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Interview with Ed Gragert, Exec. Director iEARN www.iearn.org   

Bright with the afterglow of the NECC 2008 conference, hosts Kathy and Mark provide some short salient insights and then bring our listeners a compelling interview with Ed Gragert, Executive Director of iEARN.org. In 20 years, the International Education and Resource Network has grown  to include over 20,000 schools and organizations, over 1 million students in 115 countries. Listen in as we discuss the mission, vision and impact of this educational global collaborative project between classrooms and schools around the world.

Any school can propose an iEARN project and participate for a small fee. This vibrant program develops dynamic experiences in global citizenry that promises to change the lives of everyone involved. If you know iEARN enjoy this update on their work. If you don’t, listen and beat a quick virtual path to their website to consider getting involved! Resources, articles, tips on conference goodies and much more in Teachers’ Podcast episode 21!

Article referred to

• E-school News article NECC:
• 5 ways to be Advocates of Change 

Resources

•   NECC Conference site –   www.iste.org/necc

• Tuesday morning keynote: Jim Carleton & Mali Bickley
  download podcast version to hear

•  iCUE
• www.icue.org
• Teachers’ Podcast episode about iCUE – Episode18

GUEST INTERVIEW:

ED GRAGERT, Executive Director, iEARN

• iEARN
• http://www.iearn.org
• http://media.iearn.org
• http://OF2.iearn.org
• Article about Ed Gragert: Named in TOP 12 Educational Innovators by Lucas Foundation
• “The Daring Dozen”

• iEARN  Descriptions in the NECC Conference Program

• Environment Projects Make a World of Difference [Poster: Global Gallery] Diane Midness, iEARN USA with Rowena Gerber and Ed Gragert Sunday, 6/29/2008, 7:00pm–9:00pm; HGCC Tower View Lobby, Table: 29 More than two million youth in iEARN connect to make a difference. Many of them do this through environmental projects showcased here.

  Going Digital Worldwide: Projects Using Digital Media [Poster: Global Gallery] Diane Midness, iEARN USA with Deborah Anderson and Losira Okelo Sunday, 6/29/2008, 7:00pm–9:00pm; HGCC Tower View Lobby, Table: 31 iEARN digital storytelling develops self-esteem and fosters greater cross-cultural appreciation and respect and helps young people understand that they are active and positive participators in society.

  International Networking Reception [Social Events: Reception] Camilla Gagliolo, Arlington Public Schools/ISTE with Ralph Leonard Sunday, 6/29/2008, 3:15pm–4:15pm; HGCC Global Connections Lounge Welcome our guests from around the world at this international reception! Come network, meet colleagues, hear about international initiatives, and enjoy! Hosted by ISTE’s International Committee and sponsored by iEARN, Oracle Education Foundation, and TakingITGlobal.org

  SAA105 CANCELLED: 21st-Century Worldwide Collaboration: International Project-Based Learning
  [Workshop: Hands-on] Sold Out!
  Diane Midness, iEARN USA with Rowena Gerber, Freda Goodman and Losira Okelo

  iEARN (International Education Resource Network) will present opportunities for teachers and students to collaborate internationally on cross-curricular projects in a safe and culturally diverse community.  (contains Commercial Content)

     

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   BONUS EPISODE!   Mark and Kathy bring a little bit of the NECC conference to all our listeners. In this episode we interview Dr. George Perera who will presenting his research about teacher professional development in educational technology at the conference on Monday. Teachers as learners AND learners as teachers and doctors! Our guest is a recent graduate of our PHD program at Fordham. His topic is “Capabilities of Technology Coupled with Specific Instructional Methods and Objectives” Announcements in this episode about 3rd Annual TTPOD Best Educational Podcast Contest- great prizes and extension to August 15, 2008!  Also details  for the NECC MEETUPS on June 30.

Don’t miss this BONUS episode- bringing NECC to you- if you are able to travel there or not…

Kathy and Mark at NECC - Where are we?

Sunday 6/29/08

1:00pm- 4:00pm  SIGTel Forum: Connectivism, Curric, & Virtual Classroom in 21st-Century HGCC 103B  $$ Event  (KPK)

4:00- 5:00pm      NECC Keynote (MG AND KPK will be there)

Monday, 6/30/2008

8:30am–9:30am;   Dr. Perera’s session:  HGCC 101 A, Table: 5 (MG AND KPK will be there)

10:00am-12:00pm;  SIGHC Forum: Mobile Devices Are Reshaping the Way We Learn $$$ Event (KPK)

3:oopm -5:00 pm; TTPOD and Talking Fin Lit FREE Event at Hilton Hotel Palacio Del Rio (MG AND KPK will be there OF COURSE)

• Hilton Hotel Palacio Del Rio
• 200 South Alamo Street, San Antonio - Tel: 1-210-222-1400

Tuesday 7/1/08

TBD

Leave Conference 2pm

 Details for Dr. George Perera’s Session:

“Capabilities of Technology Coupled with Specific Instructional Methods and Objectives“

Monday, 6/30/2008, 8:30am–9:30am; HGCC 101 A, Table: 5
Best practices: How do schools in New York City integrate computer-related technologies with traditional and constructivist methods and with cognitive, computer, and social objectives? A balanced approach!

