Podcast for Teachers, Techpod, Vol 2 Ep 62 11/6/06 Tech Device Follies and Homeruns, Haptics, IE7 and Author Interview of Groundbreaking Book

Ep 21 Global Learning Gallery, NECC Afterglow & Ed Gragert (iEARN) Interview with Ed Gragert, Exec. Director iEARN www.iearn.org Bright with the afterglow of the NECC 2008 conference, hosts Kathy and Mark provide some short salient insights and then bring our listeners a compelling interview with Ed Gragert, Executive Director of iEARN.org. In 20 years, the International Education and Resource Network has grown to include over 20,000 schools and organizations, over 1 million students in 115 countries. Listen in as we discuss the mission, vision and impact of this educational global collaborative project between classrooms and schools around the world. Any school can propose an iEARN project and participate for a small fee. This vibrant program develops dynamic experiences in global citizenry that promises to change the lives of everyone involved. If you know iEARN enjoy this update on their work. If you don’t, listen and beat a quick virtual path to their website to consider getting involved! Resources, articles, tips on conference goodies and much more in Teachers’ Podcast episode 21! Article referred to * E-school News article NECC: * 5 ways to be Advocates of Change NECC image Resources * NECC Conference site – www.iste.org/necc * Tuesday morning keynote: Jim Carleton & Mali Bickley download podcast version to hear * iCUE * www.icue.org * Teachers’ Podcast episode about iCUE – Episode18 GUEST INTERVIEW: ED GRAGERT, Executive Director, iEARN * iEARN * http://www.iearn.org * http://media.iearn.org * http://OF2.iearn.org * Article about Ed Gragert: Named in TOP 12 Educational Innovators by Lucas Foundation * “The Daring Dozen” * iEARN Descriptions in the NECC Conference Program * Environment Projects Make a World of Difference Add to Planner [Poster: Global Gallery] Diane Midness, iEARN USA with Rowena Gerber and Ed Gragert Sunday, 6/29/2008, 7:00pm–9:00pm; HGCC Tower View Lobby, Table: 29 More than two million youth in iEARN connect to make a difference. Many of them do this through environmental projects showcased here. Going Digital Worldwide: Projects Using Digital Media Add to Planner [Poster: Global Gallery] Diane Midness, iEARN USA with Deborah Anderson and Losira Okelo Sunday, 6/29/2008, 7:00pm–9:00pm; HGCC Tower View Lobby, Table: 31 iEARN digital storytelling develops self-esteem and fosters greater cross-cultural appreciation and respect and helps young people understand that they are active and positive participators in society. International Networking Reception Add to Planner [Social Events: Reception] Camilla Gagliolo, Arlington Public Schools/ISTE with Ralph Leonard Sunday, 6/29/2008, 3:15pm–4:15pm; HGCC Global Connections Lounge Welcome our guests from around the world at this international reception! Come network, meet colleagues, hear about international initiatives, and enjoy! Hosted by ISTE’s International Committee and sponsored by iEARN, Oracle Education Foundation, and TakingITGlobal.org SAA105 21st-Century Worldwide Collaboration: International Project-Based Learning [Workshop: Hands-on] Sold Out! Diane Midness, iEARN USA with Rowena Gerber, Freda Goodman and Losira Okelo iEARN (International Education Resource Network) will present opportunities for teachers and students to collaborate internationally on cross-curricular projects in a safe and culturally diverse community. (contains Commercial Content) ============== * Contact Us You can contact Mark and Kathy by * leaving a comment here on the blog/site * emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com * posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook * phoning us at (201) 693-4935 FaceBook (C) Transformation Education LLC, King & Gura, 2008.

