From mobile learning to teachers’ appreciation and survival, this second part of the series episode includes Kathy’s visits to Langley school, insights on teaching, and essential articles for discussion of technology.  This episode includes a host of essential resources and articles to contemplate. As always the discussion is wrapped around the theme of powerful uses of technology for learning.

The Teachers’ Podcast: More Ed Tech You Can Always Use Today and Tomorrow.
Make us the center of YOUR Ed Tech Universe!

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• Dr. King recounts visit to The Langley School in McLean Virginia
• Interactive White Boards and teaching excellence
• Beebot! PreK robotics in action
  • PreK robotics for every content area!
  • Here the description in these two episodes (49 and 50)
  • Read more here or get your $65 Beebot!
• ART class
  • Anim8or – animation software
• Article about the conference

RESOURCES

Terry Freedman Announcement

• I’m in the process of producing a 2^nd edition of the free ebook 60 Web 2.0 Projects I published on my website last year (and which is still available).
• If you’re doing anything interesting in the way of Web 2.0, please share! It will take only a few minutes to complete an online form. Full details about what, why and the benefits to all are contained in this article: http://bit.ly/w2info
• I am NOT looking for brilliant, rocket science, ground-breaking ideas, but ideas that actually work in real classrooms with real kids!
• Anyway, I hope you will be able to mention this in your podcast, and keep up the good work!
• [WE DID, Terry! ~~ Kathy & Mark ]
  

District Leaders Podcast- Wins Recognition!

• District Administrator Web resource of the week!
• Leading today for success tomorrow is always the theme!
• This series hosted by McGraw Hill Education and produced by Transformation Education LLC is a superb resource for superintendents to learn from each other how to be successful. Interviews from across the country.

Special Interview- How Does School District Cope with H1N1?

• Neil Rochelle sits down with our very own Dr. Kathy King (guest host for District Leaders Podcast) to share the inside story on the challenge of 2009-2010 school year!
• He shares how his school district managed, the process and the USE OF TECHNOLOGY in it all.
• Resources and support abound in this episode
• Listen in to be informed!

NYCOSS Conference -January 11, 2010 – Albany, NY

• Kathy will present a concurrent session on Technology, 21st Century Learning and Career Readiness.
• Desmond Conference Center for the Mid-Winter Conference

FETC January 12-15, 2010 – Orlando, FL

• Kathy will be presenting a session on podcasting and oral history lessons at FETC
• We will post the session information as soon as we have it!

Short Articles by Kathy on Career Changing

• Five Strategies For Success – Riding the Wave of Changing Careers Trends

• Five Myth Busters of Changing Careers – Breaking Free to Reach Your Dreams
• To sign up for Kathy’s e-newsletter with all her new articles and events click here
  

New Radio Star- Radio Interviews

• It’s Our Very Own Kathy King! Check it Out!
  Many more here.. but see below for a few

• WGAU Radio, (ABC Radio Network) Atlanta, GA. (2009, Oct 2). Featured as authority and interview guest for news segment. What’s the difference with online learning?
  • Listen to the recording and read the blog post
    
• WTVN, Radio, Columbus, OH. (2009, Sept. 25). Featured as authority and interview guest for news segment. H1N1 part 5: What happens with swine flu and education?
  • Listen to the recording
  • Read the blog post
• WBT Radio, Charlotte, NC (2009, Oct 4). Featured as authority and interview guest for news segment. Strategies for adults changing careers.
  • Listen to the recording

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A fabulous episode with scores of possibilities for web 2.0 in teaching and learning, what are the issues and the realities? Hot news from the USA and UK! The U.K. is considering including blogging, tweeting, and podcasting in the elementary school curriculum? Say it isn’t so? Listen in to the debate! Is it what you expect or not? Free resources include a tremendous learning tool- DimDim. Listen as Kathy describes a seminar she did with local and distant participants connected through the free webconference service! Don’t miss this episode It is full of must hear information and great resources.  Also breaking into the Schooltube?? You have to hear this…

NEWS FLASH  I

Dr. Kathy King was awarded the Outstanding Book Award at the AERA 2009 Conference in April 2009. Over 17,000 usually attend the conference each year and it the leading educational research conference. We are so pleased to have Teachers Podcast recognized at such new heights!!

She gave a brief acceptance speech about the distance learning book: Harnessing Innovative Technologies in Higher Education from Atwood Press. For more information check out the book description.

Her recent books are available at Information Age Publishing- check out her Author Blog there!

NEWS FLASH  II  

Teachers Podcast will be available in Schooltube.com soon.

Some short videos introducing our series and the podcasting book check it out about 4/28/09!

Watch for further details in a few days!

