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PonderCast Edu

by Seth Ponder

Welcome to PonderCast Edu, where we hear amazing things happen with educators. PonderCast Edu shares fun, engaging, and innovative activities we can take to your classroom, professional development, and home tomorrow. Everyone is an educator.

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  1. #elearning Student Focus

    Let's start a conversation with parents, students, and educators about ways to help and improve e-learning. This is the start. This episode is going to be about the student. I will have guest speakers. Please ask questions in the chat, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Twitter:...

  2. #eLearning Help

    Let's start a conversation with parents, students, and educators about ways to help and improve e-learning. This is the start. I will have guest speakers. Please ask questions in the chat, Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn. Twitter: https://twitter.com/SethPonder Instagram:...

  3. Suter Brothers Enjoyed PLTW Classes & Are Not Engineers

    This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with the Suter brothers. Riley and Ryan Suter talk about favorite memories at South Bend Riley High School, being involved in the engineering magnet at Riley, college, and not becoming engineers. Riley is a Navy Reserve in med school and Ryan graduated…

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  4. Adam Talks About Keeping the Tradition

    This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Adam Broadstreet. Adam talks about his favorite moments at Riley 🏊‍♂️⚾, enjoying engineering classes at Purdue Fort Wayne, and an internship with the Indiana Department of Transportation. Purdue Fort Wayne is growing in popularity, successful…

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  5. Rylen takes his engineering & basketball to the next level

    This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Rylen Grundy. At Riley High School, Rylen was involved in basketball, Project Lead the Way magnet, and clubs. Rylen is taking his academic and athletic skills to the next level attending Purdue Fort Wayne where he is studying interior design and…

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  6. The Walker Sisters Help & Compete in the Classroom & Pool

    This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Allison and Katie Walker. The sister combo dominated in the pool and classroom. We talk about their favorite classes, projects, and experiences at Riley High School. They were involved in many clubs from NHS to the Pride of the South Side band. We…

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  7. Tyler is on track to graduate from Trine University with his undergrad and masters in enginnering

    This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Tyler Mesler. Tyler graduated from Riley in 2017. He is attending Trine University. He will graduate in engineering undergrad and with his masters next year. Tyler is also on the Trine bowling team. Interview with Tyler at Trine:...

  8. A Few EdTechHeroes Talk E-Learning Success & Tips for the Future

    This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with EdTechHeroes Kyle Kline (Delphi Schools), Marcus Painter (Twin Lakes Schools), and Chris Young (New Palestine Schools). Many years ago we met creating a curriculum for the Indiana Migrant Education Program and have kept the friendship strong. In this...

  9. South Bend EdTech Coaches share great ideas for educators and parents

    This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with rock star educators 👩‍🏫 in South Bend Schools. Terra, Megan, Holly, and Alison are all district integration specialist at the elementary, middle, and high schools. We talk about the successes of e-learning during the Covid-19 virus, ways to improve,...

  10. Kyle talks about 3D printing a prothetic hand for a 1st grader

    This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Kyle Kirkpatrick. Kyle is a 2018 Riley grad who was involved in RSAC, swimming and diving, golfing, baseball, and national honors society. He also comes from a proud Wildcat family. Kyle is studying mechanical engineering at Purdue Fort Wayne 🐘. Kyle...

  11. Tess talks about combining her love for music and engineering at Notre Dame

    This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Tess Ngochi. Tess believes the Riley class of 2017 was one of the best ever. Tess attends the University of Notre Dame with a majoring in environmental engineering with a minor in musical theatre 🎭. She encourages us to be authentic, keep high goals...

  12. A Home for a Raindrop with Colleen O'Rourke

    This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Colleen O’Rourke. Colleen is a published author of a children’s book- A Home for a Raindrop. Colleen was involved in sports and drama at Riley High School. She studied environmental management at Indiana University and is now working at Lippert...

  13. Ricardo encourages students to try Co-ops at Purdue

    This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Ricardo Carbajal Diaz. Ricardo ran cross country and track, was in the band, & the PLTW engineering magnet. He is now majoring in mechanical engineering at Purdue University 🚂🆙 and working at Honeywell for a co-op. Subscribe to this podcast on your...

