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Wednesday, October 14, 2015

ERT009: Mt Denali with Nicole Link - Surviving the First Year



In this episode of the EduRoadTrip, we met with Nicole Link at Mt. Denali (formerly Mt. McKinley) to chat about the journey of the first year of teaching. Nicole shared her journey to becoming a teacher, then we discussed the different factors that helped us through our first years. After the main content, you will hear about our latest Travel Agent, and hear about the tool in What’s in Our Suitcase.


Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
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Greg Bagby: @gregbagby
Justin Birckbichler: @mr_b_teacher
Mari Venturino: @msventurino
Main Segment
We met with Nicole Link at Mt. Denali (formerly Mt. McKinley) to chat about the first year of teaching. Nicole is a second year middle school math teacher in San Diego, CA, and shares her successes and struggles as a new teacher.
You can connect with Nicole on Twitter: @nlink


Travel Agent
Our Travel Agent this week is Connie Hamilton, a K-12 curriculum director in west Michigan. She is the founder and moderator of #TMchat.
Twitter: @conniehamilton


What’s In Our Suitcase
This week, we feature Symbaloo, a social bookmarking tool that makes it easy to share bookmarks with friend. Find Symbaloo online at www.symbaloo.com or on the iTunes and Google Play stores.

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Saturday, October 10, 2015

RS002: The Method to Our Madness (Rest Stop: How We Podcast)

 
Join us for our second Rest Stop of the EduRoadTrip as we hang out and chat about our podcasting process. Hear how we podcast with only our laptops, free software, and our iPhone headphones+microphones. These informal conversations are unedited and unscripted, and sure to make you laugh.

Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Greg: @gregbagby
Justin: @mr_b_teacher
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Join remind: text @edurt to 81010 or join online and enter class code


Main Segment

In this episode of the EduRoadTrip, we discuss our podcasting process, starting from the initial planning process on Google Docs and Voxer, through our recording process on Google Hangouts on Air, and finally with our editing and uploading process via Blogger. We emphasize that this entire process is done with native equipment on our laptops, at no additional cost (aside from Justin’s editing software, which he purchased a few years ago), and is relatively easy for the moderately techy person to complete.

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Wednesday, September 30, 2015

ERT008: Gettysburg with Ben Brazeau - Making History Come Alive



On this episode of the EduRoadTrip, we visit with Ben Brazeau at Gettysburg to chat about making history come alive. Not only is he a great teacher and Tech Integrator, he is the host of #sstlap. You will also hear about Julie Davis, our Travel Agent, and learn about Google Keep, which we pull out of our suitcase this week.


Contact Us:
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Greg: @gregbagby
Justin: @mr_b_teacher
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Join remind: text @edurt to 81010 or join online and enter class code


Main Segment:
Ben Brazeau is a Tech Integrator in Green Bay Public Schools. After 15 teaching of teaching various levels of social studies, he made the the switch to being the Tech Integrator. In addition to this official responsibility, he is the leader of #sstlap Twitter chat, which meets Thursdays at 9 pm EST. We enjoyed meeting him at Gettysburg and talking about making history come alive.
Twitter: @braz74
Travel Agents:
Julie Davis is a technology coach and highly connected educator. We see her often in technology related chats.
Twitter: @chargeriffic
What’s in our Suitcase:
This week we pulled Google Keep out of our suitcase. Google Keep is a clean and concise to-do list and note-making platform, where all lists are arranged as tiles, and are easy to interact with. Even better, to-do lists can be shared with multiple Google users, making managing group projects easy.
Website: www.keep.google.com
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Wednesday, September 16, 2015

ERT007: Library of Congress with Jennifer Williams - A Love of Reading




On this episode of EduRoadTrip, we are meeting with Jen Williams at the Library of Congress to discuss the love of reading and literacy. Jen shared about her work with Calliope Global, and her mission of sharing her love of reading with students and adults alike. We also feature Erin Southam as our Travel Agent, and pull Autocrat out of our suitcase.

Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher
Greg Bagby: @gregbagby
Justin Birckbichler: @mr_b_teacher
Mari Venturino: @msventurino
Remind: @edurt (text to 81010 or sign up on web)

Main Segment
We met with Jen Williams at the Library of Congress to discuss books, a love of reading, and connecting students globally. She explains her journey as an educator starting with the science of reading and moving into the artform of reading.

Travel Agent
Erin Southam is a librarian at Hilltop Middle School in Chula Vista, CA. She is very techy, and leads quite a few student clubs, including an incredible Harry Potter club that includes students divided into houses, and completing challenges for house points. She is innovative, and responsive to the changes in media in the 21st century. You can find Erin on twitter @ErinSoutham.

