TeacherCast Podcast
By Jeffrey D. Bradbury
To listen to an audio podcast, mouse over the title and click Play. Open iTunes to download and subscribe to podcasts.
Podcast Description
Welcome to TeacherCast.net, a place for Teachers to help other Teachers. In this site, you will find Screencasts showing off software and websites that will become essential for you in your classroom, AudioPodcasts featuring interviews with other educational professionals, and a Blog where we will feature the latest gadget reviews and how they can be best used in the classroom. This website is designed with the Educational Professional in mind. Please subscribe to our many RSS Feeds and check us out often on Twitter and on Google+. If you would like to expand your journey beyond the borders of educational software, please check out our friends at YourMacNetwork. Thank you for coming. We hope to see you soon. Jeff Bradbury www.TeacherCast.net
| Name | Description | Released | Price | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
1 |
TeacherCast Podcast 37 "Create Your Own Textbooks" (Featuring @yourmacshow @rosenz) | TeacherCast welcomes Dennis Freitas from YourMacNetwork and Gary Rosenzweig from MacMost to talk about Apple Education, iTextbooks, iBook Author, and the many ways to help our students create a Digital Footprint. | 2/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
2 |
TeacherCast Podcast 36 "Digital Student Creations" (Featuring @camstevens76 @brentcoley @dgoble2001) | TeacherCast welcomes Brent Coley, Don Goble and Cameron Stevens on the show to talk about Apple Distinguished Educators, iBook Author and much more. | 2/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
3 |
TeacherCast Podcast 35 "EdCampSS and the SSChat" (Featuring @ron_peck @shawnmccusker) | TeacherCast welcomes Social Studies teacher Ron Peck and Shawn McCusker on the show to talk about EdCAmpSS, SSChat. | 2/5/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
4 |
TeacherCast Podcast 34 "FreeTechforTeachers" (Featuring @ron_peck @rmbryne) | TeacherCast welcomes Social Studies teacher Ron Peck and Richard Bryne on the show to talk about EdCAmpSS, SSChat, and FreeTech4Teachers.com. | 1/26/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
5 |
TeacherCast Podcast 33 "You Matter" (Featuring Angela Maiers and Jody Kelly) | Angela Maiers sits down with Jeff and discusses the YouMatter story. | 1/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
6 |
TeacherCast Podcast 32 "KidBlog.org" (Featuring Matt Hardy, Dan Flies, Shira Leibowitz) | Blogging What is KidBlog? What can KidBlog do for the classroom student/teacher? How does KidBlog work? What are the great features of KidBlog? How/Why is KidBlog the safest way to blog on the internet? How do you start your class on KidBlog? How customizable is KidBlog? How do you share your classes with the world through KidBlog? Can you use KidBlog on the iPad/iPhone? What types of Help and Support do you offer for teachers and school districts using KidBlog? Can a teacher really write a curriculum around blogging? Creating and Maintaining a Digital Portfolio throughout the years. How do you assess blogging assignments? How can blogs be used to better communicate with parents and the school community? Advice for helping teachers begin blogging and then helping their students blog How can we protect students privacy online How can we teach our students to comment and be social bloggers How do we teach our students to find a digital audience? What is the difference between a class blog and a student blog? At what age should we begin teaching our students about blogging? What guidelines should we use for blogs as students reach the higher grade levels? How did KidBlog start? How do you balance a teaching career and the promotion of KidBlog? How did you start to grow KidBlog nationally and globally? How many students and classrooms are now using KidBlog? Why should students be blogging? What advantages does a class/school have when their students begin projects such as a class blog? How can we introduce blogging to teachers who aren't quite adapted to working online with their students. What do we say when asked the question "what do we do if every student doesn't have a computer in their house?" Where do you see the future of blogging? | 1/16/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
7 |
TeacherCast Podcast 31 "EdCamp" (Featuring Dan Callahan Kathy Perret, Jerry Blumengarten, Kim Sivick) | The EdCamp Story What is EdCamp and how did it get started? EdCamp has been described in the press as an "UnConference" … what does that mean? Why should educators attend EdCamp? Describe the EdCamp schedule What should an educator expect when attending an EdCamp? What types of advice would you give educators if they are skeptical about coming EdCamp? What should an educator bring with them? The EdCamp Experience How did EdCamp grow to become a national, and now global success story? Where else have EdCamps sprung up around the globe? What is it like to attend EdCamp from a teachers perspective? How has EdCamp evolved through the years? What does it take to create and maintain an EdCamp? How have you grown as an educator due to EdCamp? EdCamps in 2012 and Beyond The Future of EdCamp… How can I join the fun? What does EdCamp have in store for educators in the new year? Where will EdCamp's be held? How big can EdCamp grow? Who can we contact if we would like to host an EdCamp? How can we find out more information about EdCamp? | 1/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
8 |
TeacherCast Podcast 30 "The Digital Elementary School" (Featuring Dan Callahan) | The Digital Elementary School: Burlington, Mass What did the school district look like before transitioning to 1:1 How did the 1:1 process start Grants and Fundraising The Decision on what types of hard ware to invest in Creating buildings that were 1:1 compatible Creating teachers that were 1:1 compatible How did the students transition to being 1:1 students Creating a technology policy for keeping students safe in a 1:1 environment Community involvement What can you do now that you couldn't do then? Student success stories Does a 1:1 building create higher test scores and better students? Advice that Burlington Elementary School has for other districts looking to transition to 1:1 | 1/2/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
9 |
