Click to hear Episode 57

In the second part of this exciting episode, Kathy and Mark continue a fast-paced discussion about advances they are experiencing in podcasting practices, projects and classroom use. Mark shares a Brooklyn public school example and Kathy shares how she helps college faculty reach beyond course casting. Great news and articles are supplemented with product reviews- yes we even get giddy about flipping tripods? From digital textbooks, Kindles, Nooks and iPads to the Flip we cover the waterfront of ed tech advancement as it applies to your classroom.

flip (miniature video camera)

The final gift in this episode comes at the end of the episode as we hear abut an astounding discovery students share with a very, very special member of the TTPOD family!  What? Of course, you have to listen to find out!

The Teachers’ Podcast: More Ed Tech You Can

Always Use Today and Tomorrow.

Make us the center of YOUR Ed Tech Universe!

www.teacherspodcast.org

Contact us at teacherspodcast ( @ ) gmail.com or comment here at the website. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2010.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT – The Teachers Podcast iPhone App

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Articles and Related Resources for this Episode

Texas governor promotes switch to digital textbooks

Texas Gov. Rick Perry is suggesting that schools begin replacing traditional textbooks with digital content, to allow students to have access to the most up-to-date information. Perry promoted the switch to digital texts in his speech at a computer-gaming education conference, supporting the notion that students learn through technology.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek/The Associated Press (4/7)

Motivating Readers

“Kindle E-Reader Motivates Less-Enthusiastic Readers”:

ScienceDaily, April 17, 2010

Products Mentioned or Reviewed

• Kindle
  • Amazon link to Kindle
• nook by Barnes and Noble
  • http://www.barnesandnoble.com/nook/index.asp?cds2Pid=30195
• iPad (they have it working with wireless now!)
  • http://www.apple.com/ipad/3g/
• The flip
  • http://www.theflip.com/en-us/
  • ( Youtube video shows full use, and download of video! (3 minutes))Miniature Tripod
• • About 5″ tall
  • Several varieties available-for cameras, flip video and more
  • Check Amazon.com, Geeks. com, etc
  • $0.70 – $29.99

Podcasting: Mark with Teachers and Students in Brooklyn

• The Law related studies student podcast created with Mark at Ditmas Middle School
  • http://wethestudentspodcast.blogspot.com/
• Mark and Dr. Reissman’s Book
  • http://teachingwithauthorwebsites.blogspot.com/

DON’T FORGET! Join us with the many opportunities to “continue to the conversation”!

Nings

• 21stCenturyGlobalteacher.ning.com
• If you are interested in joining, send a request from the Ning to Kathy!

WallWisher

• Post your ideas for future episodes of Teacher’s Podcast on our Wallwisher and try it out!
• OR just leave us a comment there! We would love to hear from you.
• http://www.wallwisher.com/wall/teacherspodcast
• Here is a great example of collaborative use of Wallwisher also!

CURRENT EVENTS
Dr. Kathy King will be presenting and keynoting at the following conferences.

June 2010

• 6/3- AERC LGBTQ & Allies Preconference (UCal @ Sacramento)
• 6/4-5- AERC Conference (UCal @ Sacramento) (presenter)

October 2010

• 10/26-28 AAACE Conference, Clearwater, FL

Mark Gura will be presenting at

June 2010

• 6/28-30 Denver, CO: ISTE NECC- Poster session

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In the second part of this exciting episode,
Mark and Kathy dig into more discussion and details about how to transform presentations into different learning experiences. From collaboration which lives and changes with participant input, to audio comments, virtual tools, animation and more they  take us to a  new paradigm of presentations!

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

www.teacherspodcast.org

Contact us at teacherspodcast ( @ ) gmail.com or comment here at the website. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2009.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT – The Teachers Podcast iPhone App

e-Mail us to enter the free iPhone App Contest

Articles and Related Resources for this Episode

Prezi– www.prezi.com

• For a different kind of presentation
• Create visual display online
• Display online or download to your computer
• Intro to Prezi
• Our Prezi of Teachers Podcast episode 54-55

Our Prezi for Teachers Podcast Episodes 54 and 55

Social Media in Higher Education Panel

• Read the overview
• See the learning community
• Watch the video
• Listen to the portable audio!
• Sponsored by McGraw-Hill Education and GradeGuru.com

Voicethread - www.voicethread.com

• Creating presentations that others can annotate
• Voice, email, audio, text notes added by viewers
• Continuously and seamlessly update your presentation
• Presentation IN community

Virtual Conference –

The 21^st Century Workforce:

Teaching and Learning in the Digital World

• Virtual conference- like 2nd life
• Attend keynotes, breakout sessions, exhibit hall and network lounge
  

• 21centuryworkforce.com
• McGraw-Hill Education
  

CURRENT EVENTS

Dr. Kathy King will be presenting and keynoting at the following conferences.

