Computers, Coffee and Curriculum: Recent Episodes
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Jim is joined by Susanne Angarano and Catherine Wolfe from Vaysen Studio. They talk about trends in education and learning spaces.
03:30 Philosophy Approach the Classroom and Teaching
10:15 Creating Curiosity
11:35 Unpacking the 'Why"
13:56 Examples of Different Environments
18:26 Classroom Technology and the Environment Interesect
26:24 How Will This Look As We Go Forward
31:15 Bridging the Gap
36:00 Interested in The Grant?
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Jim and Dan commemorate 50 Episodes of the podcast with clips from many of our past favorites!
02:40 Episode 1 Clip
03:46 Episode 2 Clip explaining why we are doing a podcast
06:20 Episode 40 Clip with Laura Westerman
08:10 Episode 42 Clip with Laura Reeves
11:50 Episode 16 Clip with Castle Learning
17:29 Episode 18 Clip with ISTE Review
22:50 Episode 32 Clip with Erin Quintero and Author Peter Nowak
Stay to the end you wont be sorry!
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Jim is joined by West Irondequoit Central School District's Director of Humanities Kim Cristal and West Irondequoit Director of STEAM and Adjunct Professor at University of Rochester Orlando Marrero
03:45 Great Ways People are Using Assessment Data Already
06:45 What Can Assessment Be?
12:50 Other Instructions Beyond the Traditional Model
16:55 Instruction Models of the Future
24:10 Hope for the Future for Data Gathered
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Jim and TLC Director and IHS Chemistry Teacher Cecilia Young talk about new instructional approaches available and implementing them!
02:13 Asynchronous Courses
12:35 Jennifer Godfried 4th Grade Teacher and Microsoft OneNote
19:35 Taylor Lanham Family and Consumer Science Teacher using FlipGrid
27:12 Sara Edell 3rd Grade Teacher and Code.org.
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Jim and Dan get together to look at the changes going into the 2021-22 school year.
04:48 End of the Year Surveys and What We Learned
07:49 New Help Desk
10:00 Student Run Help Desk
20:10 Alignment
21:20 TEAMS for File Sharing
25:20 Feedback and Grading
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Jim, Maria and Dan get together to look back at the last year in this end of the year review.
04:10 Great Things Done and Innovations
09:05 Communications Challenge
10:20 Challenges From the Start
15:20 How Do You Organize Your Materials on Apps?
22:30 Where Do We Go When We Come Out of This?
28:30 Thoughts for the Future?
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Jim, Jamie Armstrong and Laura Westerman talk candidly about the 2020-2021 school year. The hits, the misses, the absurd and the outright funny! The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees
03:00 The 2020-2021 Dumpster Fire
06:20 Feedback From Teachers and Students
06:53 Let the Funny and Odd Stories Begin
13:25 Laura Talks About Being Rick-Rolled
21:50 Over-The-Shoulder-Parent-Check-Ins
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What have our teachers of full-online classes learned that could be shared with our hybrid classes with a few online students at the high school? What tasks designed for full-online student success can be applied to all classrooms? What works and what problems are still present? Jim is joined by Laura Reeves and Karen Finter and the original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.
03:10 Funny Stories and Frustrations
05:24 Passive Aggressive Students
10:20 Schoology Assessments
13:35 Recommendations That Make A Difference
19:08 Powerpoint Collaboration
28:00 Challenges Faced That You feel Better About Now
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In this podcast, we review the best ways students can use tools available in our district to create videos to share their learning. The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.
02:20 How To Create A Video In Powerpoint
07:30 How To Use Stream With Students
15:10 Megan Langley-Cass joins
18:03 Basic Video Assignments
18:28 Powerpoint Videos
19:38 Scripting It Out In Pieces
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Teachers in our district have started to use the assessment material type in Schoology in some innovative and effective ways. Rethink the traditional assessment and learn how to use the assessment tool to administer it in a digital landscape. Join Laura Reeves and Jim for a demonstration and exploration of this tool. The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.
