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TTTP053- Fall CUE and the Podfather

FallCue 2017 and the Podfather

  • Thursday 10/26
    • Need you to present right now! (Audio in the Classroom)
    • Sketch 50 w/ Misty Kluesner & Cate Tolnai https://fallcue2017.sched.com/event/CBKO/sketch50-lean-into-your-growth-mindset
    • No room for you!
  • Friday 10/27
    • Playtime in the STEAMpunk Playground https://fallcue2017.sched.com/event/CBOx/cue-steampunk-playground Ozobots and Spheros
      • Helping to set-up, more than willing…
    • Digital Breakout Edu with Microsoft OneNote http://fall.cue.org/event/CBKl/breakout-with-onenote with Maria Turner & Melinda Richwine https://fallcue2017.sched.com/event/CBKl/breakout-with-onenote
    • Circuit Studies with Makey-Makeys with Rick Phelan https://fallcue2017.sched.com/event/CBPI/circuit-studies-with-makey-makeys
    • Better Together Learning Network
      • https://fallcue2017.sched.com/event/Cbf7/better-together-learning-playground
      • https://docs.google.com/drawings/d/15FKahYvTdu4_IjeZ6Ge9km10Gn1UB1Eno8saNrgCHfY/edit
    • Aurdino: What is it what do I do with it? with David Platt, Heidi Baynes and special guest Roger Wagner of Hyperduino and Hyperstudio https://fallcue2017.sched.com/event/CBPf/arduino-what-is-it-what-do-i-do-with-it
  • Saturday 10/28
    • Tried to get into Lesson Builder’s Fair session with Jon Corippo and Lindsey Blass http://fall.cue.org/event/CBQH/lesson-builders-fair-a-bold-approach-to-lesson-design Absolutely packed, next time.
    • Went to http://fall.cue.org/event/CBQ7/why-the-maker-movement-matters-in-education-exploring-the-new-steam-power with David Thornburg and his wife Norma -STEAM curriculum areas with 3D printers, Arduinos, micro:bits and other new tools for the K-12 classroom.
    • http://fall.cue.org/event/CBQp/tubes-tape-and-imagination-starting-and-sustaining-a-future-ready-lab with Jennifer Harrison Principal, Tustin Unified School District and Traci DiLellio Teacher Grades 3/4, Tustin Unified School District
    • http://fall.cue.org/event/CBRT/tech-out-that-open-house with Monica Bennett and Valerie Sun
    • Finally, http://fall.cue.org/event/CBRx/makerspaces-nuts-and-bolts with Heidi Baynes TOSA-Instructional Technology, San Jacinto Unified School District, Gabrielle Henderson, Denise Leonard, Mark Synnott, Joseph Williams and again special guest Roger Wagner.
  • Sunday 10/29 Podfather Leo Laporte
    • https://twit.tv/shows/the-tech-guy/episodes/1435?autostart=false check out about the hour and fifteen minute mark to see us in the studio, and a sticker of ours on Leo’s Desk.

My Visit with the Podfather

This weekend I crossed something off my bucket list- a visit to Eastside Studios and meeting a geek God, Leo Laporte. of “The Screen Savers” and “The Tech Guy” shows.

I have been listening to Leo forever, and cannot honestly remember a time when I wasn’t tuning into KFI on the weekends or firing up the TWIT app and tuning in for episodes of “The Tech Guy.” Being a lover of tech and all things geeky, “The Tech Guy” show has been my go to place to tech news and reviews, help when things go wonky (techguylabs.com is one of the best resources for tech help/news/reviews on the internet). He and his show are my dose of tech geekiness that completes my weekend, and when I can’t listen I feel out of the loop on tech news. Continue reading My Visit with the Podfather

TTTP052- Don’t Forget your Dongle

 

