20 Tech Minutes For Teachers Podcast: Recent Episodes
Sarah Bowar
Come join our educational tech experts as they talk about their favorite tech tools, ways to implement them in your classroom, and the benefits and challenges of using them with students.
The Tierney PD team travels all over the country working with teachers and administrators around technology integration, and we are excited to share our insights and knowledge with you.
In this episode, Andrew meets up with Andrew Fenstermaker from Iowa City Community School District to talk through how 21st century technology has impacted student learning in his district.
Join Kelly and Andrew as they talk through three great K-12 apps that can enhance student learning. Kelly will explain Socrative, a great assessment tool for students of all ages that gives instant feedback. Andrew will take you through two apps, Moose Math and Shadow Puppet Edu, that are great for helping students work at their own pace and practice explaining their thinking.
https://www.socrative.com/
http://www.duckduckmoose.com/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/shadow-puppet-edu/id888504640?mt=8
In this episode, we dive into various ways to use Sutori and NewseumED in the classroom. Stacey talks us through how teachers and students can use Sutori’s timeline platform to show understanding, direct student exploration, and so much more. Kelly provides us ways to be a more informed researcher with NewseumED, the same museum in Washington D.C., but with new ways teachers and students can use their online platform for resources, classes, and lessons in the classroom.
Listen to Kelly and Sandy discuss the many uses of a Hyperdocs in your classroom, and then hear about a great web tool called Flipquiz (random name and group generator as a bonus!).
Nicki and Kelly discuss how to use two awesome tools that have been around for years, yet are not always at the top of the fun tech list. Kelly talks about how any teacher instructing any subject could use QR Codes in the classroom, library, etc. Nicki speaks about how user-friendly and helpful the Remind app and website can be for students, teachers, and parents.
Join Gina and Kelly as they explain the benefits of using Be Internet Awesome and Playposit in the classroom. Gina goes in-depth about Be Internet Awesome, a free Google Digital Citizen tool while Kelly discusses how to either flip your classroom or change up how you show videos in class.
Have you seen the latest updates from SMART? Check out this week’s episode to hear Stacey talk about SMART Learning Suite Online! Then, listen to Sandy discuss Screencastify and share unique ideas to use the extension with students.
Kelly and Sandy discuss two sides of PearDeck! Learn how to create engaging, interactive slide presentations with Kelly, and then listen to Sandy explain the fun vocabulary game you can play with students in the Vocabulary Factory.
Join Andrew and Sandy as they discuss two virtual reality resources from Google! Sandy discusses the benefits of using Google Expeditions in the classroom, and Andrew teaches us how to make our own virtual reality experiences with Tour Creator.
Kelly proves that she is a Social Studies teacher through-and-through with this week’s episode, where she tells Sandy all about themedalofhonor.com, a site devoted to sharing the stories of US Congressional Medal of Honor recipients. Then, Sandy talks about the benefits of a free educator account with Epic, a library of ebooks, audiobooks, and more!
Two ways to help students create a variety of engaging content are addressed in this episode. We learn about Adobe Spark and Powtoon which both encourage students to use their creativity to create videos or multimedia presentations that are engaging for their audience.
In this episode we dive into resources that will enhance non-fiction and current event content. Both CNN10 and Tween Tribune are a great way for teachers to encourage students to engage with the world around them while also practicing non-fiction reading skills.
In this episode, we learn about Quizzizz, an app that is great for engaging students in formative type assessments and that helps teachers check for understanding. We also learn about a website that encourages students to ask questions, make inferences, and make predictions about what they see.
This week Gina shares about an interactive presentation tool called Nearpod and Stacey talks about 3 different Chrome extensions that help you manage and store tabs.
This week, Sandy shares a research process tool called Scrible, and Andrew talks about how to show videos and check for understanding with Edpuzzle.
Sandy and Kelly talk about two web tools they started using years ago, and are now full of awesome updates! Newsela is a great resource to bring news articles to your classroom, and Kahoot has multiple options to create engaging review games for your students. Listen to this episode to hear Sandy and Kelly discuss ideas and share the best features of each.
In this episode, Stacey shares what she loves about the web-based version of Google Earth and Kelly shares how to use Symbaloo to organize links for students.
Sandy chats about how Formative to transform your worksheets, and Kelly shares her insights into the Crash Course collection of videos.
Have you ever wondered how you can encourage students to wonder? Check out this episode to hear about resources that will help you do that in your classroom. Then, find out about Google Keep, an easy tool to help you "keep" organized.
How do you use robots in school? Hear from Gina about her experiences with Wonder Workshop in an elementary school. Then, learn about how Plickers can change the way you collect quick feedback from students.
In this episode, you'll hear about a great new way to collect feedback from students, and tips from Stacey about tab-organization.
Join us to learn about Code.org and how you can use it to bring coding into your classroom; hear us talk about Smarty Pins, a fun geography trivia game.