Join us in The Garden Studio of Teacher’s Podcast for this Resource- and News-Packed Episode. Kathy and Mark gather on a hot summer day to share advances in podcasting, art and technology for our schools exclusively for their podcast audience. You are the first to learn that McGraw-Hill Education has partnered with us to sponsor our 3rd annual Podcast contest in order to recognize teacher achievement and provide tremendous prizes for our winners. Virtual schools and virtualization also top our discussion as examine current trends and advances in technology for school implementation and reach. Then the focus turns to opportunities for Art and Design in the world of Web 2.0 and how it reaches into the lives of learners and learning in ways we never could have before. Mark shares insight from his newest book- and we are the first to get the inside look of this newest ISTE publication: released just this week. Welcome back to the revolution in teaching and learning with the Teachers’ Podcast Breaking News - NEWS FLASH ISTE NECC Teacher’s Podcast Meet-Up and Focus Group June 30 4-5:30pm Otter Box * Free events and Give-aways (raffles sponsored by Otterbox and Teachers’ Podcast- ipod and iphone cases, book, and more… Thank you Otterbox!) * Community opportunity * Meet with your co-hosts: Mark and Kathy in San Antonio * Photo and recording opps Best Educational Podcast Contest - 3rd Annual Teacher’s Podcast Event! McGraw-Hill-Education-logo * NEWS FLASH! — Upgraded Winner Prizes sponsored by Mc-Graw-Hill Education (MHE) Thank you, MHE! * Deadline July 5, 2008 * Gifts including, $100 cash, podcast recording kit, gift certificate, award and commendations! * Guest interview for all grand winners * Check the link for details: http://teacherspodcast.org/contest-2008 News Items * Florida Legislature seeks to mandate virtual opportunities Every Florida district would be required by 2009 to offer some form of online education to students as young as 5 under a bill awaiting Gov. Charlie Crist’s signature. * Web Browser for Children with Autism Another accessibility tool freely available -Just released * Virtual Desktops in Schools (E-school news article- great!) A revolution is taking shape that will alter forever how educators and others view and use technology–most specifically their personal computers. Gone will be today’s most stubborn IT challenges: conflicting operating systems bulging with fat applications, duplicate programs that must be installed and maintained on individual computers, user-instituted security breaches that threaten whole networks. The Art and Design of Living and Learning 2.0 Resources * Drawing Day http://www.drawingday.org * Release of Mark’s Visual Arts Book o Visual Arts Units for All Levels * Bitstrips RESOURCE - http://www.bitstrips.com o As seen first in in Wired – June 2008… o The first ever- TTPOD Bitstrip * Virtual Worlds * My Virtual World * Blog - Visioneering http://MartinRayala.blogspot.com Developing K-12 Design Destination Schools across the country that are the most vibrant places in the world. PREVIEW TTPOD 20! * Wii and Mii to be explored in the next episode! http://www.wii.com http://www.nintendo.com/wii http://www.miiwiigames.com/ Contact Us * You can contact Mark and Kathy by TTPOD-facebook * leaving a comment here on the blog/site * emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.com FaceBook * posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook * phoning us at (201) 693-4935 (C) Transformation Education LLC, King & Gura, 2008. www.transformationed.com

Bridges and Education- Summer is a time of celebration and refreshment and this episode provides plenty to celebrate, reflect and USE! Calls for celebration and activity include-invitation to join Kathy and Mark for all sorts of discussions and fun at the ISTE NECC Conference, articles written by Kathy and Mark in separate publications about podcasting in higher ed classrooms-( what really does happen in Kathy’s classes?), and a roundup of mini laptops by Mark in Converge. Abundant resources, hot news right off the press and a wonderful one-of-kind resource reviewed by your hosts. Check out what the episode has in store for you.. From the Learning Capitol of the world– The Teacher’s Podcast of course! Announcements: An Invitation to Kathy & Mark’s special NECC event – actually 2 face-to-face meetings – The Launch of the new Talking Financial Literacy podcast series… AND the Teachers Podcast “Happening”… come join us 2 NECC on Monday - June, 30th from 3PM – 5:30PM+…more ISTE NECC Teacher’s Podcast Meet-Up and Focus Group June 30 4-5:30pm * Free events and Give-aways (raffles sponsored by Otterbox and Teachers’ Podcast- ipod and iphone cases, book, and more… Thank you Otterbox!) * Community opportunity * Meet with your co-hosts: Mark and Kathy in San Antonio * Photo and recording opps Best Educational Podcast Contest * Deadline July 5, 2008 * Awards, commendations * Guest interview for all grand winners * Check the link for details: http://teacherspodcast.org/contest-2008 Short Take: * NYACCE Conference (New York Association of Continuing and Community Education) http://www.nyacce.org/ * Online Education as Disruptive Innovation o ED Week Article * Harnessing Innovative Technology in Higher Education, by King & Griggs o Harnessing innovative technology in higher education: Access, equity, policy and instruction. Madison, WI: Atwood. (ISBN 1-891859-63-2) o Reading online for free: http://faculty.fordham.edu/kpking/hit * Mark’s article in Converge Magazine – Winter 2008 o “Bridge Over Technology Waters” * Article from New York Times – o “Microsoft Joins Effort for Laptops for Children” (scroll to page 18) * Kathy’s article “Introducing New Media into Teacher Preparation - Transparently Integrating Podcasting into College Classes” … From the May 2, 2008 Newsletter for the ISTE Special Interest Group on Hand Held Computing - Scroll to page 4 of this PDF document o King, K. P. (2008, May). Introducing new media into teacher preparation: Transparently integrating podcasting into college classes ISTE SIG Handheld Computing (ISTE SIGHC) 3(4), 4-7. http://www.iste.org/Content/NavigationMenu/Membership/SIGs/SIGHC_Handheld_Computing/SIGHCnewsletter0508.pdf Resources: * TED Talks - o http://www.ted.com/ * Nicholas Negraponte’s Talk o http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/41 * iCUE- Article from TV Week - o “NBC News Launches iCue for Students” * Contact Us You can contact Mark and Kathy byTTPOD-facebook * leaving a comment here on the blog/site * emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.comFaceBook * posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook * phoning us at (201) 693-4935 (C) Transformation Education LLC, King & Gura, 2008. www.transformationed.com

