My Tech Toolbelt Shannon Tabaldo and Brenda Argano: Ed Tech Podcast

MTT047| Flipgrid and Keeping Engaged Remotely - Ann Kozma 
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Imagine a tech tool that works for everyone from Pre K to PhD and beyond!  Not only that, but you have complete flexibility and complete control at the same time!  Flipgrid can be as simple or as sophisticated as you want it to be, and there is no right or wrong way of doing it.  Join us today as we speak with Ann Kozma from Flipgrid as she tells us the new and exciting enhancements coming up.  If you would like to see the video portion of this podcast, you can see the video here.
Ann Kozma loves to explore, share, and contribute and has spent 19 years dedicated to transforming education as a classroom teacher, Innovation & Instructional Support TOSA, and as an Educator Innovation Lead on Team Flipgrid at Microsoft. Believing that “Play is our brain’s favorite way to learn,” Ann loves to bring the fun and is passionate about helping others learn how to meaningfully integrate technology into teaching and learning.  She is a member of the Apple Distinguished Educator Class of 2015 and Leading Edge Certified as a Professional Learning Leader. 
Contact: Ann Kozma
Twitter: @annkozma723
Flipgrid Twitter: @Flipgrid
 
Items mentioned in Episode 47:
Flipgrid website
Flipgrid - Apple app
Flipgrid Blog
Flipgrid YouTube Channel
Yaritza Villalba Flipgrid Creator page
Yaritza Villalba Flipgrid Blog
Matt Jenkins Flipgrid Blogpost about Technology Enhances Deaf Education
The InterActive Class - Joe Merrill
Andrew Easton
Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain by Zaretta Hammond
Pass The Baton by Kathryn Finch and Theresa Hoover
 
BONUS Flipgrid video on the My Tech Toolbelt YouTube Channel
 
#remotelearning #distancelearning #flipgrid #podcastedu #podcasting #studentconnections #flipgridforall 
 
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MTT046| iCivics, Building Civic Knowledge in a fun way - Neil Wrona
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It’s an election year!  Do your students understand the complexities of our government workings?  What a great time to learn about how our system works, while the subject is in the news every day!  Join us as we speak with Neil Wrona, a 7th grade teacher at an alternative school tasked with teaching these young people how their government works and how they can make a difference.  All in a very easy to understand and fun way!
Neil Wrona is a 7th year teacher who has taught at every level in the school system and every subject other than English. Neil’s undergrad was in Communications and Rhetorical Studies, and it wasn’t until his junior year, and a class that doubled as community service, that he realized he wanted to teach. Of course, by then he thought it was far too late, so he floated around for a few years after graduation, looking for jobs where I could teach, until he finally decided to get the credits he needed and enrolled in a Masters in the Arts of Teaching program. Over the years, Neil has fallen in love with civics education and everything it can provide for students: a way to understand how decisions are made, an avenue to understand how power is wielded, and, most importantly, something that can make his students feel powerful. Once students understand that the government works FOR them, they realize that if they want change, they can make it happen. With the population Neil teaches, it’s not always easy to convince them of that, but iCivics has helped with ⅔ of that goal. 
 
Contact: Neil Wrona
Twitter: @neilwrona
Email: lnwrona@gmail.com
 
Items mentioned in Episode 46:
iCivics Website
I’m just a Bill - School House Rock
My Tech Toolbelt - Nearpod Episode
Example Lesson Plan from Neil Wrona
The Firm, Fair, Facinating Facilitator by Robert Ward
 
