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In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we take a look at this years ISTE conference. Learn how 6 of educations top EDU Podcasters will be attending and manipulating through hundreds of hours of presentations, networking events, and vendor demonstrations and learn how YOU can connect with those on the conference floor if you are #NOTATISTE.

In this episode, we discuss:

• All About IstePlease add conference links and socials
• ISTE Tag
• #NotatISTEPlease add #NotAtISTE links and such
• Transformative Leadership Summit – online only leadership conference for all educators, not just titled leaders: theme is empowerment.
• Great Sessions not to MissIGNITE Sessions
• Top Tech Tools for Coaches
• Tips for Surviving at ISTE
• Social Events to Look Forward ToEdTech Karaoke
• Carl Hooker’s Poetry Slam
• How to conquer the Vendor FloorRecognize that it is in their best interest to talk to someone who is going to make them money. Don’t waste their time, and don’t waste your time.
• Dan’s padlet – https://padlet.com/dankreiness/tools4coaches
• #PassTheScopeEdu and passthescopeedu.com
• #NotAtISTE
• #ISTETag18
• https://sites.google.com/view/istetag18/home
• Ventra app https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.ventrachicago.riderapp

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In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we take a look at 10 great ways to prepare your digital classroom for the summer.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Google Sites: Duplicate Google Sites and Start Fresh
• Google Classroom/Schoology: Archive Old Courses
• Google Drive: Cleaning Your DriveFind a spot for “Shared With Me” documents
• Google Drive: Rename files to similar names based on chapter / projects
• Google Drive: Unstar and Recolor folders
• Google Forms: Delete All Responses, Unlink, Relink
• Google Calendar: Hide Old Calendars
• Gmail: Archive Old Email
• Organize your Bookmarks
• Use Evernote to organize your thoughts

Other: Getting Some Reading Done- What School Could Be– Ted Dintersmith

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In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we welcome Lyn Hilt on the podcast to discuss Social Media and how it has evovled over the last decade for educators worldwide.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How has Social Media evolved over the last 5-7 years?
• The evolving nature of social learning networksWhy are educators connecting via social?
• What are the benefits? What are the drawbacks?
• How does engagement in a social learning space differ in 2018 than it was ten years ago? What’s changed for the better? For worse?
• Strategies for engaging meaningfully in social networks – tips & tricks for educators
• Alternatives to open social for engagement with learning networks
• Lyn’s work with Modern Learners & as the facilitator of ChangeLeaders Community – how this community offers a unique, different perspective and opportunities for educators and leaders to engage in ways they cannot in open social

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Lyn Hilt is an educational leadership and instructional technology consultant who uses her experiences as elementary principal, instructional technology coach, and classroom teacher to provide educators with meaningful professional development to help make innovative and lasting growth for student success. As elementary instructional technology coach, she worked with teachers and students by providing professional development opportunities and resources to staff, writing curricula, designing learning activities, and pushing into classrooms to work with students on technology-infused project work. Prior to her coaching position, Lyn served as elementary principal for five years in the same district, and it was while serving in this leadership role that she discovered the joys and benefits of connected learning and leadership. Lyn is an avid blogger and contributor to social networks such as Twitter and has presented at various local, state, and national conferences on topics ranging from professional development to networked educational leadership. Lyn is a Google for Education Certified Trainer, Google Cloud Certified (G Suite), and Apple Teacher. Lyn provides many Google for Education trainings with the fine team at Kiker Learning.

Lyn is also the community manager for the vibrant and inspiring ChangeLeaders Community, a space dedicated to pushing the boundaries of learning created by the Modern Learners team.

Lyn teaches future educational leaders through her role as an adjunct instructor and online course designer for Cabrini University. She holds

In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we pay tribute to the anniversary of the passing of the late great Jim Henson.

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This weeks question is:

Question: Who was your favorite muppet?