March 2010

3/4/10 Providence, RI WELEARN Mind-Body Spirit in Education Pre-conference

3/ 5 – 6 /10 Providence, RI WeLEARN Conference

3/28-30/10 San Diego, CA AACE- SITE Conference

April 2010
4/5-4/6/10 (Minneapolis, MN) NCEA ( 2 sessions)

4/8–9/10 (Dallas, TX) Intervention Summit

4/15-16/2010 (Orlando, FL) Intervention Summit

4/19/10 (Indianapolis, IN) Purdue Univ KEYNOTE & breakout sessions

Click to hear Episode 54

Join the excitement as episode Kathy and Mark discuss several key tech resources that can change the way you think of professional development and presentations, PLUS recap of recent travels: from Jupiter and beyond! In this episode the dynamic duo discuss recent experiences which have produced fresh perspectives of creating professional development TODAY which are as vital global learning  communities.

What about continuing the learning BEYOND the professional development session and including more people than were originally in the room? PLUS

• Free resources to make it happen
• Discussion about managing time and attention
• Forming a new paradigm of pd together
• Creating a virtual graphical and animated model of it with a Prezi

NEWSFLASH-- A special contest is announced in Episodes 52 and 53! NOT TO BE MISSED… for sure!

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

www.teacherspodcast.org

Contact us at teacherspodcast ( @ ) gmail.com or comment here at the website. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2009.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT – The Teachers Podcast iPhone App

e-Mail us to enter the free iPhone App Contest

Articles and Related Resources for this Episode

Prezi– www.prezi.com

• For a different kind of presentation
• Create visual display online
• Display online or download to your computer
• Intro to Prezi
• Our Prezi of Teachers Podcast episode 54-55

Our Prezi for Teachers Podcast Episodes 54 and 55

Please review instructions below

Social Media in Higher Education Panel

• Read the overview
• See the learning community
• Watch the video
• Listen to the portable audio!
• Sponsored by McGraw-Hill Education and GradeGuru.com

CURRENT EVENTS

Dr. Kathy King will be presenting and keynoting at the following conferences.

March 2010

3/4/10 Providence, RI WELEARN Mind-Body Spirit in Education Pre-conference

3/ 5 – 6 /10 Providence, RI WeLEARN Conference

3/28-30/10 San Diego, CA AACE- SITE Conference

April 2010
4/5-4/6/10 (Minneapolis, MN) NCEA ( 2 sessions)

4/8–9/10 (Dallas, TX) Intervention Summit

4/15-16/2010 (Orlando, FL) Intervention Summit

4/19/10 (Indianapolis, IN) Purdue Univ KEYNOTE & breakout sessions

Join Kathy and Mark for a stirring discussion as they continue to unveil the Teachers Podcast’s new initiatives for 2010 All of this in Part 2 of 52-53 episodes! We cover the ground of policy, vision and mandates as we debate and stir up the waters with DOE announcements, rumblings on ed tech with Karen Carter and see connections with President Obama’s community college funding to k-12. From a dynamic discussion of how virtual schools might lead the innovation so much needed in our schools, to sharing the excitement of new 21st century skills guidelines, this episode is action packed as always! And in the middle of it all…

NEWSFLASH-- A special contest is announced!

NOT TO BE MISSED… for sure!

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

www.teacherspodcast.org

Contact us at teacherspodcast ( @ ) gmail.com or comment here at the website. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2010.

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT – The Teachers Podcast iPhone App

e-Mail us to Enter the “Free iPhone App” Contest

Articles and Related Resources

• Use Technology as Game-Changer – Education Secretary Arne Duncan

• e4TN – Tennessee’s virtual schools- they use Desire2Learn
  

  

  • Virtual Learning example in TN: Vital- at Putnam County TN
    

• Obama Announces Community College Plan- Pres. Obama article about community colleges

• ED’s new tech chief previews national plan (Karen Carter article)

• New Guidelines- Partnership for 21st Century Skills
• The web page: 2009 MILE Guide: Milestones for Improving Learning & Education- homepage
• The document 2009 MILE Guide
  • e-school news article about the new guidelines

CURRENT EVENTS

Photo from www.eschoolnews.com

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

www.teacherspodcast.org

Contact us at teacherspodcast ( @ ) gmail.com or comment here at the website. Produced and copyrighted by Transformation Education LLC, Gura and King, 2007-2009.

Short takes

• eDGe Device- Devices to Take Textbooks Beyond Text

  • NEWSPAPERS and novels are moving briskly from paper to pixels, but textbooks have yet to find the perfect electronic home. They are readable on laptops and smartphones, but the displays can be eye-taxing.
    
  • Even dedicated e-readers with their crisp print-like displays can’t handle textbook staples like color… read more here

• Pearson pilots computer-based teaching exam

  • Project aims to simplify the certification process for teaching candidates, while ensuring they’re ready to teach in 21st-century classrooms, By Maya T. Prabhu, Assistant Editor
    Pearson asked soon-to-be teachers to participate in its computer-based teaching certification pilot program.
    As would-be educators and the schools looking to hire them continue to explore alternative routes to teacher certification that can help speed the process, education publishing giant Pearson has announced a new pilot program that intends to provide a completely computer-based teacher certification system…. read more here

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT – The Teachers Podcast iPhone app

e-Mail us to enter the free iPhone app Contest

Articles and Related Resources

• Use Technology as Game-Changer – Education Secretary Arne Duncan

CURRENT EVENTS