TeacherCast Special Edition Podcast "The NAMP Interview" | Not Another Mac Podcast - Interview With Jeff Bradbury On this episode Jeff Bradbury joins Mark for a 1-on-1 interview. We discuss his music career along with his passion for technology and Macintosh. Jeff Bradbury teaches in the North Brunswick Twp School District. He teaches Music Theory, Music History and has a wonderful high school orchestra that he is very proud of. Jeff earned his Bachelors and Masters Degree from West Chester University in Pennsylvania. In his free time, Jeff enjoys teaching, playing violin, conducting, web design, and podcasting. | 12/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
10 |
TeacherCast Podcast 29 "The ParentCast" (Featuring Julia Sass Rubin, Julie Woestehoff, Karran Harper Royal, Susan Peters) | Public Schools vs Charter Schools Using Test Scores for the right reasons The Fight against privatizing education The Disinvestment of Education How parents can get involved in their children's education | 12/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
11 |
TeacherCast Podcast 28 "The Museum of Interesting Things" (Featuring Denny Daniel) | The Museum of Interesting Things can bring a full museum to your next function and can stage an actual interactive show for the audience. | 12/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
12 |
TeacherCast Podcast 27 "The Educational Cybrary" (Nicholas Provenzano, Jerry Blumengarten, Christopher Hoovler) | How can teachers use social media to their advantage? (Google+, Twitter, Facebook) How should a teacher begin to get their feet wet in the digital world? Should teachers lead or follow the digital age? Free web resources: (Blogs, Web Sites, Portfolios…) Educational Technology #Edchat | 12/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
13 |
TeacherCast Podcast 26 "The Flipped Classroom" (Brett Clark) | The Flipped Classroom | 12/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
14 |
TeacherCast Podcast 25 "Educational Tech Toys" (Mark Quinn, Darrin Johnson, Toby Price, Grog the Zombie) | QR Codes Great Apps for the iPad and iPhone Digital Storytelling Using Technology to teach in the music classroom Camtasia and other screen capturing programs Photoshop and other great photo editors Teaching students about video Teaching Power Point to our students teaching podcasting What is on the front page of your mobile device | 12/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 15 | VideoVote for the TeacherCast Podcast at the Edublog Awards | Please vote for TeacherCast.net at the Edublog Awards http://edublogawards.com/vote-here/ | 12/5/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
16 |
TeacherCast Podcast 24 "EasyBib" (Kerry Kitka, Neal Taparia, Darshan Somashekar) | EasyBib: The Free Automatic Bibliography and Citation Maker EasyBib for Schools EasyBib for Libraries EasyBib for Google Apps The EasyBib Notebook The EasyBib Citation Guide Study Break The Developer API: How can people reach out and work with EasyBib? Widgets Advice to anyone listening interested in creating their own business or apps? | 12/4/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
17 |
TeacherCast Podcast 23 "#Educoach" (Featuring Jessica Johnson, Shira Leibowitz, Kathy Perret) | EduCoach Twitter Group What is an Educational Coach? What is the role of an instructional coach? How do we transition from Teachers and Administrators to Coaches for our staff and students? Can we teach our students to become Peer Coaches? What technologies are available for Instructional Coaches? What methods should we be using to coach new teachers when they enter the profession? How can we coach teachers to help them work foster good classroom management skills Should teachers be coaching Administrators? How can teachers and administrators get along if they don't get along How can we help teachers have a successful year if they aren't teaching what they love to teach? Using your iPad as an Administrator to effectively run a school building Ed Camp Iowa | 11/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
18 |
TeacherCast Podcast 22 "#JedChat" (Featuring Akevy Greenblatt, Dov Emerson, Meir Wexler) | Creating a unique professional learning network through social media (Twitter, Facebook, GooglePlus, LinkedIn) Using Twitter and Twitter Hashtags Twitter Groups for educators The creation and success of JedChat How to create Student Centered Learning through Twitter groups How to get your faculty to think about professional development as an ongoing experience as opposed to a one day event Other types of professional networking groups for Jewish educators Teaching Digital Citizenship in our classroom (EdModo, Skype, Kidsblogs, Wallwisher, Story Jumper) Using Google Docs to create a paperless environment How can an administrator push teachers to adopt tech integration Great Apps for the iPad | 11/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 19 | VideoGrog the Zombie and Sheep meet the App Fairy | Grog the Zombie likes TeacherCast and helps his friend Sheep find great apps thanks to TeacherCast | 11/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
20 |
TeacherCast Podcast 21 "Creating a Digital Footprint" | Digital Footprint Starting your digital footprint before birth How can educators begin to create a digital footprint? Where do we build our digital foot print? Creating a digital foot print to find a job Creating a digital footprint for your professional career Popular Sites for Educators to set up foot prints (LinkedIn, Facebook, MySpace, GooglePlus) Not so well known places to build a digital presence (Ning, Twitter, Blogs, Wiki's, About.me, Personal Websites) Creating an audio/visual online following Creating a written online following Should we have a separate footprint for our professional and personal worlds? How early should students create a digital foot print? What places online are good for helping students set up a digital footprint? What happens to our digital footprint post mortem? | 11/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
21 |
TeacherCast Special Edition Podcast "The 2011 NJEA Convention" 3 of 3 | TeacherCast Podcast 3 of 3 from the NJEA Convention 2011 | 11/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
22 |
TeacherCast Special Edition Podcast "The 2011 NJEA Convention" 2 of 3 | TeacherCast Podcast 2 of 3 from the NJEA Convention 2011 | 11/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
23 |
TeacherCast Special Edition Podcast "The 2011 NJEA Convention" 1 of 3 | TeacherCast Podcast 1 of 3 from the NJEA Convention 2011 | 11/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
24 |