Short Takes

• Science is Failing to Inspire Some

  • Advocates cite many problems with science education, such as teachers lacking a science background. But perhaps the most critical issue, they say, is standardized testing that forces students to memorize and regurgitate. ……“Bad tests are forcing a trivialization of science education and drive most students away from science. Real science is exciting. It’s completely different from these textbooks.”  Read more  from the Houston Chronicle 

  • Related resource: Clay Christensen Interview on District Leader’s Podcast  
    • Author of Disrupting Class speaks on similar line of thought- take listen to this practical, but revealing interview on one of our “sister” podcast series!
    • Episode 36 Clay Christensen Interview

Feature Discussion

• U.K. Mulls Blogging, Tweeting, Podcasting in Primary School Curriculum
  • Blogging, tweeting, and podcasting are all good and fun, but what about including them in the school curriculum? Folks in the U.K. are considering an overhaul of their elementary school curriculum……The proposed curriculum—which would also give teachers more freedom to decide what students concentrate on in classes—marks the biggest change to the U.K.’s primary school education in a decade….  Read more from the School Library Journal….

• IPOD Hit the books: Elementary school embraces the media player as a learning tool
  DAVIE – The fourth-graders sit in clusters in a darkened classroom at Nova Blanche Forman Elementary School, headphones over their ears and pencils in hands, jotting notes into science journals as they watch a report on the sun’s layers play on iPods. Down the hall, a class of third-graders watches a podcast on iPods to help them solve math problems. And in another classroom, first-graders read books and create their own video book reviews for their classmates to watch. ….. Read more at The South Fl Sun-Sentinel…

BUT WAIT CAN IT BE?

• Survey Shows Barriers to Web 2.0 in Schools?
  • What still? But the news here is the reasons for the gap…. listen in to Kathy and Mark explore this one!
  • Teachers and students are largely driving the adoption of Web 2.0 technologies in schools, but human and technological barriers are holding back the use of these as learning tools in many classrooms, according to a new study…..   ….. According to Lightspeed Systems, there is a persistent gap between how today’s digital natives learn in schools and how they work and interact outside of school–a trend that underscores the need for districts to keep pace with technological advances and adapt to students’ learning needs.  Read more the article at eSchoolNews….

RESOURCES 

• Dimdim..com - FREE web conference service enables you to host own synchronous learning space!
  • Listen in as Kathy describes a seminar she did with local and distant participants connected through DimDim.com
  • Presentation, whiteboard, desktop and web sharing space
  • Webcam hookup, phone connection for audio or via computer
  • FREE recording included!

NCEA 2009 Conference Links and Photos

   

  

 

 

NCEA Student Art Displays  in Anaheim, CA

       

 

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The Power of Learning Celebrated  and Extended with Resources Galore

How many free resources and tech tips can we pack into one episode? With Ep. 29 we aim to break the record. Exploring a score of video and art resources, video formatting tools, pdf makers and digital video blogs.

PLUS the first ever tour of Mark’s new Acer Aspire mini laptop.. you cannot beat this price and set of features.

Mark will even go to great lengths to field test it to determine rough and tumble school durability. We get to find out if it survives his trek through … the bush of.. well, you have to listen to find out!

Recent educational headlines and top notch articles are discussed including student ingenuity.

Another resource filled and cutting edge episode about creativity and critical thinking through digital media as the Teachers Podcast co-hosts, Kathy and Mark  try to out do themselves by serving their listeners aka teachers!

Articles in this episode

• Math skills
  More than 100 New York City schools are using a video game called “Dimension M” to help teach pre-algebra and algebra to middle-school students. “You have to be at the top of your game,” said Salma Nakhlawi, 13, who works to improve her math skills so she can play “Dimension M” with friends. “I used to hate math, but I’ve started to like it. I actually understand it more.” The New York Times (10/7)

• For Teachers Who Want to Bring ART into their teaching…
  • Article: “Technology makes art education a bigger draw” from eSchool News…

Resources:

• SUN’s Open Office Drawing Program…
  • Download here- http://www.openoffice.org/

• Using SUN’s Open Office Drawing Program:
  • Video 1  on Google Video and  Video 2 on YouTube

• Mark’s new blog on Digital Art - http://visualartunits.blogspot.com/
• Open Office
  • Open Office 100% compatible with MS Office
  • Include 1-click PDF maker in each program!
  • http://www.openoffice.org/
  • Tutorials for Open Office (If you need them!) http://www.tutorialsforopenoffice.org/
• Format Factory Program (FREE)
  • Converts almost all video and quickly!
  • Clean downloads of free programs always at Download.com- link for Format Factory

More Articles:

• Students profit from diligent note-taking  e-Schoolnews article
  

• Knetwit.com offers cash, gifts for students who submit lecture notes online, but some faculty members fume By Dennis Carter, Assistant Editor  e-Schoolnews article
• Knetwit.com, created by two award-winning students from Babson College in Massachusetts, invites students and professors nationwide to upload their class lecture notes, making them available to anyone with a free Knetwit account.

