Tech Study Hall

This episode is a reflection on the lessons I’m learning as a result of my teaching during this pandemic and thoughts to change the way we teach our 21st century learners.  I present a new set of 3R’s to focus on as we move beyond the pandemic to meet the needs of our learners today.  Let’s keep the conversation happening!  Reach out today to talk about what strategies you are using that are changing the landscape of learning today.  Tech or not, nothing is off of the table.  How are you evolving as a result of this pandemic?

Music provided courtesy of HookSounds.com under the use and mention license
Bensounds (Royalty Free Music): https://www.bensound.com/Incomptech (Royalty Free Music): https://incompetech.com/music/

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 As Heard On the Show:
Catlin Tucker Live Fall Cue 2019 Keynote: https://youtu.be/p6J0JB3g9Q4

Do you remember the awesomeness of PBS programming in the classroom when we were kids?  Maybe coming home to programs like the Electric Company and the iconic Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood?  PBS has been a creator for good, quality, and neutral content for decades and they are STILL here for us to enhance our lessons with amazing content.  This episode focuses in one on my favorite tools for teachers, the PBS Learning Media Library, and how you can easily find the content you might be looking for without the fear of YouTube commercials and scary content.  Enjoy! 

• Music provided courtesy of HookSounds.com under the use and mention license
• Bensounds (Royalty Free Music): https://www.bensound.com/
• Incomptech (Royalty Free Music): https://incompetech.com/music/

Follow me on Facebook to get notifications about live events: https://www.facebook.com/TechStudyHall/
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Website: www.techstudyhall.org
YouTube: Tech Study Hall Channel - Be sure to like and subscribe.

 As Heard On the Show:

PBS Learning Media Library

https://ideastream.pbslearningmedia.org/

This is the final episode in the three episode arc of “Tech the Halls” where I feature my favorite follows. It was a rough one to put together because whatever this non-COVID bug that has been going around was getting me down, but whether it be podcasts, websites, blogs, or videos these pioneering and inspirational educators put it all out there to help better education every day sharing and collaborating with us. I didn’t want to leave 2020 without this quick and reflective episode. I hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Enjoy some of “My Favorite Follows”.  See you in 2021!  

Music provided courtesy of HookSounds.com under the use and mention license
Sleighbell Soundeffects are provided courtesy of Zapsplat.com
Bensounds (Royalty Free Music): https://www.bensound.com/
Incomptech (Royalty Free Music): https://incompetech.com/music/

Follow me on Facebook to get notifications about live events: https://www.facebook.com/TechStudyHall/
Follow me on Twitter or Instagram: @DrSmith_Edtech
Website: www.techstudyhall.org
YouTube: Tech Study Hall Channel - Be sure to like and subscribe.

 As Heard On the Show:

Catlin Tucker

• Twitter: @CatlinTucker
• Webiste/Blog: www.catlintucker.com
• The Balance Podcast by Dr. Catlin Tucker

Charity Dodd

• Twitter: @CharityDodd
• www.linclearning.com
• Blended Learning in Action Podcast

Eric Curts

• Twitter: @EricCurts
• www.controlaltchieve.com

Stephanie DeMichele

• Twitter: @sdemichele
• http://www.stephaniedemichele.org/

GotTeched the Podcast

• Twitter: @WeGotTechEd
• Twitter: @GuiseGotTechEd
• Twitter: @NickGotTechEd
• GotTechEd’s YouTube Channel
• FlippEd Flops via TreeFishEdu

Favorite Honorable Mentions (Twitter Handles)

• Jake Miller
• Alice Keeler
• Teachers On Fire
• Jeff Bradbury

As we get ready to head into the holiday season, we take this time to refresh and rejuvenate our spirits and spend time with family.  Inevitably, we also use this time to check out some new sources of tech inspiration to prepare for the last half of the year.  These shorter episodes I’m calling our “Tech the Halls” Series will highlight a few of my favorite tech apps and tools that I like to use to accent my lessons.  Be on the lookout, we will also be launching a companion series on YouTube called “Tech Study: Extra Credit” where we will give you a personal tour from our perspective first hand where you can see the app in session.  Be well everyone! 

Included Media:

• Music provided courtesy of HookSounds.com under the use and mention license
• Sleighbell Soundeffects are provided courtesy of Zapsplat.com 
• Bensounds (Royalty Free Music): https://www.bensound.com/
• Incomptech (Royalty Free Music): https://incompetech.com/music/

Follow me on Facebook to get notifications about live events: https://www.facebook.com/TechStudyHall/
Follow me on Twitter or Instagram: @Smith_Edtech
Website: www.techstudyhall.org
YouTube: Tech Study Hall Channel - Be sure to like and subscribe.

As Heard On the Show:

• Camtasia Studio by Tech Smith
• WeVideo
• Screencastify

As we get ready to head into the holiday season, we take this time to refresh and rejuvenate our spirits and spend time with family.  Inevitably, we also use this time to check out some new sources of tech inspiration to prepare for the last half of the year.  These shorter episodes I’m calling our “Tech the Halls” Series will highlight a few of my favorite tech apps and tools that I like to use to accent my lessons.  Be on the lookout, we will also be launching a companion series on YouTube called “Tech Study: Extra Credit” where we will give you a personal tour from our perspective first hand where you can see the app in session.  Be well everyone! 