TeacherCast Podcast 20 "Teaching Beyond the Classroom Walls" (Featuring Brett Clark, Shira Leibowitz and Akevy Greenblatt) | Where did the concept of teaching inside "outside the box" from? How did you make it happen? What technologies were needed to make this happen? What support did you need from the tech department/administration? How did the students interact with the guests? How did you prep the lesson with the students in advance? What was the reaction of the students during the lesson? What did the students comment on after the lesson? What were the rewards of doing a lesson like this? How can we encourage other teachers and districts to try thinking out of the box? What is the next step for lessons such as this one? | 11/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
25 |
TeacherCast Podcast 19 "Your Friendly Technology Department" (Featuring Melissa Davis and Pat Fauquet) | What is a school technician and why are they important to our school? What is the function of the school IT department? How many hats does an IT have to wear during the day? How is being an IT in the upper grades different than in the lower grades? What are some of the duties an IT does during the day? Grant Writing for Technology Who does the IT really work for? How can the IT department influence education? How should we support our IT department? Should schools be using Mac or PC? How can we go paperless in our schools? Why is it so difficult for teachers to work with technology when it is always breaking down? What are some general things that teachers can do to help out their local IT guy? | 11/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
26 |
TeacherCast Podcast 18 "Digital Citizenship" (Featuring Shira Leibowitz, Amber Henrey, Bill Branick) | Digital Citizenship Student created digital media Teacher created digital media (who owns that content?) Professional Learning Communitiites Creating and Maintaining a Digital School Culture Organizing and Maintaining a Digital Classroom | 10/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 27 | VideoGrog the Zombie Plugs TeacherCast.net | Grog the Zombie likes TeacherCast | 10/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
28 |
TeacherCast Podcast 17 "Educational Freebies" (Featuring Mark Greentree and Glenn Kunzler) | Free Websites for Teachers (Google Sites/iWeb/Blogger) Free Blogs for Teachers (Blogger/WordPress) Free Office Programs (Google/Open Office) Online Storage (Dropbox/Sugar Sync) Free Video Storage Sites (YouTube/Vimeo) iTunes and iTunes University. Graphic Apps (Gimp/Inkscape) Free Great Podcasts for teachers and students Free Online Apps for Teachers Free Screencasting (Quicktime X) Free Audio Editor (Garageband/Audacity/Levelator) Video Players (Handbrake/VLC Media Player) About Our Guests: Mark Greentree Mark Greentree is the principle blogger and podcast creator of www.everydaymacsupport.com. His aim is to inform users at all levels of experience how to get the most out of the Apple hardware and associated software. He is also one of the lead hosts on Not Another Mac Podcast, an Apple based round table discussion with Mac users and experts from all over world. When Mark isn't producing content for the Mac community he is a at home father to his two children under the age of 5. Hence, educating his children is one of his top priorities and that makes him well suited to be a guest on the TeacherCast podcast. Mark is able to bring a different type of discussion to the table as a result. Mark is also a qualified photographer and worked for over five years as a scientific and industrial photographer for CSIRO Australia before leaving and working for himself. Glenn Kunzler Glen Kunzler is Managing Editor at MacTrast, and has been using a Mac since he bought his first MacBook Pro in 2006. Now he's up to his neck in Apple, and owns an old iBook, a 2011 MacBook Pro, an iPad 2, 2 iPhones, and a Mac Mini that lives at the neighbor's house. He lives in a small town in Utah, enjoys bacon more than you can possibly imagine, and is currently rolling a 5-for-5 record against his friend for picking great movies to watch on the weekend. | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
29 |
TeacherCast Podcast 16 "Keeping Teachers Healthy" (Featuring Dr. Frank Hahn) | What is Chiropractic care? Why see a Chiropractor? What age should we start to see a Chiropractor? How often should we see our Chiropractors? What can a Chiropractor do that other forms of treatment can't do? Chiropractor vs Massage vs ??? Chiropractor vs MD What does a typical Chiropractic visit consist of? What types of things can teachers to do maintain a healthy lifestyle? How have you seen your profession help educators and students? About our Guest: Chiropractor Frank Hahn, D.C., of Franklin Park, NJ, recently received the Spirit of Sherman College Award from Sherman College of Chiropractic in recognition of his contributions, time andcommitment to the chiropractic profession, the public and the college. The award was announcedMay 27 in Spartanburg, SC, as part of the college’s annual homecoming program. The Spirit of Sherman College Award is presented to the Sherman graduate who exemplifies the true spirit of Sherman College in his/her home community. Dr. Hahn received his doctor of chiropractic degree in 2003 and opened Chiropractic LifeCenter shortly thereafter. He quickly transferred his student membership to active chiropractor membership in two chiropractic professional associations — the Garden State Chiropractic Society and theInternational Federation of Chiropractors and Organizations. Since 2005, he has served as editor of the Garden State Chiropractic Society quarterly newsletter, Straight To You. Dr. Hahn Volunteers with Chiropractic for Humanity at Elijah’s Promise Soup Kitchen and also created and developed a web site, recognizing outstanding achievements by chiropractic students across the country. Additionally, he developed a 14-week internship program for future chiropractic students in order to help the profession grow. In 2010, Dr. Hahn spoke for 2 hours at Garden State Chiropractic Society’s Annual Convention about many of the benefits Social Media may have to help grow our profession. Sherman College named its 2010 award recipients May 27-29 as part of its Lyceum, an annual continuing education and homecoming event which is attended by hundreds of chiropractors throughout the U.S. and internationally. Lyceum is held on the college’s campus in Spartanburg, SC, and involves four days of seminars, special events and other programs. Recently, Dr. Frank Hahn authored a new book titled Franklin Park Chiropractor Reveals: 47 Reasons to Visit Your Chiropractor. This easy to read book was written to help the lay person learn more about Chiropractic. You can find this book on Amazon.com search: Dr. Frank Hahn. www.MyChiroCenter.com www.Facebook.com/ChiropracticLifeCenter www.Twitter.com/DrFrankHahn www.YouTube.com/FranklinParkChiro Chiropractic LifeCenter 3031 Route 27 Franklin Park, NJ 08823 732-422-7888 | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
