In this episode, Mindy and Jonathan predict the edtech trends that they think are going to make a big impact in classrooms this year. They talk about whether we still need a desktop operating system, and make plans for an iPad challenge. A box of six tech nuggets are also included at no extra cost!

Hot Topic: Do We Still Need Desktop Operating Systems?

• Stop Using a Laptop in 2017; It’s Time to Use a Tablet

• Tim Cook does 80% of his work on an iPad

• The Gear You Need to Make Your iPad Your Only Computer

Main Course: Our Top Edtech Trends for 2017

1. Virtual Reality

Tech Nuggets

• Pineapple Charts

• Toontastic 3D

• Knight Lab Projects

• ReadWorks Digital

Jonathan's Podcast Pick

• The Google Teacher Tribe 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. 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.

Join Mindy and Jonathan as they take an extended look at 12 of their favorite tech nuggets from 2016. How many of these top tools have you tried in your classroom? We would love to know. Email the show, or send a voice memo to [email protected], and see show notes with all the links from this episode at www.dlgwaea.org/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. If you enjoy the show please leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play Music. We would very much appreciate that!

Until next time...

Join Mindy and Jonathan as they take an extended look at 12 of their favorite tech nuggets from 2016. How many of these top tools have you tried in your classroom? We would love to know. Email the show, or send a voice memo to [email protected], and see show notes with all the links from this episode at www.dlgwaea.org/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. If you enjoy the show please leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play Music. We would very much appreciate that!

Until next time...

Mindy and Jonathan get by with a little help from their friends in a special holiday edition of the podcast. They interview their colleagues on what they think is truly worth paying for in the world of edtech products and services. Hear what they have to say, as well as what Mindy and Jonathan want from Santa, in this fun roundup of our favorite tech tools.

Email the show, or send a voice memo to [email protected], and see show notes with all the links from this episode at www.dlgwaea.org/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. If you enjoy the show and would like to leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play, we would very much appreciate that!

In this episode, Mindy and Jonathan review a number of online sites that are aimed at helping improve classroom communication with parents. Remind, Class Dojo, Fresh Grade, Bloomz and more were discussed. The new Google Sites is here and there is some new follow up for Skype & YouTube. This week's spicy tech nuggets include asessment apps, a book, and an educational YouTube channel for elementary kids.

Email the show, or send a voice memo to [email protected], and see show notes with all the links from this episode at www.dlgwaea.org/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. If you enjoy the show and would like to leave us a review on iTunes or Google Play, we would very much appreciate that!