• U.K. classrooms test ’smart desks’ e-Schoolnews article
  

• Interactive desktops could become a critical learning tool in classrooms worldwide
• The desks allow students to use touch-screen capabilities to do class assignments and exercises while a teacher monitors students’ progress from a central screen near the front of the classroom. The screen reacts like a small interactive whiteboard and also can be used as a keyboard.

• New virtual world for Latina tweens Mediaweek article (9/30)
  • Hip Venture Co. is launching HipChicas.com, an online virtual world for Latina girls ages 7 to 14. Members will interact online via avatars and visit virtual versions of Miami Beach, New York, Los Angeles, Cuba, Mexico and elsewhere, with the ability to communicate with one another in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.

• Should computer programming be mandatory for U.S. students?  article
  

• Core computer literacy will be essential in the global job market, so maybe it’s time to start looking at programming as a baseline skill and not as a differentiator, argues Neil McAllister in a blog entry for InfoWorld. If the U.S. is to remain competitive in the 21st century, American students need to be brought up to par with those in the rest of the world.

• New Skills Seen Essential For Global Competition  Education Week article
  • To remain internationally competitive, the Partnership for 21st Century Skills argues that schools must teach innovation and cultural competency. ( Education Week )

• Lego Product Targets Youngsters Interested in Computer Engineering
  • Digital Directions article
    • Second grade is not too soon to start preparing for a career in computer engineering is the message behind Lego’s new robotics program that teaches children problem-solving skills.

*****  Maddox’s Podcast Participant Study Invitation   *****

Cynthia Maddox, a doctoral candidate at Pace University, is doing a research project with the guidance of Dr. Kathy King, in which she is looking at the effective use of mobile technology, especially podcasts.

“I’m inviting teachers to share experiences you have in using podcasts with your students. Some of you may have written your own podcast scripts and some of you have had your students create podcast recordings. This study will look at children in grades K – 12.”
Come show administrators, your colleagues, parents and reluctant technology users that the tools of our youth do have value. Let the nay Sayers learn that authentic assignments can motivate and stimulate a thirst for discovery. Share your successes in turning your students on to school and into life long learners.

To find out more about this podcast study, Email Cynthia at Cynthiam9@gmail.com ASAP
Be sure to include the words “Maddox Podcast Study” in your subject.

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Coming soon.. the Interviews with Winners of 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 advancing the field of new media and education



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

Submissions for Year 3 Closed Aug. 15, 2008. Check back for Year 4 in a few months.

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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Join Kathy and Mark for controversy, learning and excitement in the 25th episode of this series as we cover the landscape of technology to serve learning needs in Science and Art. Terrific articles that speak to 21st century learning needs and the connection to the great grandchild of SimCity- Spore.

Mark has to help Kathy through the fear of mold to conquer this topic but we discover the power of computer-based simulations. Are you using them? Have you seen them? Check in here to see if you agree with your TTPOD dynamic duo.

Then a surprise visit — Mark leads 2 virtual guests into the studio … who could they be?  You have to listen to hear this!

NEWS FLASH: Special anniversary edition coming in Episode 26

INSTRUCTION

• Science Education
  • ASCD Community Blog – IN SERVICE
  • Article (Post) “The Educational Aspect of Video Games”
• SPORE (TM)
  • Embedded YouTube video
    • “ Spore E308 Trailer “
  • Related Article from NPR Blog…
    • “In ‘Spore,’ Players Create Civilizations From Cells”

“One of the most anticipated video games ever is coming out this weekend: Spore. The game, seven years in the making, was created by Will Wright, the man who designed Sim City and The Sims…” Embedded NPR podcast link…

“Iican Chemical Society’s Bytesize Science is an educational, entertaining podcast for young listeners. Like the flying car, Anglia, in the Harry Potter films, Bytesize Science transports kids, teachers, and other listeners into a real-life world realm where science is the enchantment. Bytesize Science translates cutting-edge scientific discoveries from ACS’s 36 peer-reviewed journals into stories for young listeners about science, health, medicine, energy, food, and other topics. New installments of Bytesize Science are posted every Monday and are available without charge… To learn more about the podcast, visit the ACS website From Bytesize Science