30 |
TeacherCast Podcast 15 "Backing Up Your Schoolwork" (Featuring Dennis Freitas) | How and where to back up your documents (Physical Disk/Cloud Disks) Using Cloudbased Documents (Dropbox/iCloud) Types of Physical Media (Thumb Drives/Powered Hard Drives) Encrypting Hard Drives Sharing Files with yourself Amazon S3 Carbonite Sugar Sync Google Docs The 3-2-1 Backing Method Time Machine Backups and the Apple Time Capsule Backing up on the Windows OS GooglePlusToday.net | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
31 |
TeacherCast Podcast 14 "The Value of School Leadership" (Featuring Brett Clark, Shira Leibowitz, Jarret Sharp, Ron McAllister) | How to set up a 1:1 school Distributing 1:1 machines from elementary through high school Using Technology as an Administrator for teacher feedback Teaching Character Education in our schools Teaching "Digital Citizenship" Creating eTeachers Using Professional Development time to help teachers become better learners Teachers and Administrators being accessible role models for the students/community How has Social Media changed your teaching/research/knowledge tree? The Flipped Classroom Involving your school and teachers in "edtech" conversations Getting your school started using social media | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
32 |
TeacherCast Podcast "What has Steve Jobs and Apple meant to Education" (Featuring Melissa Davis and Pat Fauquet) | TeacherCast Special Podcast "What has Steve Jobs and Apple meant to Education" Featuring Melissa Davis and Pat Fauquet | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 33 | VideoTeacherCast Screencast: How to use Text2Speech | This screencast demonstrates how to use the free app Text2Speech. | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
34 |
TeacherCast Podcast 13 "Quincy Tutoring" (Featuring Eric Clark) | Quincy Tutoring Why do students and teachers need a great tutoring service? How does Quincy Tutoring work? What is the cost of Quincy Tutoring? How does the teaching/learning begin for both parents and students? What are some of the advantages students have when they get tutored? What are some of the advantages teachers have when they join the Quincy Tutoring family? What is the Total Education Show? The QuincyTutoring App How do you register to become a Quincy Tutor? How has Quincy Tutoring helped students across the county? What are some of the things that Parents need to know if they are interested in signing up for a Quincy Tutor? What is the financial burden on the family if they are looking at finding a Quincy Tutor? How do parents and students find Quincy Tutoring and sign up? | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
35 |
TeacherCast Podcast "TeacherCast on The GooglePlusToday Podcast" | TeacherCast was recently featured on The GooglePlusToday podcast. Our good friend Dennis Freitas is the host of the podcast and we had a great time talking about GooglePlus and how it can be helpful to us in the classroom. Thanks for listening to it. | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
36 |
TeacherCast Podcast 12 "Internet Safety/Student Security" (John C Carver, Steven Stanger, Mark Greentree, Shaelynn Farnsworth) | Keeping Students Safe online in the school building and out of the school building What is acceptable interactions between students and teachers online? (emails, twitter, school email, blogs) Asking students to set up personalized online accounts for classes (gmail, twitter..etc..) Technology Acceptable Use Policies... (what should/shouldn't be in it) What websites should and shouldn't be blocked from school portals The transformation of the Librarian due to the transformation of technology The use of iPads/iPhones by teachers in class... How to use them, Why to use them, How to become more efficient with them Students using iPads/iPhones in class as internet devices Adding QR Codes to every library book in the school. | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
37 |
TeacherCast Podcast 03 "AdministratorCast" (Featuring Dave Meister and Toby Price) | TeacherCast Podcast 03 “Principal Cast” Recorded: Monday August 02, 2011 Guests: Toby Price, Dave Meister How has educational technology changed in the last few years The role of school districts within the digital community Reaching out to families without computers in their homes How are we preparing our graduates for the digital job market Introducing and integrating technology in the middle and upper grades Teaching students to blog Using blogging to foster great writing skills and gain a voice in the world What new technology experiences are schools creating for our students Great Educational Apps How to teach the parents about this great technology How should we suggest students transfer their digital files? What types of online accounts can we ask our students to have connections to How to work around district filters Presenting resumes in a digital job market. Coping with a diminishing technology budget Are we preparing our students correctly for the world? How to find “Pockets of Excellence” Teacher Training Programs Google+ in the Classroom Should we fear Facebook and other social networking sites How should teachers keep an online public/private life The Digital Resume First thoughts on these topics ! Social Media and Social Networking ! Facebook ! Twitter ! Skype ! Text Messaging ! QR Codes in the classroom ! Cell Phones/Internet Devices in schools ! Students bringing in laptops to learn with ! Students bringing in iPads or tablets to learn with ! Google+ ! LiveBinders.com ! Online Learning for credit in k-12 education | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
38 |
TeacherCast Podcast 02 "How to Learn to Teach with Web 2.0 Skills" (Featuring Cyndi Danner-Kuhn and Mark Greentree) | TeacherCast Podcast 02 Recorded: Sunday July 25, 2011 Guests: Cyndi Danner-Kuhn, Mark Greentree Topics Covered: Guest contact information: What are parent expectations for our teachers today? Using iWeb in the classroom Facebook Teaching Professional Development classes to other teachers How to use technology in the classroom I have my first iPad... now what? How to Podcast and using Podcasts in the Classroom Using technology to communicate with parents Using iTunes to communicate with your students Using Blogs and Wiki’s for communication Educational apps on the iPad and Desktop Teachers using websites Teaching Problem Solving Skills with the iPad QR Codes Using cell phones in the classroom Teaching the same lessons... using updated technologies Staying ahead of the tech curve Finding time for technology | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