  14. The Worst First Day of School & Why Sam is an Industrial Engineer

    This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Sam Moran. Sam played baseball ⚾, tennis 🎾 , Science Olympiad, Quiz Bowl & the PLTW engineering magnet. He is now majoring in industrial engineering at Purdue University 🚂🆙. Find out why industrial engineering is the perfect major for Sam.…

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  15. There is Something For Everyone in Engineering- Mila Shares he path

    This episode is with Mila Medich. Mila is attending St. Mary's College and the University of Notre Dame. Mila shares she did not want to attend Riley, become engineering and go to college in the same town she grew up. She is happy and excited she attended Riley, loves engineering, science, and...

  16. Grit and Attention to Detailed is the formula for Vikas

    This episode is with Vikas Agtey. After attending the Riley engineering magnet, he attended Purdue University in West Lafayette. He enjoyed electrical engineering in the school of technology (now known as Purdue Polytech). When he changed majors to criminal justice, he realized the grit and...

  17. Brandon's path from PLTW to the Air Force

    This week’s PonderCast Edu podcast 🎙 is with Brandon Schwing. Brandon was in the band 🎺, swimming 🏊 , & the PLTW engineering magnet. He is now in the United States 🇺🇸 Air Force. Find out why he joined and what he is doing in the military. Subscribe to this podcast on your favorite streaming...

  18. Andrew talks about PLTW Computer Science & Rose Hulman

    Andrew is a 2019 Riley alum who is attending Rose Hulman to study computer science and is a member of the football team. Thank you for sharing during Computer Science Education Week. #CSEdWeek Andrew's Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalkowskiAndrew Riley Student Athletic Advisory Committee:...

  19. NASA Space Engineer Sharon Njeri

    Sharon is Riley and Purdue alum who is now a space engineer at NASA. Sharon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sharonnjeri10/ Follow Riley High School PLTW on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rileyhighpltw/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/SBRileyhigh Facebook:...

  20. Riley High Spotlight with Wanja Waweru

    Dianne Waweru is a senior at the University of Columbia in New York City after attending Riley High School. Dianne shares her experiences in athletics, Project Lead the Way, and Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem. Follow Riley High School PLTW on Instagram…

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  21. Grad Spotlight with Evans Scholar- Zach

    Zach Stewart is a 2017 Riley High School graduate who is attending Purdue University in West Lafayette, IN studying Political Science. Zach started the Riley Computer Science and Engineering Ambassador club and worked at Bowman Creek Educational Ecosystem. Zach Stewart on Twitter:...

  22. Make-A-Thon in South Bend

    Saturday, December 7, 2019, from 9 am to 3 pm at South Bend Riley High School. Come learn and build with Arduino, microbit, GoPro Fusion, coding, and more. Riley Make-A-Thon website: https://airsoarer.github.io/Make-a-Thon/html/index.html Ticket to attend:...

  23. Kyle Kline shares Desmos lessons

    Get to know Kyle Kline as he shows us a great teacher resource called Desmos. Desmos is an amazing graphing calculator and math lesson sharing platform. He even shows us some of his favorites. Follow Kyle on Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrKline_EdTech Teacher Desmos: https://teacher.desmos.com/...

  24. Educators share great ideas at Indiana Connected Educators Conference #INConnectEd

    Many great teachers and educators shared great ideas to use in the classrooms. Amanda Hanan said, "This conference is a play day." There were so many great ideas from amazing educators, coaches, and administrators. Indiana is full of great educators. Indiana Connected Educators on Twitter:...

  25. Ponder Class Podcast October Episode

    October's monthly Ponder Class Podcast newsletter for students, parents, and South Bend community members. I share information about me and the Riley team, activities and fun happening in my class, the PLTW Engineering and Computer Science magnet, and things happening in our community.…

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  26. Michele Eaton encourages you to attend Indiana Connected Educators Conference

    Michele and I encourage you to join us at the Indiana Connected Educators Conference in Noblesville, IN on October 16, 17, and 18. Indiana Connected Educators website: https://iceconference.org/ Indiana Connected Educators on Twitter: https://twitter.com/iceindiana Indiana Connected Educators on...