• Bytesize Science
  • Webpage at American Chemical Society
  • Article At NEA
  • Feed http://feeds.feedburner.com/BytesizeScience
  • Play from webpage: http://feeds.feedburner.com/BytesizeScience

Resources

• MP3Player Comparison article Ten MP3 Players—All Under $150

• Chrome Browser
  • Google Chrome- site and free download
  • Introductory video on this features page
  • “Polish On Google’s New Chrome Tarnished By Privacy Questions”

ARTICLES:

• 21st Century Learning article

• “Global Economy Demands New Skills, Report Says”
• Report and article with more data about need
• “We need to recognize that a 21st-century education is the bedrock of competitiveness — the engine, not simply an input, of the economy…”

• XO2 articles

• Rwanda launches OLPC computer distribution

  • Rwanda launched the One Laptop Per Child (OLPC) program on Sunday with the distribution of 5,000 laptops in a bid to transition the country’s education system from blackboard and chalk to digital.

• “OLPC to launch touchscreen XO-2 laptop in Q1 2010”

• Amazon to sell XO laptops beginning in November

  • The One Laptop Per Child project is bringing back its two-for-one deal on its low-cost laptop and has tapped Amazon.com to handle its Give One, Get One program, launched initially last year, CNET reports.

Virtual Guests’ Discussion about Education Platforms! DON’T MISS THIS!

• Mr. Obama
  • Boston.com article about education platform
• Mr. McCain
  • Article about education platform

Note to whomever wins the 2008 Presidential Election: Tinker, if you must, with the American Education System; go ahead, dabble in teacher and/or student accountability measures, school choice, or shaking up the education bureaucracy. But as you are attempting to impact things through politics and management, don’t overlook inspired teaching and learning. Be sure you include a heavy dose of curricular relevance, high interest student engagement, and 21st Century Skills – those are the things that will ensure the success of America’s students, the only things!  ~ The Teacher’s Podcast  9-13-08

THOUGHTFUL
And a bit of educational clarity of thought, smoking gun evidence from The Official Google Blog…

”Our Googley advice to students: Major in learning: Management guru Peter Drucker noted that companies attracting the best knowledge workers will “secure the single biggest factor for competitive advantage.” We and other forward-looking companies put a lot of effort into hiring such people. What are we looking for? We primarily look for … analytical reasoning… communication skills… a willingness to experiment… team players… passion and leadership…”

• BONUS RESOURCE
  • Kenneth TTPOD Listener blog site: Advisory Bored




NEWS FLASH: Special anniversary edition coming in Episode 26





Coming soon.. the Winners of 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 advancing the field of new media and education



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

Submissions for Year 3 Closed Aug. 15, 2008. Check back for Year 4 in a few months.

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.

Taking time out of his demanding schedule at the foremost ed tech conference of the year, Bryan shares the rich resources perspective, expertise, philosophy and practice of this teacher resource with your Teachers’ Podcast hosts.

Announcements in this episode about 3rd Annual TTPOD Best Educational Podcast Contest- great prizes and extension to August 15, 2008!

Mailbag from the Teachers’ Podcast family of listeners and updates on Mark and Kathy’s summer teaching extravaganza!

Show notes shout outs from Teachers Podcast hosts to……

• UEGE 5102 at Fordham GSE     and          CTGE 5910 at Fordham GSE
• University of Tennessee Memphis – distance learning conference
• Kathy Shields
• Albert Robinson
• Ron Miller, Myrielle, Bob  and Bitstrips

Resources in this Episode

• HotChalk.com

• Hot Chalk Related Information from NECC

Lights, Camera, Action: Bringing NBC News to Your Classroom
[Session: Lecture]
Laura Sammons, NBC News
Wednesday, 7/2/2008, 10:30am–11:30am; Grand Hyatt Seguin A/B

This interactive presentation will demonstrate how to engage students with the powerful NBC News video archives within HotChalk’s free learning management system.  http://www.hotchalk.com/nbc.html

• From the NBC Exhibit at NECC

• For more than 80 years, NBC News has been there to document our changing world. Now, these great moments are available to teachers and students through the HotChalk Learning Environment.  Visit www.hotchalk.com/nbc.html for your free trial today!

• Thousands of historic news videos, mini-documentaries, primary source materials and other resources correlated to standards in social studies, science, health, language arts, and more

• Daily updates with current events tied to classroom instruction

• Lesson plans, activities, classroom management tools, and more through the HotChalk Learning Environment

3rd Annual ‘The Teachers’ Podcast’

Best Educational Podcast Awards!

Upgraded prizes and an extension to August 15 for the Contest

McGraw Hill Education is our proud partner in recognizing the achievements of teachers and students in

advancing the field of new media and education

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

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.

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

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

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