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Podcast #1 - Touring the World with the New Google Earth - GTT016

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Podcast #1 - Touring the World with the New Google Earth - GTT016

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I found Matt and Kasey to be very interesting as well as informative. I did not realize that Google Earth had a new version. I tried to access it on my current Apple laptop, but was told to try another device. I tried also to access the links on the page, but was told it was time for an upgrade. (Ha ha)....our teacher laptops are in need of replacements.
Nevertheless, the podcasts gave me lots of new tidbits and sparked my interest in the New Google Earth.

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Podcast #1 - Touring the World with the New Google Earth - GTT016

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Podcast #1 - Touring the World with the New Google Earth - GTT016

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So....I tried another computer and was able to access Google Earth. Wow!!!!!!
What excited me the most about the new Google Earth was the 3-D button Matt referred to several times during the podcast. Being able to navigate through a city using  3-D capability will open up a new world for many of our students. With funds being cut in our district for field trips, this will give us a way to take our students on virtual field trips! Thanks, Google Earth for allowing students from a rural county in NC to explore the world through your technology.

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Podcast #2 - The 15 Best Podcasts for Kids that Adults will like too

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Podcast #2 - The 15 Best Podcasts for Kids that Adults will like too

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The first podcast I chose to listen to from the list was OWTK Kid's Music Monthly. As a music teacher, I am always searching for new music resources. I was impressed with the variety of different musical genres offered in the podcasts monthly. I could definitely use this as a listening tool in my music classroom to expose my students to many different selections of music.

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Podcast #2 - The 15 Best Podcasts for Kids that Adults will like too

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Podcast #2 - The 15 Best Podcasts for Kids that Adults will like too

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I also listened to the Podcast, Short and Curly. Being involved in the leadership of PBIS in my school, I am always looking for ways to teach positive behavior. Some of the topics tackled on these podcasts are very interesting. I especially like the one about bullying. I would use this with small intervention groups to help start conversations among students about behaviors and strategies to promote positive outcomes.

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Podcast #3 - To Boost High-Order Thinking, Try Curation

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Podcast #3 - To Boost High-Order Thinking, Try Curation

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This podcast got me really excited about planning a curation project for my students next year. I think we will use pinterest to create a board of songs with common attributes, whether it be genre, timing, melody lines, instrumentation, etc. This list could go on and on!!!

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Podcast #3 - To Boost Higher-Order Thinking, Try Curation

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Podcast #3 - To Boost Higher-Order Thinking, Try Curation

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What a great idea! Making the collection of resources a stand-alone assignment. Jennifer Gonzalez made it so clear how students would be involved in higher-order thinking through a curation project. It's sometimes so difficult to plan learning activities which involve higher level thinking. Curation projects will certainly cause students to think on a higher level and also to enjoy what they are doing.

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Podcast #4 - I Want to be an Innovative Teaching and Learning Specialist

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Podcast #4 - I Want to be an Innovative Teaching and Learning Specialist

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First of all, I want to say that Chris Nesi has a very pleasing voice to listen to. He made his podcast fun. His recommendation to chew gum to keep focused really made me smile. (I love chewing gum!) I visited Iloveimg.com that he recommended and loved it! What a convenient tool to have for editing pics!

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Podcast #4 - I Want to be an Innovative Teaching ad Learning Specialist

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Podcast #4 - I Want to be an Innovative Teaching ad Learning Specialist

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The real content of this podcast was about educators with technology in their title. Chris' idea that the technology person should be an innovative teaching and learning specialist (ITL) was right on target. Technology should be used to improve instruction. With a person like this on staff, teachers may feel more comfortable using new technology. An ITL could help them implement technology that would help their delivery of instruction, instead of making them feel overwhelmed with trying the new technology tool of the week just because it's cool.

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Podcast #5 - Our Favorite Google Docs Tips & Tricks - GTT017

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Podcast #5 - Our Favorite Google Docs Tips & Tricks - GTT017

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I enjoyed hearing from Matt and Kasey again. Nice to know they are introverts like myself!! The 360 degree camera sounded super cool when Matt talked about it in his Google Updates. If it proved to be affordable, it would be an outstanding tool for students to use in productions.