Improving learning with a multimedia extravaganza from Kathy and Mark and recognizing LIES? Join us for discussion, debate, examples including audio books, Audible kids, and LibriVox, the FLIP video camera, spices, PDFs (and the paperless office?), and always resources, resources, resources! Topnotch articles demonstrating new media for learning advancement, use in classrooms and more. Adaptable tool for administrative and technical support! Product reviews: Spiceworks and Flip. Triple-crown of announcements in this episode include the launch of Talking Financial Literacy Podcast (www.talkingfinlit.org), more details about the Podcast Contest, and TTPOD Meet-UP at ISTE NECC 2008 (June/July) www.teacherspodcast.org. Announcements: ISTE NECC Teacher’s Podcast Meet-Up and Focus Group ISTE NECC 2008 MEETUP for TTPOD * When? June 30 4-5:30 pm * Where? Hilton Hotel Palacio Del Rio (across from Convention Center)Meetings at Hilton NECC o 200 South Alamo Street, San Antonio, TX Tel: 1-210-222-1400 * Free events — Give-aways — Community opportunity * Meet with your co-hosts: Mark and Kathy in San Antonio 3rd Annual Best Educational Podcast Contest from TTPOD! * Deadline July 5, 2008 * Awards, commendations * Guest interview for all grand winners * Check the link for details ARTICLES and LINKS for this Episode * “Analysis: How Multimedia Can Improve Learning” Article from eSchool News * “Once Upon a Time in the 21st Century” Article from Star Leger * “The FLIP Video Camera Camcorder Brings Zen to the Shoot” Article from The New York Times * “Teachers Tap Video Sharing in the Classroom” Article from AZ Central * “Three Steps to the Paperless Office” Article from PC magazine Resources * Librivox http://www.librivox.org * Gutenberg Project: http://www.gutenberg.org * School Tube - http://www.schooltube.com * Spice Works - http://www.spiceworks.com * Digital Video in the Classroom: An Evolving Resource List (from TECH TO GO blog) Product reviews: * The FLIP’s own website http://www.theflip.com/ * Librivox http://www.librivox.org * Pdf Creators (options) * – SSuite includes a PDFmaker (free) (In-depth review TTPOD 14) * – Win2PDF - ($35.00) * –FREE PDF Tools 5.0(free) * – PDFill PDF Editor 5 (free trial; $20) * –Adobe Acrobat (free trial; USD Educator’s Discount $ 99 ) Articles Mentioned: * Contact Us You can contact Mark and Kathy byTTPOD-facebook * leaving a comment here on the blog/site * emailing us at teacherspodcast@gmail.comFaceBook * posting to the discussion in the Teacher’s Podcast Group in facebook * phoning us at (201) 693-4935 (C) Transformation Education LLC, King & Gura, 2008. www.transformationed.com

