We discuss the importance of digital literacy with Darren Hudgins, co-author of Developing Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Discerning Fact from Fiction in the ‘Fake News’ Era, published in 2021 by ISTE. Darren discusses some of the elements in the book, as well as the need for every educator to directly teach digital literacy in every classroom during the dawn of this era of artificial intelligence.  Darren Hudgins Thinkdothrive.org  Leadingschools.org  Twitter/X/IG: @dhudgins  Other Resources Developing Digital Detectives: Essential Lessons for Di ..read more

Mindy Fiscus joins us to discuss her role as the Director of Government Affairs for the Learning Technology Center. Mindy also shares some updates on upcoming changes to rules and regulations involving educational technology. Interviewed in this episode Mindy Fiscus, LTC Director of Government Affairs Contact Mindy Mentioned in this episode COPPA: Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act FCC: Federal Communications Commission FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act FTC: Federal Trade Commission SOPPA: Student Online Personal Protection Act ISBE: Illinois State Board of Education E ..read more

Matt & Brian look back at the 2023 Illinois Education and Technology Conference (IETC), held November 1-3, 2023, and the Bank of Springfield Center in Springfield, Illinois. Don’t miss the big reveal at the end of the episode: Next year’s keynote speaker is…  Interviewed in this episode: Tim McIlvain  Alex Valencic  Heather Brown  Linda DeYounge  Kari Moulton  Emily Pool  Lisa Schwartz & Barb Speckhart Listen & Subscribe to the LTC One-To-One Podcast Share these shownotes --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ltc1 ..read more

Brian and Matt discuss some of the tech they’re thankful for, then chat with Dr. Monica Burns about ways that any educator might use artificial intelligence. The episode wraps up with the LTC’s Eric Santos, who describes how educators can use A.I. in several readily available tools. Mentioned in this episode Tech We’re Thankful For Video Android Auto Google Maps Waze  ChatGPT  Google Bard Interview with Dr. Monica Burns  ClassTechTips.com  Easy EdTech Podcast Class Tech Tips Blog About Dr. Monica Burns Harvard Business Review on AI Office of ..read more

Dr. Mike Ribble, author of a number of works on digital citizenship, joins us to discuss the role of digital citizenship and digital literacy as we all come to grips with the age of artificial intelligence. We’ll look at how educators, administrators, parents, and families can work together to help students understand and adapt to an AI-infused world. We’ll also take a look back at NIU STEM Fest with Dr. Kristen Brynteson from episode 1.  Mike Ribble, Ed.D. (Contact Dr. Ribble)   DigitalCitizenship.net  Digital Citizenship 9 Elements and S3 Framework  Digital ..read more