01:40 Using Assessment and Test and Quizes
05:45 How Algerbra 1 Team Uses Test/Quiz Feature Weekly
08:20 Randomizing Question
10:10 Labelling Diagrams
15:30 Diving in With An Idea of What You Want It To Look Like
19:15 Things We'd Like to See
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Are online assessments the right fit for you? Ari Kramer and Shane Surek join Jim Czadzeck to chat about the benefits of using eDoctrina for online assessments. After, Troy Schlesing provides a thorough overview of how to create online. The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.
02:20 Shane and Ari discuss their experience
05:20 Gathering Data and Filtering
10:04 Paper Version Feedback
12:35 Time Limit on Assessment
18:02 Troy Schlesing joins with a thorough overview
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Accountability in the Digital Landscape Q&A. How can we use Schoology and other tools to better direct students to complete work while also helping them build independence and ownership of work. Jim Czadzeck. Laura Westerman, and Katrina Bean share some options built in to our LMS and instructional tips. The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.
04:08 One Drive in Schoology 'in progress' tab
07:40 Powerpoint for Accountability and Assessment
18:45 How Do You Know They Are Watching the Videos
22:45 Test Quiz feature of Schoology
26:20 Katrina Beam on Student Completion Rules in Schoology
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Managing Remote and In-Person Learners at the Same Time Q&A. We are joined by Karen Finter and Jessica Bulmann-Mohr. The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.
02:33 TEAMS to Help Include Remote Students
03:53 Karen Finter Joins
07:55 Using Documents to Foster Collaboration
09:30 Using What We Are Could Be Used Beyond the Current Situation
10:20 Using the Camera
13:00 Jessica Bulmann-Mohr Joins
13:18 TEAMS Channels
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Schoology and How to Organize Work In It. We are joined by Allison Curwin and Alexandra Pergolizzi. The original video is here for West Irondequoit Employees.
02:30 Top 5 Things to Start A Course
06:30 Weekly Planner
09:23 Use As Much Detail As You Can When Posting An Assignment
11:25 Alex Pergolizzi Joins Us
16:30 Suggestions To Help Organize
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Teams After One Month of Use: Tips and Questions. We are joined by Laura Westerman, Jim Thomas, Jackie Moonie, and Anna Baryl.
04:51 Together Mode
09:25 Sharing PowerPoints and More
15:00 All Remote Students Uses
20:00 Calling Feature
25:00 Using Other Apps in Conjunction
26:50 Changes Coming Soon
27:36 Recording and Turning Video Off
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In this episode Jim does a Q and A on Remind with Super User teachers Jamie Armstrong and Erin Quintero
06:00 Schedule Reminds
08:22 Attaching a Doc or Picture
09:38 Boundaries
10:50 Remind Setup
13:20 Tips for New Users
15:11 Other Ways to Utilize It
24:20 Shutdown Story and Remind
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In this episode Jim does a Q and A on OneNote Class Notebook with guest "expert" teachers Gabrielle Brannigan and Sarah Peterson.
01:00 OneNote Versions
07:10 Class Note Book tab and Learning Tools
13:10 Questions and Problems
17:20 Content Library
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In this episode Dan, Jim and Maria discuss the end of the most unique 2019-2020 school year!
01:45 Recap of Things We Learned
04:30 COVID 19 Emergency Remote Learning
08:00 District Knowledge Base
12:05 How things will Change Going Forward
16:30 Learning Opportunities
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In this episode Jim and Erin Quintero interview Peter Nowak author of Humans 3.0: The Upgrading of the Species.
01:18 Peter joins the show
03:55 Does He Still Feel the Same Way About Technology?
06:50 Moore's Law
12:00 Projecting the Future?
16:10 Anticipating Skills Future Adults Will Need
23:10 Proactive About the Future World
33:40 Screen Time Issues
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In this episode Dan, Jim and Maria talk about expanding the class outside the classroom space.
