Join host Daylon as he sits down with Matthew Hodge from the Center for Advanced Reseach and Technology (CART) to discuss how he is using immersive tools like the Virbela platform to engage his classes this year. 

Have more questions for Matthew? You can connect with him here: 

Email

Linkedin 

CART 

Note- This episode touches on themes of self harm, suicidal ideation, and sucide attempts. If any of those topics are difficult for you to hear about, we'll catch you next time. 

In this episode Daylon sits down with Ellen Yan and Mary Beth Coyne from GoGuardian to talk about Beacon. Beacon is a software that monitors student behavior on school-issued devices to look for warning signs that students may be experiencing a mental heath crisis. If you are interested in learning more about how Beacon works, what impacts it has had on the schools using it, or what is next for the product, this episode is for you. 

Resources: 

Learn more about Beacon

Understanding Youth Mental Health 

National Suicide Preventon Lifeline- for those experiencing a mental heath crisis (NOTE: this is not a substitute for 911. if someone is in immediate danger please contact your local authorities.) 

Crisis textline -for those who are in a crisis or are just looking for help and resources.

Warmline Directory -for those who need to talk to someone but are not in crisis.

NAMI HelpLine- for those looking for resources, need help navigating mental health services and resources, or just need to talk 

Find Help and resources in your area

This week on the podcast Daylon sat down with Mariana Aguilar, Director of Research at GoGuardian, to dive deep what keeps students engaged. Whether you are looking for tips to get your students engaged in online learning, want to learn more about how GoGuardian has teamed up with Pear Deck, or just curious about what GoGuardian's been working on, this episode is for you.  

Resources mentioned 

GoGuardian Website

State of Engagement Report 

Newsela

Pear Deck 

Teachers using stickers to encourage engagement

Template for discussing hard topics with students 

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This week Daylon was joined by Dr. Alex Howland, Co-founder and President of Virbela. From childhood dreams of being a doctor or garbage man to the rapid growth of his company, we dive deep with Dr. Howland to give you the inside scoop. If you are interested in virtual worlds, want to know more about how Virbela started, or are just curious about what the hype is about, this episode is for you. 

Check out Virbela here

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This week on the podcast Daylon is joined by Lawrence Franchini, Vice President of Sales at BrainCo to learn more about all the exciting  projects their team is working on. If you're interested in mindfulness and meditation, STEAM/STEM, esports, athletic training, neurofeedback, engineering, accessible myoelectric prosthetics, or harnessing the power of your mind, this episode is for you. 

Learn more about BrainCo:

General info-Brainco.tech 

Mindfulness-FocusCalm

STEM kit-Neuromaker 

Prosthetic-BrainRobotics

KickStarter- FocusCalm 

Esports- World's Fastest Gamer

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This week Daylon sat down with Irene Spero, CEO of Next Chapter Consulting, to learn more about virtual events. Tune in to learn about the strenghts of vitual events, where there is room for improvement, and what all of this will mean for events moving forward. 

Get in Touch with Irene: www.nextchapterconsult.com, [email protected]

Check out the Survey: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/irene-spero-ba458a5_the-virtual-wold-of-conferences-activity-6709890513488633856-i5M-/

See our "avant garde" campus for yourself: https://www.dstewart.com/dstewart-edu-campus

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In this episode we sit down with Dr. Robert Mclaughlin, Executive Director of the National Collaborative for Digital Equity(NCDE) to discuss what Organizations like Bob's, banks, and even every day people can do to help bridge the digital divide, and what impacts that can have on underserved communities. Want to learn more? Check out these amazing resources from the NCDE: https://www.digitalequity.us/resources/

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In this episode we sit down with Dr. Robert Mclaughlin, Executive Director of the National Collaborative for Digital Equity(NCDE) to discuss what Digital Equity is, and why it is more vital today than ever before. Tune into our next episode to hear what Organizations like Bob's, banks, and even every day people can do to help bridge the digital divide. Want to learn more now? Check out these amazing resources from the NCDE: https://www.digitalequity.us/resources/

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This week on the podcast we dive into SEL solutions for today's learning environments with Lawrence Franchini (BrainCo), Tim Hagan (Education Associates), Timothy D.Gifford (Movia Robotics), Sherri Smith-Dodgson (Miss Science), and Marc Zimmerman (The Social Express). This episode was recorded as a part of our Education 4.0 virtual conference in July of 2020. 

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Digital communication is becoming the new normal, so keeping strong human connections with each other is more important than ever. In this episode, industry experts discuss tools that help keep the education community talking, thinking and learning together. Recorded as part of our Education 4.0 virtual conference, this panel was hosted by Brandon Lindmeier of the Douglas Stewart Company. Guests include: Irene Spero of Next Chapter Consulting, Sumant Yerramily of Edmodo, Maryam Moeinazad of GoGuardian,  Joseph Slinger of Wacom, and Cindy Daniels of Connection. 

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