Always On
By Katie Morrow and Michelle Bourgeois
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Podcast Description
Keep your laptop and your learning Always On. AlwaysOn is a podcast about teaching, learning, and living with laptops both in and out of the classroom. Join Katie Morrow and Michelle Bourgeois as they share tips and ideas for mobile learning. We welcome your comments and suggestions!
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| 1 | VideoEpisode 18: Mobile Learning | Episode 18. Mobile learning is here. Listen and learn more about how iPod touch and iPad devices can enhance learning. Links for Learning Thanks to Camilla Gagliolo for the intro! Catch Camilla as she shares more about using Mobile Devices on the ISTE channel. Links mentioned in the show can be found online at http://web.me.com/alwayson Intro Links Katie’s rolling out the next round of MacBooks in O’Neill! Michelle’s excited about sharing video reflections from the St. Vrain Valley Digital Administrator Collaborative. Resources for Mobile Learning Research to watch The Horizon Report 2010 and 2011 mention mobile devices as a technology to watch. Our Guests Mike Amante Mike works in his school as a Technology Integration Specialist as well as teaches High School courses in Computer Applications and Web Design. Over the last two years, he worked to implement a small deployment of mobile devices into a wide range of content areas in his school as well as with all administrators in his district who have iPod Touch devices to manage their day to day tasks. Mike has also presented on these devices at a number of local, state, and national conferences since 2008. These workshops have proven very popular and include lots of app, tools, and resources for school administrators who are eager to see how the iPad fits into their workflow for school administration and explore concepts for teachers and student use as well. Carolyn Skibba Carolyn is a former third grade teacher who since 1999 has been the technology coordinator and computer teacher at Burley School, a preK-8 Chicago Public School, where she is currently implementing an iPad program in grades 1 and 2 and is soon to expand the iPad program to grades 4 and 5. She also has experience running a 1:1 laptop program and leading school and district-wide professional development. Check out her use of the iPad on her blog. Mobile Device 101 iPod Touch and iPhone information and use in education. iPad information and use in education. App and Resource Mentions GarageBand for the iPad SonicPics AlgebraTouch Pages DrawingPad WhiteBoard Lite iDisk and MobileMe DropBox St. Vrain Valley Acceptable Use Policy Apple Volume Purchase Program Apple Webinar on Volume Purchase Plan Apple Learning Snapshots in iTunesU Wolfram Alpha Graphing Calculator GoodReader SimpleNote PuppetPals IPad and iPod Implementation Examples Joe Morelock and Canby School’s iPod/iPad Wiki Kathy Shirley’s iRead Program Rich Colosi’s iCanRead Frasier Spears’ iPad 1:1 Blog Tony VIncent’s Learning in Hand Blog Apptivities Scott Meech’s iEAR site ADEs on the Web ADEs on iTunesU Twitter Shoutouts on Mobile Devices One resource that any mobile learning device initiative COULD NOT live without- @Luv2ride Couldn't live without www.edmodo.com Revolutionizes the classroom...er, class world. :) @djteach Couldn't live without Edmodo. @dovemerson How about Poll Everywhere? http://bit.ly/hROwyh @cbell619 Great wireless and a clear vision of how it will support student learning We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a comment on our website, email us at alwayson@me.com, or contact Katie and Michelle on twitter. Follow the Always On Podcast on Twitter! | 18 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 17: It's about time. | Episode 17. It's about time. No, really. In this episode, Katie and Michelle talk about strategies for maximizing your time when using technology. Links for Learning Thanks to Kevin Morrow for the intro! Check out Kevin’s podcast, Healthier Minds and Bodies in the iTunes Store. Intro Links Katie’s got an iPhone from Verizon! Angry Birds can take up every minute of your free time, but Words with Friends is “educational” and addicting! Michelle attended Learning 2.0 a Colorado Conversation iPad 2 is out! Joe Morelock’s iPod and iPad Users Group Resources for Saving Time Professionally Live