  27. Holly Swartz shares EdTech In The Bend

    This episode is all about Holly and EdTech In The Bend e-learning conference at South Bend Riley High School on August 1 and 2, 2019. You can sign up for one or both days. We have great speakers, food, and door prizes. Sign up to attend at EdTechInTheBend.com or...

  28. Creator of Gimkit shares his Why

    Josh's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JoshGimkit Gimkit's Twitter: https://twitter.com/gimkit Gimkit: https://www.gimkit.com/ Subscribe on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7ys3Oex2AbF1ecaJ2OP6d7 Anchor: https://anchor.fm/sethponder Google Podcast:...

  29. Jenna Langel shares Pear Deck

    Jenna and I encourage you to sign up and attend EdTech in the Bend. Jenna is presenting a great tool called Pear Deck. EdTech In The Bend: https://sites.google.com/sbcsc.k12.in.us/edtechinthebend Jenna's Twitter: https://twitter.com/jenna_langel Jenna's Email: [email protected] Pear Deck:...

  30. Classroom information for September

    Monthly Ponder Class Podcast newsletter for students, parents, and South Bend community members. I share information about me and the Riley team, activities and fun happening in my class, and things happening in our community. Introduction to Engineering Design:...

  31. My Dad's a Science Teacher on the Science Roadshow

    Chad, Davus, and Jove LeDune share the fun and learning they are having building their YouTube Channel: My Dad's a Science Teacher. EdTech In The Bend: https://sites.google.com/sbcsc.k12.in.us/edtechinthebend My Dad's a Science Teacher YouTube Channel:...

  32. Eddie Small shares experience being CTE coach

    Eddie is a CTE coach, Google Innovator, and CEO of StudioEdu. In This episode, Eddie shares his experience as the CTE coach. EdTech In The Bend: https://sites.google.com/sbcsc.k12.in.us/edtechinthebend Eddie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/smallindiana Eddie's YouTube:...

  33. Ken Shelton talks about equality in the class & with tech #techquity

    EdTech In The Bend: https://sites.google.com/sbcsc.k12.in.us/edtechinthebend South Shore e-Learning Conference: http://www.elearnsouthshore.com/ Ken Shelton's website: http://kennethshelton.net/ Ken's Twitter: https://twitter.com/k_shelton Ken's YouTube:...

  34. Chris Young shares Design with Personality

    Chris shows us ways to design your classroom and digital space with and for personality. He also shares a great resource for social and emotional in Thrively. Chris' slides: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1faiMPR8XS3HAY_A7wg9GiwWvFmpSheSjAI5VdkAR0DA/edit?usp=sharing Festisite:...

  35. Sarah Margeson shares Adobe Spark, Novel Effect, and Ignite eLearning

    Sarah Margeson shares Adobe Spark, Novel Effect, and Ignite eLearning YouTube: https://youtu.be/OXxFj58qlYI Follow Sarah on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TSCconnect Ignite eLearning Conference: ignite19.weebly.com Demo Slam http://bit.ly/MargeNovel Adobe Spark http://bit.ly/MargeSpark Event…

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  36. Curt creates spinner for email signature

    Curt creates spinner for email signature on YouTube: Curt creates spinner for email signature Curt Schleibaum's Twitter: https://twitter.com/curt_truc Curt Schleibaum's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMHO_tgDthKFzO97FCDtNtQ Curt Schleibaum's LinkedIn:...

  37. Braden shares his experience on the Hamilton stage

    Braden talks about his love for the performing arts and experience singing on the Hamilton stage in Chicago. Follow Braden Twitter: https://twitter.com/bradenhallison Listen on Your Favorite Podcast Platform Anchor: https://anchor.fm/sethponder Google Podcast:...

  38. Shawn Henderson Tweets Up School Culture

    Shawn Henderson has improved the culture of Riley High School one tweet at a time. Shawn and I discuss the advantages of using Twitter and Instagram to build relationships with students, parents, and community members. Follow Shawn on Twitter: https://twitter.com/shenderson574 Instagram:...

  39. Matthew Williams codes, creates, and knits

    Matthew's Website: https://airsoarer.github.io/Riley-Site/index.html Matthew Freelance Web Developer website: https://airsoarer.github.io/portfolio/index.html South Bend Code School: https://southbendcodeschool.com/ Please Subscribe to this YouTube Channel You can also subscribe to the podcast on...

