Sept. 10, 2019

30 EdTech Resources for the New School Year

Show Notes

GotTechED the Podcast

Episode #41 – 30 EdTech Resources for the New School Year

Welcome back to GotTechED the podcast … this is episode 41 called “30 EdTech Resources for the New School Year”. In this episode, Nick and I have curated 30 of our favorite resources to jump start the new school year. We’ve each selected our favorite teacher blogs, Edtech Tools, and educational podcasts. This is our GotTechED Awards Episode…get excited this is one show you don’t want to miss!

In this episode of GotTechED the Podcast we discuss:

Our favorite blogs for this school year
EdTech Awards featuring our favorite edtech tools
Educational Podcast Directory

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Segment 1: Blogs

Freetech4teachers.com
1. FreeTech4Teachers.com is a blog that Richard started in 2007 as part of PD course that Richard took with the Great Maine Schools partnership. He now conduct PD workshops, speak at conferences all over the world, write about educational technology, provides free resources and lesson plans for teaching with technology for the teachers.
Edsurge
1. EdSurge is an independent education technology information resource and community. Find K12 and HigherEd Edtech News, Research, Jobs, Products and Events.
Teacherthought.com
1. This progressive blog is for all educators who are looking to be more digitally connected. They have great sections on testing with technology, best practices
2. 8 Characteristics of a Good Teacher by Ian Lancaster
http://www.mypaperlessclassroom.com/
1. Sam Patterson, K-5 tech integration specialist, talks about his own experiences trying to implement tech ideas in classes in My Paperless Classroom. Not only does Patterson have some excellent ideas on how to effectively use technologies less commonly allowed in classes, including MineCraft worlds, toys, and video games, but he also candidly reveals some of the challenges and pitfalls of these technologies. Be prepared to learn what tech integration really means in the classroom.
https://classtechtips.com/
1. Curriculum and ed tech consultant Monica Burns offers up her expert advice on the best ways to implement tech tools in the classroom. Her blog focuses in on particular tools and apps and what teachers can do with them in the realms of their curriculum.
https://www.edutopia.org/
1. Hosted by the George Lucas Educational Foundation, Edutopia has plenty of well-indexed information on how technology can be used in classrooms. Since information is filed by age group and topic, teachers can easily get practical ideas that are relevant to their current curriculum without wading through lots of ideas that won’t quite work for their individual situations. With plenty of videos and fun quizzes, Edutopia can be a fun place to browse even if you aren’t looking for anything specific. Make sure to click on their “Trending Topics” section to find out what the hottest topics are currently in education technology.
2. Two Truths and a Lie Edutopia Edition (https://www.edutopia.org/article/10-common-flexible-seating-myths)

Segment 2: EdTech Awards

	Nicks	Guises
Assessment	EdPuzzle	Gimkit
Gamification	TinyCards	Classcraft
Video	Headliner	WeVideo
Screencasting	Screencastomatic	Screencast-o-matic
Curation	PinUp	Wakelet
Productivity	Save to Google Drive	OneTab
Feedback	ClassroomQ	Edji.it
Audio Recording/Editing	Simple Audio Recorder	Audacity
Extension	E-comments	E-comments (extension)

Segment 3: The Educational Podcast Directory and Awards

Directory brought to you by @henneld_edu and @teachercast

	Nick’s	Guise’s
EdTech	GotTechED the Podcast	The Chromebook Classroom Podcast- John Sowash
Stories	Teacher’s on Fire- Tim Cavey	Educational Duct Tape- Jake Miller
Guests	Teach Better Talk – Rae Hughart and Jeff Gargas	Teachercast Anything- Jeff Bradbury
Leadership	Leader of Learning- Dan Kriness	Ditch that Textbook- Matt Miller

Music Credits:

- The Degs: Shotgun http://freemusicarchive.org/music/The_Degs/
- @bensounds https://www.bensound.com/

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