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Podcast #5 - Our Favorite Google Docs Tips & Tricks - GTT017

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Podcast #5 - Our Favorite Google Docs Tips & Tricks - GTT017

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I found Kasey's tip concerning voice typing to be very useful. I love talking to my phone. I didn't realize I could do this in Google Docs. I use Google Docs every day. This time saver will be great. I also think it would be a fantastic modification for students who are having trouble with the keyboarding. Another great tip was Control, Shift, and V to Paste and Match Style. If I had only known this.....oh well, at least I know this trick now for the future

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Podcast #6 - Learning First, Technology Second

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Podcast #6 - Learning First, Technology Second

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The guest on the podcast, Liz Kolb was awesome. Her research concerning the use of technology in the classroom supports my beliefs as a teacher. Always, learning first! Her 3 e's were: Engagement, Enhancement, and Extension. This is what technology should be used for. It is easy just to use a new technology tool in the classroom because it's exciting, shiny, and new, but Liz warned against it. Only use the technology if it meets the 3 e's.

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Podcast #6 - Learning First, Technology Second

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Podcast #6 - Learning First, Technology Second

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The emphasis put on co-engagement and co-creation by Vicki and Liz in this podcast really made me self-evaluate some of my teaching in my classroom. I plan to encourage even more partner work next year after listening to this podcast. Also, using Google Docs for writing instruction and asking parents to log on at that time is an amazing idea!

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Ranjini interviewed Christine Cunningham who is the founder and director of Engineering is Elementary. Christine said that the program is highly successful and is serving grades 1 - 5 currently in the Boston area and around the country.  She is now working on programs for PreK and Kindergarten students. The programs are based on the children's natural tendency to build. In the classroom, too many times we only focus on the natural world and not the "human-made" world side of things: engineering.

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Some of Christine Cunningham's ideas were so simple, yet so profound when it comes to learning. Students should be asked to think like an engineer. When we create an art project, we finish it and take it home. Instead we should study it and ask: "How can I redesign this and make it better?" Christine even shared moments that were special to her when a student's "light bulb" popped on. It made me remember special moments like that too during my career. We need more of those moments!

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Podcasts #8 & 9 - What's New in the World of Google Maps, Mymaps, and Google Earth?

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Podcasts #8 & 9 - What's New in the World of Google Maps, Mymaps, and Google Earth?

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This podcast with Jeff, Jenn, Sam and Josh dealt with Google technology through maps. Once again I listened to the exciting news of the New Google Earth. Since this is now web-based, it can be accessed easily on chrome books by students. In the new Google Earth, there are custom-made field trips. So amazing! Watching Jeff spin the globe and zoom in to where he wanted made me just shake my head and say , "wow"!

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Podcasts # 8 & # 9 - What's New in the World of Google Maps, Mymaps and Google Earth?

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Podcasts # 8 & # 9 - What's New in the World of Google Maps, Mymaps and Google Earth?

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Since I teach very young students, (PreK - 2nd grade), it was very useful to hear the hosts talk about how the lower grades could use this. Being able to map our school by zooming in on Google Maps and pinpointing the different areas in the school would definitely be great for our kids. The whole idea of an ariel view and zooming in would be such a wonderful incentive to grab the students' attention and hold it!

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Podcasts # 8 & # 9 - What's New in the World of Google Maps, Mymaps and Google Earth?

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Podcasts # 8 & # 9 - What's New in the World of Google Maps, Mymaps and Google Earth?

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Jenn talked a lot about Mymaps. She showed how to import data using an excel spreadsheet. With her students, she left a couple of fields blank so that they would have to fill in the information after clicking on the pins she had inserted in the map. This is a fantastic way to teach History, Foreign Language, Geography....and more

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Podcasts #8 & #9 -What's New in the World of Google Maps, Mymaps and Google Earth?

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Podcasts #8 & #9 -What's New in the World of Google Maps, Mymaps and Google Earth?

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Tour Builder was also a tool talked about by the hosts. With Tour Builder, you can tell a story through space and location. This excited me. I can really see my young students getting into this! Not only could I use this to tell them a story, but let them create their own story using Tour Builder.
Overall, these 4 hosts gave a great deal of useful information for any teacher looking to teach through the technology Google offers through maps.

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Podcast #10 - Is Summer Break Overrated?

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Podcast #10 - Is Summer Break Overrated?

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So cute. Loved those two brothers on the show. They were so witty. They made the vodcast very interesting. I could see how students could do this for a broadcast weekly or daily at our school. Each day they could report weather, important happenings at school, or discuss a topic like these two guys did.

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Podcast #10 - Is Summer Break Overrated?

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Podcast #10 - Is Summer Break Overrated?

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Well, I certainly could agree with Davis and Walker on some of their overrated and underrated picks of summer. I personally detest camping also! The plug for the public library was well put. The  open friendship between the hosts (teachers, I'm assuming) and the students was wonderful to watch.