#remotelearning #distancelearning #icivics #podcastedu #podcasting #government
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MTT045| Ozobot, Mighty Little Robots to code and create - Nikki Jones
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Have you seen Ozobots, perhaps in a STEAM lab or at a conference, moving around the floor or table, but didn’t understand what it was doing or how you could use it with your students?  Join us today as we speak with Nikki Jones, a 3rd Grade teacher from Virginia that loves technology, especially Ozobots.  Find out how Nikki uses the Ozobots, not only for coding, but how she also uses them for math, social studies and science!
Nikki Jones, a thirteen-year veteran educator values creativity, critical thinking and collaboration. She received her Bachelor's Degree in Early Childhood Education from SUNY Fredonia and obtained her master's degree in Special Education from George Mason University in Virginia. She currently teaches third grade at Chris Yung Elementary in Bristow, Virginia. Nikki has taught 1st grade and worked as an Instructional Technology Coach. She has presented at Future of Education Technology Conference (FETC) and numerous conferences, served as a lead mentor for new teachers and as team leader for the past four years. Technology plays a major role in her classroom as it is used daily to help facilitate learning and engage students. As an Ozobot Certified Educator she shares innovative lessons and her experiences taking risks to integrate the Ozobots and computer science into core content areas. She is a life-long learner who continues to reinvent herself. She is passionate about sharing her love for technology-integrated education and committed to helping other educators to feel comfortable using technology in their classrooms.
 
Contact: Nikki Jones
Twitter: @mrsjones72812
Email: mrsjones72812@gmail.com
 
Items mentioned in Episode 45:
Ozobot
Donors Choose
Seesaw
Project Based Learning
Nikki’s Ozobot Learning Library



#remotelearning #distancelearning #ozobot #podcastedu #podcasting #ozosquad #letthekidslead #ozosquad
 
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MTT044| Podcasting with your Students - Brian Briggs
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Have you thought about podcasting with your students, but don’t know where to start?  Join us today as we speak with Brian Briggs, the Director of Innovation and Instructional Technology for Plumas Lake Elementary School District in California.  Brian shares with us why podcasting with your students is so beneficial and just how easy it is to get started.  
Brian Briggs is the Director of Innovation and Instructional Technology for Plumas Lake Elementary School District.  Brian enjoys working with teachers and students teaching, training and learning alongside them with new and exciting topics in Educational Technology.  He loves the use of coding and robots, and has always been a nut for hands-on science. Brian is most excited about STEAM, the creation of projects, and getting students engaged. He also loves seeing the excitement of students and teachers working together as teams to create or complete a desired goal. On top of the teachable moments, Brian lives for the ooo and aahh moments that happen during instruction.
Contact: Brian Briggs
Twitter: @BriBriggs
Email: bbriggs@plusd.org
Check This Out Podcast
 
Items mentioned in Episode 44:
Joe Sanfelippo
Online Voice Recorder
Anchor FM
Soundtrap
John Samuelson Techlandia Podcast
Brent Warner Podcast
The Way I Heard It Podcast
Listenwise
TOSAS Talking Tech Podcast
The Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire
This Week In Tech Podcast with Leo Laporte
The Rewatchables Podcast
 
#remotelearning #distancelearning #nowlistening #podcastedu #podcasting #studentpodcast
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MTT043 Bonus| Seesaw with Distance Learning - Megan Madden
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In Episode 43 - Seesaw in the Classroom, Megan Madden shared with us how she has been using Seesaw in her classroom with great success.  Just a short time later, the whole world was shutting down due to the Coronavirus Pandemic.  Everything escalated very quickly, and teachers, districts and students found themselves having to transition to Distance Learning almost overnight.  In this Bonus episode, Megan shares with us the obstacles she faced in the transition, and how she returned to one of her favorite tech tools in her toolbelt, Seesaw, to help her with her students.  Find out why this was the perfect fit once again.  If you haven’t listened to Episode 43 yet, make sure you listen to that one as well to hear how she used Seesaw in her classroom.  
Megan Madden is a Bay Area native and enjoys learning, community, and creating new ways to engage and excite my students. She attended Saint Mary’s College of California and earned my B.A in English Literature and minored in Theatre Arts. She continued at Saint Mary’s and went on to earn my Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. Megan began her teaching career at a Montessori Elementary School in Pleasanton, CA where she learned the art of hands-on exploration and differentiation. She then transitioned into the traditional classroom and continued to teach at a Catholic School in the Oakland Diocese. Megan’s desire to continue offering my students a tailored learning experience and an environment prepared for learning and exploring and began incorporating technology in order to balance the needs of her students within the constraints of the traditional classroom. She enjoyed watching her students thrive in this blended learning environment and was inspired to go back to school to earn her Masters in 21st Century Learning and Technology from Brandman University. Megan has a passion for integrating technology into her pedagogy and hopes to inspire others to explore new ways to teach and make an impact on students everywhere.
 