39 |
TeacherCast Podcast 01 "What is Web 2.0?" (featuring Mark Greentree and Steve Wheeler) | TeacherCast Podcast 01 Recorded: Sunday July 24, 2011 Guests: Steve Wheeler, Mark Greentree Topics Covered: Guest contact information: The differences in the educational systems in England-vs-Australia-vs-U.S.A. 21st Century Skills in Education Teaching technology to very young children Do we need to teach cursive writing? What is Web 2.0? Using Wikipedia in the classroom What is eLearning? (What does the “E” stand for?) What technologies should we be promoting? What should our students expect from us? When should students start using laptops in the classroom? Using Twitter in the classroom Google+ and Facebook in the classroom Internet safety Blocking websites in schools Using blogs, wiki’s and nings Teaching various writing styles in high school What should teachers be expected to do for our students outside the classroom? Should teachers fear technology for privacy reasons? How to teach Web 2.0 skills on a budget... or for FREE!! | 10/23/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
40 |
TeacherCast Podcast 11 "AdministratorCast 2.0" (Featuring Jessica Johnson and Patrick Larkin) | Starting the school year off with a bang… How to prepare for the new semester What are todays expectations for our students? Graduates? Teachers? Schools? Administrators? Using Social Media in our schools and classrooms Should Teachers blog/tweet?, Should Schools blog/tweet? How can schools develop safe methods for using Social Media in the classroom How to use todays technology to communicate with parents How to teach todays parents about what their kids are learning Safe ways to continue educating after the bell has rung How to make the most use of our iPad..... How to use the iPad to maximize productivity in yourself... and in your staff How to run a class... or school using an iPad and what apps to choose Personal Learning Networks Creating a 1:1 environment for our schools | 9/25/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
41 |
TeacherCast Podcast 10 "A Conversation with Jason Glass" (Featuring Jason Glass, Director of Education from Iowa) | Topics Covered: The State of Education Describe our countries educational system today What are some of your favorite things to do as Director of the Department of Education Are teachers, schools, school districts ready to embrace todays technology Working within a shrinking budget How schools are meeting the needs of our students today What technologies should we be embracing? Leaning away from? Should Technology be driven by the students, or by the teachers? (or by the community?) At what age should students be learning social technologies… and how? Should we be teaching "basic skills" in school? (long division, cursive, etc…) What do you use your iPad for? | 9/18/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
42 |
Music Theory App Spotlight: Treble Clef Kids (Featuring Patrick Larkin) | Treble Clef Kids is an application designed for the iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad. It is one of the best apps I have found to help students learn how to read music. This application is one that your students will love to play with, and teachers will love to use it in class. Treble Clef Kids is actually the first app in a series of 8 great applications to teach students about music theory and note reading. Other apps in this series include Bass Clef, Intervals, Keys and Scales, Triads, and Rhythms. As a teacher of high school music theory, I am looking forward to working with this series in class this year. Treble Clef Kids makes learning how to read music fun and exciting. The lessons begin with a keyboard and a staff. The staff shows a note and the student has to play the pitch on the keyboard. If the student chooses the correct note, a very exciting applause is played. When an incorrect key is pressed, the student hears a variety of clever sounds. The lessons are designed in a very logical sequence providing hours of learning for both the student and instructor. Here are some of the great features of the Treble Clef Kids series: Learning the notes on a treble and bass clef and the corresponding keys on the piano, Identifying key signatures, Learning the names of intervals, Identifying intervals by their sound (aural training), Major and minor scales, Major and minor triads (3-note chords) in root and inversions, Basic rhythms of quarter, eighth, and sixteenth note patterns, and Advanced triplet rhythms. Treble Clef Kids is an amazing series of music apps that are designed for both kids and adults to learn about note reading, keyboard skills and music theory. | 9/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
43 |
TeacherCast Podcast 09 "Boosting Student Productivity with Technology" (Featuring Steven W. Anderson and Eric Sheninger) | Welcome to TeacherCast.net, a place for Teachers to help other Teachers. In this site, you will find Screencasts showing off software and websites that will become essential for you in your classroom, AudioPodcasts featuring interviews with other educational professionals, and a Blog where we will feature the latest gadget reviews and how they can be best used in the classroom. This website is designed with the Educational Professional in mind. Please subscribe to our many RSS Feeds and check us out often on Twitter and on Google+. Thank you for visiting. Please spread the word and submit an excellent rating and review for us. | 9/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
44 |
TeacherCast Podcast 08 "LiveBinders" (Featuring Barbara Tallent and Tina Schneider) | LiveBinders is your digital 3-ring binder for the web. You can fill it with virtually anything and share it with with the world. Use Live Binders to: Take Control of Information View links like pages in a book instead of URLs on a page Combine uploaded PDFs and Word docs with links in one binder Go paperless one LiveBinder at a time Save Time Update information conveniently without having to resend links Avoid layout issues - all documents are organized by tabs and subtabs Edit LiveBinders anytime, any place Present with Pride Share all your documents in an easy presentable format Use LiveBinders for Smartboard and laptop presentations Build a library of binders and become a valuable resource for others LiveBinders is Free! Sign Up to create an account so you can store your livebinders right away Add the 'LiveBinder It' Bookmark Tool to your browser toolbar Start browsing the web. Find a link you want to save then click on the 'LiveBinder It' to automatically add the link to a new livebinder Edit your livebinders with our edit tool to retitle tabs and upload files or start from a blank binder. | 8/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 45 | VideoScreencast: How to create and use QR Codes for your classroom | This screencast shows how teachers can create and use QR Codes in their classrooms using a free program called QREncoder. | 8/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
