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Kelly Croy is an author, speaker and educator. If you’d like to learn more about Kelly, or invite him to your school or conference to speak please send him an email.
In this episode of the Wired Educator Podcast, Kelly interviews Liz Meredith about her recent accomplishment of earning a doctorate degree in education, and why you might want to as well, professional development, the Apple Distinguished Educator Program, how the position of Director of Innovation helps a school district, and so much more!
Liz Meredith is the Coordinator of Curriculum and Director of Innovation at Rolling Hills Local Schools in rural southeastern Ohio. She has more than a decade of teaching experience in middle school science and also spent two years as a curriculum writer for the Challenger Learning Center at Wheeling Jesuit University. She continues to conduct professional development workshops for other teachers on the use of educational technology in the classroom. In 2015, she became an Apple Distinguished Educator while also receiving NSTA’s Distinguished Teaching Award. This past spring she completed her dissertation on the impact of social media on educational technology integration and received her Educational Doctorate.
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ZappyCode: Learn to Code with Nick Walter and his online coding course that teaches you how to make an iPhone app and so much more. Thank you ZappyCode for sponsoring this episode of the Wired Educator Podcast. I am a ZappyCode student, and I love and recommend the course for anyone interested in learning to code.
TouchCast: Create smart videos. TouchCast allows you to create and stream video that allows any file to be shared inside the video. The possibilities are exciting and endless. This is an app Liz recommends.
Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead:this is Liz's favorite book.
Liz's next purchase may be a 360 camera to create virtual tools of her school. The Samsung Gear 360looks great for under $100, and the Insta 360 Onelooks to be the most impressive with every feature imaginable at $299. Not sure which one I will choose, but I love the idea. Here's a list of other 360 cameras..
Win a a copy of John Couch’s book,Rewiring Education by clicking here & subscribing to the Wired Educator Newsletter. One winner will be announced. Or Tweet why you follow @WiredEducator on Twitter or other social media for a chance to win.
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Kelly Croy is an author, speaker and educator. If you’d like to learn more about Kelly, or invite him to your school or conference to speak please send him an email.
In this episode of The Wired Educator Podcast, Kelly talks design, coding, and more with Daniel Budd, an amazing Australian educator who is impacting education with Swift Playgrounds, Coding, an so much more. You are going to love this interview with Daniel Budd.
Daniel is the Director of Learning Technologies at Corpus Christi College, an Apple Distinguished School in Perth, Australia. He is an Apple Distinguished Educator and is actively involved in research projects focussed on STEM education, robotics, big data and Design Thinking. His career began in Web Development and Design for leading Australian advertising firms and now raises awareness of the effective pedagogical integration of technology as a Speaker, Author and Teacher.
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Daniel Budd recommends the book:Economic Singularity: Artificial Intelligence and the Death of Capitalism by Calum Chace
Daniel's website: www.DanielBudd.com.au
Daniel's favorite apps: Slack and Explain Everything
Daniel also recommends the book Read Player One.
Daniel's best recommendation of time and money is in audio books; you can get an Audible Account here:
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Win a a copy of John Couch’s book,Rewiring Education by clicking here & subscribing to the Wired Educator Newsletter. One winner will be announced. Or Tweet why you follow @WiredEducatoron Twitter or other social media for a chance to win.
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Kelly Croy is an author, speaker and educator. If you’d like to learn more about Kelly, or invite him to your school or conference to speak please send him an email.