Your IT Coach

Your IT Coach

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Your IT Coach episodes

  • Exam Prep in a Castle of Learning

    Jeff and Scott talk about Castlelearning, an exam prep tool that can help students get ready for their end of year exams.

    • Host Contact Info: Scott Nourse, @snourseman
    • Guest(s) Contact Info:  Jeffrey Fillipelli Filippelli, [email protected]
    • Castle Learning: https://castlelearning.com
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      14 min
    • Mike Rides the Steam Train to the Clarence
      Host Michael Strangio interviews Clarence high school librarian  Andrew Johnston about how he is helping to reshape what it means to be a librarian in the 21st Century. You can contact Andy Johnston at [email protected] and connect with Mike Strangio by email at mstrangio@buffaloschools,.org
      You can download this episode's transcript here.
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      17 min
    • What Girl Gaming Can Teach us About Learning
      In this episode Rebecca Fast and Scott Nourse talk about how gaming and learning go hand in hand focusing on a group of gaming girls in BPS that went on to win a national competition using Minecraft.
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      Host Contact Info: Scott Nourse, @snourseman on Twitter
      Guest(s) Contact Info: Rebecca Fast, [email protected]
      Links, references, etc.
      Bungie Marathon:  Marathon (video game) - Wikipedia
      MineCraft EDU:  Homepage | Minecraft: Education Edition
      Girls Who Game: https://youtu.be/0rLTyzm_SmU
      BPS Team Project: Fall 2020 Winning Project - https://youtu.be/IhSe8tltXzc
      BPS Team Project: Spring 2021 Project “Community of the Future”: BPS GWG - Community of the Future's Flipgrid Response
      2016 UB MineCraft Build-a-thon Competition video:   https://youtu.be/cRumGojDgr8​​​​​​​
      Marathon (video game)
      Marathon is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by Bungie, and released in December 1994 for the Apple Macintosh. The game takes place several centuries into the future in outer space...
      en.wikipedia.org
      18 min
    • One Driving to Efficiency in the Classroom

      Host Scott Nourse explores how Pamela Littere and Kevin Pezzino have utilized Microsoft's One Drive and Schoology to maximize efficiency in their Global Scholars program. 

      Host Contact Info:  Scott Nourse, @snourseman on Twitter

      • Guest(s) Contact Info:
      • Pam Littere,   [email protected]
      • Kevin Pezzino, [email protected]
      • Links, references, etc.

        • Schoology support page: Using the OneDrive Assignments App – Schoology Support
        • District Global Scholars Webpage: https://www.buffaloschools.org/Page/91158
        • Global Scholars Webpage
        • Video on installing OneDrive Assignments in Schoology
        • Video on assigning OneDrive Assignments as a Teacher in Schoology
        • 13 min
        • 5 Low Tech Ways to Engage Kiddos

          Your host Keith Hughes takes the reigns in this episode showcasing five low tech ways to engage kids attention and facilitate powerful learning experiences. You can follow me on Twitter @Hiphughes and visit my YouTube page, HipHughes History. Have an idea for a future episode, want to be a guest or just leave us some feedback, then visit us on Anchor! 

          Old Dead Warren Cases - YouTube

          ODA: The Graduate School Edition

          Audio Rubric

          Adobe Spark for Education

          15 min
        • Mike Steams Off With Media Mike

          Host Michael Strangio interviews Media Mike Geyer From School 50 about how librarians are redefining themselves in the age of STEM, STEAM and technology.You can contact Media Mike at [email protected] and connect with Mike Strangio by email at mstrangio@buffaloschools,.org 

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          14 min
        • Podcasting a Pathway to Architecture

          Greg chats with Erin Kaminski, a teacher in the Buffalo Public Schools, about her Architecture & Design Program. They chat about art, architecture, and the influence of technology in this unique learning opportunity for students. You can reach Erin Kaminski at [email protected]. You can reach Greg Conley at @Gregsateacher on Twitter, YouTube.com/gregconleyesl on YouTube, and the old fashioned way at [email protected].


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          12 min
        • The Calculator Couch With Scott and Tim

          Tim and Scott talk about how calculators have progressed through the years, how calculators are used in the modern math classroom, and how calculators help students hone their mathematical skills. You can connect with Scott Nourse on Twitter @snourseman and you can connect with Tim Slaght through email at [email protected]. Have an idea for a future episode, want to be a guest or just leave us some feedback, then visit us on Anchor!

          14 min
        • Greg's Recipe for Video Project Smoothery

          In "Your IT Coach" episode 13, Greg Conley discusses the elements that go into a successful video project for students. You can view Greg's Scaffold video, Simple Video Creation Scaffold, or his YouTube page as well as follow and DM on Twtitter @gregsateacher. Looking for an Imovie quick tutorial? Look no further! 

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          9 min
        • Mike Meets Makers Empire's Rayan Nathan

          In our 12th episode host Mike Strangio interviews Makers Empire's Rayan Nathan about the impact they have had and continue to have on promoting STEM in the early grades. Connect with Mike Strangio by email [email protected] and visit Makers Empire

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          15 min

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        A podcast channel dedicated to sharing nuggets of wisdom and strategies for the classroom through the eyes of Buffalo Public School's Instructional Technology Coaches.