NOW for something completely different! Welcome to a specially recorded “podcast for broadcast” version of Mark and Kathy’s keynote presentation for Technology Teacher Professional Day SPECIAL FEATURE: Be sure to view the PowerPoint that accompanies this podcast. Watch the PDF version of this presentation while you listen! (at www.teacherspodcast.org--- episode 16) Starting with quotes from Shaw, Cervantes, and King, we cover the gamut of perspectives and possibilities. Join us as we share key resources, insights and suggestions with teachers around the world! Fabulous announcements in this episode include the launch of Talking Financial Literacy Podcast (www.talkingfinlit.org), further details about the 3rd Annual Best Educational Podcast Contest, AND a Teacher’s Podcast focus group on the topic of Talking Financial Literacy at ISTE NECC 2008- (June 30-July 2) Specific times, day and location to be announced— stay tuned for details a this blog. ISTE NECC 2008 MEETUP for TTPOD Originally prepared as a video conferenced remote presentation to the teachers of Palliser Regional Schools, as part of their first district wide professional development day on the integration of Technology, this content was re-recorded for this episode. Resources mentioned in the presentation: * VOKI http://www.voki.com and o the VOKI “Hillary” avatar message created for this presentation * Voices of the World – International Online Collaborative Project o http://onevoice.ning.com/ o and (student work example) * Partnership for 21st Century Skills * The Futures Channel – Math & Science Digital Video Content * LibriVox http://librivox.org/ o Free audio books which are in the public domain o from sci fi to poetry, biographies to plays, check out the over 1300 entries available! * Mabry Online – Hyper Successful Middle School Program of o Student Reports done as Digital Video Projects and o Dr. Tim Tyson’s (principal of Mabry School) Closing Keynote @ NECC 2007 * Small Voices Podcast o http://kinderteacher.podomatic.com/ * podOmatic o http://www.podomatic.com/ * Jeff Bradley’s Blog o http://ipsbradley.blogspot.com * The Teachers Podcast & TTP Archives o www.teacherspodcast.org * International Society for Technology in Education o http://www.iste.org/ * Scholastic * Talking Financial Literacy Podcast - a newly launched series by Mark and Kathy o www.talkingfinlit.org * ISTE NEEC Teacher’s Podcast Meet-Up and Focus Group o Focus group on the topic of Talking Financial Literacy at ISTE NECC 2008- (June 30-July 2) Specific times, day and location to be announced— stay tuned for details a this blog. This episode is enthusiastically dedicated to 1. Pallisers Regional Schools, Alberta Canada (http://www.pallisersd.ab.ca/) who invited The Teacher’s Podcast dynamic duo to kick off their first Tech PD Day via video- conference hookup 2. All educators everywhere who are traveling the journey of learning, exploring and innovating with technology in teaching and learning! The 3rd Annual Best Educational Podcast Contest - Deadline July 5, 2008

2008 Classroom Device Excitement The New Generation of Student Laptops! Best Education Podcast Contest Announced! A Block Buster Trend! In his episode news about HP’s new laptop – Intel’s Classmate PC – the One Laptop Per Child project’s XO - AND Innovations for Learning’s TeacherMate. Also a TTPOD Facebook Group Update – and - FINALLY… The 3rd Annual Best Educational Podcast Contest ANNOUNCED!!! (click here to go to the contest page) Live from the technology capital of the world! Mark and Kathy’s book, Podcasting for Teachers

In this episode: An update and discussion about Second Life (Dr. King attends Schrock’s webinar), short takes from Oprah’s Book Club to Throwing Home Schooling Parents in Prison?, Getting Our Heads Straight about SCIENCE Education, a review of S Suite’s FIFTH ELEMENT a powerful free Office Suite and computer utility suite in one, and a free Fair Use Check List. Articles & Items Covered this Episode: * Oprah’s Book Club * Article – World Net Daily.com “Parents of 166,000 students could face criminal charges” * Blog item: “Technology Group Visits Scandinavian Schools CoSN Senior Delegation to Scandinavia November 9-17, 2007 * Article eSchool News: Science education in the spotlight * Article – Washington Post: “Reading and Math Curtailing Other Topics, Study Finds” * Article – eSchool News “Testing Rules Prompt New Science Products” * Check list on Fair Use and Copyright o Copyright Management Center (Indiana University/Purdue University) http://www.copyright.iupui.edu/checklist.htm * Fifth Element – S Suite http://ssuite5element.webs.com/thefifthelement.htm Bonus Resource (not covered in podcast) visit www.teacherspodcast.org for much much more! Including link to our facebook group

