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Learn how to be an effective educator using Web 2.0 Tools Jul 02, 2017

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In this episode of the TeacherCast Podcast, we discuss how to bring Educational Technology into our classrooms to better engage our students.

Topics Covered:

What are parent expectations for our teachers today?
Using iWeb in the classroom
Facebook
Teaching Professional Development classes to other teachers
How to use technology in the classroom
I have my first iPad… now what?
How to Podcast and using Podcasts in the Classroom
Using technology to communicate with parents
Using iTunes to communicate with your students
Using Blogs and Wiki’s for communication
Educational apps for the iPad and Desktop
Teachers using websites
Teaching Problem Solving Skills with the iPad
QR Codes
Using cell phones in the classroom
Teaching the same lessons… using updated technologies
Staying ahead of the tech curve
Finding time for technology

Apps Discussed:

Talking Tom
Tom is your pet cat, that responds to your touch and repeats everything you say with a funny voice. You can pet him, poke him or grab his tail.
Toy Story Read-along
A fully interactive reading experience packed with Games, Movie Clips, Coloring Pages, Sing-along Tunes, and Surprises on every page. Hear the story read aloud, record your own narration, or explore at your own pace.
Cookie Doodle
If you enjoy making cookies but hate the mess, this is the app for you. We provide the dough, a rolling pin, cookie cutters, your choice of frostings, sprinkles, and candies all in one easy to use package.
K12 Timed Reading
K12 Timed Reading Practice lets readers in levels K-4 practice fluency by reading short, timed stories. Improving fluency allows readers to read smoothly and quickly so they can focus on comprehension rather than on decoding words.

Websites Discussed:

About Our Guests:

Cyndi Danner-Kuhn is a faculty member and the Education Technology Integration Coordinator for the Kansas State University College of Education. She describes herself as an educational futurist who works to leverage technology for the benefit of learners. She is am an educator, digital storyteller, blogger and digital change agent, artist, and friend. Cyndi addresses a range of topics related to technology integration, distance learning, education, business and twenty-first-century literacy and is a catalyst for creative engagement and collaborative learning. Additionally, Cyndi is an experienced graphic designer, website designer, author, and technology consultant. and has written and facilitated over $850,000 in technology grants in Kansas.

Cyndi describes herself as: “Bear in mind, I am not a geek/techie. I know many geek/techies, and I am absolutely NOT one of them. Geek/Techies are excited by creating the technology. I am excited by what that technology can do and about discovering the possibilities. Technology is changing the way we do business, teach, and learn, in the 21st century, I am a part of that change.

Mark Greentree is the principle blogger and podcast creator of www.everydaymacsupport.com. His aim is to inform users at all levels of experience how to get the most out of the Apple hardware and associated software. He is also one of the lead hosts on Not Another Mac Podcast, an Apple based round table discussion with Mac users and experts from all over the world.

Mark is also a qualified photographer and worked for over five years as a scientific and industrial photographer for CSIRO Australia before leaving and working for himself.

When Mark isn't producing content for the Mac community he is an at home father to his two children under the age of 5. Hence, educating his children is one of his top priorities and that makes him well suited to be a guest on the TeacherCast Podcast. Mark is able to bring a different type of discussion to the table as a result.

Recorded July 2011

Why do we call it Web 2.0 anyway? Jul 01, 2017

Show notes

Welcome to the first episode of the TeacherCast Podcast. In this episode, we discuss the world wide web of educational technology and learn what makes the difference between Web 1.0 and Web 2.0 content for our students and classrooms.

Topics Covered:

The differences in the educational systems in England-vs-Australia-vs-U.S.A.
21st Century Skills in Education
Teaching technology to very young children
Do we need to teach cursive writing?
What is Web 2.0?
Using Wikipedia in the classroom
What is eLearning? (What does the “E” stand for?)
What technologies should we be promoting?
What should our students expect from us?
When should students start using laptops in the classroom?
Using Twitter in the classroom
Google+ and Facebook in the classroom
Internet safety
Blocking websites in schools
Using blogs, wiki’s and nings
Teaching various writing styles in high school
What should teachers be expected to do for our students outside the classroom?
Should teachers fear technology for privacy reasons?
How to teach Web 2.0 skills on a budget… or for FREE!!

Websites Discussed

About our guests:

Mark is also a qualified photographer and worked for over five years as a scientific and industrial photographer for CSIRO Australia before leaving and working for himself.

Steve Wheeler is Associate Professor of Learning Technologies at the University of Plymouth, in South West England. Originally trained as a psychologist, he has spent his entire career working in media, technology, and learning, predominantly in nurse education (NHS 1981-1995) and teacher education and training (1976-1981 and 1995-present).

A trained educator, he now teaches on a number of undergraduate and post-graduate teacher education programs. He specializes in research on e-learning and distance education, with particular emphasis on social media and Web 2.0 tools. He is regularly invited to speak and has given keynotes and invited lectures to audiences in more than 20 countries across 5 continents. He is currently involved in several research programs related to e-learning, social media and handheld technologies.

Steve is the author of more than 150 scholarly articles and is an active and prolific edublogger. His blog Learning with ‘e’s is a regular online commentary on the social and cultural impact of disruptive technologies, and the application of digital media in education and training.

Steve is chair of the Plymouth e-Learning Conference and is co-editor of the journal Interactive Learning Environments. He also serves on the editorial boards of a number of other learning technology-related academic journals including Research in Learning Technology (formerly ALT-J), the International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning and Digital Culture and Education.

In 2008 Steve was awarded a Fellowship by the European Distance and E-learning Network (EDEN), and in 2011 he was elected to serve as a member of the Steering group of EDEN’s Network of Academics and Professionals (NAP). He is also chair of IFIP Technical Committee Working Group 3.6 on distance education and is the author of several books including The Digital Classroom (Routledge: 2008) and Connected Minds, Emerging Cultures (Information Age: 2009). He lives in Plymouth, in the South West of England, with his wife and three children.

Recorded July 2011