Contact: Megan Madden
Twitter: @MyAppyClassroom
Email: megan.n.madden@gmail.com
Megan Madden’s Seesaw Slidedeck (with QR code for a free Premium month): MM Seesaw Slidedeck
Instagram:  MyAppyClassroom
 
Items mentioned in Episode 43 Bonus:
Seesaw website
Seesaw Twitter
The First Days of School by Harry and Rosemary Wong
 
#remotelearning #distancelearning #nowlistening #podcastedu #seesaw #digitalportfolio #seesawchat
 
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MTT043| Seesaw in the Classroom - Megan Madden
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It’s so great when each of your students have their own devices.  But what happens when you have 31 student projects on 31 devices?  It means a lot of time on the Teacher collecting, grading, distributing, and managing both the projects and the devices.  Join us today as we speak with Megan Madden, a 3rd Grade Teacher from California.  Megan shares with us why Seesaw works so well for her and her classroom.  Also, listen in to how much the parents love it as well.  One more thing, this episode will be a short series on Seesaw.  This is the “Seesaw in the Classroom” episode, our next one coming up will be “Seesaw with Distance Learning”, so be sure to subscribe to our podcast because you don’t want to miss that one!
Megan Madden is a Bay Area native and enjoys learning, community, and creating new ways to engage and excite my students. She attended Saint Mary’s College of California and earned my B.A in English Literature and minored in Theatre Arts. She continued at Saint Mary’s and went on to earn my Multiple Subject Teaching Credential. Megan began her teaching career at a Montessori Elementary School in Pleasanton, CA where she learned the art of hands on exploration and differentiation. She then transitioned into the traditional classroom and continued to teach at a Catholic School in the Oakland Diocese. Megan’s desire to continue offering my students a tailored learning experience and an environment prepared for learning and exploring and began incorporating technology in order to balance the needs of her students within the constraints of the traditional classroom. She enjoyed watching her students thrive in this blended learning environment and was inspired to go back to school to earn her Masters in 21st Century Learning and Technology from Brandman University. Megan has a passion for integrating technology into her pedagogy and hopes to inspire others to explore new ways to teach and make an impact on students everywhere.
Contact: Megan Madden
Twitter: @MyAppyClassroom
Email: megan.n.madden@gmail.com
Megan Madden’s Seesaw Slidedeck (with QR code for a free Premium month): MM Seesaw Slidedeck
Instagram:  MyAppyClassroom
 
Items mentioned in Episode 43:
Seesaw website
Seesaw Twitter
The First Days of School by Harry and Rosemary Wong
 
#nowlistening #podcastedu #seesaw #ipad #ChromeBooks #Chrome #digitalportfolio #seesawchat
We would love to hear from you!  Let us know if you find our podcast helpful!  Is there technology out there that you would like us to cover in one of our episodes?  Contact us!
Email us 
Shannon@MyTechToolbelt.com
Brenda@MyTechToolbelt.com
 
If you enjoyed this episode, tell a friend, and SUBSCRIBE FOR FREE TO THE SHOW!  Please share this podcast with someone you think might benefit.
 
What’s in your Tech Toolbelt?
www.mytechtoolbelt.com
Twitter: @mytechtoolbelt  
Instagram: My Tech Toolbelt
 
You can listen to our podcast on:
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Google Play Music
Spotify
or listen here
Music: http://www.bensound.com/royalty-free-music