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Two Classroom 2.0 Members Highlighted on The Tightwad Tech Podcast
Started Oct 22, 2010 0 Replies 0 Likes
Hello everyone! This is Shawn, co-host of The Tightwad Tech. I just wanted to let you know that we recently interviewed Classroom 2.0 members Amanda Wilson and Derrick Waddell for the show. Amanda…Continue
Seeking Teachers Using Free Image Editing Software to Interview for a Podcast
Started this discussion. Last reply by Shawn Kibel May 27, 2010. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Hello everyone. My name is Shawn Kibel. I work as a Tech Support professional for a small school district in NE Texas. I am also a co-host of a podcast, "The Tightwad Tech". We discuss the use of…Continue
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George Thomson replied to Shawn Kibel's discussion Looking for teachers using social networking in education to interview for a podcast in the group Educators using Facebook
Shawn Kibel replied to Shawn Kibel's discussion Looking for teachers using Google Apps in the classroom with students in the group Google Apps for Education"You were the person I was looking for! This is exactly what we were hoping to highlight in the show. Unfortunately we have already recorded and released this episode. I will keep you on our list of potential guests and may contact you in the future…"
Shawn Kibel replied to Shawn Kibel's discussion Looking for teachers using Google Apps in the classroom with students in the group Google Apps for Education"Meredith,
Thank you for your reply. Sounds like a great use of Google Apps. Unfortunately, we have already released this episode. I would have loved to have you on. I don't doubt that we will do some sort of follow-up episode in the future so…"
Lynn Gerrish replied to Shawn Kibel's discussion Looking for teachers using Google Apps in the classroom with students in the group Google Apps for Education"Hi Shawn,
Our school has started using Google Apps this year (or I should say about 4 teachers have). I am learning as I go, but am having a blast. I teach Computer Applications to all freshmen and have introduced them to Google Docs, presentations,…"
Meredith M replied to Shawn Kibel's discussion Looking for teachers using Google Apps in the classroom with students in the group Google Apps for Education"Our middle school ELA PLC group put together a 10 question MC assessment to see where our students might need help in 10 specific areas of editing. We struggled to work with compiling the data in a quick efficient manner so as to plan mini lessons…"
Shawn Kibel posted a discussionTwo Classroom 2.0 Members Highlighted on The Tightwad Tech Podcast
Hello everyone! This is Shawn, co-host of The Tightwad Tech. I just wanted to let you know that we recently interviewed Classroom 2.0 members Amanda Wilson and Derrick Waddell for the show. Amanda was in episode 17, "The Social Classroom" and Derrick was in episode 18, "Google Apps in the Classroom". We have never had a classroom 2.0 member on the show and now we have two back to back. Episode 17 was released this week and Episode 18 will be released next week. If you would like to listen…See More
Shawn Kibel replied to Shawn Kibel's discussion Looking for teachers using social networking in education to interview for a podcast in the group Educators using Facebook"Hey Amanda! No, we are looking at recording in the next few weeks and will not release the episode until approx. Nov. 4th. We will be covering Social Networking and Digital Citizenship. I'll "friend" you on here so that we can…"
Shawn Kibel replied to Jan Mars's discussion Using Google Apps in the Classroom in the group Google Apps for Education"Hi Joel! Hope you don't mind me jumping in with my two cents here. I see three major problems that make people shy away from technology.
1. Lack of proper training - We give teachers a wealth of technology to employ in the classroom and then…"
Amanda Wilson replied to Shawn Kibel's discussion Looking for teachers using social networking in education to interview for a podcast in the group Educators using Facebook"Is this already over? If not, let me know. I use Facebook Groups in my Spanish classes and would be glad to speak with you. Take care, Amanda"
Shawn Kibel commented on Michael Staton's group Educators using Facebook"Hey Chris. We use both personal and fan pages. The personal pages are used more for the classroom, but do have more pitfalls as you have to really watch what is being posted. The fan pages are used more for community outreach and the more visible…"
Shawn Kibel replied to Shawn Kibel's discussion Looking for teachers using Google Apps in the classroom with students in the group Google Apps for Education"Hey Roger,
I checked out your link. Good information. It was nice to read through someone else's experience in making the transition. Would you be interested in coming on the show? The Tightwad Tech is a podcast about doing more with less with…"
Roger Nevin replied to Shawn Kibel's discussion Looking for teachers using Google Apps in the classroom with students in the group Google Apps for Education"Hi,
We have been using Google Apps Ed. for 2 1/2 years. It is a great. Click Here"
Shawn Kibel replied to Desmond A. Hasty's discussion Computerized Chemistry Lab in the group Connecting Content and Technology"Dennis,
Thank you for posting those links. I co-host an edu-tech podcast. A regular feature is the teacher tip of the week. You gave me some gems I haven't seen before. Great stuff!
-Shawn Kibel"
Shawn Kibel added a discussion to the group Educators using Facebook
Looking for teachers using social networking in education to interview for a podcast
Hello everyone. I work at a school district in NE Texas and also co-host an edu-tech podcast (The Tightwad Tech). One of our upcoming shows will address the use of social networking (Facebook, Twitter, etc.) in, or in conjunction with, classroom activities. Are there any of you out there willing to be interviewed on the show and showcase the innovative things you are doing? Please respond to this post or email me at: shawn@thetightwadtech.comWarmest Regards!See More
Shawn Kibel commented on Michael Staton's group Educators using Facebook"Hey Donna. I checked out your site and it is really cool. I do an edu-tech podcast and will mention it as one of our teacher tips of the week in an upcoming episode."
Shawn Kibel commented on Honor Moorman's group Google Apps for Education"Hi Gerald,
Yes we have students collaborating in real time on docs frequently. It is really quite amazing to witness as the students eat it up and participation is dramatically improved. Connection speeds can definitely be a problem. We are…"
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