Educational Technology for Teachers

Dr. Gregory M. Francom

Become a Technology Leader in Your School

  1. 04/17/2017

    Using Tizmos on Every Level of the SAMR Model

    Check out this podcast by Northern State University Student and South Dakota teacher, Brennan Goehring about Tizmos and the SAMR model. This podcast shares some excellent ideas for using Tizmos!

  2. 04/10/2017

    Using Symbaloo on Every Level of the SAMR Model

    Check out this podcast by Northern State University Student and South Dakota teacher, Quintin Pease about Symbaloo and the SAMR model (with the help of a guest). This podcast shares some excellent ideas for using Symbaloo!

  3. 04/03/2017

    Using Twitter on Every Level of the SAMR model

    Check out this podcast by Northern State University Student and second grade teacher, Kaci Ulrich about twitter and the SAMR model. She shares some excellent ideas for using twitter, especially on the Modification and Redefinition levels.

  4. 11/12/2015

    Ed Tech Podcast for SD Teachers Episode 32: Opportunities to Get More Technology in Your Classroom

    Have you ever wondered if there are any opportunities out there where you can apply and be awarded money for technology items in your classroom. Of course it isn't easy or guaranteed to get money or technology for your classroom, but it can be well worth it. Here are links to the opportunities that I discuss in the podcast episode: Ed Tech Team Grants - https://www.edtechteam.com/grant/ Donors Choose - http://www.donorschoose.org/ Adopt a Classroom - http://www.adoptaclassroom.org/ Digital Wish - http://www.digitalwish.com/dw/digitalwish/grant_awards - Receive additional support for a 1:1 classroom. Toshiba America Foundation - http://www.toshiba.com/taf/ Best Buy - ttps://corporate.bestbuy.com/community-grants-page/ RGK foundation - http://rgkfoundation.org/public/guidelines - Through principal/superintendent only.  Entertainment Software Association - http://www.esafoundation.org/challenge-grant.asp Teachers Count - http://www.teacherscount.org/grants/ - List of different grants available.  Also, don't forget about opportunities that may be available through your local school district and through your state department of education.

  5. 10/15/2015

    Ed Tech Podcast for SD Teachers Episode 31: Should I create a class website or a class blog?

    Throughout our history, we have asked important questions, such as, "why is there air?" "How many people does it take to change a light bulb?" and "Did the chicken or the egg come first?" One age old question that teachers have asked is, "should I create a class website or a class blog?" In this podcast episode I help to answer this age old question  by discussing when you might want a blog or a website. I also discuss alternatives to both approaches and some of the tools that teachers use to create websites, blogs, online photo albums and text/email message blasters. Here are some of the tools I mention in this episode: Website creation tools: Weebly Wix Google Sites Blog creation tools: Blogger.com Kidblog.org Online photo albums: iCloud Picasa Web Albums General Classroom Management (with message/blog sharing): Class Dojo Text/Email Message Blaster: Remind.com

  6. 10/01/2015

    Ed Tech Podcast for SD Teachers Episode 30: Ideas for Getting Started integrating Technology in Your Classroom

    Have you been asked to integrate technology in your classroom, but you don't know where to start? In this episode, I share some ideas from Doug Johnson's book, The Classroom Teacher's Technology Survival Guide. First I share some ideas to change non-technology-based activities into technology-based ones. Then I share about some basic and easy activities and technologies that can be incorporated into classroom learning.

  7. 09/17/2015

    Ed Tech Podcast for SD Teachers Episode 29: Visible Learning

    Have you ever wondered what types of interventions, teaching and learning practices and other items really make a difference for student learning? In this episode, we take a look at the interventions, teaching and learning practices and other elements have an above average effect on student learning. I discuss John Hattie's framework for Visible Learning to help answer some of these questions. Visible Learning, and Visible Learning for Teachers

  8. 05/08/2015

    EdTech for SD Teachers Podcast - Episode 28: Universal Design for Learning

    In our last podcast episode for this school year, I discuss the principles of Universal Design for Learning. Here is a nicely organized list of these principles: Provide multiple means of representation Provide options for perception Provide options for language, mathematical expressions and symbols Provide options for comprehension Provide multiple means of action and expression Provide options for physical action Provide options for expression and communication Provide options for executive functions Provide multiple means of engagement  Provide options for recruiting interest Provide options for sustaining effort and persistence Provide options for self-regulation Some of the tools mentioned in this podcast are: Visuwords.com https://www.wikipedia.org/   http://www.nbclearn.com/science-and-engineering-of-the-2014-olympic-winter-games

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