The EdTech Take Out

The Chromebook Challenge has come and gone, so how did it go? And what about Inbox by Gmail? Is that any good? Jonathan and Mindy also discuss Chromebook Creativity in this episode, and serve up their usual serving of delicious tech nuggets.

News & Followup

• The Chromebook Challenge

Main Course: Chromebook Crisis?

• An American Chromebook Crisis: new report shows sad trends of how students are using the devices

Tech Nuggets

• Screencast-o-matic is now available for Chromebooks

Podcast Picks

• The EdVantage Podcast

You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter, and see all the tweets from the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team at @DLGWAEA. You can also email us, [email protected]. If you enjoy the show please share it with your friends and colleagues and/or leave us a review on iTunes, the Apple Podcasts app, or in Google Play Music. THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without you!!

Until next time...

In the first episode of 2018, Mindy and Jonathan try to get productive by breaking down their workflow for dealing with the influx of email they get every day. How do you deal with email? Join them as they dig into Gmail's myriad of settings and uncover some little known features that are designed to make your life that little bit easier.

News & Followup

• Podcast LOVE!! (see below)
  

• ISTE | Top 16 edtech podcasts

• 20 great podcasts for educators [and how to get them] | Ditch That Textbook

• Control Alt Achieve: 11 Great EdTech Podcasts

• Insert > Image > Camera has returned to GSuite apps! H/t Matt Miller on Twitter.

• Jonathan’s Chromebook Challenge is on! (next week)

Main Course: Getting Jiggy With Gmail

• Getting Things Done by David Allen

• How to enable Gmail Labs

• Create Rules to Filter Your Emails

• Please add a profile picture for Mindy 🙏

• Inbox by Google

• Undo Send for the Win!

• Add multiple accounts to Gmail online or in the mobile app

• Enable email notifications

• Add a photo to your inbox background

• Advance search options

Tech Nuggets:

• Seeing AI

• Checker Plus for Drive

• Tricider

• FutureMe

You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter, and see all the tweets from the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team at @DLGWAEA. You can also email us, [email protected]. If you enjoy the show please share it with your friends and colleagues and/or leave us a review on iTunes, the Apple Podcasts app, or in Google Play Music. THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without you!!

Until next time...

This week, Mindy and Jonathan are celebrating the return of the Hour Of Code so join the fun and learn about the latest technology resources for your classroom. Here are the links for this week's show:

News & Followup

• SeeSaw Followup - Share Activities with other teachers, schedule activities

• Apple Classroom for parental controls at home!
  

• Drag and Drop for Docs, Sheets and Slides on iOS

• Ditch Summit

• The 25 Best Inventions of 2017

Main course: Coding With Samantha Dahlby...Again!

• How do you do an hour of code?

• Hour of Code FAQ

• Computer Science Fundamentals (grades K-5)

• Computer Science Discoveries (grades 6-10)
  

• Computer Science Principles (grades 9-12)

• Printable Scratch Coding Blocks

• Thimble Online Code Editor

• Code Pen Online Code Editor

• Code.org App Lab

• MIT App Inventor

• Circuit Playground

• Jewel Bots

Tech Nuggets:

• How to Access Lynda Courses for Free

• Iorad tutorial builder

• Bonus: Foxified

• Undo Send (Gmail): Settings > General > Undo Send

• Thinglink Calendar

You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter, and see all the tweets from the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team at @DLGWAEA. You can also email us, [email protected]. If you enjoy the show please share it with your friends and colleagues and/or leave us a review on iTunes, the Apple Podcasts app, or in Google Play Music. THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without you!!

Until next time...

This week, Mindy and Jonathan are celebrating the return of the Hour Of Code so join the fun and learn about the latest technology resources for your classroom. Here are the links for this week's show:

News & Followup

• SeeSaw Followup - Share Activities with other teachers, schedule activities

• Apple Classroom for parental controls at home!
  

• Drag and Drop for Docs, Sheets and Slides on iOS

• Ditch Summit

• The 25 Best Inventions of 2017

Main course: Coding With Samantha Dahlby...Again!

• How do you do an hour of code?

• Hour of Code FAQ

• Computer Science Fundamentals (grades K-5)

• Computer Science Discoveries (grades 6-10)
  

• Computer Science Principles (grades 9-12)

• Printable Scratch Coding Blocks

• Thimble Online Code Editor

• Code Pen Online Code Editor

• Code.org App Lab

• MIT App Inventor

• Circuit Playground

• Jewel Bots

Tech Nuggets:

• How to Access Lynda Courses for Free

• Iorad tutorial builder

• Bonus: Foxified

• Undo Send (Gmail): Settings > General > Undo Send

• Thinglink Calendar

You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwy

This week, Mindy and Jonathan are taking some time out to thank some of the people who influence them and help them learn and expand their thinking. So, have your smartphones or computers at the ready because they are all great people to follow and connect with.

Main Course: So Thankful For...

• Dr. Wesley Fryer @wfryer and speedofcreativity.com

• Jason Neiffer @techsavvyteach and neiffer.com

• Craig Badura @mrbadura and craigbadura.com

• Jen Carey @TheJenCarey and https://indianajen.com/

• Pernille Ripp @pernilleripp and http://pernillesripp.com

• Richard Byrne @rmbyrne and freetech4teachers.com

• Julie Freed @jfreedAT and GWAEA AT

• Tony Vincent @tonyvincent and learninginhand.com

• Matt Miller @jmattmiller and DitchThatTexbook.com

• Sylvia Duckworth @sylviaduckworth and sylviaduckworth.com

• Eric Ewald @EricEwald_Iowa and ericewald.blogspot.com

• Shaelynn Farnsworth @shfarnsworth and shaelynnfarnsworth.com

• Cindy Moss @stemboss and discoveryeducation.com

• Eric Curts @ericcurts and controlaltachieve.com

• Lynn Holverson @iabwaholverson and https://about.me/LynnHolverson

• Stephanie Roberts @RobTechMISD

• The DLGWAEA Team!

Tech Nuggets

• Build-a-moji

• #gwaealibs

• iPad as Teacher’s Pet

• Compliments Board

You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter, and see all the tweets from the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team at @DLGWAEA. You can also email us, [email protected]. If you enjoy the show please share it with your friends and colleagues and/or leave us a review on iTunes, the Apple Podcasts app or in Google Play Music. THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without you!!

Until next time...