Music provided courtesy of HookSounds.com under the use and mention license
Sleighbell Soundeffects are provided courtesy of Zapsplat.com
Bensounds (Royalty Free Music): https://www.bensound.com/
Incomptech (Royalty Free Music): https://incompetech.com/music/

Follow me on Facebook to get notifications about live events: https://www.facebook.com/TechStudyHall/
Follow me on Twitter or Instagram: @Smith_Edtech
Website: www.techstudyhall.org
YouTube: Tech Study Hall Channel - Be sure to like and subscribe.

 As Heard On the Show:
Google Jamboard
Whiteboard.fi
Whiteboard.chat
Infused Classroom Jamboard Templates by Holly Clark

Join us this episode as we talk with the CEO and Co-Founder of EdPuzzle, a video accent to any lesson to integrate videos with assessment, engagement, and feedback opportunities. Quim takes us through EdPuzzle’s humble beginnings through the innovative opportunities it has become for all teachers as a way to approach digital learning in a 21st century classroom. 

• Music provided courtesy of HookSounds.com under the use and mention license
• Bensounds (Royalty Free Music): https://www.bensound.com/
• Incomptech (Royalty Free Music): https://incompetech.com/music/

• Follow me on Facebook to get notifications about live events: https://www.facebook.com/TechStudyHall/
• Follow me on Twitter or Instagram: @Smith_Edtech
• Website: www.techstudyhall.org

Contact Information for Our Guest:

• Quim Sabria
• On Twitter: @edpuzzle

As Heard On the Show:

• Edpuzzle - one of our favorite tools!
• EdPuzzle Help Center
• EdPuzzle Channel on YouTube

In this episode we talk with Charity Dodd who has worked with teachers across the globe in finding their balance in blended learning. She has devoted a lot of time working with teachers to make plans and transformation into a digital landscape given the state of the pandemic. Join us in our conversation as we discuss how to make simultaneous learning work for you.  Charity shares a lot of blended brilliance in this episode, be sure to check it out!

Music provided courtesy of 

• HookSounds.com under the use and mention license
• Bensounds (Royalty Free Music): https://www.bensound.com/
• Incomptech (Royalty Free Music): https://incompetech.com/music/

How to Follow Rich: 

• Follow me on Facebook to get notifications about live events: https://www.facebook.com/TechStudyHall/
• Follow me on Twitter or Instagram: @Smith_Edtech
• Website: www.techstudyhall.org

Contact Information for Our Guest
Charity Dodd:

• On Twitter: @CharityDodd
• Email: [email protected]
• More About LINC Learning

As Heard On the Show:

• Edpuzzle - one of our favorite tools!
• Screencastify
• Peardeck
• Loom
• Epic!
• Common Lit
• Storyline
• PBS Learning Media

One of our favorite Follows

• Dr. Eric Guise on Twitter
• GotTechEd the Podcast

In this episode we feature the amazing Dr. Catlin Tucker who shares with us some approaches to take when gearing up for Simultaneous Learning and Learning that is 100% digital. This is the 2nd of 3 episodes where we are highlighting this modality of instruction as we face this pandemic though many of the strategies that we are sharing today will take us beyond this moment in time. 

Music provided courtesy of 

• HookSounds.com under the use and mention license
• Bensounds (Royalty Free Music): https://www.bensound.com/
• Incomptech (Royalty Free Music): https://incompetech.com/music/

Follow me on Facebook to get notifications about live events: https://www.facebook.com/TechStudyHall/
Follow me on Twitter or Instagram: @Smith_Edtech
Website: www.techstudyhall.org

Contact Information for Our Guest
Dr. Catlin Tucker:

• On Twitter: @Catlin_Tucker
• Website: www.catlintucker.com
• Podcast: “The Balance” (Available on Apple Podcast)
• Book: “Balance with Blended Learning: Partner with Your Students to Reimagine Learning and Reclaim Your Life” (also available from Corwin Publishing)

Welcome to the first of 3 podcasts based on the principle of what we are calling Simultaneous Learning 101.  In this episode we welcome Charley Fuller, Principal of Lake Catholic High School and Kelley Turner, Dean of Academics of Lake Catholic High School to help us define how we are meeting the student's need for continuity in learning either face-2-face or digitally.  Be sure to check out all three of the episodes, but enjoy this one as we layout the definition of Simultaneous Learning.

Show Notes:

Music provided courtesy of 

• HookSounds.com under the use and mention license
• Bensounds (Royalty Free Music): https://www.bensound.com/
• Incomptech (Royalty Free Music): https://incompetech.com/music/

Rich's Contacts:

• Follow me on Facebook to get notifications about live events: https://www.facebook.com/TechStudyHall/
• Follow me on Twitter or Instagram: @Smith_Edtech
• Website: www.techstudyhall.org

Mentioned in the Lesson:

• Lake Catholic's Book Study: “Creating the Anywhere, Anytime Classroom: A Blueprint for K-12 Online Learning” by Reason, Reason, & Guiler (2017), Solution Tree Publishing.
• SabineTek SmartMike+ BlueTooth Lapel Microphone

Contact Information for Our Guests

• Charley Fuller - [email protected]
• Kelley Turner - [email protected]

Everyone!  We are all in the process of finding new ways to reach our learners during the strange time in history. I am so excited to announce that we are doing a 3-part series on Simultaneous Learning (a strategy to teach face-2-face and remotely) with some amazing guests on each episode!  Stay tuned to releases!  Hoping this helps you!  Be well!  

~Rich