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• http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Wiki
• https://www.henson.com/our-founders.php
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroll_Spinney
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kermit_the_Frog  
• http://www.syfy.com/jimhenson039screatureshopchallenge
• https://daily.jstor.org/how-jim-henson-changed-early-education-and-brought-puppets-back/ 

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In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we discuss how Social Media can be used as a positive thing in the classroom environment. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Google I/O ConferenceNew Google Assistant can make phone calls for you
• New Gmail Features
• Is this the end of the world?
• Social Media in the ClassroomBest Practices for Social Media
• Account Creation

11 Tips for Social Media Success by Sam Patterson

1. Once a day, share something specific. Take a close up picture of one kid’s work, get their hands in there.
2. Don’t engage the current debateThat new thing everybody is ranting about? Ignore it, it isn’t important. The debate is more energy than it is worth.
3. Follow widely unfollow freelyIf you are a teacher, follow teachers. If you are running a classroom account, follow classroom accounts. Unfollow at the first sign of trouble. Never feel guilty about unfollowing. Don’t show your students the raw feed unless you have a good reason.
4. Expect your kids and parents to read your feed They won’t read all your posts, but they will see every mistake you make. Make the right ones.
5. Lift up someone else’s workShare the work of the teachers and classrooms you follow. This is an easy way to stay active and share positive.
6. Ask questions If you see a project you like, ask a question. People love to answer questions about what they shared. Everybody learns from good questions.
7. Chats aren’t required People can get really excited about Twitter chats, you don’t have to. They can be overwhelming and they are not for everyone.
8. Turn notifications off Seriously, evil corporations are reshaping your brain’s chemistry through notifications. I am not kidding, turn that crap off.
9. Use threads to tie together a group of examples Post a “Title tweet” that has the name of the assignment and then “thread” the rest of the examples as replies.
10. Interact with those who feed your practice. If you find someone’s tweet useful or inspiring, tell them. Don’t just RT it, say “thanks” it matters.
11. Never forget these platforms were built to monetize outrage and disagreement, don’t make money for them.

We left 3 important points off of this list. . . . . What are they? Let us know in the comments

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In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we welcome Steve Fortna, educator and creator of Flippity.net on the program to discuss the recent outcry from educators who recently learned that their favorite edtech tool decided to introduce a paid platform for their application.

In this episode, we discuss:

• How can we help our teachers choose the right edtech for their classrooms
• The Advantages of Free vs the Cost of PremiumOn the Budget
• On the Teacher
• On the Student
• On the App Developer
• Should App Developers create Free or Premium apps?
• How do developers of Free Apps or services support their projects/companies?
• What happens when Free turns to Premium?Should the Educational Community bring out the pitchforks?
• Should the Educational Community bring out their pocketbooks?
• Should Tech Coaches be shunned for promoting paid applications
• What can you do if your favorite app developer puts up a paywall?
• Do we pay for a product or let it eventually fail?

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• Steve Fortna is a teacher and technology integration specialist at Whitinsville Christian School in Whitinsville, MA. Steve has been teaching for 18 years and is the creator of Flippity.net. @stevefortna

About Flippity

• Flippity.net is a website that allows teachers and students to turn Google Sheets into online tools such as flashcards, random name pickers, progress indicators, Jeopardy-style quiz shows, and more. 

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In this episode of the TechEduator Podcast, we discuss several ways for teachers to incorporate video into their lessons and classroom activities. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• What role should video serve in our classroom?Instructional Tool
• Self-Paced Learning Device
• Flipped Classroom Activity
• Project Based Learning
• How do we setup video based projects?DirectionsCreate a checklist
• Storyboard activities – Storyboard template
• Keep everything focused for the students to make their
• Rubrics for videos available on Rubistar
• Examples
• Is it effective?
• Apps for creating videoChromeScreencastify
• Screencast-o-matic available for download & web version, now in Beta as a Chrome app!
• WeVideo
• iOS / MacCamera
• Movies+
• Touchcast
• WireCast
• WindowsMovie Maker
• Screencast-o-matic
• Apps for editing videoChrome
• iOS
• Windows
• What are the biggest challenges you face using Video in the classroom?
• As a Tech Coach … why/how do you encourage the use of video?How to get your teachers to record themselves? /why should ts record themselves?
• What types of lessons do you start out with?

