup, they will send you chapter 5 to read (which showcases 12 authentic lessons designed by K-12 teachers that meet all three elements of the Triple E Framework, with suggestions on how to improve lessons with technology).  There is also a virtual chat this Saturday to talk about it.  SCECH are available!

Thanks for listening and inspiring!

Episode 120

Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! Joining the pod today is our favorite ALA Awards Red Carpet Correspondence team, Danelle Brostrom, and Stephie Luyt to discuss Stephie's pick for the 2021 Caldecott and Newberry Book Awards! 

Moment of Zen

The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader, reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story. —Ursula K. Le Guin

All the Books and Links!

Caldecott contenders:

Honeybee, Candace Fleming, ill. Eric Rohmann

Packs: Strength in Numbers, Hannah Salyer

The Blue House, Phoebe Wahl

My Best Friend, Julie Fogliano, ill. Jillian Tamaki

Outside In, Deborah Underwood, ill. Cindy Derby

A Girl Like Me, Angela Johnson, ill. Nina Crews

A Polar Bear in the Snow, Mac Barnett, ill. Shawn Harris

Exquisite : The Poetry and Life of Gwendolyn Brooks, Suzanne Slade, ill. Cozbi Cabrera

We Are Water Protectors, Carole Lindstrom, ill. Michaela Goade - Stephie's Pick!

All Because You Matter, Tami Charles, ill. Bryan Collier

Your Place in the Universe, Jason Chin

Newbery contenders:

King and the Dragon Flies, Kacen Callender - Stephie's Pick

From the Desk of Zoe Washington, Janae Marks

Fighting Words, Kimberly Brubaker Bradley

Echo Mountain, Lauren Wolk

Here in the Real World, Sara Pennypacker

Prairie Lotus, Linda Sue Park

Watch the Announcements Live!

Battle of the Books Grand Traverse 

Tech Tool(s) of the Week: 

TeachingBooks.net - Author Name Pronunciation

News Literacy Week (January 25-29, 2021)

• News Literacy Project

Thanks for listening and inspiring!

Episode 119

"Hello and Welcome" to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! The only way he could get on was by Meet Bombing the show, we're joined by the TechNollerGist, David Noller! 

Moment of Zen

It's a dangerous business, Frodo, going out your door. You step onto the road, and if you don't keep your feet, there's no knowing where you might be swept off to.

TechNollerGist Tech Tool(s) of the Week: 

Tools to get instant formative student feedback in the classroom or remote.

• NearPod

Tutorials and Updates:

• TCAPSTECH Help Site: Staff Support

Thanks for listening and inspiring!

Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! We are so excited to have Ann Kaskinen from MEL.org joining us for this "very useful," episode. 

Reading is an act of civilization; it’s one of the greatest acts of civilization because it takes the free raw material of the mind and builds castles of possibilities. —Ben Okri

eBook collection for K-12 - 70% nonfiction, unlimited users and access

NoveList - Readers’ advisory tool, search by themes, genres, etc.

Britannica - vetted, authoritative sources for K-12 with a user friendly interface

Pebble Go - great for younger learners, read aloud, visual format

Britannica Chrome Extension

MeL.org tutorials from Ann Kaskinen

WIRED TC MeL.org for Elementary

WIRED TC MeL.org for Secondary

Occupation information, including videos of people doing the work, for thousands of careers

Career Exploration videos in the Learning Express Library on MeL.org

Thank you for listening and inspiring!

Episode 117

Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast with Larry Burden, Danelle Brostrom, and Stephie Luyt. It's the most wonderful time of the year which means the irreplaceable TCAPSLoop Holiday Gift Guide!

Moment of Zen

“Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.”

TCAPSLoop Holiday Gift Guide

Danelle's List:

• http://tinyurl.com/holidaystemlist20 from METS Group

• MAME MISelf in Books List

Larry's List:

• Tech Will Save Us Synth Wave Kit, Electro Dough Kit

Tech Tool of the Week

Tutorials and Updates:

• TCAPSTECH Help Site: Staff Support

Closing:

• Follow us on Facebook and Twitter

Thanks for listening and inspiring!

Episode 116

Hello and Welcome to another potentially useful episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! We went deep sea guest fishing and caught a whopper as we welcome TCAPS Superintendent, Dr. John VanWagoner. 

Moment of Zen:

“Anyone can hold the helm when the sea is calm.”

—Publilius Syrus

Stuff We Talked About:

How has the idea of school leadership changed over the past year?

Having lead two districts in attempts to ramp up remote learning under tight timeframes, what have you learned? What has worked? What hasn't?

What gains do you believe we will see from adopting and LMS? Short-term? Long-term?

We often discuss Digital Citizenship and Media Literacy on the Pod. How do you feel we can best incorporate these topics into the curriculum and the public conversation?

What makes you hopeful looking forward to 2021?  

Tech Tool of the Week: 

• EDU in 90: Accessible Docs and Presentations 

More Support:

Get in the Loop! 

• @tcapsloop

Thanks for listening and inspiring!

Episode 115

Hello and Welcome another episode of the TCAPSLoop Podcast! In this episode Danelle and Stephie share some great tips and literacy resources you should embrace while teaching and learning remotely. 

Before cutting into the meat of the show let’s spend some time researching this weeks Moment of Zen.

“Any fool can know. The point is to understand.”

-Albert Einstein

Pod Topic: Virtual Reading Resources

Michigan eLibrary (MeL.org)

International Education Week Read Alouds

Live from the Opera House: It’s Storytime! Read Alouds and Activities

Virtual Book Bags: Science

Virtual Book Bags: Social Studies

ASL Stories and Resources  

Kate Messner’s Read Wonder and Learn

Tech Tool of the Week: 

TCAPS Elementary Libraries Facebook Page

Tutorials and Updates:

TCAPSTECH Help Site

TCAPS247.com

Colby Sharp video on why picture books are great!

Great Tweet by @MrsAGilliam

"Recently, I changed my wording from what questions do you have to what questions do you think someone struggling to understand might have. It has been a game changer. The student struggling doesn’t have to be the one asking but their question is usually covered."

Closing

• Follow us on Facebook and Twitter

Thanks for listening and inspiring!

Thanks Loop Team!

Episode 114

Hello and Welcome another episode of the TCAPSTechLoop Podcast with Larry Burden and Danelle Brostrom. Also joining us on this special episode are TCAPS UpNorth Virtual Live Expert Educators sharing some hard won wisdom they have earned over the past months of Remote Teaching.

Moment of Zen

I will not follow where the path may lead, but I will go where there is no path, and I will leave a trail.

Useful Links

Assigning "Journey's" leveled readers in Think Central

Teacher Tips from Katie Simons

Tech Tool of the Week

Wheel of Names