05:05 "In Case I'm Out" List
08:45 Essentials to the Virtual Learning Experience
12:50 Biggest Challenge of Off Site Learning
16:00 Value of Assigning Work Away from the Classroom
21:05 Value of Face-to-Face Instruction
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In this episode Jim and Laura talk about the recent S.T.E.A.M. Fest.
01:57 In the Spirit of Innovation the Show's Format is a little Different
06:50 S.T.E.A.M. Activities
10:18 WICSD's Dave Marshall joins Us
12:48 Anna Bayerl Joins Us
14:49 Laura's S.T.E.A.M. Incorporation
16:50 Mario The Maker Magician
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In this episode Jim talks with West Irondequoit Central School District Superintendent Dr. Aaron Johnson. He's been with the district for a year now and we talk about his thoughts and views of the district and the future.
01:27 Dr. Aaron Johnson talking about his path to WICSD
05:14 Challenges of a New District
10:10 Grand Vision of Instruction
15:30 Social Emotional Connections
16:26 Culture of West Irondequoit
19:40 Vision for the Next 5 Years
23:16 Tech Used in West Irondequoit compared to other places
27:30 Leverage Technology
29:05 Things He'd like To Try at West Irondequoit
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In this episode Dan, Jim and Maria talk about collaborating and sharing information in our district with co-workers and students.
03:00 Sharepoint
04:43 Microsoft Teams
14:15 Scenarios and Questions that pop up.
18:21 Question #2
21:35 Question #3
24:35 Question #4
26:30 Time for one more!
28:30 Not So Fast!
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In this episode West Irondequoit Central School District's Audio Visual Technician and Faculty Adviser for 90.9 WIRQ Richard Jones joins Dan, Jim and Maria. He talks about WIRQ celebrating 60 years as a licensed on-the-air radio station based in Irondequoit High School. The skills students learn and much more.
00:58 Tech "Resolutions" for 2020
05:25 Jim Finds Humor in 2020
06:55 Richard Talks About WIRQ Turning 60
08:30 Talking About the 60th Year Celebration
09:20 How the Students are Involved in Running the Station
13:30 What Do You Say The Major Skills Picked Up Are With Exiting Students
17:15 Jeff DiVeronica's Video
22:00 A Version for K-6?
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In this episode Dan, Jim and Maria talk about the past decade in teaching and technology with a look at the future as we start 2020!
03:00 Individualized Learning
06:30 Changes of the Past Decade
08:55 The Future?
12:44 Remote Voting is in development
17:00 VR Thoughts
18:00 Shifts We Have Seen in the Last Decade Continuing
19:40 Online Teaching Thoughts
25:10 New Things To Come
29:50 A.I. and Data
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In this episode Jim and Anna Bayerl talk about the NPR Podcast Challenge. We listen to 3 examples from West Irondequoit Central School students.
03:00 NPR Podcast Challenge
04:11 Anna Bayerl joins
05:05 Process of the Challenge
10:30 Zodiac Signs Podcast sample
22:05 Jim and Anna talk about the podcast
26:40 Value of Human's Podcast sample
38:50 Thoughts on the Podcast
42:32 Talks and Thoughts Podcast Sample
54:15 Thoughts on that Podcast
Want to participate? Click here for the NPR Podcast Challenge!
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In this episode Jim, Maria and Dan talk about the Hour of Code event! We are joined by Anna Bayerl Dake Librarian and Media Specialist, Sarah Davis Librarian of Rogers and South Lawn Schools and Dave Marshall IHS and Dake Technology Teacher.
01:15 What is it?