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In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we speak with Casey Rimmer about ways we can all protect the sensitive data our students create each and every day. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why is Student Data Privacy so important?
• Understanding the key playersCOPPA
• FERPA
• Directory Information/ Personally Identifiable Information
• What do we need to know as teachers? As administrators? As Tech Coaches?
• Canadian resource – The Office of the Privacy Commissioner of Canada (OPC) – Privacy education for kids
• What to look for in Terms of Service and or Privacy PoliciesTips and Tricks
• Is Single Sign-on the right way to go?
• Common Sense Media toolkit https://www.commonsense.org/education/teaching-strategies/protect-your-students-data-and-privacy
• Privacy Evaluations https://privacy.commonsense.org/

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About our Guest

Casey Rimmer, Innovation and EdTech Coordinator, Union County Public Schools @RimmerEdTech

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• https://studentprivacy.ed.gov/
• https://cosn.org/ProtectingPrivacy
• https://studentprivacypledge.org/

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In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we take a look at Computer Science in a slightly different way. Together with authors Sam Patterson and Doug Bergman, we discuss ways for every school district to create a seamless K12 curriculum that infuses aspects of Computer Science in all grade levels. 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why should students be learning about Computer Science?
• Creating a Computer Science Curriculum K12
• How should we budget for a Computer Science Curriculum?
• Where can teachers find resources for Computer Science?
• No longer an elective subject
• Needs to be CORE
• CS is here, not going anywhere, it is not a trend

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Doug Bergman

Doug Bergman is Head of Computer Science at Porter-Gaud independent school in Charleston, SC. He has been the head of the CS department for 17+ years and been in CS education for 23+ years. For several years, he worked in industry as a programmer as well as in I.T. While attending and teaching school in the US, Japan, and France, he has traveled extensively across the globe. He is a product of public education K-16 and holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Systems, M.A. in Education Administration, and is completing his Online Masters in Computer Science at Georgia Tech. He has taught in public schools, private schools, and professional schools and has worked with students from ages 5 – 99. His largest class was 300 students (I found out it was 300, not 30, in the hallway on the way to class. That was fun.) He has experience developing his own curriculum as well as using existing curriculum developed by others. In addition to being honored with regional, state, national and international recognition, he has presented at conferences worldwide. In 2017, he was selected as a finalist for the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. Currently, he serves on of the board of CSTA.

• www.Innovativeteacher.org
• @dougbergmanusa
• https://www.facebook.com/dberg.dberg
• Imagining Computer Science Education K-12

Richard Allen

Richard W. Allen, Ed.S. –

In this episode of the TechEducator Podcast, we bring 3 Instructional Technology Coaches on to discuss their Top 10 Tips for staying productive and efficient in their school districts.

10 Productivity Tips for Instructional Technology Coaches

Tip 1 – Coach to Teacher Communication

• Voxer – very important for keeping communication open but not filling your inbox.

Tip 2 – Teacher to Coach Communication

• Utilize an online booking system (YouCanBook.Me, Appoint.ly, Google Calendar Appointment slots) etc for teachers to book times to meet with you. Saves the back and forth time in emails.
• Use Remind for quick contact.

Tip 3 – Keep Track of Events and Documents

• Evernote: It’s the perfect application to save documents, audio, PDF’s and it’s available on all platforms.

Tip 4 – Digital Communication and Organization

• Utilize Google Docs/Folders to record conversations and coaching sessions for future conversations.

Tip 5 – Provide Resources for Personalized Learning

• Keep ongoing blog as a one-stop-shop for all your teachers’ needs. Update with things you often come across for them to go back to. Also helps alleviate email you send to staff.

Tip 6 – Create Personalized Videos

• Jing – a great quick screen recording tool for simple how-to videos.

Tip 7 – Create a Data Dashboard

• Record important events right after they happen. It’s easy to go an entire day and forget to record important events or meetings with teachers. Use a Google Doc, Evernote, Google Keep, or Google Form to keep track of what you have done each day. Use it to create a Data Dashboard of your events. You never know when it might come in handy.

Tip 8 – Create User Groups for Group Instruction

• Facebook groups – create hubs for people to share resources. It’s not just me that may have the answer.

Tip 9 – Create an Army of Foot Soldiers

• Utilize your most willing teachers to assist in training/sparking innovation in others. If you build it, they will come.

Tip 10 – When in Need… Wear it!

• Make an Apron  Aprons- You could rock an apron and save hundreds on clothes and instantly have more pockets! Augment your clothing reality with extra padding where you need it and a custom pocket for cookies and other fresh snacks.
• Find time for micro-learning (Twitter, Flipboard, Tweetdeck, etc.)

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