Edtech Throwdown Eric Guise/Nick Johnson
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The Edtech Throwdown podcast (originally GotTechED the Podcast) was created in 2018 by Nick Johnson and Eric Guise with one, singular goal: to provide quality, tech-centric professional development (PD) to busy teachers on the move. As educators who have always been passionate about PD, Nick and Guise have attended and created hundreds of hours of professional learning experiences for teachers, but there has always been one problem ... time! Attending full-day workshops and conferences is difficult and stressful due to missed class time and added prep. With the Edtech Thowdown, Nick and Guise hope to provide busy teachers a way to access educational PD at their convenience.
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The 2024 EdTech March Madness Bracket
Edtech ThrowdownEpisode 159: EdTech March Madness: 16 Top Tools Compete for Glory
Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown this is episode 159 called “EdTech March Madness: 16 Top Tools Compete for Glory”. In this episode, we’ll talk about this year’s edtech march bracket - a competition that collects 16 of today’s top edtech tools and pits them against one another in an exciting online competition! This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!
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Narrative: Catching up with Kyle about #EdtechMadness24 and found out that he was thinking about not doing it. We continued talking and all I could think about is “no #edtechmadness is what gets me through March. It shall not decease, it shall not parish.” After this big monologue moment in my head played through, I heard Kyle say “You and Nick should do it.”
Okay we need to take a break to hear from Teach Better, but don’t go anywhere because when we come back we’re going to break down this year's edtech march madness bracket.
Segment 2: March EdTech Madness
Did you nominate your favorite tool? 4 spots remain! Nominate HereVote on twitter @edtechthrowdown and under the pinned post on the profile.
Segment 3: Where to Find EdTech Throwdown
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6 Ways Edtech Can Save a Lesson
Edtech ThrowdownEpisode 158: 6 Ways Edtech Can Save a Lesson
Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown this is episode 158 called “6 Ways Edtech Can Save a Lesson”. In this episode, we’ll talk about 6 different edtech tools that you can sprinkle into any lesson that might need some saving! This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!
Segment 1: Instagram Parenting
Nick tries a snow day activity with Sylvia that fails dramatically.
Instagram parenting activitiesFrozen cupcake molds with colored water to decorate the snowStained hands, stained coat, broken ice, crying child, I did the whole thingComplete flop, went inside, watched a movie (technology saves the day)
So we’re going to take a quick break for a message from Teach Better, but stick around because when we come back, we’ll explain 6 edtech tools that can help save a failing lesson.
Segment 2: 6 Ways that EdTech Can Save A Lesson
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5 Music Edtech Tools That Your Students Will Love7 AI Edtech Tools That a Teacher Should Try in 20247 AI Prompt-making Tips for Educators
6 Ways that EdTech Can Save a Lesson
Better Warmups: AI Snapshots: 180 Classroom Warmups to spark debate and ignite curiosity.https://ablconnect.harvard.edu/activity-types Better engagement:Schoolai: Create a chatbot that can tutor your students on a specific topic of your choosinga... -
Activities to Spark Student Engagement in Your Classroom
Edtech Throwdown
Episode 157: Activities to Spark Student Engagement in Your Classroom
Welcome to the EdTech Throwdown this is episode 157 called “Activities that Spark Student Engagement in Your Classroom”. In this episode, we’ll talk about 5 different teaching practices that can help keep students excited, motivated, and last but not least, learning! This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!
Segment 1: Class Energy Level on E
Overcoming the post Holiday break lull
Segment 2: 5 Activities to Spark Student Engagement in Your Classroom
Updates
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5 Music Edtech Tools That Your Students Will Love
7 AI Edtech Tools That a Teacher Should Try in 2024
7 AI Prompt-making Tips for Educators
5 Ways to Spark Student Engagement
Narrative:
Case Study w/ Role Play
Narrative
Ask Questions
Research
Ask Questions
Collect/Examine the data
Trends
Possible Connections to Content
Present the Case based on exploration
NSTA
University of Buffalo Case Studies
Data Nuggets
HHMI
Gamification:
Guise Spins for Points
Flippity.net
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How to Start an Educational Podcast Part 2: Equipment, Hardware, Publishing, and Social Media
GotTechED the Podcast Episode 156: How to Start an Educational Podcast: Equipment, Hardware, Publishing, and Social Media Welcome back to GotTechED the podcast this is Episode 156 called “How to Start an Educational Podcast Part 2”. In this episode, we’ll talk about how to go about starting a podcast for you and/or your students with a focus on the hardware and software you need to get started. In addition, we discuss publishing options and some things to think about when considering your options. This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!