What’s In Our Suitcase
This week we feature Autocrat, a Google Add-On for Sheets, which allows for a mail-merge function, including populating a Google Doc with answers to a Google Form or Sheet. Autocrat also allows for users to email completed mail merges to separate email addresses. EduRoadTrip has used Autocrat to create a Mad Libs of our show, where you can take part in the show! Check it out here!


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Wednesday, September 2, 2015

ERT006: Golden Gate Bridge with Rich Hattal - Bridging Modern and Traditional Teaching



On this episode of EduRoadTrip, we marveled at the Golden Gate Bridge, and talked with Richard Hattal about bridging the gap between traditional and 21st century classrooms. We learned about the Literacy Design Collaborative, which provides students with interdisciplinary learning experiences and scaffolded writing. Additionally, we featured our Travel Agent, Allison Kerley, and found Plickers in our suitcase.


Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher
Greg Bagby: @gregbagby
Justin Birckbichler: @mr_b_teacher
Mari Venturino: @msventurino
Remind: @edurt (text to 81010 or sign up on web)
Main Segment
We interviewed Richard Hattal at the Golden Gate Bridge, and discussed bridging traditional with 21st century classrooms. He spent his career (22 years!) in the US Air Force, then went back to school to earn a teaching degree. Richard’s classroom is very connected with other classrooms, and allows students to chat with many professionals in a variety of fields. He talks about the Literacy Design Collaborative, which bridges all content areas to create engaging and real-life lessons that scaffold learning and support the writing process.
Twitter: @mr_hattal
Website: http://maddhatterfsc.blogspot.com/
Literacy Design Collaborative: https://ldc.org/


Travel Agent
Allison Kerley is a 4th grade teacher in Atlanta, Georgia, and was recently awarded Teacher of the Year. She has great resources and ideas, and is innovating with flipping her classroom. Connect with her on Twitter: @TeachKerley
What’s In Our Suitcase
Plickers (paper clickers) is a great student response tool for classrooms that are not 1:1. Each student gets a Plickers card, and holds up the card to indicate A B C or D, and the teacher scans the room with a smartphone or tablet. www.plickers.com

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Wednesday, August 19, 2015

ERT005: Statue of Liberty with Carrie Burke - Welcoming and Accepting all Students


Join us on our fourth stop on our EduRoadTrip as we view the Statue of Liberty with Carrie Burke and discuss welcoming all students to our classes. Carrie is a fantastic fourth grade teacher in Warren County, VA. Listen in to hear about our Travel Agent, Katrina Keene, and find all about Kahoot when we unpack it from our suitcase.

Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Greg: @gregbagby
Justin: @mr_b_teacher
Mari: @msventurino
Subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher
Join Remind: text @edurt to 81010 or join online and enter class code

Main Segment
Carrie Burke: It is important to value all students, and to honor and respect each as an individual. She models this for both her students and fellow teachers, and is a shining star to those around her. She discusses how having relationships with students benefits students personal, social, and academic growth.
Contact: cburke@wcps.k12.va.us
Twitter: @MrsBurkeTeaches
Blog: carrieseducorner.blogspot.com 

Travel Agent
Katrina Keene: Katrina Keene has spent the last 14 years in the K-12 technology education field and enjoys researching and integrating new technologies into classrooms. Her most recent experience as the Director of Innovation at a College Preparatory School, was dedicated to raising student achievement through technology integration. Her love for education is driven by her focus and awareness of effective classroom technologies.
Email: teachintechgal@gmail.com
Twitter: @teachintechgal
Website: http://www.teachintechgal.com

What’s In Our Suitcase
Kahoot:
Website: (teachers) www.getkahoot.it
(students)  www.kahoot.it
Twitter: @getkahoot
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Saturday, August 15, 2015

RS001: Rest Stop - Back to School Special


Join us for our first Rest Stop of the EduRoadTrip as we hang out and chat about the upcoming school year. These informal conversations are unedited and unscripted, and sure to make you laugh. We each shared our goals for the upcoming school year, including our latest classroom and school projects.  
Contact Us
Twitter: @EduRoadTrip
Greg: @gregbagby
Justin: @mr_b_teacher
Subscribe on iTunes and Stitcher
Join remind: text @edurt to 81010 or join online and enter class code


Main Segment
Join us for our first Rest Stop of the EduRoadTrip as we hang out and chat about the upcoming school year. These informal conversations are unedited and unscripted, and sure to make you laugh. We each shared our goals for the upcoming school year, including our latest classroom and school projects.  
Mari’s Getting Techy BadgeList learning group: http://www.badgelist.com/getting-techy


Greg’s Flight School: coming soon!

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