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In this episode, I talk to my friend Jennifer Chang Wathall about concept-based mathmatics, her book based on her concept-based mathematics framework, and her professional learning structure. Jennifer is an independent educational consultant with over 25 years experience. She travels around the world to work with teachers. Catch up with her at http://www.jenniferwathall.com or on Twitter @JenniferWathall. 

In this episode I speak with Stacey Lovedall about using and creating virtual reality with students. 

In this episode, Tavia Clark discusses ways teachers can utilize their librarians for planning and co-teaching. We also discuss social media, her young adult literature twitter group, and the importance of growing a love of reading using books students choose themselves.

In this episode, I talk with Greg Garner where we discuss compuer science, hour of code, and computational thinking. 

In this episode, we talk to Victor Small. Victor is an educator from California and an advocate for Restorative Justice. 

In this episode, I talk to Brad Shreffler about his school's student tech support program. Brad is also a fellow podcaster. You can find him on The Planning Period Podcast. 

In this episode, we talk to Julie Smith the author of Master the Media about teaching media literacy in our schools.

In this episode, we talk to Julie Smith the author of Master the Media about teaching media literacy in our schools.

In this episode, I talk with Marsha Sirkin about creating a positive school and classroom culture.

In this episode, We take a cursory look at the new North Carolina Digital Learning Competencies and discuss what they mean for teachers in the state. Resources, including links to the competencies, can be found at aplusedtech.com

ISTE 2017 Recap

Net Neutrality and Why Educators Should Care

In this episode, I was able to discuss how Tara Linney and thr rest of her school’s coaching team was able to create opprotunitys for students to be more creative during their technology time.

In this episode, I go over some takeaways from the ISTE ignite session that took place July 25, 2017.

Preparing For ISTE With Kyle Hamstra And Twitter in The Classroom In this episode we will be speaking with Kyle Hamstra about his presentations at ISTE and how to integrate Twitter into the classroom. This kicks off a series of podcasts and live streams coming from ISTE. Stay tuned to both Twitter and Periscope for the latest updates from ISTE. Twitter: @aplusedtech website: www.aplusedtech.com Kyle’s Presentations: ISTE Ignite 1 in 3: From Dewey Decimals To Your Hashtags Follow Kyle On Twitter: @KyleHamstra

In this episode, we will look at ways to get PD that is flexible to your available time and personal needs. We also talk to Sara Thomas who is an organizer for EdCamp Voxer which begins July 7th.

Teaching Internet Safety to Students In this episode, we revisit some recent internet safety issue and talk about the new curriculum released by Google that is designed to promote internet safety and digital citizenship.

The month of May was full of news about security issues. In this episode, we discuss these news stories and what teachers can take away from them to help themselves and their students become more aware of how to keep themselves safer on the internet. www.aplusedtech.com

People Before Paperwork

In this episode we talk about staying motivated through the end of the school year with #Lastbell. My guest, Jennifer Hogan is a veteran educator who helped to establish the last bell hashtag on social media where educators can come together to share motivational thoughts and end of the year activities that will help them keep teaching till the last bell rings. 

We sit down with ASCD author Erik Francis to discuss his book, Now That’s a Good Question, at the ASCD Empower 17 Conference.  Title: ASCD Empower 17 Interview- Now That’s a Good Quesiton

Rethinking Homework. In this episode, I sit down with Ross Kasun @FTSupt_Kasun, Edward Aldarelli @WFSPrincipal, and Jeff Huguenin @CatenaPrincipal to discuss how teachers can rethink the way they assign homework to their students.

In this podcast we are going to discuss digital tools to create projects rather than hand drawn projects such as posters, flyers and brochures. We discuss the pros and cons of Google Drawings, Piktochart and Canva to create content for student websites and projects. Twitter: @Aplusedtech Contact: [email protected] 

 Latest educational news and education technology tools that came out this week:  ”Every Student Succeeds Tool Kit For Parents” First Book Bookbank: free copies of books available in bulk.Google Issues: “Fake” or incorrect news broadcasted this week.March 16-18th South by Southwest Gaming Expo Latest Virtual Reality games regarding education being debutedMinecraft: 2 free Minecraft lesson plans available for teacher use

Social media in the classroom. This podcast discusses the latest social media tools and how to integrate them with your students.

Don’t rely on YouTube or other video housing sites. Create your own instructional videos with these digital tools.

Blogging In The Classroom Episode 3. This podcast focuses on blogging in the classroom and sharing post production. Discussing both the dangers and benefits of sharing as well as the options to monitor and restrict sharing and/or comments. 

Episode 2 of Blogging In The Classroom. Planning the blog. What considerations need to be made before beginning blogging in the classroom? Scheduling, planning, and frequency of blogging. How to manage anywhere from one class to 130+ student blog. Rubrics and blogging in the classroom.

Blogging in the classroom. Choosing the right tools for your student grade level. Not sure which blogging tool to use? Learn about the many different options both paid and free available for student blogging in the classroom.