46 |
Music History App Spotlight: BluesMasters (Featuring Sharon Seidl) | Blues Masters is an app that can only be categorized as a Hybrid Masterpiece in music education. This app is beautiful to look at while providing historical information about the blues and the musicians who helped to create this truly American musical style. Blues Masters includes photos and biographies from 16 of the most influential blues artists in history. Including such artists in a range from Duane Allman to Eric Clapton as well as T-Bone Walker, teachers will have a selection of artists to choose from. For each of the artists, Blues Masters provides background information as well as samples of their music. | 8/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
47 |
TeacherCast Podcast 07 "The Wired Educator" (Featuring Kelly Croy) | About This Episode: TeacherCast had the pleasure and opportunity to sit down with Kelly Croy, a middle school english teacher and Apple Distinguished Educator. We discussed several ways for teachers to be more dynamic in the classroom and how we can foster our students to create a place for themselves in this evolving digital world. Kelly told us about the many ways that he uses websites, podcasts, and twitter to communicate with parents and make learning fun. Kelly is a fantastic educator and also a performance artist. Kelly can be found online at www.KellyCroy.com Topics Covered: Leading students through the development of technologies "The Adventure of Learning" Teaching your students to flip every button on the ship Helping our students content go viral Teaching Blogs/Essay writing Empowering our students to be individuals In what ways do you see our schools preparing students to be achievers and leaders? What are some fun games or conversation starters we can use our iPads for? What apps have teachers or educators shown you that you have been passing around to your friends? What is an Apple Distinguished Educator? How do you become one? Discussion about Kelly's time as a guest speaker and performance arts. Importance of Eagle Scout award Apps Discussed: Silent Movie Director Edmodo | 8/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
48 |
TeacherCast Podcast 06 "These Are a Few of my Favorite Apps" (Featuring Cary Fields and Christopher Hoovler) | Topics Covered: What are the new technologies we will be introducing to our students this year? What technologies should we be promoting as teachers? Should we be teaching cursive in school? Should we ask our students to sign up for social media/file sharing sites the same way we ask them to go buy a pencil? Social Media in Education (Skype, Twitter, Google+ etc…) How do we as teachers demonstrate internet safety Using blogs, wiki's in the class Should we fear technology for privacy reasons? Using your iPhone in school vs using your iPad in class Apps Discussed: Keynote and Keynote Remote iHourglass Bento Dropvox Mailing Desk Skype Music Podium CameraSync PhotoBooth CJournal Grammar App iTeleport iBanner Garageband Teachers Assistant Pro Puppet Pals HD Roadshow Evernote Planbook Random# ClearTune Soundhound | 8/26/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 49 | VideoScreencast: How to set up a class website in Sandvox Part 2 "Creating pages in Sandvox" | "How to set up a class website using Sandvox Part 2" This episode is called "How to create pages in Sandvox" and is the second in a series of screencasts teaching you how to start a simple, yet effective website for your classroom. | 8/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
50 |
TeacherCast Podcast 05 "GooglePlus in the Classroom" (Featuring Dennis Freitas) | Topics Covered: What is Google+… Why do I need it in the classroom? Interface and ways to customize it for classroom safety What can GooglePlus be used for in the classroom? Setting up a classroom profile Creating a “Circle” in your classroom What are hangouts? Why does my class want to hangout? Using Sparks to research information What is a +1 and how can I use it to compile a list of great websites for my class? Using GooglePlus to showcase photos and videos for student demonstrations Using Huddles Creating a digital classroom scrapbook using photos and video Integrating Google Docs into GooglePlus to provide students with great homework help Embedding code from other websites such as LiveBinders or ..... (something) Taking your GooglePlus classroom on the go... mobile apps! How can we protect our children from online predators when Google+ promotes Hangout's so easily with no consideration of innocence? | 8/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
51 |
TeacherCast Podcast 04 "Back to School with Technology" (Featuring Mark Greentree, Stephanie O'Brien and Terry O'Brien" | TeacherCast Podcast 04 “Back to School with Technology” Recorded: Thursday August 4, 2011 Guests: Stephanie O’Brien, Terry O’Brien, Mark Greentree Topics Covered: Getting a New iPad... Should I be nervous? iPad vs Laptop What to do with your new technology Great apps for your classroom and how to use them Cases and keyboards for your iPad Refurbished iPads and Laptops Purchasing on a budget Document sharing... cloud computing... iCloud | 8/10/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 52 | VideoScreencast: Grading App Review: Essay Grader | Essay Grader is a program designed for those of us who would like a simplified way to grade papers while providing the perfect amount of feedback to our students. It is designed for both Mac, iPad, iPhone, and PC. Essay Grader is fully customizable for any teacher or subject area. | 8/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
53 |
Math Reference Guide App Spotlight: Math Formulas (Featuring Tomas Torstensson and Lars Edvardsson) | Math Formulas is a simple, elegant application featuring over 100 math formulas and diagrams. This app covers all of your math needs including algebra, geometry, calculus, trigonometry, probability and statistics. All of the formulas are neatly organized by category and are completely searchable by name. Users even have the option of earmarking their favorite formulas for quick reference. | 8/9/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 54 | VideoScreenCast: How to set up a class website in Sandvox Part 1 "Introduction to Sandvox" | "How to set up a class website using Sandvox" This episode is called "Introduction to Sandvox" and is the first in a series of screencasts teaching you how to start a simple, yet effective website for your classroom. | 8/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
