The EdTech Take Out

Latest Episodes:

EP102: TalkingPoints Feb 04, 2022

Show notes

This week we have a great interview with Paige DeLozier from TalkingPoints, an excellent edtech service that offers free communication and translation services for teachers and parents.

We also have some Wordle news and the usual helping of Tech Nuggets!

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

Originality reports are now available for Google Slides files
Seesaw Templates in Canva (new to us)
Canva Partners with Book Creator
- …and Giphy, Bitmoji, and Google Drive
Adobe Creative Cloud Express Monthly Challenge; January
Introducing WeVideo Classroom for educational multimedia creation
How to Use the YouTube Picture-in-Picture Mode

Main Course: Talking Points

Tech Nuggets

You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter and see all the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team tweets at @DLGWAEA. You can also email us with questions or ideas, at podcast@gwaea.org. If you enjoy the show, please share it with your friends and colleagues and leave us a review on your podcast app of choice.

THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

EP101: Research Roundup II Jan 18, 2022

Show notes

In this, the first episode of 2022, we thought we would look back at some of the most interesting education research from 2021, courtesy of the fine folks at Edutopia.

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

Main Course:

The 10 Most Significant Education Studies of 2021

Tech Nuggets

Volley for Education
The Sounding Out Machine
Ziplet
Increase the size of captions on YouTube
- Shift + ? for all YouTube Keyboard shortcuts

You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter and see all the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team tweets at @DLGWAEA. You can also email us with questions or ideas, podcast@gwaea.org. If you enjoy the show, please share it with your friends and colleagues and leave us a review on your podcast app of choice.

THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

EP100: Tech Nuggets! Dec 17, 2021

Show notes

In this landmark episode, we are dispensing with the usual format and just piling on as many tech nuggets as we can fit into one episode. No news, no main course, just lots of tech nuggets! Let's dig in! 😋

Here are the links for all the tech nuggets:

You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter and see all the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team tweets at @DLGWAEA. You can also email us with questions or ideas, podcast@gwaea.org. If you enjoy the show, please share it with your friends and colleagues and leave us a review on your podcast app of choice.

THANK YOU for listening. We really wouldn't have made it to 100 episodes without the support of listeners like you!

EP99: Student Engagement Revisited Dec 02, 2021

Show notes

For our 99th episode, we return to one of our favorite topics - student engagement! We have the ideas, resources, and tools you need to keep your students invested in your content. We also have some Googley updates and the usual smattering of tech nuggets!

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

Main Course: Student Engagement Revisited!

Tech Nuggets

You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter and see all the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team tweets at @DLGWAEA. You can also email us with questions or ideas, podcast@gwaea.org. If you enjoy the show, please share it with your friends and colleagues and leave us a review on your podcast app of choice.

THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

EP98: Computer Science in Iowa! Nov 15, 2021

Show notes

In this episode, we are joined by Corey Rogers (@corey_rogers) and Bridget Castelluccio (@B_Castelluccio) to talk about the new K-12 Computer Science requirements for Iowa schools! There is a lot to talk about but these are the people in the know so we made sure to get them on the podcast to share their knowledge and expertise.

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

Main Course: Computer Science in Iowa!

Iowa Computer Science Standards
CSTA Glossary
CS Ed Week
Contact Corey: crogers@gwaea.org
Contact Bridget: bcastelluccio@gwaea.org

Tech Nuggets

Mind Your Decisions
Clarity Notes
Join CSTA & CSTA Iowa (or your local chapter)- bit.ly/JoinCSTAIowa
Cleanup.pictures
Free Icons
Big Book of Computing Pedagogy

You can follow Jonathan (@jonathanwylie) and Mindy (@TeamCairney) on Twitter, and see all the tweets from the Grant Wood AEA Digital Learning Team at @DLGWAEA. You can also email us with questions or ideas, podcast@gwaea.org. If you enjoy the show please share it with your friends and colleagues and/or leave us a review on your podcast app of choice.

THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

EP97: Jammin‘ With Jamboard Oct 13, 2021

Show notes

This week, our catch of the day is Jamboard - Google's collaborative online whiteboard. We have tips, tricks, and templates to help you get the most out of this popular tool. We also have some news and your usual helping of delicious tech nuggets.

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

Main Course:

Tech Nuggets:

360schools
Cloud Stop Motion via Tim Bleazard (@idletim) on Twitter
Seesaw Icons
How do I lock the size and shape of items in a student template?

THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

EP96: Esports with Jesse Lubinsky Sep 17, 2021

Show notes

Hold on tight because we are sailing into the uncharted waters of Esports in schools this week. Thankfully, we have an expert at the helm, Jesse Lubinsky from Ready Learner One, who is going to navigate us safely through these stormy seas!

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

Main Course: Esports with Jesse Lubinsky

Tech Nuggets

Live Text in iOS 15
Wheel of Names | Random name picker via Tony Vincent
PackBack
Webinar Series: Four Tenets of Blended and Personalized Learning
Sesame Street Fighter

THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

EP95: Universal Design for Learning Sep 08, 2021

Show notes

Our guests for this episode are Lynn Kleinmeyer and...uh...Jonathan Wylie? Don't worry! All will be revealed as we dive headfirst into the Universal Design for Learning (UDL) Guidelines and show you why you need them in your classroom.

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

Main Course: Universal Design for Learning

UDL Guidelines
What is Universal Design for Learning (UDL)?
Seeing UDL in the Classroom (video)
Divergent by Design podcast

Tech Nuggets:

Workflowy
HyperRubrics
Turn and Learn could be used with Flipgrid too
Add Voice to Google Forms using Mote

EP94: Make Math Moments Jun 10, 2021

Show notes

For this special episode, we are joined by Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr from MakeMathMoments.com. We also have Janet Greene, one of our GWAEA Math Consultants, as a guest co-host. It's a great conversation and includes all kinds of great nuggets that truly transcend math and just make for really good instructional practices. We hope you enjoy it!

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

Easel by TPT
Canva Creator Program via Tanya LeClair
Google Docs will let you overlay text on images like it's 1997
“Master” view in Google Slides renamed to “Theme Builder”
How do I annotate a file as an assignment submission in Canvas?
iCivics Unveils New – And BIG – Primary Sources Site
Friendly reminder: Do NOT delete your Seesaw class
End-Of-Year Google Classroom Clean-up Tips

Main Course:

Kyle Pearce and Jon Orr
MakeMathMoments.com
Desmos
KnowledgeHook

Tech Nuggets

Tech Integration Updates - Math from Eric Curts
OER Project Home
Use your omnibox to search your Google Drive
Kentucky Center for Mathematics

THANK YOU for listening. We really couldn't (or wouldn't) do this without the support of listeners like you!

EP93: Teachers Pay Teachers May 12, 2021

Show notes

It's time to talk about Teachers Pay Teachers. We have made comments about it in the past, but we decided to get it all out in the open and just have an honest conversation about it. Be sure to stick around for the tech nuggets!

Here are some links for what we talked about...

News & follow-up:

Main Course: Teachers Pay Teachers