The Teacher Tech Podcast

Today we are talking about ClassDojo. It is a great classroom management tool that is flexible and allows real-time tracking of your students’ behavior and performance. Get it here:      

  Today we are talking about using augmented reality in the classroom. Specifically, we are talking about the use of QR codes and the Aurasma app for augmenting your classroom instruction.   Get it here:        

Today we are talking about cell phones in the classroom. Should teachers allow them? Should they be banned? How do we use them effectively and equitably?   Using cell phones in class College professor who changed his mind Bandura’s Bobo Doll Experiment

Back after an extended summer break! Today we are talking about bringing computer programming into public schools and what I experienced on my recent trip to Finland.

3D Printing has the ability to revolutionize classroom teaching. In this episode, we talk about how to best bring the technology into the classroom. 3D Printing Resources

Resources for classroom technology integration are all over the Internet. This episode covers some of the information and resources that teachers find online.  Teachers should be sure that the resources they’re bringing into the classroom are in their students’ best interest and based on evidence that student outcomes can be positively impacted by their use. The show details one such resource and urges teachers to be responsible consumers of online media. Not all tools, resources, and programs are explicitly designed with student learning and teacher professional development in mind. Some appear from the outside to be appropriate, but a closer reading reveals deficiencies with their use. Padagogy Wheel SAMR Model Bloom’s Taxonomy

Interactive whiteboards (commonly referred to as smartboards) continue to make an appearance in the classroom. Is this technology worth the expense? What are the issues faced with their use? On this episode we discuss them and provide some much lower cost alternatives.

Plickers are a free and easy to use classroom response technology. It allows the students to respond to a question and the teacher to get feedback immediately and address misconceptions in real time. We review the technology and give some best-practices for your classroom. Links from the show: Plickers.com

The Teacher Tech Podcast provides teachers and administrators with reviews, theories, and best practices for classroom technology integration. Based on real experience and education, this podcast looks critically at educational technology and how to use it in the classroom to meaningfully impact student learning. Listeners are provided with real applications for the technology and technology that is cost-effective and easy to implement are shared with the listeners.