Rants, Resources, Reviews and MORE Resources! Math Education, Asus, Our Podcasting Listeners, The Laptop Cabana, Financial Literacy and much more! Kathy and Mark reach deep into resources, news and happenings among math education and the Teachers Podcast family. Updates on sub-notebook computers, news items, Laptop Cabana product review, listener productions, teaching and learning abounds, math debates, rants and hosts of math celebration and resources. Another 21st century learning episode is packed with not-to-be-missed help for the educator who wants to be in the know! Welcome back to the Revolution in Teaching and Learning! Participate in the fun and learning- join in the dialogue: the Facebook group for TTPOD - check out the link, give us a call - or let us call you- come to the website to see, post on the blog or drop us an email! Make us the center of your ed tech universe!

Another blockbuster episode as Mark and Kathy provide shocking,TTPOD-facebook revealing, and exciting possibilities of technology uses for curricular needs! From NCLB roundup of headlines to a score of product reviews this episode is packed with not-to-be-missed help for the educator who wants to be in the know! Check out the latest about Facebook news with TTPOD and plenty of comments from the podcast family. * Google Docs changing Kathy’s life? * Virginia to leave NLCB funding behind? * Mark’s technology affinity has shifted away form the Mac Airbook ? * A new mini notebook on the scene? These and many more questions to be answered in this revealing episode of The Teacher’s Podcast. Visit www.teacherspodcast.org for the compelte show notes and BLOG FACEBOOK group link http://fordham.facebook.com/group.php?gid=9953658948 Newsflash- join us in theFacebook group for TTPOD - check out the link. And give us a call - or let us call you? Tel 201-693-4935.

VIRAL VIDEO & FREE RESOURCES Come to School ... ASTOUNDING Announcement... Teacher Motivation and ... Adobe CS3 Review! All in one action-packed episode of PFT This week Kathy and Mark catch the educator-made video virus that's going around. Highly infectious strains, like the new free resource TeacherTube, keep breaking out, promising a virtual pandemic of educational progress. Fevers run high as this episode of PFT covers: * PFT Spotlight/ Listeners and their Resources Listener Chris Smith's great free 'blog forest' resource * * A-S-T-O-U-N-D-I-N-G Announcement from Mark and Kathy--- o May 2, 2007 is the day... check it out! * PFT SURVEY LINK o Be among first 200 to respond- and have chance to win a digital recorder! * "Gates offers $3 software for students" Article: (CHINAdaily.com) * TeacherTube and "Pay Attention (Have you been paying attention?)", great free video from the Jordan (Utah) School District * "Video helps overhaul district's curriculum" Article: (eSchool News online) * Podcamp NYC Excerpt- Discussing Teacher Motivation- o Views from the Trenches with Mark and Kathy o Podcamp NYC Photos a la Mark * PFT REVIEW Review of Abobe's new Creative Suite 3 for Education Find all the links for these great resources and discussion items at our Master Resource Page: ResourcesbyPodcast.html Take the PFT Survey: http://www.retc.fordham.edu/pftdata/pftsurvey.asp Podcast for Teachers BEST EDUCATIONAL PODCAST Awards Deadline for Entries - May 1, 2007 http://www.podcastforteachers.org/PFTbestpodcastawards.html Leave your mark on the PFT Interactive Map! Go to our PFT Frapper Map About.com KPK About.com * Podcasting in Education Column by Dr. Kathy King * First interview with Dr. Kathy King- Podcasting in Education: http://podcasting.about.com/od/podcastingineducation/a/kinginterview.htm * Dr. Kathy King's biographical background: http://podcasting.about.com/od/podcastingineducation/ss/educatekingbio.htm PFT ANNOUNCEMENTS News FLASH PFT Past Episodes now conveniently available on CD http://www.bxmedia.net/bxm0024-full.htm Over 80 episodes on 3 cds !!! volumes 1,2 and 3 Check it Out! -- Great for introducing your colleagues to PD on Demand FOR ALL THE UP TO DATE EPISODES OF PODCAST FOR TEACHERS GO TO www.podcastforteachers.com the main feed is www.podcastforteachers.com/feed.xml