Hello and Welcome another episode of the TCAPSTechLoop Podcast! It's a full podcast with Danelle Brostrom, David Noller, Heidi Skodack and Evan Obranovic all here to discuss the adoption and progression of the Learning Management System, Brightspace D2L. Before cutting into the meat of the show I’d like to announce the election results for this weeks Moment of Zen.

"Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself."

Pod Questions:

What is a Learning Management System (LMS) and what will it do for our students and teachers?

Where is TCAPS at with the roll out?

What are some of the successes and hurdles so far?

Where can you find help?

Tech Tool of the Week: 

New York Times Whats Going On In This Graph?

Tutorials and Updates:

• TechNollerGist on Youtube with a bevy of tutorials

Episode 112

Danelle and Stephie are joined by the President, Dave Johnson! Dave is the Michigan Council for Social Studies Chief of State and joins us to discuss media literacy and critical thinking in digital world. 

Moment of Zen

"Too often we...enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy

Pod Resources:

https://newslit.org/

https://get.checkology.org/

https://www.newseum.org/

https://www.misocialstudies.org/

https://www.allsides.com/unbiased-balanced-news

In addition, this week is Media Literacy Week, so the New York Times created a Lesson of the Day, “How to Deal With a Crisis of Misinformation,” and a Student Opinion question, “Should Media Literacy Be a Required Course in School?” to help students think critically about their own habits in consuming and sharing information.

Book Recommendation:

Pod Topic: Internet Safety and Access

Guests: David Noller and Thomas Paolocci

Questions:

• What did we learn about internet access for our students?

A topic we try to hit a few times a year as the digital landscape is constantly changing and it has changed dramatically over the past several months. Listen to the pod as we discuss some great tips to help parents and students navigate the digital landscape. Danelle and Stephie have also revamped and revised their "Digital Parenting" presentation, which is choc full of great resources. 

Welcome to another Potentially Useful Episode of the TCAPSTechLoop Podcast! Joining the pod today is the TechNollerGist, David Noller and TCAPS Director of Technology Evan O'Branovic to discuss Remote Learning and Access to better bridge the "Digital Divide".

Moment of Zen.

"Equality is leaving the door open for anyone who has the means to approach it; Equity is ensuring there is a pathway to that door for those who need it."

Tutorials and Updates:

TCAPSTECH Help Site: Staff Support

TCAPS247.com for Student and Parent Support

Storytime: A Rock is Lively, Read by NMC President Nick Nissley

One Final Question: 

Is there an #edtech tool you tried last year that you can’t live without this year?

Thanks for listening and inspiring!

Welcome to another Potentially Useful Episode of the TCAPSLoop EdTech Podcast! My name is Larry Burden and coming to us virtually from a land far far away it’s Danelle Brostrom, and from across the hallway we are joined by the Grand Poobah of Pedagogy it’s Andy Phillips! 

Welcome back to another Potentially Useful Episode of the  TCAPSLoop Edtech Podcast! 

This weeks Moment of Zen:

"Why do you go away? So that you can come back. So that you can see the place you came from with new eyes and extra colors. And the people there see you differently, too. Coming back to where you started is not the same as never leaving."

- Terry Pratchett

Topics Discussed on today's show:

What we learned last spring

How is that knowledge being leveraged

D2L and Brightspace + Google Apps for Education

New Devices

• Staff Laptops

Media Literacy, Mindfulness & Empathy?

Tech Tool of the Week:

Google Meet Update 

and MEL.org updates

Tutorials and Updates:

• Google Meet “Chrome Tab” Tutorial

• Live at the Opera House: It's Storytime!

• www.tcaps.net/safestart

• TCAPSTech Help Site

“The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking.”

― Albert Einstein

Thanks for listening and inspiring!

We're Back!!! Kinda. Over the next several weeks we will be sharing some of Danelle's best TechTools of the Week and an occasional Moment of Zen. Stay tuned and stay healthy. 

Episode 108 of the EdTech Loop Podcast takes on Digital Literacy without going full "Black Mirror." Danelle and Stephi share information gathered from the Traverse Area District Library and Northwestern Michigan College collaborative presentation on "Media Misinformation." We also share some tips for parents, students, and teachers on navigating media mindfully.

Our favorite Library Media Specialist makes here triumphant Awards Season return in episode 9 of the BiblioTech podcast. Stephie breaks down the ALA awards and shares some of her favorite selections from the list of amazing children's literature. We also touch on what's new in our own school libraries, and how our librarians do so much more than just promoting literacy.