55 |
File Sharing App Spotlight: OfficeHaven (Featuring David Cox) | OfficeHaven is a collection of five HMS modules into one program. It provides an integrated set of tools to help manage your files, your clients, your money, your messaging and your screens while both in the office and remotely. If you find you need to use more than one individual HMS Cloud module, you may find it easier to launch just one application i.e. OfficeHaven. | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
56 |
Note Taking App Spotlight: Pear Note (Featuring Chad Sellers) | Pear Note is an app that is a must for the High School teacher or College Professor. It is an app that records audio, video, and notes that you are taking during the class. Pear Note even syncs up with your Keynote or PowerPoint files when converted to PDF. | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
57 |
Teacher Planning App Spotlight: Planbook (Featuring Jeff Hellman) | Planbook is a lesson planning application. It is designed to completely replace your paper plan book with an intuitive easy to use application that gives educators everything they need to keep organized and present their lesson plans to both their administrators and students flawlessly. Simply put, by using Planbook, I have been more productive as a teacher, and most important, I have felt much more organized as I prepare for each day. Planbook is a versatile application that works both on Windows, the Mac and on the iPad. Planbook is simple enough to use that I was able to start using it and have all of my lesson information synced between my Mac and iPad in no time. You begin by setting up your school year. You can then add your classes and tell Planbook how many days you teach each class. This is the perfect app for both K-12 teachers who teach every day, teachers on a rotation schedule, and college professors who teach every other day. At that point, Planbook gives us a blank document for us to fill up. You can either type your plans directly into Planbook or copy them from a text file. By default, Planbook sets up columns for our Daily Lesson and Homework. Using the three Custom tabs, I set these to "Materials Needed Before Class" (so I know what to bring with me) and "Technology Needed for Class" (so I know what I equipment I need setup). The inspector is very simple to use as well. Planbook allows us to group our lessons into Units and add Metadata to each lesson, and each unit. We can adjust the start and end times for our classes. The inspector also allows us to keep track of any attachments we may need with our lessons such as handouts, or homework assignments. The Standards button comes in very handy when needing to keep track of our national and state standards. Planbook Enables You To: 1. Enter lesson plans using a schedule that matches what you teach 2. Easily create assignments and attach your classroom documents to lessons 3. Create printed (or PDF) reports using the parameters you want 4. Track State, National and Local standards 5. Sync your lesson information, including handouts, to a free online planbook 6. Publish HTML files of your lessons to a MobileMe iDisk, FTP Server of local folder Even though my school has a dedicated service where we are required to submit weekly lesson plans, I still use Planbook in my daily schedule. The integration between my Mac and iPad is simply fantastic and I couldn't be happier. Included with your purchase of Planbook is an online service called PlanbookConnect. All you have to do is sign up for a free account and let Planbook do the rest. It will gather all of your information in your Planbook and post it to a simple, easy on the eye online version of the software where your students and their families can view a monthly calendar and have access to any files you wish to share. I used this feature with my classes, and linked PlanbookConnect to my website. My students enjoyed how easy it was to download my homework assignments and handouts. Because I linked all of my files on Planbook, I didn't have to repost them anywhere else for my students. I simply connected everything to Planbook Connect and it uploaded all of the files for me. Planbook was created by a Jeff Hellman, a teacher. Because of this the application is completely in tune with what we as teachers need. I have chosen to put the Planbook app on the front page of my iPad because I use it everyday when preparing for class. This app is one that I would recommend to any teacher. | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
58 |
Student Behavior App Spotlight: Teacher's Assistant Pro (Featuring Chris Hoovler) | Teacher’s Assistant Pro is an application built for the iPad/iPhone/iPod Touch designed to help teachers keep track of student discipline issues. This app is customizable and easy to use. If you are looking for a great way to organize all of your classes and if your administrators ask you to keep track of student behavior, this is the app for you. | 8/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 59 | VideoScreenCast: How to make a booklet on a Mac | If you are a music teacher, or in charge of a drama production …. this screencast is for you. Inspired by the many times that my fellow music teacher and I banged our heads together trying to create our concert programs in both Word and Pages only to find that our layout was messed up and had to spend countless hours printing and reprinting the night before the concert. With this free downloadable program, all of your concert programs and publications will come out looking perfect the first time you print them. | 7/30/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
60 |
Question Feedback App Spotlight: eClicker (Featuring Alex Sliverman of Big Nerd Ranch) | Developed for smartphones and laptops, eClicker leverages the hardware already in the hands of many students providing a lowcost polling solution for the classroom. | 7/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 61 | VideoScreencast: How to use "Mission Control" in Mac OS Lion to best prepare a you for your classes. | How many times a week do we struggle after the bell rings to prepare for incoming kids? How many of us spend countless minutes waisting time trying to organize ourselves after the bell rings as our students watch us fumble with technology? Wouldn't it be easier if we had our materials ready and waiting for us when we teach multiple classes in a row. Using the Misison Control feature in Mac OS Lion, we can set up multiple desktops and better organize our programs and webpages so we are fully ready for the incoming students and can maximize our time giving our lesson when the bell rings. | 7/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