in the Cloud Create with Google Docs, and Evernote Store with iDisk, iWork.com, DropBox (Join to add free space for Michelle or Katie!), or Box.net Collect with Instapaper Be Remote, but Be Connected Doodle is a tool for scheduling meetings with multiple people iChat and Skype to connect without traveling Facetime on the iPhone is another way to connect Stay Organized Organize Bookmarks with Delicious (Katie and Michelle are here) and Diigo Delicious Bookmarks app on the iPhone or iPod Touch Calendars in Google and Me.com Use YouCanBook.me to help with scheduling Aggregate content with RSS readers including GoogleReader, FlipBoard and Pulse Make time for your interests outside of school! Resources for Using Time Wisely in Your Classroom Share files Bluetooth sharing on the Mac, Bump and PhotoShare on the iPod touch File Share with iChat Record your Presentations Use Quicktime to record a screencast or Keynote to record a presentation Podcast Producer example from Katie’s district Create Virtual Class Space An example from Michelle’s district. Empower Students as Support Staff Remix Use resources in iTunesU and CreativeCommons to remix and customize Twitter Shoutouts on Time cnansen Diigo.com is used to bookmark websites in "the cloud" so you have access to them anytime you have Internet access. If you use Dropbox and/or Google Docs, then I suggest you use GoodReader on the iPad to access those documents. digiduchess Not sure if it is a killer tip, but I think Constructivism is the way to go to save time. Build as many cross curriculum standards into one project as possible. Things like CBL .... Principles found in Starting from Scratch by Steven Levey. Trick is to be transparent so others see the standards as well. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a comment on our website, email us at alwayson@me.com, or contact Katie and Michelle on twitter. Follow the Always On Podcast on Twitter! | 15 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 16: Amplify your Classroom | How will you make sure that this will be a great learning year for you and your students? Join Katie and I as we share some ideas and thoughts to not just find more uses but more powerful uses for technology in the classroom. Links for Learning Thanks to Tina Bulleigh for the intro! Intro Links Learn more about the Digital Learning Collaborative in St. Vrain Valley O’Neil’s 24/7 Learning Program Resources to Amplify your Classroom Google Apps for Education St. Vrain Blogs Podcast Producer Rock Our World Project Teachers Connecting Flat Classroom Project Challenge Based Learning Resources to Amplify Your Own Learning English Companion Ning Dean Shareski’s K12 Online Keynote We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a comment on our website, email us at alwayson@me.com, or contact Katie and Michelle on twitter. Follow the Always On Podcast on Twitter! | 26 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 15: Managing the Modern Classroom | We had the pleasure of presenting a session at ISTE 2010 in Denver on the subject of “Managing the Modern Classroom.” Join us along with friend Sherri Clemens as we share the audio from our presentation. Links for Learning Session Resources Managing the Modern Classroom Presentation Site What Bugs You WallWisher Classroom Videos from the 1950s and 1960s from Internet Archive | 8 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 14: Leadership | We’ve been away for a while, but we’re back! In this episode we talk about the ISTE NETs Standards for Administrators and how leaders can help guide effective technology use. Links for Learning Intro Plugs Apple Educational Leadership Summit TIE + ISTE Leadership Bootcamp Digital Learning Collaborative Leadership Resources ISTE NETs Standards for Administrators John Creighton on Optimistic Educators Digital Administrator Collaborative Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership | 3 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode Not13: Celebrating Failure | This is not episode 13. There is no episode 13. But we know there will be someday. Read more about getting unstuck on the Zen Habits Blog post by Seth Godin. We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a comment on our website, email us at alwayson@me.com, or leave us a voicemail at 1-206-600-5317 Follow the Always On Podcast on Twitter! | 