03:13 Anna Bayerl talks Coding Club
10:37 Sarah Davis talks about the importance of teaching coding
19:10 David Marshall talks about coding in the Technology department
20:40 Code.org
21:20 Events in the District
22:50 Code.org Video
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In this episode Jim and Dan are joined by West Irondequoit Central School District teachers Juliana Hillebrant, Zandy Tasber and Paul Reininger. They discussed using technology to differentiate in their teaching
01:10 Differentiate of Technology
02:35 Talking with Students and their Interests
06:40 Technology Differentiate by Grouping
07:30 Differentiation Buzz Word Bingo
13:00 Reviewing for Exams Facilitated by Technology
18:05 Zandy Tasber
20:20 Juliana Hillebrant
28:00 Paul Reininger
30:24 Newer Tools to Help
36:31 Question of the Episode
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In this episode Jim and Maria are joined by West Irondequoit Central School District's Director of the Teaching Learning Center Laura Westerman. She is our newest member of the Computers, Coffee and Curriculum's Podcast Crew!
01:36 Laura Joins the Show
03:50 3D Science
05:29 Technology Intersects with Instruction
07:30 Role at Teaching Learning Center
13:30 Accountability and Certification
21:20 Schoology versus Badge List
24:10 Laura's Thoughts on Future Episodes of the Podcast
Laura Westerman can be found on twitter at @LauraWesterman2
In this episode we are joined by West Irondequoit High School teacher Jamie Armstrong and Director of the Public Information at West Irondequoit Central School District Jeff DiVeronica to talk about using technology to build relationships.
01:30 Using Technology to Build Relationships
05:30 How Students are Sharing their Opinion
08:42 Jamie Armstrong Joins Us
09:05 Social Capital Project
22:20 Reactions to Jamie's Project
25:20 Examples of Building Relationships
28:07 Jeff DiVeronica Joins Us to Talk About Technology Enhancing Relationships
31:50 Parting Thoughts
Jamie Armstrong can be found on twitter at @NerdyMrA and Jeff DiVeronica can be found at @RocDevo.
In this episode Jim discusses the NPR Podcast Challenge with West Irondequoit Teachers Casey Nelan, Erica Kramarz and Erin Quintero. They brought samples of their students submissions and talk about the benefits.
03:40 Teens Have A Voice with Podcasts
05:15 Ideas to Getting the Ball Rolling
06:48 Podcast Period
10:26 How Students Prep for their Podcasts
13:50 Editing their Work
17:50 Students Podcast Examples
23:50 Podcasting as a Class Activity
The NPR Podcast Challenge can be found here.
In this episode Dan, Maria and Jim summarize their experience at the 2019 ISTE Conference in Philadelphia and talk about the new school year, as well as a brief preview of what's in store for the podcast!
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01:30 ISTE Conference Summary
3:40 Focus on What Each Host Went to Learn
4:30 Key Takeaways from ISTE
7:35 Bigger Picture Workshops
10:25 Building Independent Learning
12:24 Maria's Microsoft Thoughts from ISTE
16:05 Data Privacy and Security
20:15 Tech with Kindergarteners
21:50 Future Podcasts
ISTE can be found online at iste.org
In this episode Dan talks about using technology in education and issues that arise.
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01:25 Technology as a Tool
02:58 Key Terms
04:55 Regulations
7:40 Ransomware
9:40 Locking Work Station
11:44 Data Handling
16:35 Storage Drives and Potential Attacks
17:00 Phishing Examples
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In this episode we talk with President Scott Fischer and Training Manager Kim Conner from Castle Learning
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01:50 What is Castle Learning
04:00 Self Study Options
05:10 New Features
7:00 Audio/Video Integration
9:50 Integrating with Other Systems
11:50 Tracking Time on Task
13:40 What Is Available
16:40 Freshing the Content
Castle Learning can be found at www.castlelearning.com/
In this episode we talk with Dr. Greg Cottrell Principal at North Hunterdon High School in Nazareth Pennsylvania and Dr. Doug Lare Professor of Professional & Secondary Education, Co-Department Chair, Doctoral Program Coordinator at East Stroudsburg University about Learnics and the ThinkingApp
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04:15 Thinking App
06:55 Goal of Learnics
09:50 Surprising Trends
11:53 Looking at the Data
13:40 Scope and Sequence
14:10 Maximizing Student Engagement in Learning
15:50 What Strategies Can We Use to Personalize Learning with Technology
Dr. Cottrell can be found on twitter at @NHPrincipal and the ThinkingApp can be found at www.learnics.com
In this episode we talk with Dr. Deborah Kerby Business and Computer Teacher at Pocono Mountain School District Stroudsburg Pennsylvania and she discusses the Hour of Code and Girls Who Code programs.