Theme/Strand: 21sxt Century Teaching & Learning- Technology Integration

Audience:  Technology Integration Specialists, Technology Coordinators, Teacher Educators, Teachers, Staff Developers, Principals, Curriculum Specialists

Grade Level: 9-12 research

CHECK OUT these  Major Announcements

1. Upgraded prizes and an extension to August 15  for the

3rd Annual ‘The Teachers’ Podcast’

 Best Educational Podcast Awards!

McGraw Hill Education is our proud partner in recognizing the achievements of teachers and students in advbancing the field of new media and education

Check out the main Contest 2008 page for details about submission, categories and prizes

 

2. Don’t miss our June 30, 2008 EVENT in San Antonio  

NECC Meet-UP for TTPOD

Where?  At the Hilton Hotel Palacio Del Rio

• 3-4 pm ISTE NECC Teacher’s Podcast Meet-Up and Focus Group
•   4-5:?? pm Teacher’s Podcast R3: Revelations, Reunion & Recording

Free events -  Community opportunity

• Raffle Give-aways - Podcast book (signed), Otterbox iPod and iPhone cases, sports headphones
• Recordings, podcasting, roundtable, resources, discussions, photo opps, fun, community
• Meet with your co-hosts: Mark and Kathy in San Antonio
• Teacher Podcast and Fin Lit Collectibles!
• Thank you Otterbox.com  the raffle prizes!
  

PREVIEW TTPOD 21!

• Mailbag

Digital recorder recommendations
Audacity tutorials
Responses FROM and about BitStrips!
Much much more!

• NECC Report - with audio clips

• Wii and Mii to be explored in the next episode!
  http://www.wii.com
  http://www.nintendo.com/wii
  http://www.miiwiigames.com/

Don’t just wait for Episode 21- let us know what you are thinking, your recommendations for Wii and your reaction to NECC! Even better- Meet us in San Antonio if you make it there!Contact Us

• You can contact Mark and Kathy by
• leaving a comment here on the blog/site
• emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com
• posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook
• phoning us at (201) 693-4935

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Join us in The Garden Studio of Teacher’s Podcast for this

Resource- and News-Packed Episode.

Kathy and Mark gather on a hot summer day to share advances in podcasting, art and technology for our schools exclusively for their podcast audience. You are the first to learn that McGraw-Hill Education has partnered with us to sponsor our 3rd annual Podcast contest in order to recognize teacher achievement and provide tremendous prizes for our winners.

Virtual schools and virtualization also top our discussion as examine current trends and advances in technology for school implementation and reach.

Then the focus turns to opportunities for Art and Design in the world of Web 2.0 and how it reaches into the lives of learners and learning in ways we never could have before. Mark shares insight from his newest book- and we are the first to get the inside look of this newest ISTE publication: released just this week.

Welcome back to the revolution in teaching and learning with the Teachers’ Podcast

 

Breaking News - NEWS FLASH

ISTE NECC Teacher’s Podcast Meet-Up and

Focus Group June 30 4-5:30pm

• Free events and Give-aways (raffles sponsored by Otterbox and Teachers’ Podcast- ipod and iphone cases, book, and more… Thank you Otterbox!)

• Community opportunity
• Meet with your co-hosts: Mark and Kathy in San Antonio
• Photo and recording opps
• Hilton Hotel Palacio Del Rio
• 200 South Alamo Street, San Antonio - Tel: 1-210-222-1400

Best Educational Podcast Contest - 3rd Annual Teacher’s Podcast Event!

