Episodes
Sept. 11, 2018
Tech Coach Q&A | September 2011
In this episode of “ Ask the Tech Coach ,” Jeff and Nick answer the questions you have emailed, tweeted and left voice messages about.
In this episode, we discuss: How to best keep track of your teacher interactions Best way...
Sept. 3, 2018
What Can You Expect in your First Month as an Instructional Coach
In this episode of “ Ask the Tech Coach ,” we welcome Kerry Gallagher, Sean Hackbarth, and Michael Krauszer on the program to discuss the many things that happen in the first month of being a Tech Coach. For so many of us, th...
Aug. 28, 2018
How Should a Digital Learning Coach Introduce Themselves To Their Building Staff
In this episode of “ Ask the Tech Coach ,” Jeff and Nick discuss why it’s important to start the school year off on the right foot. So many times, tech coaches want to jump in and impress their teachers with how much they kno...
Aug. 21, 2018
How To Assess the Digital Learning Skills of your Staff Members
In this episode of “ Ask the Tech Coach ,” Nick and Jeff look at the many ways that school districts can assess the technology skills of staff members. For many tech coaches, the collection of useable and actionable data is t...
Aug. 14, 2018
The Importance of being organized while working in Multiple Buildings
In this episode of “ Ask the Tech Coach ,” Nick and Jeff take a look at several great ways to stay digitally organized while being an Instructional Technology Coach in multiple school buildings.
In this episode, we discuss: ...
Aug. 7, 2018
3 Things Every Technology Coach Should Have Set Up BEFORE The School Year Starts
Congratulations, it’s a new school year and you are about to walk into the new term as an Instructional Technology Coach.
The first thing that usually goes through your mind is a ton of questions. What is a Tech Coach? What ...
March 28, 2018
The EduProtocol Field Guide
In this episode of “ Ask the Tech Coach ,” we sit down with Jon Corippo and Marlena Hebern to discuss their new book Bring Your Teaching into Focus: The EduProtocol Field Guide available now from Dave Burgess Publishing . In ...
March 10, 2018
How do we define Innovative Professional Learning? / Featuring Mike Lawrence
In this episode of “ Ask the Tech Coach ,” we sit down with Mike Lawrence and Dr. Sam Patterson to talk about the State of Professional Learning. Together, we take on the topic of Innovative Professional Development and share...
Jan. 9, 2018
Best Formative Assessment Tools For The Classroom
In this episode of AskTheTechCoach, we look at Formative Assessment Tools that can be used in the classroom.
This week we were asked about different kinds of online assessment tools teachers can use besides websites such as ...
Jan. 8, 2018
Learning About Dissection and Anatomy
This weeks question came from a middle school science teacher who asked the question
“Do you have any good recommendations on virtual tours of body systems, dissections, etc?”
There are a plethora of app and websites teache...
Jan. 6, 2018
Creative Ways of using Google Slides with your Students
Keynote … PowerPoint … HaikuDeck … SlideShare
These are all wonderful presentation programs. I can honestly admit that I use them just about every time I put together a presentation or prepare for a keynote. With these progr...
Jan. 5, 2018
Google Classroom Is NOT a Website
Let's face it… we are all going digital whether we like it or not. Everything about our relationships, professions, family, and now even our classrooms is digital. Due to the fact that we need to look at a screen for any piec...
Jan. 3, 2018
Programming Robots with SPRK Lightning Lab
Sphero has just rolled out their new programming platform and community center, Lightning Lab. With this app Sphero positions SPRK programming alongside Scratch and other web-enabled platform. With Lightning Lab, users can ha...
Jan. 2, 2018
How to teach Programming and Coding to Pre Readers using “The Foos”
The Foos Studio brings programming into the game design. With The Foos, students can not only learn about game design, but how to create dynamic content playable by the world.
Last year during CSEDWEEK The Foos was introduce...
Jan. 1, 2018
The Best App For Green Screens on the iPad
Have you ever wondered what the best app is for doing Chromakey (Green Screen) on the iPad? In this episode of Ask the Tech Coach, we share with you our favorite video app for your classroom. What is the best app for doing Gr...