Razor’s Ed Show #1: Beware the BWG
This is the launch episode of Razor’s Ed. Covered in this episode is a hearty welcome to the listeners. Thank you for taking the time to listen. Also covered was why Razor’s Ed is even being presented....
View ArticleRazor’s Ed Show #2: Any “Typical” EdTech Conference
A few months back in my personal writings, I took a satirical look at education technology conferences. On the eve of the Illinois Computing Educators Conference at Pheasant Run (which I will be...
View ArticleMacReach Show #3: Trying to Manage iOS Devices
This episode of the MacReach show is focused on discussing the many trials and tribulations of managing iOS devices with the help of a very special guest, Melinda Miller. Also covered: - The Reed...
View ArticleiThink iCan: Using Mobile Learning Devices to Individualize Instruction
If you want to make something popular these days, it seems like all you have to do is throw a little ‘i’ before your product or idea. Clearly, Apple has expertly created this hype with their iconic...
View ArticleMacReach #5: The MacBudget
EdGamer, Zack Gilbert, helps me figure out if iPad 2 should be part of your classroom budget. We pose the question, if you had $3,000, what Apple technologies would you add to your classroom? Also in...
View ArticleWhat We Can Learn About Teaching From Steve Jobs
Educators are many things; we are instructors, managers, intellectuals, learners, motivators, performers, and salesmen to name a few. Yup, that’s right… I consider teachers to be salesmen,...
View ArticleMacReach #7: The Great iPad Debate
This week’s episode is filled with great stuff! After a super crazy week, I felt compelled to start MacReach by commenting on the amazing power of PLNs and Twitter. Other topics covered in this week’s...
View ArticleEdGamer Episode 5: Gerry and Zack should be knighted.
On Episode #5 of EdGamer we discuss three websites that caught our attention this week. We take a look at the new release of Sims Medieval from EA games and debate the possible educational uses for the...
View ArticleGet Connected: The Power of a PLN
“When we are connected to others, we become better people.” -Randy Pausch, The Last Lecture These days it is hard to imagine my life without Twitter, which is pretty humorous because two years ago I...
View ArticleMacReach #8: Safety First
Katie Blunt joins Kelly Dumont and myself as we discuss using technology for safety’s sake and the cool things Katie is doing with podcasting. Also covered in this episode: Safety first! We take a look...
View ArticleEdGamer Episode 6: Sending Our Kids to the Mines
You wanted more…you got it! Last week we on EdGamer we discussed a teacher from NYC who was using the game Minecraft in his elementary school classes. In this episode of EdGamer we are happy to...
View ArticleBreaking Down Barriers Between General Education & Special Education
Thanks to the overwhelming popularity of mobile learning devices like phones, iPods, iPads, laptops, and netbooks, students of all abilities are using technology to discover new ways to immerse...
View ArticleEdGamer Episode 7: World of Schoolcraft
Alternate title that was not used- Kids Know What Real Games Are We’ve done it again! For the second straight week we have a fascinating guest on EdGamer. This week’s episode (Episode 7) finds us...
View ArticleThe Connection Between Buffalo, Gaming, and Standardized Testing
When will someone recognize the importance of interactive gaming within our schools? When will the “Paradigm Shift” come, as Sir Ken Robinson has been proclaiming? When will we move away from...
View ArticleMacReach Show #9: Mobile Learning at Its Best!
Last week’s Mobile Learning Experience 2011 in Phoenix, Arizona was a fantastic conference filled with educators learning about how to use iPods touches, iPhones, iPads, and other mobile learning...
View ArticleEdGamer Episode 8: Sylvia Martinez Says YES to EdGaming
Guests, guests and more guests! Episode 8 finds EdGamer interviewing notable intellectual Sylvia Martinez about her her personal history with gaming and education. Sylvia is the President of Generation...
View ArticleEdCeptional Show #5: All About Sam
This week Anne Truger and the EdCeptional crew welcomed Special Educational Technology Specialist, Samantha Fecich! Newswatch: School Library Journal: Talking Apps and eBooks The AAC Institute has...
View ArticleMacReach Show #10: Kids and Macs
Jonathan Furst and James Crawford join me this week to discuss how their students are using Apple technologies to make movies and create digital stories. Other topics discussed include: The Flow...
View ArticleEdCeptional Show #6: Match the Tool! with Chris Bugaj
This week the EdCeptional Crew welcomed our special guest, Chris Bugaj (@ATTipscast). Chris is an Assistive Technology Trainer with Loudon County Pulic Schools in Virginia - http://www.lcps.org/at....
View ArticleMacReach Show #11: iPhone Madness! …and Great Apple Resources
Kelly Dumont and Scott Meech join me for an episode filled with iPhone talk, Apple education resources, and tons of fun! Mac News Is Apple tracking you? The white iPhone is finally here! ….does anyone...
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