• NEWS FLASH! — Upgraded Winner Prizes sponsored by Mc-Graw-Hill Education (MHE) Thank you, MHE!
• Extended Deadline August 15, 2008
• Gifts including, $100 cash, podcast recording kit, gift certificate, award and commendations!
• Guest interview for all grand winners
• Check the link for details: http://teacherspodcast.org/contest-2008

News Items

• Florida Legislature seeks to mandate virtual opportunities
  Every Florida district would be required by 2009 to offer some form of online education to students as young as 5 under a bill awaiting Gov. Charlie Crist’s signature.
• Web Browser for Children with Autism
  Another accessibility tool freely available -Just released
• Virtual Desktops in Schools (E-school news article- great!)
  A revolution is taking shape that will alter forever how educators and others view and use technology–most specifically their personal computers. Gone will be today’s most stubborn IT challenges: conflicting operating systems bulging with fat applications, duplicate programs that must be installed and maintained on individual computers, user-instituted security breaches that threaten whole networks.

The Art and Design of Living and Learning 2.0
Resources

• Drawing Day http://www.drawingday.org
• Release of Mark’s Visual Arts Book
  • Visual Arts Units for All Levels
    
• Bitstrips RESOURCE - http://www.bitstrips.com
  • As seen first in in Wired – June 2008…
  • The first ever- TTPOD Bitstrip
• Virtual Worlds
• My Virtual World
• Blog - Visioneering http://MartinRayala.blogspot.com
  Developing K-12 Design Destination Schools across the country that are the most vibrant places in the world.

PREVIEW TTPOD 20!

• Wii and Mii to be explored in the next episode!
  http://www.wii.com
  http://www.nintendo.com/wii
  http://www.miiwiigames.com/

Contact Us

• You can contact Mark and Kathy by
• leaving a comment here on the blog/site
• emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com
• posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook
• phoning us at (201) 693-4935

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Bridges and Education-

Summer is a time of celebration and refreshment and this episode provides plenty to celebrate, reflect and USE!

Calls for celebration and activity include-invitation to join Kathy and Mark for all sorts of discussions and fun at the ISTE NECC Conference, articles written by Kathy and Mark in separate publications about podcasting in higher ed classrooms-( what really does happen in Kathy’s classes?), and a roundup of mini laptops by Mark in Converge.

Abundant resources, hot news right off the press and a wonderful one-of-kind resource reviewed by your hosts. Check out what the episode has in store for you..

From the Learning Capitol of the world–

The Teacher’s Podcast of course!

Announcements:

An Invitation to Kathy & Mark’s special NECC event – actually 2 face-to-face meetings – The Launch of the new Talking Financial Literacy podcast series… AND the Teachers Podcast “Happening”… come join us 2 NECC on Monday - June, 30th from 3PM – 5:30PM+…more

ISTE NECC Teacher’s Podcast Meet-Up and Focus Group June 30 4-5:30pm

• Free events and Give-aways (raffles sponsored by Otterbox and Teachers’ Podcast- ipod and iphone cases, book, and more… Thank you Otterbox!)
• Community opportunity
• Meet with your co-hosts: Mark and Kathy in San Antonio
• Photo and recording opps
• Hilton Hotel Palacio Del Rio
• 200 South Alamo Street, San Antonio - Tel: 1-210-222-1400

Best Educational Podcast Contest

• Extended Deadline August 15, 2008
• Awards, commendations
• Guest interview for all grand winners
• Check the link for details: http://teacherspodcast.org/contest-2008

Short Take:

• NYACCE Conference (New York Association of Continuing and Community Education) http://www.nyacce.org/

• Online Education as Disruptive Innovation
  • ED Week Article
• Harnessing Innovative Technology in Higher Education, by King & Griggs
  • H arnessing innovative technology in higher education: Access, equity, policy and instruction. Madison, WI: Atwood. (ISBN 1-891859-63-2)
  • Reading online for free: http://faculty.fordham.edu/kpking/hit
• Mark’s article in Converge Magazine – Winter 2008
  
  • “Bridge Over Technology Waters”
• Article from New York Times –
  • “Microsoft Joins Effort for Laptops for Children” (scroll to page 18)
• Kathy’s article “Introducing New Media into Teacher Preparation - Transparently Integrating Podcasting into College Classes” … From the May 2, 2008 Newsletter for the ISTE Special Interest Group on Hand Held Computing - Scroll to page 4 of this PDF document
  • King, K. P. (2008, May). Introducing new media into teacher preparation: Transparently integrating podcasting into college classes ISTE SIG Handheld Computing (ISTE SIGHC) 3(4), 4-7. http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Membership/SIGs/SIGHC_Handheld_Computing/SIGHCnewsletter0508.pdf

Resources:

• TED Talks -
  
  • http://www.ted.com/

  
  

• Nicholas Negraponte’s Talk
  • http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/41

  
  

• iCUE- Article from TV Week -
  
  • “NBC News Launches iCue for Students”

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• emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com
• posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook
• phoning us at (201) 693-4935

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Improving learning with a multimedia extravaganza from Kathy and Mark and recognizing LIES? Join us for discussion, debate, examples including audio books, Audible kids, and LibriVox, the FLIP video camera, spices, PDFs (and the paperless office?), and always resources, resources, resources! Topnotch articles demonstrating new media for learning advancement, use in classrooms and more. Adaptable tool for administrative and technical support! Product reviews: Spiceworks and Flip.

