The EdTech Take Out

The EdTech Take Out

By Grant Wood AEAEducation
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The EdTech Take Out episodes

  • EP102: TalkingPoints

    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
  • Seesaw Templates in Canva (new to us)
  • Canva Partners with Book Creator
    • …and Giphy, Bitmoji, and Google Drive 
  • Adobe Creative Cloud Express Monthly Challenge; January 
  • Introducing WeVideo Classroom for educational multimedia creation
  • How to Use the YouTube Picture-in-Picture Mode

    • Main Course: Talking Points

    • https://talkingpts.org/ 
  • Talking Points iOS App
  • Talking Points Android App

    • Tech Nuggets

    • Rasterbator
  • Open Middle Slide Decks (openmiddle.com)
  • Make Your Own Wordle 
    • …and seven more Wordle type games from Tony Vincent
  • SandboxAR on the App Store

    • 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, at [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.

    THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

    45 min
  • EP101: Research Roundup II

    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!)
  • Twitter is rolling out automatic captions for videos - The Verge
  • Don Johnston Tools Joining the TextHelp Family of Products
  • Controlling slides shared by another participant – Zoom Support
  • 2021 Teacher Spending Study
  • 20+ Free Tech Tools for Teachers

    • Main Course:

    • The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2021

    Tech Nuggets

    • Volley for Education
  • The Sounding Out Machine
  • Ziplet
  • Increase the size of captions on YouTube
    • 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.

    THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

    42 min
  • EP100: Tech Nuggets!

    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
  • Hark
  • Emoji Maker
  • Adobe Creative Cloud Express
  • Google’s Santa Tracker
  • Template Preview Hack
  • Toucan
  • Grammarly
  • SmartPass
  • Transpose.Video
  • Mote
  • Daily Journal Template and a video of how to use it with Mote
  • Solo.to
  • Chrome Tab Groups
  • Modern Wikipedia
  • IFTTT
  • Digital lesson plan creator
  • Free Premium Accounts for Teachers
  • Thin Slides
  • This or That by @showell24
  • Tech Nuggets Newsletter

    • 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.

    THANK YOU for listening. We really wouldn't have made it to 100 episodes without the support of listeners like you!

     

    47 min
  • EP99: Student Engagement Revisited

    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
  • Chrome Actions
  • Gimkit goes free
  • Flipgrid Background Templates in Canva

    • Main Course: Student Engagement Revisited!

    • Katie Martin's Blog Post
  • 7 Ways to Increase Student Engagement
    • UDL Guidelines
  • Playlists One-Pager
  • Contribution Checklists
  • Placemat Discussion Activity
  • Balance with Blended Learning
  • Student portfolio template

    • Tech Nuggets

    • Stooa: The online fishbowl tool 
    • What is a fishbowl?
  • Tweet from Nicholas Ferroni
    • I used Apple's AirDrop to troll strangers with photos of space sloths
  • Simple Wikipedia
  • Tyler Tarver
    • 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.

    THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

    49 min
  • EP98: Computer Science in Iowa!

    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
  • Educators receive a free Premium license from Brilliant, for free
  • AEM Center: The Accessible Learning Experience Podcast
  • Canva Create!
  • Zoom's Auto-Generated Captions Available to All Free Users

    • Main Course: Computer Science in Iowa!

    • Iowa Computer Science Standards
  • CSTA Glossary
  • CS Ed Week
  • Contact Corey: [email protected]
  • Contact Bridget: [email protected]

    • Tech Nuggets

    • Mind Your Decisions
  • Clarity Notes
  • Join CSTA & CSTA Iowa (or your local chapter)- bit.ly/JoinCSTAIowa
  • Cleanup.pictures
  • Free Icons
  • Big Book of Computing Pedagogy

    • 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.

    THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

     

    50 min
  • EP97: Jammin‘ With Jamboard

    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
  • Meet updates are here (link) also hand raising
  • Create meeting notes in Google Calendar
  • The Present button in Slides is now the Slideshow button?
  • Zoom focus mode
  • ExpeditionsPro
  • Top 40 Edtech Apps

    • Main Course:

    • Jamboard Templates eCollection #1
  • Jamboard Templates eCollection #2
  • Jamboard Templates eCollection #3 (modeled off the Harvard Project Zero Thinking Routines)
  • 10 Jamboard templates for distance learning
  • Create Jamboard Math Activities with Equatio - examples
  • Create Google Jamboard Backgrounds in Google Slides – Jake Miller
  • GIF Timers

    • Tech Nuggets:

    • 360schools 
  • Cloud Stop Motion via Tim Bleazard (@idletim) on Twitter
  • Seesaw Icons
  • How do I lock the size and shape of items in a student template?

    • 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.

    THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

    48 min
  • EP96: Esports with Jesse Lubinsky

    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!
  • CommonLit 360 Curriculum
  • New Apple devices
  • Design your own custom themes in new Google Sites
  • New Google Tasks logo!!
  • Forms settings are now easier to navigate

    • Main Course: Esports with Jesse Lubinsky

    • Chance the Rapper on SNL
  • Tweet from Mike Washburn
  • The Esports Education Playbook: Empowering Every Learner Through Inclusive Gaming (book)
  • readylearner.one
  • jesselubinsky.com

    • Tech Nuggets

    • Live Text in iOS 15
  • Wheel of Names | Random name picker via Tony Vincent
  • PackBack
  • Webinar Series: Four Tenets of Blended and Personalized Learning
  • Sesame Street Fighter

    • 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.

    THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

     

    47 min
  • EP95: Universal Design for Learning

    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
  • Spreading Screencastify (SWAG alert!)
  • Save Tab Groups is coming soon?
    • Top Chrome Tab Tips
  • Safer learning with Google for Education
  • Better understand how you’re spending your time in Google Calendar
  • Find and share GIFs in Google Chat
  • And finally…

    • Main Course: Universal Design for Learning

    • UDL Guidelines
  • What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
  • Seeing UDL in the Classroom (video)
  • Divergent by Design podcast

    • Tech Nuggets:

    • Workflowy
  • HyperRubrics
  • Turn and Learn could be used with Flipgrid too
  • Add Voice to Google Forms using Mote

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    50 min
  • EP94: Make Math Moments

    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
  • Canva Creator Program via Tanya LeClair
  • Google Docs will let you overlay text on images like it's 1997
  • “Master” view in Google Slides renamed to “Theme Builder”
  • How do I annotate a file as an assignment submission in Canvas?
  • iCivics Unveils New – And BIG – Primary Sources Site
  • Friendly reminder: Do NOT delete your Seesaw class
  • End-Of-Year Google Classroom Clean-up Tips

    • Main Course:

    • Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr
  • MakeMathMoments.com
  • Desmos
  • KnowledgeHook

    • Tech Nuggets

    • Tech Integration Updates - Math from Eric Curts
  • OER Project Home
  • Use your omnibox to search your Google Drive
  • Kentucky Center for Mathematics

    • 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.

    THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

    1 hr
  • EP93: Teachers Pay Teachers

    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
  • How to create digital stickers using IconsMania
  • Zoom's Immersive View puts up to 25 people inside one virtual background
  • SeeSaw Update: Progress
  • Kahoot Acquires Clever for $500M

    • Main Course: Teachers Pay Teachers

    • Teachers Pay Teachers
  • The Battle Between Teachers Pay Teachers and OERs
  • Rachel Lynette Is a Million-Dollar Teacher
  • ReadWriteThink
  • ShareMyLesson
  • OER Commons
  • What Teachers Pay Teachers Is Learning From Bad Lessons and Upset Teachers
  • Why I've Stopped Using Teachers Pay Teachers
  • Teachers Pay Teachers Has a New Anti-Racist Initiative. But There's Still Racist Content on the Site

    • Tech Nuggets

    • Literacy Shed
  • Verse by Verse - Google via Larry Ferlazzo
  • Helperbird
  • Kialo Edu - The tool to teach critical thinking and rational debate

    • 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.

    THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

     

    45 min

About The EdTech Take Out

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The EdTech Take Out is a podcast for teachers who are looking for innovative ways to integrate technology in their classrooms. It is hosted by Mindy Cairney and Gina Rogers from the Grant Wood AEA…