20 2 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 12: Project Planning | This episode brings you tips and ideas for planning your next project. Podcast and show notes are located at http://web.me.com/alwayson Special Thanks to Josh Allen for the Episode 12 introduction! Check out his website at http://www.techfridge.com/ Also thanks go out to our audio contributions from: Gordon Worley, Learning & Development Facilitator Florida Center for Instructional Technology, University of South Florida Denis Adamson, Apple Distinguished Educator Katrina Gotschall, Teacher, O’Neill, Nebraska Links for Learning Intro Plugs The Digital Learning Collaborative Project at St Vrain Tami Brass 1:1 Educators on Twitter List Pre-Project Planning Links Teachers Connecting Apple Learning Interchange Drop.io Project Implementation Links Webspiration Tech Chick Tips Podcast Wall Wisher Post Project Links St. Vrain Blogs Homepage Edutopia Articles on Project Planning The Educational Technology Clearinghouse Twitter Shoutouts on Project Planning Katie asks “Most important things to do when project planning in the laptop classroom.... Always On needs your experienced advice! Please reply!” digiduchess Put students and curriculum first. Then the technology second. jburdo "Double jigsaw; 1st grp (they pick) does research; becomes expert. 2nd grp (I assign) does project with expert from each group" We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a comment on our website, email us at alwayson@me.com, or leave us a voicemail at 1-206-600-5317 Follow the Always On Podcast on Twitter! | 24 11 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 11: Creativity and Innovation | Episode 11 of Always On focuses on Creativity and Innovation, ISTE NETS•S Standard 1. Podcast and show notes are located at http://web.me.com/alwayson Special Thanks to Coach Hall for the Episode 11 introduction! Check out his website at http://coachhall.com Links for Learning Intro Plugs Bedford Community Schools, Bedford IA Digital Divas and Rock Our World 11: Tolerance Flagstaff Academy Teachers and Technology Creativity and Innovation ISTE NETS•S Implementation Wiki for Creativity and Innovation Sir Ken Robinson TED Talk "Do Schools Kill Creativity?" Daniel Pink's Book "A Whole New Mind" Peter Reynolds Website Digital Learning Summer Institute (DLSI) III Outline A Whack in the Side of the Head by Roger von Oech ThinkerToys by Michael Michalko Software Resources ART Rage Pencil Scratch Animation-ish Blender Alice Hardware Resources iPod Nano Flip Camera Kodak Pocket Video Cameras Web Resources Animoto Xtranormal Creative Lesson Resources The Apple Learning Interchange (ALI) Edutopia Twitter Shoutouts on Creativity and Innovation Katie asks “What is the easiest thing we as teachers can do to foster creativity in our students?” digiduchess Get out of the way jwindsor Easy way to foster creativity? Plenty of opportunities, no penalty for failure. jburdo "Yes, and..." imagemonki Observe & work closely with the best art teachers you can find. daleholt Model creativity, help them to believe in their worth, and get out of their way vbek Give children control over the direction of their learning and endless ways and opportunities to express themselves. shupester Foster creativity by honoring silliness and over ambitiousness rather than being ‘too mature, serious, disdainful, practical.’ enessman To foster creativity: put THEM in charge of their project and encourage risk taking. kwbenson The easiest thing? Give them ownership of their learning and pull education out of them w/o them knowing...works every time! Michelle asks “What's a creative project example where students used tech to create products related to what they're studying?” beverson Should have tons of good examples for you from Wired at Skyline. All will be published online too as we complete them. Stay tuned. mrlosik For elementary schools, KidPix Deluxe 3x can do it all. Desktop Pub, slideshows, photo edit, podcast. Integrates w/ iLife. sallybak -http://blogs.stvrain.k12.co.us/msgoerner - Sunset Middle school - Poetry project Bonus! Matt Cauthron's The Student Creative We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a comment on our website, email us at alwayson@me.com, or leave us a voicemail at 1-206-600-5317 Follow the Always On Podcast on Twitter! | 9 10 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 