Episode 52

  • SGVCUE Wrap up- highlights and good take aways
    • SGVCUE Board did an amazing job
    • Superintendent and board member Armando Barajas
    • Ann Kozma https://t.co/C96J0cJBLR
    • Playground
    • Coordination and prep work, wow
    • Lessons learned from hosting our first CUE tech conf. (wear comfortable shoes!, bring extra dongles and connectors, ask for as much help and volunteers as possible!)
      • Jason, Katie, David, James, Christine, Kistrina, Kris, Matt, Jose, Valerie, April
  • FallCUE
    • Looking forward to:
      • Connecting with Friends
      • Getting some good PD ideas- digital Breakout EDU w/ OneNote
      • Sharing our expertise in STEAMpunk and ConntectedTL playgrounds
      • Visiting the podfather Leo Laporte
    • Working In:
      • STEAMPUNK Playground
      • Better Together TOSAchat and ConnectedTL Joint venture
    • Other highlighted sessions
    • Brad Montague
  • Congrats to Covina High Launching their podcast! Covina High Tech Tips with Tech Squad

TTTP049- Student Tech Interview and Teacher Ethics

Article- NYTimes leave feedback here: Flipgrid

Interview with Covina High School Student tech team, with Teacher David Platt. 

Shout-outs! Home Grown BUSD Admin- Jason Tveit, Arin McDonald and Rhonda Lentz! Flipgrid teachers Jackie Larson, Jackie Acosta and Ryann Mora! Keep rockin that tech!

Thanks for listening!

TTTP047- Innovation and Podcasting

Episode 47

  • Podcasting apps
    • PocketCasts
    • Anchor Our friends over at FSD Innovation Ann, Pablo, Jason and Wes started a Podcast just last week on this fairly new app called Anchor https://anchor.fm/fsdinnovation 
      • Anchor is a Podcasting App that allows you get up and running in no time. The handles a lot of the hassles that can come with publishing your Podcast for listeners.
      • Why switch to Anchor?
      • 💾  Free, unlimited podcast hosting
      • 📱  100% mobile creation (in a new, fun format)
      • 🤓  No need to touch an RSS feed, ever
      • ☎️  Built-in phone call recording
      • 🤙  Call-ins from your listeners
      • 😀  Tons of other unique, interactive features
      • Anchor instantly converts all recorded audio into rich, colorful videos that play seamlessly on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, and any other platform that supports video.
      • Instead of “liking” a segment in Anchor, you can actually applaud it (and if your phone is locked and in your pocket, you can applaud just by knocking on the back of your phone). 
      • Anchor gives you the ability to add full length tracks from Apple Music or Spotify, pull in external audio clips, and add high quality interludes from world-class musicians and sound designers.
    • Chorus
      • Podcasts Plus People
      • Hear something that’s just too good to keep to yourself? Share it with your followers. Chorus is the place where you 😂 😭 and 🙌 your favorite podcasts with friends.
  • SGVCUE innovation celebration
  • B4UT- Beginning of the year set up
    • plug it in
    • take photographs
    • recruit help from kids

TTTP046- Update special

Episode 46

  • Tech Updates
    • Flipgrid www.flipgrid.com
      • New integration with several apps like Classroom and OneNote
      • New ways to give feedback, you can create your own rubrics, 1-10
      • Padlet on Flipgrid Ideas. bit.ly/FGideas
    • EdPuzzle www.edpuzzle.com
      • Premade Videos and questions
      • easier interface and integration options.
  • Interview with SGVCUE board members
    • Upcoming Innovation Celebration www.sgvcue.org
    • Alice Keeler Event
    • Coffee Cues and Road Shows
    • New ways to participate with your affiliate,
    • Free membership for 2017/2018 (until March 18) www.cue.org/membership
  • Apple IOS updates
    • Siri Translations- ELD teachers rejoice
    • Screen Recording- great for process and how to videos
    • Files app- No longer a secret where your files are, this helps with saving, structuring and sharing.
    • True Multitasking- I can’t remember a time when i was only doing a task that only needed one app. App smashing is very popular, and help in this area will be awesome
    • AR- building in a framework ad functionality should make AR, already one of the fastest growing spaces in technology, even more prominent. Possibilities are endless, and applications for this tech stretch across all subject areas.
  • B4UT: