In this episode share some new and neat things from the world of ed tech, share a new way to support my work (if you want to), and answered some questions from readers, viewers, and listeners like you. The complete show notes can be found here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1tPPu4NrOncA1oe4E7qWazsqLJMyk8rfFe21PORhGcHs/edit?usp=sharing   Shout-out to Tony Vincent and Mr. Charlwood for a couple of the cool tools ..read more

In this week's short episode I answer questions from readers, share my thoughts about Google Hangouts with students, and shared a couple of neat do-at-home educational resources you might want to share with parents.   Show notes at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1KrlJ56jN_ApOBq5SRJvoE2PQucPkGn954jzvzYAROBQ/edit?usp=sharing ..read more

In this week's episode of The Practical Ed Tech Podcast I share some new resources for teaching online, some upcoming free PD opportunities, and some cool activities to pass along to parents who are looking for educational activities to do at home with their kids. I also shared my thoughts about teaching online and what I'm doing to try to make the transition to online learning as easy as possible for my students now that my school is closed until April 27th.  As always, I also answered a handful of questions from readers, listeners, and viewers like you.  The show notes are availabl ..read more

In this episode I share my thoughts about why ed tech companies are making their products free in response to school closures. And as always I shared some new and updated tools before answering  bunch of questions from readers, listeners, and viewers.   Show notes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kko8tl_0KZutFOXlA1gMGV6ZNtzqHxzXH-pM_GizhmE/edit?usp=sharing ..read more

This episode is a bit longer than the usual weekly episodes. The first ten minutes of this episode is spent explaining some strategies and tools for teaching online. I did this in response to all of the emails and Tweets I've received in the last week regarding teaching online if your school is closed because of COVID-19 (coronavirus).  After the first ten minutes the podcast follows my usual outline of sharing some news and notes from the world of ed tech, followed by my reflections on my week of teaching, and the episode wraps up with a Q&A. Get the full show notes here.  Next ..read more

In this episode I shared two new sources of free media you can download and reuse, two great resources for teaching students about misinformation, and shared an important update about TikTok. As always, I also answered a handful of questions from readers, viewers, and listeners like you.  Find the complete show notes here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TEKhAApuRR4weesgN8tBX8jyzd5mA2a9TftDDXcNmi4/edit?usp=sharing ..read more

In this episode of the podcast I'm joined by Dr. La'Tonya Rease Miles. LT Rease Miles is the Director of First Year Experience at UCLA. About a month ago I saw her give a fantastic presentation on the topic of the Hidden Curriculum and invited her to come on the podcast to talk about that some more. I thoroughly enjoyed our conversation and I hope that you enjoy listening to it too.  You can follow Dr. La'Tonya Rease Miles on Twitter at twitter.com/DrLTMiles ..read more

In this week's episode of the Practical Ed Tech Podcast I'm back from the flu and from a short vacation. Highlights of this episode include new Google Docs tools, a new way to make videos from text, and a cute app for little kids like mine. As always, I answered a handful of questions from readers, viewers, and listeners like you!  Get the complete show notes at https://docs.google.com/document/d/166qZNHFahGfKBjJ9xiM7802K8jntsHksIPzPrTI_GT4/edit?usp=sharing ..read more

In this episode I’m back from having the flu and losing my voice. As always I shared some neat new tools including a new tool for making stop motion videos. I talked a bit about YouTube TV. And the episode wraps up with some answers to questions from readers, listeners, and viewers like you. Find the complete show notes at https://docs.google.com/document/d/12IzgQcQ0jakXjEhebeyZ9PjVV1nceyKONAfh3VGY-to/edit?usp=sharing ..read more

In this episode I share an exciting update about Screencastify, give a preview of some products to be released at BETT, shared my professional learning highlight of the week, and answered some questions from readers. Complete show notes are available at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1iSHo_1MR7GRJsB-HV-QyDQEQ5BEPL6kOSqDAAf3mamU/edit?usp=sharing ..read more