10: Communication and Collaboration | Episode 10 of Always On focuses on Communication and Collaboration, ISTE NETs Standard 2. Podcast and show notes are located at http://web.me.com/alwayson Special Thanks to Francie Snyder (aka Digiduchess on Twitter) for the Episode 10 introduction! Links for Learning Intro Plugs FullSail University, site of the 2009 Apple Distinguished Educator Institute. Presentation by Steve Katz on managing technology in the classroom Communication and Collaboration ISTE's NETs Implementation Wiki for Communication and Collaboration Randy Nelson of Pixar on “Teaching and Learning in the Collaborative Age” Barry Bachenheimer video “42” Wiki examples Animal Kingdom and Earth’s Composition Alan November's "How information literate are you?" Resources and Quiz Wetpaint's decision about no longer supporting AdFree wikis for educators St. Vrain Valley School District's Virtual Campus created using Moodle Angel and StudyWiz Learning Management Systems HelpDesk and Instructional Technology Blog from St. Vrain Valley School District Take2Video Project with Karin Muller and interview with Karin on EdTechTalk WOW 2.0 Episode 112 EdTechTalk: Women of Web 2.0 Saudi visit to PCHS showcasing technology tools for collaboration Our City Podcast project by Tony Vincent Google Docs and Etherpad for collaborative writing spaces Katie's Collaboration website Michelle's Collaboration blog post series and ideas for pairing students. Building a PLN presentation by Katie, Michelle, and Colleen Glaude Teachers Connecting website. Twitter Shoutouts on Communication and Collaboration Katie asks “What are your favorite communication and collaboration tools” Art2Know @katiemorrow Don't forget voicethread and ning as collab/communication tools. : ) Oh and don't forget corank.com. Here's my site for art current events. Like Digg but on a specific topic. art2news.corank.com Bonus! O’Neill 1:1 Website We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a comment on our website, email us at alwayson@me.com, or leave us a voicemail at 1-206-600-5317 | 2 9 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 9: Research & Information Fluency | Episode 9 of Always On is all about helping develop research and information fluency skills with students. Listen in and learn more about how you can best teach students to evaluate sites and find good resources for learning. Podcast and show notes are located at http://web.me.com/alwayson Special Thanks to Ben Grey of The EdRevolution Podcast for the Episode 9 Intro! Links for Learning Intro Plugs Katie's SmartTeach wiki for Smart Board training. Tony Vincent's 21 Ways to Engage 21st Century Learners website. Michelle's Beyond Digital Storytelling Workshop wiki Research and Information Fluency ISTE's NETs Implementation Wiki for Research and Information Fluency Article "Is Google Making Us Stupid?" Bernie Dodge's Web Quest website Alan November's "How information literate are you?" Resources and Quiz Hoax sites to use with students: • All About Explorers • Northwest Pacific Tree Octopus • DiHydrogen Monoxide Research Center Michelle's Hoax Bookmarks on Delicious EasyWhoIs Site lookup to determine the owner of a web domain Wayback Machine (http://archive.org) 21st Century Information Fluency website Boolify search site to teach students boolean logic basics. Google's Tutorial Page for Search Strategies Wolfram's Alpha Search Engine Google Squared Search Engine PCHS Internet Research Unit Twitter Shoutouts on Research and Information Fluency Katie asks “Prep for 'Always On' Ep.9: Research and Information Fluency. Favorite resources, advice, or questions from Twitterverse?” Digiduchess @katiemorrow Big fan of Big 6http://www.big6.com/. Really puts the responsibility in the students hands and gives them a framework. BenGrey @katiemorrow I'm just so pleased they call it "Information Fluency" instead of "Information Literacy." Michelle asks “@katiemorrow and I want your input for Always On: Share your ideas/resources/tips on teaching information fluency and research.” JeffMason @milobo @katiemorrow some resources here at IV. http://tinyurl.com/d4n4ah We’d love to hear your thoughts! Leave a comment on our website, email us at alwayson@me.com, or leave us a voicemail at 1-206-600-5317 | 27 6 09 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 10 Episodes |