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01:25 Deborah Kerby joins us
04:00 Hour of Code Program
05:20 Girls Who Code Program
09:12 Trends in Educational Technology That You Are Not So Fond Of
10:20 Evaluating Technology in the Classroom
12:31 How Can Technology in Education Be More Than One and Done
14:40 Words of Wisdom in Our Journey of Purposeful Technology in our Classrooms
Deborah Kerby can be found on twitter at @dockerby
In this episode we discuss our first year of Computers Coffee and Curriculum podcast, highlighting our favorite episodes and we talk about where we are going in season two
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01:25 Our Growing Numbers
03:50 Thoughts on What We Accomplished
07:20 Learning Experience for US
08:00 Season 2
09:51 Summer Episodes
12:30 Our Favorite Episodes
13:38 Home Work Assignment
14:34 We Love Your Ideas!
In this episode we start by talking about the ISTE Edtech Conference in Philadelphia June 23-26. We will all be there and are very excited. We are joined by Dr. Michael Reichert (@ReichertMC), Director of Technology and Instruction at Salesianum School in Wilmington, Delaware. He talks about using podcasts as a professional learning tool. Learn more about Dr. Reichert on his website (http://about.me/camreich) and blog (http://camreich.wordpress.com/).
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01:00 ISTE Conference discussion
03:22 ISTE Technology and Literacy
9:05 Dr. Michael Reichert joins us
14:00 Coffee EDU
15:00 Sustainable Professional Learning Models
21:40 Biggest Challenge of Building an Infrastructure
24:30 Blogging About Technology
28:00 Where People Can Find Dr. Reichert's blog.
Jim and Maria talk about Microsoft Forms. For more information, check out our website at k12ccc.com or send us an e-mail at feedback@k12ccc.com.
In this episode we have a round table panel on Professional Development and we are joined by Karen Finter, Director of Instruction 7-12 and Tracey Savine, Teacher - World Languages. Great discussion covering on-line resources, hybrid courses and the future of professional development.
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02:30 Current West Irondequoit state of professional development (PD)
08:00 Resources On-line for PD
11:20 Hybrid Courses
14:20 Learning Walks
19:32 The Future of PD
27:00 Zoom Room Reflections
29:45 Twitter PLN - Personal Learning Network
31:20 Ed Camps
Jim and Maria talk about URL Shorteners. For more information, check out our website at k12ccc.com or send us an e-mail at feedback@k12ccc.com.
In this episode we interview Dr. Tim Terranova, deputy superintendent at West Irondequoit Central School District. Tim talks about hiring and retaining top teaching talent, matching teaching demographics to student demographics, and highlights key characteristics of amazing instructors.
Our question of the episode is: What characteristics lead to fantastic teachers?
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04:00 EdTech Balderdash
08:15 Dr. Tim Terranova Interview
11:10 The Culture of Our District
16:20 The Hiring Process
20:50 Building More Diversity
25:00 What Aren't Teachers Being Prepped For In Colleges
30:30 What Does He Hope To See With Technology
37:10 Students With Special Needs
42:10 Hosts Recap And Discuss The Interview
Jim and Maria introduce NewsELA Pro articles and features for personalized student content delivery and interaction. For more information, check out our website at k12ccc.com or send us an e-mail at feedback@k12ccc.com.
Jim, Maria, Dan and Tracey talk about encouraging authentic learning experiences in the classroom, and solicit feedback to the feedback line at 346-FAQ-HELP. Of course, you can always shoot us an e-mail at feedback@k12ccc.com. Next, Jim conducts a fantastic interview with Irondequoit High School French Teacher Jim Thomas!
