The Art of Tech

In this episode we finish up discussion on innovative communication focusing on infographics and creative visuals. Mandie Thompson, instructional coach, joins the conversation as well. We discuss ways to use infographics in your teaching practice as well as allowing students to create them as an alternative way to demonstrate learning.

Links:

• Thinglink
• Canva

In this episode we finish up our theme on the educational technology standards for students and kick-off our new theme on innovative communication. Mandie Thompson, instructional coach, joins the conversation as we discuss the final two anchor standards: Creative Communicator and Global Collaborator. In our discussion we highlight the connections with future ready skills. 

Links:

• WA State Educational Technology Learning Standards
• ISTE Student Standards
• BGPS EdTech YouTube Channel

In this episode we continue our theme on the educational technology standards for students. We will be taking an in-depth look at each anchor standard and what that looks like across grade levels and subject areas. In this episode, Mandie Thompson, instructional coach, returns and we continue to discuss the anchor standard: Digital Citizen. We break down the second half of the standard in this episode and make connections to digital citizenship curriculum options in honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Digital Citizenship Week.

Links:

• WA State Educational Technology Learning Standards
• ISTE Student Standards
• ISTE Digital Citizenship Lessons
• Digital Citizen Standard In Action (ISTE Video Playlist)
• Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship
• Be Internet Awesome

In this episode we continue our theme on the educational technology standards for students. We will be taking an in-depth look at each anchor standard and what that looks like across grade levels and subject areas. In this episode, Mandie Thompson, instructional coach, returns and we discuss the next anchor standard: Digital Citizen. We break down half of the standard in this episode and make connections to digital citizenship curriculum options in honor of Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Digital Citizenship Week.

Links:

• WA State Educational Technology Learning Standards
• ISTE Student Standards
• ISTE Digital Citizenship Lessons
• Digital Citizen Standard In Action (ISTE Video Playlist)
• Common Sense Media Digital Citizenship
• Be Internet Awesome

In this episode we continue our theme on the educational technology standards for students. We will be taking an in-depth look at each anchor standard and what that looks like across grade levels and subject areas. In this episode, Heidi Lammers, LAP & Title I coordinator, joins the conversation as we discuss the next anchor standard: Computational Thinker. In our discussion we highlight the connections with future ready skills and discuss the Computational Thinking Competencies from ISTE. Heidi also shares how LEGO Education has helped bring engaging hands-on learning to the summer school program and how that has connected computational thinking skills across subject areas.

Links:

• WA State Educational Technology Learning Standards
• ISTE Student Standards
• BGPS EdTech YouTube Channel

In this episode we continue our new theme on the educational technology standards for students. We will be taking an in-depth look at each anchor standard and what that looks like across grade levels and subject areas. In this episode, Mandie Thompson, middle school instructional coach, joins the conversation as we discuss the next anchor standard: Innovative Designer. In our discussion we highlight the connections with future ready skills, UDL, and the Danielson Framework. We also look at ways a deliberate design process can apply in different areas, not just STEM challenges like we sometimes think.

Links:

• WA State Educational Technology Learning Standards
• ISTE Student Standards
• BGPS EdTech YouTube Channel

In this episode we continue our new theme on the educational technology standards for students. We will be taking an in-depth look at each anchor standard and what that looks like across grade levels and subject areas. In this episode, Jordan Osborne, middle school ELA & history teacher, joins the conversation as we discuss the next anchor standard: Knowledge Constructor. In our discussion we highlight the connections with future ready skills and media literacy and how we can help prepare our students for whatever their future might look like with technology.

Links:

• WA State Educational Technology Learning Standards
• ISTE Student Standards
• BGPS EdTech YouTube Channel

We're back for a new school year! In this episode we kick-off our new theme on the educational technology standards for students. We will be taking an in-depth look at each anchor standard and what that looks like across grade levels and subject areas. In this episode, Mandie Thompson, middle school instructional coach, joins the conversation as we discuss the first anchor standard: Empowered Learner. In our discussion we highlight connections to the Danielson framework for TPEP evaluations and ways to help build independence, autonomy, and flexibility with students.

Links:

• WA State Educational Technology Learning Standards
• ISTE Student Standards
• BGPS EdTech YouTube Channel
• Troubleshooting for Students
• MagicSchool/MagicStudent
• Danielson Framework
• UDL Guidelines

This episode we finish up our shortened monthly theme on boosting engagement and we close out our second season of the podcast! We will be on hiatus for summer break and then will be back with new episodes in September when school kicks back up every Tech Tuesday! In this episode we highlight how to pace your lessons to boost engagement in the classroom and some tech tools to help streamline the process.

Links:

• Classroomscreen
• Pear Deck
• Blooket
• Gimkit
• EdPuzzle Live Mode

This episode we start a new monthly theme on boosting student engagement. We highlight the awesome EdTech Kits we have available for checkout in the district and how they can provide engaging and really fun experiences across grade levels and subject areas in the classroom. We have a range of technology kits that include "unplugged" all the way to full coding and VR experiences. Aaron and Troy from the Tech Department join the discussion to share how to check out and what goes into the process as well as why you might want to check out a kit.

Links:

• EdTech Kits in BGPS
• Maple Grove VR Art Projects with Tilt Brush
• Turing Tumble Video Example