This week we have a great interview with Paige DeLozier from TalkingPoints, an excellent edtech service that offers free communication and translation services for teachers and parents. 

We also have some Wordle news and the usual helping of Tech Nuggets!

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

• Originality reports are now available for Google Slides files

• …and Giphy, Bitmoji, and Google Drive 

Main Course: Talking Points

• https://talkingpts.org/ 

Tech Nuggets

• Rasterbator

• …and seven more Wordle type games from Tony Vincent

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In this, the first episode of 2022, we thought we would look back at some of the most interesting education research from 2021, courtesy of the fine folks at Edutopia. 

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

• Animated Drawings by Meta AI Research (Beware!)

Main Course:

• The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2021

Tech Nuggets

• Volley for Education

• Shift + ? for all YouTube Keyboard shortcuts

You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter and see all the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team tweets at @DLGWAEA. You can also email us with questions or ideas, [email protected]. If you enjoy the show, please share it with your friends and colleagues and leave us a review on your podcast app of choice.

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In this landmark episode, we are dispensing with the usual format and just piling on as many tech nuggets as we can fit into one episode. No news, no main course, just lots of tech nuggets! Let's dig in! 😋

Here are the links for all the tech nuggets:

• Radio Garden

You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter and see all the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team tweets at @DLGWAEA. You can also email us with questions or ideas, [email protected]. If you enjoy the show, please share it with your friends and colleagues and leave us a review on your podcast app of choice.

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For our 99th episode, we return to one of our favorite topics - student engagement! We have the ideas, resources, and tools you need to keep your students invested in your content. We also have some Googley updates and the usual smattering of tech nuggets! 

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

• the universal @ menu

Main Course: Student Engagement Revisited!

• Katie Martin's Blog Post

• UDL Guidelines

Tech Nuggets

• Stooa: The online fishbowl tool 

• What is a fishbowl?

• I used Apple's AirDrop to troll strangers with photos of space sloths

• How an Excel TikToker manifested her way to making six figures a day

You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter and see all the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team tweets at @DLGWAEA. You can also email us with questions or ideas, [email protected]. If you enjoy the show, please share it with your friends and colleagues and leave us a review on your podcast app of choice.

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In this episode, we are joined by Corey Rogers (@corey_rogers) and Bridget Castelluccio (@B_Castelluccio) to talk about the new K-12 Computer Science requirements for Iowa schools! There is a lot to talk about but these are the people in the know so we made sure to get them on the podcast to share their knowledge and expertise. 

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

• Get approvals on files in Google Drive

Main Course: Computer Science in Iowa!

• Iowa Computer Science Standards

Tech Nuggets

• Mind Your Decisions

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 with questions or ideas, [email protected]. If you enjoy the show please share it with your friends and colleagues and/or leave us a review on your podcast app of choice.

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This week, our catch of the day is Jamboard - Google's collaborative online whiteboard. We have tips, tricks, and templates to help you get the most out of this popular tool. We also have some news and your usual helping of delicious tech nuggets. 

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

• Live translated captions in Google Meet are available in beta

Main Course:

• Jamboard Templates eCollection #1

Tech Nuggets:

• 360schools 

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 with questions or ideas, [email protected]. If you enjoy the show please share it with your friends and colleagues and/or leave us a review on your podcast app of choice.

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Hold on tight because we are sailing into the uncharted waters of Esports in schools this week. Thankfully, we have an expert at the helm, Jesse Lubinsky from Ready Learner One, who is going to navigate us safely through these stormy seas! 

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

• Screencastify’s new FREE features!

Main Course: Esports with Jesse Lubinsky

• Chance the Rapper on SNL

Tech Nuggets

• Live Text in iOS 15

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 with questions or ideas, [email protected]. If you enjoy the show please share it with your friends and colleagues and/or leave us a review on your podcast app of choice.

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Our guests for this episode are Lynn Kleinmeyer and...uh...Jonathan Wylie? Don't worry! All will be revealed as we dive headfirst into the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines and show you why you need them in your classroom. 

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

• Flipgrid Live Events

• Top Chrome Tab Tips

Main Course: Universal Design for Learning

• UDL Guidelines

Tech Nuggets:

• Workflowy

For this special episode, we are joined by Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr from MakeMathMoments.com. We also have Janet Greene, one of our GWAEA Math Consultants, as a guest co-host. It's a great conversation and includes all kinds of great nuggets that truly transcend math and just make for really good instructional practices. We hope you enjoy it!

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

• Easel by TPT

Main Course:

• Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr

Tech Nuggets

• Tech Integration Updates - Math from Eric Curts

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 with questions or ideas, [email protected]. If you enjoy the show please share it with your friends and colleagues and/or leave us a review on your podcast app of choice.

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It's time to talk about Teachers Pay Teachers. We have made comments about it in the past, but we decided to get it all out in the open and just have an honest conversation about it. Be sure to stick around for the tech nuggets!

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

• Mote for Docs

Main Course: Teachers Pay Teachers

• Teachers Pay Teachers

Tech Nuggets

• Literacy Shed

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 with questions or ideas, [email protected]. If you enjoy the show please share it with your friends and colleagues and/or leave us a review on your podcast app of choice.

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