Triple-crown of announcements in this episode include the launch of Talking Financial Literacy Podcast (www.talkingfinlit.org), more details about the Podcast Contest, and TTPOD Meet-UP at ISTE NECC 2008 (June/July) www.teacherspodcast.org.

Announcements:

ISTE NECC Teacher’s Podcast Meet-Up and Focus Group

• When? June 30 4-5:30 pm
• Where? Hilton Hotel Palacio Del Rio (across from Convention Center)
  • 200 South Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX Tel: 1-210-222-1400

• Free events — Give-aways — Community opportunity
• Meet with your co-hosts: Mark and Kathy in San Antonio

3rd Annual Best Educational Podcast Contest from TTPOD!

• Deadline July 5, 2008
• Awards, commendations
• Guest interview for all grand winners
• Check the link for details

ARTICLES and LINKS for this Episode

• “Analysis: How Multimedia Can Improve Learning” Article from eSchool News
  
• “Once Upon a Time in the 21st Century” Article from Star Leger
  
• “The FLIP Video Camera Camcorder Brings Zen to the Shoot” Article from The New York Times
• “Teachers Tap Video Sharing in the Classroom” Article from AZ Central
• “Three Steps to the Paperless Office” Article from PC magazine

 

Resources

• Librivox http://www.librivox.org
• Gutenberg Project: http://www.gutenberg.org
  
• School Tube - http://www.schooltube.com
• Spice Works - http://www.spiceworks.com
• Digital Video in the Classroom: An Evolving Resource List (from TECH TO GO blog)

Product reviews:

• The FLIP’s own website http://www.theflip.com/
• Librivox http://www.librivox.org
• Pdf Creators (options)
• – SSuite includes a PDFmaker (free) ( In-depth review TTPOD 14)
• – Win2PDF - ($35.00)
• – FREE PDF Tools 5.0(free)
• – PDFill PDF Editor 5 (free trial; $20)
• – Adobe Acrobat (free trial; USD Educator’s Discount $ 99 )

Articles Mentioned:

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NOW for something completely different!

Welcome to a specially recorded “podcast for broadcast” version of Mark and Kathy’s keynote presentation for Technology Teacher Professional Day

Dream and Believe - Learn and Achieve is the theme of this episode

SPECIAL FEATURE: Be sure to view the PowerPoint that accompanies this podcast. Watch the PDF version of this presentation while you listen! TTPOD-16-PDF-Companion-by-TTPOD

Starting with quotes from Shaw, Cervantes, and King, we cover the gamut of perspectives and possibilities. Join us as we share key resources, insights and suggestions with teachers around the world! Fabulous announcements in this episode include the launch of Talking Financial Literacy Podcast (www.talkingfinlit.org), further details about the 3rd Annual Best Educational Podcast Contest, AND a Teacher’s Podcast focus group on the topic of Talking Financial Literacy at ISTE NECC 2008- (June 30-July 2) Specific times, day and location to be announced— stay tuned for details a this blog.

Originally prepared as a video conferenced remote presentation to the teachers of Palliser Regional Schools, as part of their first district wide professional development day on the integration of Technology, this content was re-recorded for this episode.

Resources mentioned in the presentation:

• VOKI http://www.voki.com and
  • t he VOKI “Hillary” avatar message created for this presentation
• Voices of the World – International Online Collaborative Project
  • http://onevoice.ning.com/
  • and (student work example)
• Partnership for 21st Century Skills
• The Futures Channel – Math & Science Digital Video Content
• LibriVox http://librivox.org/
  • Free audio books which are in the public domain
  • from sci fi to poetry, biographies to plays, check out the over 1300 entries available!
• Mabry Online – Hyper Successful Middle School Program of
  • Student Reports done as Digital Video Projects and
  • Dr. Tim Tyson’s (principal of Mabry School) Closing Keynote @ NECC 2007
• Small Voices Podcast
  • http://kinderteacher.podomatic.com/
• podOmatic
  • http://www.podomatic.com/
• Jeff Bradley’s Blog
  • http://ipsbradley.blogspot.com
• The Teachers Podcast & TTP Archives
  • www.teacherspodcast.org
• International Society for Technology in Education
  
  • http://www.iste.org/
• Scholastic
• Talking Financial Literacy Podcast - a newly launched series by Mark and Kathy
  • www.talkingfinlit.org
• ISTE NEEC Teacher’s Podcast Meet-Up and Focus Group
  • Focus group on the topic of Talking Financial Literacy at ISTE NECC 2008- (June 30-July 2) Specific times, day and location to be announced— stay tuned for details a this blog.