62 |
Learning App Spotlight: See.Touch.Learn. (Featuring Jim McClafferty and Stephanie O'Brien) | See.Touch.Learn is a FREE app that is designed specifically for the portability of the iPad. It combines the use of picture cards with the design and interactivity of touch screen learning. The student can quickly turn it on, and start learning from it right away. The interface is bright with great visuals to latch on to as the student navigates through the various lessons. | 7/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 63 | VideoScreenCast: Swackett, Weather App | Swackett, which is a slang term that represents Sweater, Jacket or Coat provides its users a whole new way to look at the weather. Swackett helps us out in both of those accounts by presenting complex weather information in a way that is easy to to understand. They do it with people symbols they call Peeps who are always dressed appropriately for the weather. Peeps can be found wearing hats, jackets, sweaters, and turtlenecks. Your students are going to love checking out the weather in different cities to see what the peeps are wearing. Throughout the year, special peeps are introduced in the app featuring themes such as Harry Potter, Star Trek, and The Beatles. | 7/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| 64 | VideoScreencast: Planbook, A Lesson Planning App | Planbook is a lesson planning application. It is designed to completely replace your paper plan book with an intuitive easy to use application that gives educators everything they need to keep organized and present their lesson plans to both their administrators and students flawlessly. Simply put, by using Planbook, I have been more productive as a teacher, and most important, I have felt much more organized as I prepare for each day. Planbook is a versatile application that works both on Windows, the Mac and on the iPad. Planbook is simple enough to use that I was able to start using it and have all of my lesson information synced between my Mac and iPad in no time. You begin by setting up your school year. You can then add your classes and tell Planbook how many days you teach each class. This is the perfect app for both K-12 teachers who teach every day, teachers on a rotation schedule, and college professors who teach every other day. At that point, Planbook gives us a blank document for us to fill up. You can either type your plans directly into Planbook or copy them from a text file. By default, Planbook sets up columns for our Daily Lesson and Homework. Using the three Custom tabs, I set these to "Materials Needed Before Class" (so I know what to bring with me) and "Technology Needed for Class" (so I know what I equipment I need setup). The inspector is very simple to use as well. Planbook allows us to group our lessons into Units and add Metadata to each lesson, and each unit. We can adjust the start and end times for our classes. The inspector also allows us to keep track of any attachments we may need with our lessons such as handouts, or homework assignments. The Standards button comes in very handy when needing to keep track of our national and state standards. Planbook Enables You To: 1. Enter lesson plans using a schedule that matches what you teach 2. Easily create assignments and attach your classroom documents to lessons 3. Create printed (or PDF) reports using the parameters you want 4. Track State, National and Local standards 5. Sync your lesson information, including handouts, to a free online planbook 6. Publish HTML files of your lessons to a MobileMe iDisk, FTP Server of local folder Even though my school has a dedicated service where we are required to submit weekly lesson plans, I still use Planbook in my daily schedule. The integration between my Mac and iPad is simply fantastic and I couldn't be happier. Included with your purchase of Planbook is an online service called PlanbookConnect. All you have to do is sign up for a free account and let Planbook do the rest. It will gather all of your information in your Planbook and post it to a simple, easy on the eye online version of the software where your students and their families can view a monthly calendar and have access to any files you wish to share. I used this feature with my classes, and linked PlanbookConnect to my website. My students enjoyed how easy it was to download my homework assignments and handouts. Because I linked all of my files on Planbook, I didn't have to repost them anywhere else for my students. I simply connected everything to Planbook Connect and it uploaded all of the files for me. Planbook was created by a Jeff Hellman, a teacher. Because of this the application is completely in tune with what we as teachers need. I have chosen to put the Planbook app on the front page of my iPad because I use it everyday when preparing for class. This app is one that I would recommend to any teacher. | 7/20/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
|
65 |
About TeacherCast | Welcome to TeacherCast.net, a place for Teachers to help other Teachers. In this site, you will find Screencasts showing off software and websites that will become essential for you in your classroom, AudioPodcasts featuring interviews with other educational professionals, and a Blog where we will feature the latest gadget reviews and how they can be best used in the classroom. | 7/17/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 65 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
Great for teachers!
Check this out - a podcast all about teacher tech by teachers who love tech! Some great beginner tips for those new to iPads, etc.
EduBlaster
Finally a place to listen to educators talking shop! Practical, useful and helpful...What more can you ask for?
Bringing a voice to the web
Great to have these podcasts available about different web products talking to web owners, teachers and administrators regarding issues going on in the classroom. Gives a fresh perspective for teachers and students!
Listeners also subscribed to
- Google Educast
- EdReach- The Education Media Network
- View In iTunes
- Classroom Field Stories
- Visalia Unified School District
- View In iTunes
