Learning in My Pajamas by NCTechTeacher https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo Edtech Podcasts en-us 2017-02-20 20:22:26 UTC 2025-02-05 04:37:21 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Lightdecrease.png Empower Teachers: Podcast #1 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155008817 Google Updates:
1. Google Apps for Education is now G-Suite for Education
2. Explore Tool, search the web, hover over the results, click the quotes icon and it adds a footnote to the bottom of your doc.
3. Google Calendar App can set goals and schedule your goals on your calendar.
4. You can add a custom doc template to the template page and share with your domain (letterhead!)
5. Google Classroom will send notifications for work submitted after a due date. ]]> 2017-02-20 20:25:49 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155008817 Empower Teachers: Podcast #1 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155009812 17 Things for Teachers to Try in 2017
http://www.shakeuplearning.com/blog/17-things-teachers-try-2017/ 

]]> 2017-02-20 20:31:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155009812 Learning Go Viral: Podcast #2 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155225646 Google Blog: Keyword at https://blog.google/

Google Certification Tips:
http://www.shakeuplearning.com/google-certified-educator

Drive Slides: allows you to drop in a bunch a pictures into a PowerPoint at once.]]> 2017-02-21 17:15:29 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155225646 Learning Go Viral Podcast #2 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155226315 From the interview: The best thing about using Google Tools is the ability to fix, update, collaborate, and maintain from a distance. I don't have to be in the classroom with my kids to keep them learning. 

Hyperdocs? digital lesson plan where kids create, immersion with video and text, kids create and share. So padlet is a hyperdoc.



]]> 2017-02-21 17:17:10 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155226315 New Google Sites: Podcast #3 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155232604 #learnalanguage: its an app that you download and watch youtube videos that teach kids a new language.

Adobe creative cloud for Chromebooks!! for FREE!

Toontastic: storytelling cartoons]]> 2017-02-21 17:33:11 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155232604 New Google Sites: Podcast #3 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155232709 I do NOT get why these people can't use Google Sites! I've used it for years and it's super-easy and I can teach my kids how to use it quickly. 
NEW: 
Drag and drop interface
Auto Save
All other Google "stuff" works with it. 
Themes: Forced to use a theme - no customization
Responsive design but harder to "hack"
Publish within the domain, must click publish to view!
Use for e-portfolios (of course!)

]]> 2017-02-21 17:33:25 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155232709 Google in Special Ed: Podcast #4 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155826817 Use Google Calendar in the classroom as organizational tool.
Use Google Slides to make books (turn slides into images)
Gamification: Behavior modification at http://carriebaughcum.com/?s=gamification
I didn't get much from Carrie on the podcast,but then I looked at her website:
http://carriebaughcum.com/category/sketchnotes/ and this is brilliant. Doodling your Notes! I love it! ]]> 2017-02-23 17:22:19 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155826817 Google in Special Ed: Podcast #4 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155826960 1. Google Voice: Phone number tied to you - not your location. Transcriptions
2. Petra (Jordan) - tour in Google Cardboard ]]> 2017-02-23 17:22:42 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155826960 #Sketchnotes jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155842490 2017-02-23 18:01:48 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/155842490 Sketchnoting: :Podcast #5 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156708011 bit.ly/sylsketchnote
Visual Notetaking for Educators by Wendy Pillars
Sketchnote Army Podcast by Mike Rohde
Squares, circles, dots, and lines plus hearts and stars
People, lettering, dividers, icons, bullets, thought bubbles
ProCreate, Bamboo Papers, Paper53 for digital sketches]]> 2017-02-28 13:54:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156708011 Sketchnoting: Podcast #5 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156708332 Examples: Time lines, meetings, TEdTalks, Math formulas, books or articles your read, podcasts or audio things like phone calls. 
I like this idea. I think I'm going to buy one of those books.]]> 2017-02-28 13:55:05 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156708332 SmackDown: Podcast #6 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156736925 Workflowy - bulleted list maker, free
AwwApp Digital Whiteboard - digital sketchnoting (touch screen or pen)
WeVideo App - like iMovie but with more flexibility, can move from one device to another. Greenscreen, cutaways, pasteovers, etc. 
- Google PhotoScan - no scanner, digitizes old photos and kids work - an app for mobile devices. ]]> 2017-02-28 14:54:50 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156736925 Smackdown" Podcast #6 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156737147 Note: SummerPD.com – Use Promo Code: HOUSEOFEDTECH and get 10 self-paced courses for $25

- Easy Blog - private blogs for just a few people (like family or Tech Studies classes)
BaseCamp - project management
- Pocket - save articles from all kinds of sources, getpocket.com (use Google account) 

]]> 2017-02-28 14:55:17 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156737147 Elementary Coding: Podcast #7 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156764842 combining ideas: I sketched this podcast:]]> 2017-02-28 15:56:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156764842 Elementary Coding: Podcast #7 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156765001 unsplash.com – All photos published on Unsplash are licensed under Creative Commons Zero which means you can copy, modify, distribute and use the photos for free, including commercial purposes, without asking permission.]]> 2017-02-28 15:56:56 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156765001 Blogging: Podcast #8 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156793617 edpuzzle: add questions to existing videos from YouTube
VideoFX - quick and dirty videos and video edits
edu.buncee - ?? presentations...somehow?
media core capture- chrome extension screen capture, simple - check this one out!!!!!]]> 2017-02-28 17:14:04 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156793617 Blogging: Podcast #8 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156793709 The podcast has a gateway timeout error. Has for weeks. I decided to visit Miss Hesslein's blogging website instead and learned about Genius Hour. I like Genius hour:
Students can explore their own passions and have a choice in what they learn. 
Creativity, freedom, deeper thinking and understanding
allows students to research, plan, and set goals for what THEY want to learn about
]]> 2017-02-28 17:14:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/156793709 Tweech Me: Podcast #9 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/157463097 It's an app to help you learn about Twitter. 
bit.ly/officialchatlist - chat schedule a chat list of all the education twitter chats.
I don't tweet. I don't have time to go through all of that. 
Twitter Mentors. Do I need one? Nah. 
App costs .99 cents
Video based]]> 2017-03-02 19:46:22 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/157463097 Tweech Me: Podcast #9 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/158748481 Apple has the most strict requirements for apps on the appstore. ]]> 2017-03-08 17:42:18 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/158748481 Coding: Podcast #10 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/158748856 Grant Smith
What do you want to teach your kids? Coding? Computer Science? Thinking?
Getting students on the website is not enough. Go through what you want the kids to go through. Stay ahead of them.
Coding diaries: kids reflect on what they have coded. 
CONFIDENCE 

]]> 2017-03-08 17:43:15 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/158748856 Coding: Podcasting #10 jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/158749066 Resources:
Code.org
Codable
Hopscotch
Scratch*
*look into this one. 
DK.com - free coding kit /www.dk.com/coolcat ]]> 2017-03-08 17:43:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/158749066 Look into Adobe Spark jsimons5 https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/158755684 create graphics, web stories, and videos for your "small business"]]> 2017-03-08 18:00:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jsimons5/ssrrw0qdytmo/wish/158755684