This episode is enthusiastically dedicated to

1. Pallisers Regional Schools, Alberta Canada ( http://www.pallisersd.ab.ca/) who invited The Teacher’s Podcast dynamic duo to kick off their first Tech PD Day via video- conference hookup
2. All educators everywhere who are traveling the journey of learning, exploring and innovating with technology in teaching and learning!

The 3rd Annual Best Educational Podcast Contest - Deadline July 5, 2008

• Apply for one of 3 awards for best educational podcasts
• Read about categories for submission, July 5 2008 deadline and contest rules
• Click Contest 2008 tab at the top of this page!

• Contact Us
  You can contact Mark and Kathy by
• leaving a comment here on the blog/site
• emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com
• posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook
• phoning us at (201) 693-4935

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2008 Classroom Device Excitement

The New Generation of Student Laptops!

Best Education Podcast Contest Announced!

A Block Buster Trend!

In this episode news about HP’s new laptop – Intel’s Classmate PC – the One Laptop Per Child project’s XO - AND Innovations for Learning’s TeacherMate. Also a TTPOD Facebook Group Update – and -

FINALLY… The 3rd Annual Best Educational Podcast Contest ANNOUNCED!!! (click here to go to the contest page) Live from the technology capital of the world!

Mark and Kathy’s book, Podcasting for Teachers

• Click The Book tab at the top of this page!

Articles & Items:

• HP unveils small laptop for school kids - Article: Business Week

   

• Intel Unveils New Classmate PCs –
  • Article: The Washington Post
  • Article/review: PC Magazine
  • Video review: PC Magazine
  • Birmingham approves low-cost laptop project - Article: From eSchool News
  • Link: Innovations for Learning featuring
    • the TeacherMate device
      
• Article about Dr. King presentation at Fordham University
  • New Media, Technology and Learning

• iDog educational apps discussed- links listed here @ http://classroomrobotics.blogspot.com/
• Sample of one of the few videos Mark hunted down

 

 

 

 

 

Mark’s book “ Visual Arts Units for All Levels”

to be released by ISTE June/July ’08

Resources:

• Adobe Puts Free Version Of Photoshop Online – Article: The Wall Street Journal

Product Review

Innovations for Learning - Teachermate Handheld Computer

• http://innovationsforlearning.org/Products.html

The 3rd Annual Best Educational Podcast Contest - Deadline July 5, 2008

• Apply for one of 3 awards for best educational podcasts
• Read about categories for submission, July 5 2008 deadline and contest rules
• Click Contest 2008 tab at the top of this page!

• Contact Us
  You can contact Mark and Kathy by
• leaving a comment here on the blog/site
• emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com
• posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook
• phoning us at (201) 693-4935

(C) Transformation Education LLC, King & Gura, 2008.

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In this episode: An update and discussion about Second Life (Dr. King attends Schrock’s webinar), short takes from Oprah’s Book Club to Throwing Home Schooling Parents in Prison?, Getting Our Heads Straight about SCIENCE Education, a review of S Suite’s FIFTH ELEMENT a powerful free Office Suite and computer utility suite in one, and a free Fair Use Check List.

 

 

Articles & Items Covered this Episode:

• Oprah’s Book Club
  

• Article – World Net Daily.com “Parents of 166,000 students could face criminal charges”

• Blog item: “Technology Group Visits Scandinavian Schools
  CoSN Senior Delegation to Scandinavia November 9-17, 2007

• Article eSchool News: Science education in the spotlight

• Article – Washington Post : “ Reading and Math Curtailing Other Topics, Study Finds”

• Article – eSchool News “Testing Rules Prompt New Science Products”

• Check list on Fair Use and Copyright
  • Copyright Management Center (Indiana University/Purdue University) http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/checklist.htm

• Fifth Element – S Suite http://ssuite5element.webs.com/thefifthelement.htm

Bonus Resource (not covered in podcast)

• Article – eSchool News
  “Testing Rules Prompt New Science Products”

• Article – Wall Street Journal/District Administration “ Reading, Writing … and Engineering”

Resources:

• The Futures Channel
• “The Wind Business”
• Fifth Element – S Suite http://ssuite5element.webs.com/t