  40. Britney and Destiny explain their Obtainer 3,000 (PLTW project)

    Please Subscribe to this YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/unqfXG9NH3g You can also subscribe to the podcast on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/sethponder Seth’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SethPonder Seth’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/seth-ponder109/ Seth’s Website…

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  41. Andrew and Darien share their smart smoke detector

    Andrew and Darien are seniors in a Project Lead the Way design class. They are designing a safer and smarter smoke detector. Get to know them and help them with their idea on this podcast. Andrew's Twitter: https://twitter.com/WalkowskiAndrew Darien's Twitter: https://twitter.com/DTgrind12 Please...

  42. Brianna Stines share EdTech Quick Hitters

    Brianna shares quick hitter ideas with educational tools to use in the classroom tomorrow. Bri teaches Spanish at Adams High School. Some of the quick hitter edtech tools are Google Slides, Kahoot, Google Maps, and more. Brianna's Twitter: https://twitter.com/stines_brianna EdTech In The Bend...

  43. Matt Jerlecki talks about launching a space balloons

    Matt Jerlecki on PonderCast Episode 24: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVNQSfriQR0 My space balloon launch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=geIqKEbGAqY EdTech In The Bend website: https//www.edtechinthebend.com Matt Jerlecki's Twitter: https://twitter.com/JerleckiTechLab Please Subscribe to this...

  44. Nadine Gilkison talks about CyberFlash team, Hoosier Student Digital Leaders, and Hyperdocs

    Nadine shares ways technology can support and enhance students and teachers. Here are some resources you can include on the podcast... Nadine's Twitter: https://twitter.com/nadinegilkison Application to host HSDL : https://goo.gl/forms/DNA4OEHFaqLOhSxk1 Link to CyberFlashes:...

  45. Matt Jerlecki shares Concord's Hoosier Student Digital Leaders conference

    I teach high school engineering and technology. I am also the host of the EdTech Heroes PonderCast where educators share ideas for students to become creators of their content and not just consumers. I have the king of the student becoming creators, Matt Jerlecki from Concord Schools. We talked…

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  46. Stephanie Modlin shares Genius Hour

    Stephanie Modlin is a 5th-grade teacher who shares great information about doing a genius hour in your classroom. Stephanie's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrsModlin Stephanie's Email: [email protected] Please Subscribe to this YouTube Channel Seth’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/SethPonder Seth’s...

  47. Kyle Kline shares Google Tour Builder, Street View, and Poly

    Kyle Kline shares fun, free, and engaging ways to create virtual reality content. Poly.Google: https://poly.google.com/ Indianapolis Zoo Tour: https://poly.google.com/view/90AMI1t4yHA Google Tour Builder: https://vr.google.com/tourcreator/ Kyle's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MrKline_EdTech Robbie...

  48. Louis shares Quizlet Live

    Louis loves playing Quizlet Live. His second-grade teacher uses Quizlet Live to help the students study for math, science, and other subjects. I use Quizlet to help my PLTW classes. Quizlet Website: https://quizlet.com Please Subscribe to this YouTube Channel: https://youtu.be/CEyVlcHk9rg Seth’s...

  49. Lance Yoder shares Google Jamboard

    Lance Yoder shares great information about Google Jamboard Lance's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Mr_Yoder Lance's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_J4hDeeO9cSWaVKyxg3SYg Lance's YouTube Jamboard Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eyWktcP2Is&t Google Jamboard Google Play…

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  50. Kristen Haubold shares PicoCTF for #CSEdWeek

    Kristen Haubold teaches PLTW computer science at Riley High School and South Bend Code School. Kristen shares PicoCTF. Kristen's email: khaubold@ sb.school Kristen's Twitter: https://twitter.com/MsHaubold PicoCTF: https://picoctf.com/ PicoCTF Twitter: https://twitter.com/picoctf PonderCast...

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Welcome to PonderCast Edu, where we hear amazing things happen with educators. PonderCast Edu shares fun, engaging, and innovative activities we can take to your classroom, professional development, and home tomorrow. Everyone is an educator.

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Seth Ponder

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