Kelly interviews Jenny Grabiec about technology and curriculum.
Jenny began her teaching career as a third grade teacher in New York State. Selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator in 2013, Jenny has spent the past five years working primarily with iPad and Mac in education. Jenny is currently the Director of Instructional Technology at The Fletcher School, a K-12 school in Charlotte, NC for students with specific learning disabilities and/or ADHD. Here she had the privilege of leading a one-to-one iPad/Mac rollout with students, faculty and staff. Her passion is inspiring students to select the best tools to support them in their learning. You can followh her on Twitter @jennygrabiec .
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Jenny's website: www.jennygrabiec.com
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iCan with iOS a book by Jenny you can download now off of the iTunes store. Yes, and... here are more books by Jenny.
Orton Gillingham Approach to Reading: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orton-Gillingham
Most influential book: The Dyslexic Advantage by Ben Foss
Jamf Casper: the ultimate mobile device rollout tool.
Favorite Apps: Wunderlist, BookCreator
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Kelly Croy is an educator, author and speaker.
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In this episode, Kelly interviews the founder of iPadpalooza, Carl Hooker.
Carl Hooker has been a part of a strong educational shift with technology integration since becoming an educator. As Director of Innovation & Digital Learning at Eanes ISD, he has helped spearhead the LEAP program, which put one-to-one iPads in the hands of all K-12 students in his 8000-student district. He is also the founder of “iPadpalooza”- a three-day “learning festival” held in Austin annually. He's also the author of the six-book series titled Mobile Learning Mindset, a guide for teachers, administrators, parents and others to support and embrace mobile learning in our schools.
Mentioned in this podcast:
iPadpalooza website: A festival of learning founded by Carl.
Carl's website: Hooked on Innovation: https://hookedoninnovation.com
Out of Our Minds: Learning to be Creative by Sir Ken Robinson
Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change the World by Sir Ken Robinson
Creative Schools: The Grassroots Revolution That's Transforming Education by Sir Ken Robinson
Incipio ClamCase Pro Bluetooth Keyboard for iPad 2 the best case for an iPad.
Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us by Dan Pink
Apps: Slack and Trello
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Kelly Croy is an educator, author and speaker.
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Kelly’s book, Along Came a Leader is available for purchase here.
Kelly interviews John Spencer the author of Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student.
John is the co-author of Launch with A.J. Juliani.
John Spencer is a former middle school journalism and computer-programming teacher who is now a full-time professor of instructional technology in Oregon. He is passionate about seeing students embrace creativity and design thinking. His work has been featured in Kappan Magazine, Edutopia, Slate, and The Washington Post and he had the honor of delivering a speech at the White House on the future of education. Spencer is the co-author of several education books, including Launch: Using the Design Thinking Process to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student. He is also the co-founder of two educational technology startups, Write About and Blend Education.
Mentioned in this podcast:
• John's book: Launch: Using Design Thinking to Boost Creativity and Bring Out the Maker in Every Student
• John's new book with A.J. Juliani: Empower.
• John's website: http://www.spencerauthor.com
• John's most influential read: Creativity, Inc.: Overcoming the Unseen Forces that Stand in the Way of True Inspiration by Ed Catmull.
• John's Startups: Write About and Blend Education.
• Seth Godin's Linchpin
• Voxer: cool communication app for the iPhone.
• Trello: cool app to organize ideas and projects.
• Miracles by C.S. Lewis
Kelly interviews Class Tech Tips founder and educational author, Monica Burns.
Monica Burns is an EdTech & Curriculum Consultant, Apple Distinguished Educator and Founder of ClassTechTips.com. In her role as a classroom teacher she used iPads one to one with her students to create engaging, differentiated learning experiences. Monica visits schools to work with PreK-12 teachers to make technology integration exciting and accessible and has presented to numerous national and international audiences including SXSWedu, ISTE and EduTECH. Monica is a regular contributor to Edutopia and the author of Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality: A Scannable Solution for Your Classroom (Corwin Press, 2016.)
Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality: A Scannable Solution for Your Classroom
Monica's newsletter: http://eepurl.com/bI9rR5
Monica's blog: ClassTechTips.com
Follow Monica onTwitter: @ClassTechTips
Monica's Facebook Page: Facebook.com/classtechtips
Monica's Pinterest Page: Pinterest.com/classtechtips
Mentioned in this podcast:
• Monica's book: Deeper Learning with QR Codes and Augmented Reality
• Into Thin Air by John Krakauer
• Adobe Spark
• Donor's Choose: Teacher's getting funded for their classroom projects.