Jim and Maria share keyboard shortcut tips in this micro-episode. Send us your feedback at feedback@k12ccc.com or call our voicemail line at 346-FAQ-HELP.
In this episode we interview Allison Thompson, director of technology at St. Gerard Catholic School in Lansing, Michigan. She talks about balancing instruction with technical support, the Triple E Framework from Liz Kolb, building foundational tech skills, and embracing creative freedom in the classroom.
Our question of the episode is: What strategies do you use to insure technology is used to collaborate and not isolate?
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00:52 Question of the Episode 05:24 Collaborative Whiteboarding Software 07:20 Allison Thompson Interview 07:56 Transition to Tech Director 10:05 Balancing Instruction with IT Support 11:57 Technology Planning Committee 13:34 Purposeful Integration of Technology 13:53 The Triple E Framework (Liz Kolb) https://www.tripleeframework.com 14:50 Engagement vs. Educational Growth 16:35 New Michigan Standards based on ISTE Standards 17:10 'Thompson Island' Persuasive Research Project 19:50 Modeling and Building Foundational Skills 21:00 Learning to Troubleshoot 21:40 Embracing Creative Freedom in the Classroom 22:20 Community Engagement and Social Media Sharing 23:15 Evaluating Tech Integration 23:50 Crossfit & Burpees 24:25 Words of Wisdom 25:35 Contact Information @AllisonTEDU 26:10 A Critique of Engagement as a Primary Goal 31:54 Next Episode - Jim Thomas, IHS French Teacher
Jim and Maria explain how you can use OneDrive to recover lost work. Send us your feedback at feedback@k12ccc.com or call our voicemail line at 346-FAQ-HELP.
Maria interviews Rogers Middle School 4th grade teacher Maureen Elliott, a new teacher to the district who is embracing the purposeful integration of technology, risk-taking, and modeling strategies for successful technology adoption in the classroom.
Last episode's question of the day: In what ways can we encourage higher-level learning outside the classroom?
This week's question of the day: In what ways can we utilize technology to instill a love of learning our students?
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Jim, Dan and Maria discuss the important of unique, complex passwords, along with a couple tips to help you design a complex password you can remember.
Jim Czadzeck talks to Anna Bayerl and Sarah Davis about STEAM and Maker Space programs as well as student podcasting, and we welcome Richard Jones to the district, the podcast, and the IT team!
Jim and Maria discuss the Windows Immersive Reader for built-in text-to-speech in this quick tip episode.
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Computer science teacher Tristan Miller has incorporated STEM courses across the K-12 spectrum, started an e-Sports team, and is working on cybersecurity in high school. Learn more about these programs and future work!
[00:02:45] Question of the Week: What key skills best prepare students for a rapidly changing workplace?
[00:03:55] Tristan Miller Interview
[00:04:15] Building a CS program
[00:05:00] Code.org & Scratch
[00:06:30] Project Based Learning
[00:06:55] Flipping the Classroom
[00:07:45] Building Lifelong Learners
[00:08:00] Computer Language Specifics
[00:08:55] Design Thinking
[00:10:30] Gender Disparity in CS
[00:12:10] Cybersecurity Course in High School
[00:15:35] Maintaining a Current CS Curriculum
[00:17:10] Game Design Sequence
[00:22:48] eSports
[00:26:50] NASEF (http://www.esportsfed.org, #eSportsEDU)
[00:27:22] Question of the Day (interview)
tmiller@somervilleschools.org @MrMillerCodes
Jim and Maria discuss a number of methods of obtaining screenshots on a Windows computer, including keyboard shortcuts, the Snipping Tool, and Techsmith's SnagIt software.
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Dan interviews Kim Cristal, social studies curriculum coordinator, about the shift in social studies teaching from names and dates to focused historical research, analysis of sources from differing perspectives, and application of learnings to new and unique situations. Also, we hear from listeners as to their educational technology wish lists for 2019! Check it out at http://k12ccc.com, and feel free to leave us feedback on our feedback line at 346-FAQ-HELP.
