This is Here? - Unique Educational Experiences

It's the end of the 2025-2026 school year! Adam discussed some of the highlights and a few concerns about the future of educational technology and how the Fairfax County Public Schools community, in particular, is handling it. He's joined by fellow Tech Specialist Maria Cruz of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology to discuss these issues and what it's like being the tech specialist is one of the best schools in the country.

Keep your eyes on this feed for future episodes and check out the YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@thisisherepod) for a few video podcasts that help demo what we discuss on the show!

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Intro: "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

How can you use Wireless Microphone sets in your instruction? Adam explains in this installment of the "Tools of the Storyteller" series.

Learn about how to use wireless mic sets to record in different devices and what types of lessons are great for these types of microphones.

See the video version on YouTube!

https://youtu.be/U4rIBZ65ZlU

Recorded on a RODE Pro Wireless Mic Set

Mic Sets Discussed include:🎙️ Rode Pro🎙️ Rode Wireless Go III🎙️ Rode Micro🎙️ DJI Mic 3🎙️ DJI Mini🎙️SmallRig S70

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Intro: "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Adam recaps his experience at VSTE 2025 in Virginia Beach, discussing his presentation "Tools of the Storyteller" and also discussing his time at the rest of the conference.

He also discusses his AI Presentation on using the PARTS acronym in prompt Engineering for teachers and students. PARTS stands for Persona, Aim, Recipient, Theme, and Structure.

Tools of the Storyteller Presentation

PARTS AI Prompting Presentation

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Intro: "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Hear our interview with Daniela Ortega, a visiting teacher to Lewis High School originally from Argentina. We discuss the differences between our countries' education system, how she connects with her students, and what it was like to share her knowledge with our staff during our fall Share Fair.

Adam previews his VSTE 25 conference session called "Tools of the Storyteller," a session where attendees will try out different audio and video recording equipment to find what fits their school's needs and budget.

We also discuss the recent Lewis Share Fair and why that's a powerful professional development tool.

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Intro: "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

See the YouTube video podcast!Adam discusses the year in tech including VSTE, our school media organization, successes with multimedia projects, and more. He also looks ahead to 2025-2026 and what's new with AI in education and how use of recording equipment can help enhance instruction and keep some of the AI worries at bay.

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Intro: "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Audio Adventures Ahoy is based on Adam's VSTE presentation about using student created audio projects in instruction. Each part of focus on a different piece of audio gear and how teachers can use it with students.

In this first part, Adam talks about why audio projects are a passion and how teachers can begin using them with students.

Adam also talks about small USB Microphones that are great for classroom use as a step up from the onboard computer mics, specifically the Samson Go Mic.

This series is also available on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/jypblswXf7s

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Intro: "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Adam and a few Lancer Media students went to "Face Time with the Pros," an event organized by the Capital Emmys chapter of NATAS and described the impact it had on them and what doors that experienced opened.

He also discusses Google Vids, a new app within Google Workspace for Education. What are some of the benefits of Google Vids? What are some great applications with Google Vids? How do you get started? All these are addressed in this episode.Adam's Google Vids Tutorial

Romeo and Juliet Film Trailer project with teacher Chris Ingram.

Reddit Reads Episode 1

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Intro: "Loopster" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Adam recently attended VSTE 24 (Virginia Society for Technology in Education Conference 24) and presented on using audio in instruction. See the slides here. He describes some of the ideas he brought back with him and what the next steps are to share them with his staff.

Is Bluesky the next EdTech water cooler to share ideas? Some think so.

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How is it already November? Adam discusses how fast time can go as a tech coach, and previews his upcoming VSTE Conference presentation on creating audio projects.

Also on this episode is a conversation with Tim Brown, School Based Technology Specialist at Fairfax High School on Universal Design for Learning and some points of entry for teachers looking to get started.

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Intro:

It's time to say goodbye to the 2023-2024 school year. Adam reflects on the past year and what may come when the 2024-2025 year begins in the fall.

AI, phones in schools, Universal Design for Learning are going to be major topics heading into the new school year and this episode addresses where each are and where each may be headed in the near future.

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⁠VSTE Events⁠

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