The EdTech Take Out

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

It's National Nugget Day...or at least we think it might be. So, here are the links to this week's extra large helping of tech nuggets.

Quick followup from the last podcast with Jarod…

• Next Level Learning Podcast with Jarod Bormann & Brea Baxter

Jonathan

• Elink

• Spreaker & Spreaker Studio or Podiant for Opinion replacement

• Desmos

• IFTTT

• TechSmith Capture

Mindy

• Google Voice

• Mercury Reader Chrome Extension

• Google Art and Culture

• Scratch Task Cards

• Figment AR

• Yummy Math

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.

Until next time...

In this episode, Mindy and Jonathan talked with Jarod Bormann (@jbormann3) about redefining professional devleopment to be a more meaningful and personal experience for everyone. Sounds easy right? Tech nuggets are here as always and some podcast picks are included for those of you who are looking for some new shows to add to your collection.

Main Course: Professionally Driven

• www.professionallydriven.com

• Professionally Driven: Empower Every Educator To Redefine PD (the book)

Tech Nuggets!

• Be Internet Awesome

• CheckMark from EdtechTeam

• Boomerang for Gmail via Jake Miller

• Autocrat

Podcast Picks

• Cult of Pedagogy Podcast
  

• The Mindshift Podcast

• Crowd sourced podcast directory of recommendations

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.

Until next time...

In this episode, Jonathan and Mindy are on their best behavior because they are joined by (their boss) Stacy Behmer (@sbehmer) to talk about Google Keep and all the ways in which it can be used to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom. New podcasts for kids are shared and so are the usual helping of tech nuggets. Here are some links to all that they talked about.

News & Updates

• Seesaw Activities Library

• Padlet Now Has Voting and Grading Tools

• Discovery Library on FlipGrid

• • The Educator’s Guide to Flipgrid by Sean Fahey and Karly Moura

• Windows adds a replacement for Movie Maker in Windows 10 Update

• G Suite EDU Updates:
  • Google Classroom: You can now import grades from Google Forms Quizzes directly into Google Classroom.

• • Google Forms: You can now copy and paste charts from Google Forms into your slides and emails.

• • Science Journal app comes to iOS: also on Android. Use the built-in sensors on your device to measure things like acceleration, brightness, decibels and more.

• • Google Slides: You can now drag and drop your notes from Google Keep directly into Slides. Check out more recent updates with Google Slides.

Main course served piping hot: Google Keep

• Link to Stacy’s Slides: http://tinyurl.com/keepstacy

• Vicki Davis- Researching Using Keep

• Eric Curts - Using Google Keep for Grading Comments in Docs

• Heather Calihan- A Day in My Life with Google Keep

Tech Nuggets!

• Follow Mindy on Snapchat. =) 🤳

• @madewithARKit ‏ 📱

• Checking out kids’ podcasts: 🎙
  • The Unexplainable Disappearance of Mars Patel 👀

• Kiddom: Curriculum development, assessment, gradebook, and messaging all in one place 🎓

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.

Until next time...

In this episode, Jonathan and Mindy are on their best behavior because they are joined by (their boss) Stacy Behmer (@sbehmer) to talk about Google Keep and all the ways in which it can be used to enhance teaching and learning in the classroom. New podcasts for kids are shared and so are the usual helping of tech nuggets. Here are some links to all that they talked about.

News & Updates

• Seesaw Activities Library

• Padlet Now Has Voting and Grading Tools

• Discovery Library on FlipGrid

• • The Educator’s Guide to Flipgrid by Sean Fahey and Karly Moura
  
  

• Windows adds a replacement for Movie Maker in Windows 10 Update

• G Suite EDU Updates:
  • Google Classroom: You can now import grades from Google Forms Quizzes directly into Google Classroom.
  
  

• • Google Forms: You can now copy and paste charts from Google Forms into your slides and emails.
  
  

• • Science Journal app comes to iOS: also on Android. Use the built-in sensors on your device to measure things like acceleration, brightness, decibels and more.
  
  

• • Google Slides: You can now drag and drop your notes from Google Keep directly into Slides. Check out more recent updates with Google Slides.
  
  

Main course served piping hot: Google Keep

• Link to Stacy’s Slides: http://tinyurl.com/keepstacy

• Vicki Davis- Researching Using Keep

• Eric Curts -

Mindy and Jonathan are back on the road and recorded this episode live at the ITEC Fall Conference in Des Moines. While they were there, they managed to persuade Tammy Lind and Tony Vincent to join them as guests on the show. Tammy and Tony talk about some of their favorite tech tools and ideas for learning...and they even reveal their favorite take away food! 🍔

• Follow Tammy on Twitter at @Taml17 and find her online at www.tammylind.com

• Follow Tony on Twitter at @TonyVincent and find him online at www.learninginhand.com

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 or Google Play Music.

Until next time...

Mindy and Jonathan are back on the road and recorded this episode live at the ITEC Fall Conference in Des Moines. While they were there, they managed to persuade Tammy Lind and Tony Vincent to join them as guests on the show. Tammy and Tony talk about some of their favorite tech tools and ideas for learning...and they even reveal their favorite take away food!

Mindy and Jonathan are joined by Lynn Kleinmeyer, (@THLibrariZen), the newest member of the Digital Learning Team. They talk about one of Lynn's favorite tools - Flipgrid, and share their latest tech nuggets.

New menu items: News & Updates

• iOS 11 is out: Should you upgrade? Go to Settings > General > About > Applications to find apps that won't be compatible in iOS 11

• Podcasters Roundtable: Kids and Podcasting

• Opinion Podcasts

• Teamwork Makes the Dream Work—Building a Successful Blended Learning Program

• Update to Osmo Words app

• ISTE proposals due September 29!

The Main Course: #FlipgridFever

• Flipgrid.com

• Flipgrid on Twitter

• #FlipgridFever

Tech Nuggets!

• AR Measurekit

• Google Keep

• Making images accessible for people on Twitter

• Bitmoji in Snapchat

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 or Google Play Music.

Until next time...