Question of the day for this episode: How do you develop critical thinking skills in your classroom? Let us know at 346-FAQ-HELP!
00:00 Note to Audience
00:55 Introduction
01:45 Review previous question of the week: What ed tech are you looking forward to in 2019?
01:52 Colleen discusses frustrations with cell phones in the classroom and her wish for an adaptive questioning algorithm.
04:30 Tim requests a segment on implementing Desmos in a high school mathematics classroom.
05:15 This week's question: How do you incorporate critical thinking skills in your classroom? Give us a call at 346-FAQ-HELP!
05:45 Dan interviews Kim Cristal, social studies curriculum coordinator at West Irondequoit Central School District
06:24 What changes are occurring in social studies
09:23 First high school citizenship conference
15:10 Newsela Pro in the classroom
19:50 Push for more time to better use the tools available
22:51 Closing
Our second drive-through quick tip as part of the Computers, Coffee and Curriculum podcast.
Jim and Maria discuss creation of a desktop shortcut to your online OneDrive. Until next time, you can find us and subscribe at http://k12ccc.com, or call our feedback voicemail line at (346) FAQ-HELP.
Dan, Jim and Maria talk to Pete Nowak, A/V technician and high school radio station advisor. Also, we hear from listeners as to their favorite educational technology of 2018! Check it out at http://k12ccc.com, and feel free to leave us feedback on our feedback line at 346-FAQ-HELP.
00:00:50 John talks about the iPhone as an ed tech tool
00:03:05 Kim discusses Remind and TouchNote
00:06:00 Jamie highlights Schoology in the classroom
00:08:02 Kyle talks about Nearpod
00:09:23 Maria asks this week's question of the day
00:09:56 Jim interviews Pete Nowak
CCC002A: Our first drive-through quick tip as part of the Computers, Coffee and Curriculum podcast.
Jim and Maria discuss CommonSenseMedia.org, a site where you can find information on age-appropriateness for various media. Until next time, you can find us and subscribe at http://k12ccc.com, or call our feedback voicemail line at (346) FAQ-HELP.
Maria, Jim and Dan discuss their three favorite educational technology items of 2018, and what they’re looking forward to in 2019.
00:40 Introducing the Computers, Coffee, and Curriculum Podcast3:30 Why a Podcast?4:50 Website and Podcast Subscription Information5:33 Voicemail Line6:05 Question of the Day: “What is your favorite technology of 2018?” 6:46 Maria’s #1: Middle School Technology Roll-out9:43 Jim’s #1: Schoology13:17 Dan’s #1: Flipgrid Free for the Masses15:43 Maria’s #2: Bridging the Gap with the Tech Team16:44 Mike Hance’s voice is stuck in Maria’s head19:47 Jim’s #2: Office 36521:51 Dan’s #2: Microsoft Sway24:52 Maria’s #3: Microsoft OneNote29:44 Jim’s #3: Professional Learning Communities34:41 Dan’s #3: Adobe Spark37:23 Maria’s 2019 Excitement: Providing Students Choice in Showing their Thinking38:36 Jim’s 2019 Excitement: Quick and Easy Formative Assessments39:53 Dan’s 2019 Excitement: BookCreator40:30 Question of the Day Recap41:10 Upcoming Episodes
A farewell interview with Superintendent Jeff Crane of West Irondequoit Central School District.
Jeff has been superintendent for 15+ years, is a member of the American Association of School Administrators, New York State Council of School Superintendents, Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, Phi Delta Kappa International, chairperson of the Urban-Suburban Transfer Program Governance Committee, education chair for the United Way Campaign, and a member of the board of directors of the Arts & Cultural Council for Greater Rochester.
We talk about favorite aspects of being superintendent, highlights of his tenure as superintendent, how technology is changing the educational landscape, and what makes the West Irondequoit Central School District so special.
Dan Fullerton and Jeff Crane
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