Segment 1: UpdatesUpdates
GotTechED the Podcast is getting a new name! The Edtech Throwdown Podcast and new brandingMarch 12th NJECC Conference
Segment 2: Equipment, Hardware, Publishing, and Social Media Equipment: Microphones“Free”:
Students speak directly into their Chromebooks or phones audio recording app
Low-Cost: Under $75
Ear buds with a microphoneAudio Technica AT2005 USB/XLRBlue Yeti USB $59 SaleSnowball Mic
Medium Cost: Under $180
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How to Start an Educational Podcast
GotTechED the Podcast
Episode 155: How to Start an Educational Podcast
Welcome back to GotTechED the podcast this is Episode 155 called “How to Start an Educational Podcast”. In this episode, we’ll talk about how to go about starting a podcast for you and/or your students. In addition, we discuss creating a vision for your podcast, how to brand your podcast, shownotes, and some of the tips and tricks we use in our own process. This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!
Segment 1: Updates
Updates
GotTechED the Podcast is getting a new name! The Edtech Throwdown Podcast and new branding, maybe new websiteMarch 12th NJECC Conference
Segment 2: How to Start Your Own Podcast
Student Podcasting Startup Materials
permission slips Contracts interest exploration content creation subtopics
Content Proposal
Content Proposal plan
Branding:
Graphics and branding. Talk about color selection, logo design and show art. Show some basic Canva skills. Emphasize that this is the last step before getting into a studio to record. Also get shared folders set up. Teacher first must create a main class folder in Google Drive with Edit access. Then, students make a subfolder for their podcast. The folder is titled with their podcast show name Within that, they must also create subfolders for each of their episodes, called Episode 1, Episode 2, etc. Make them show folders before they move on.
Choosing Your Music:
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11 #Edtech Tools and Websites to Try in 2024
GotTechED the Podcast Episode 154: 11 Edtech Tools and Websites to Try in 2024Welcome back to GotTechED the podcast this is Episode 154 called “11 Edtech Tools and Websites to Try in 2024”. In this episode, we’ll provide you with our most recent mega-list of fun and new edtech tools to check out in 2024. This is another episode you don’t want to miss, check it out!
Segment 1: Updates
Updates
12 Days of edtech coming back for year 3Follow along on our YouTube ChannelMarch 12th NJECC Conference
Segment 2: 11 Edtech Tools to Try in 2024
LumioLumio is the digital learning tool for transforming lessons into active, collaborative learning experiences that engage students on their own devices. Quick DrawHelp teach it by adding your drawings to the world’s largest doodling data set, shared publicly to help with machine learning research.Free riceFreerice is an educational trivia game that helps you get smarter while making a difference for people around the world. Every question you answer correctly raises 10 grains of rice for the World Food Programme (WFP) to support its work saving and changing lives around the world.Bean Bean BeanAnswer trivia questions correctly to donate beans to charity.Scribble diffusionTurn your sketch into a refined image using AI.The classroom chefA collection of math sitesPlay KnowordKnoword is the game-based learning platform that makes teaching easier and learning vocabulary almost too fun for words.EducaplayEducaplay is an online tool that lets teachers create free educational games. The site is free to use and eliminates the need for using different software programs.Eduaide.aiEduaide.Ai is an AI-driven platform that helps educators create lesson plans, teaching resources, and assessments.Wordwall.netWordwall.net allows teachers to create interactive games and printed materials for their students. Teachers simply enter the content they want and we automate the rest.Breshna.ioBreshna empowers users to create their own video games with no-code and at lightning speed. Breshna means lightning in the Pashto language, our founder's mother tongue.
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