EdTech Unpacked

Ep 6: Less Than a Minute, Turn Your Paper Assignments Into Google Docs

We talk about how to quickly and easily turn that your paper assignments and resources into Google Docs. We also talked about why you might want to do this. Fewer trips to the copy machine, easily editable, quickly share and assign.
Paper 2 Docs from Desmond's Website: https://signify.one/paper2docs/
Course on how to turn Paper assignments in to digital ones: https://www.adventistlearningcommunit...
PDF Candy: https://pdfcandy.com/ "

Ep 5: Typing

Join us as we talk about the importance of teaching typing and how to easily do it well in your classroom. We have fun seeing how fast we type and then we feature three different services you can use with your students. We feature Typesy, Yeti Academy, and Typing club.
We featured:
- typesy.com
- yetiacademy.com and typingagent.com
- typingclub.com
- nitrotype.com
- typethealphabet.app

Ep 4: Document Cameras: Many Uses and Best Options

Join for this episode us as we explore the best uses for and features of document cameras built with the classroom teacher in mind! We'll dive into the features, and even hear directly from three of the top vendors (Ipevo, Hovercam, and Elmo) and learn a bit about what makes each one unique. And of course, we share our input to help make your visioning and decision-making flow like a seasoned classroom pro!
We talked about:
- Use cases for document cameras
- Some of the options on the market
- Elmo: https://www.elmousa.com
- Hovercam: https://www.hovercam.com
- Ipevo: https://www.ipevo.com
- Key features and price point of document cameras

Ep 3: Generative AI is Changing Your Classroom

Join us as we explore all things AI! Like it or not, AI has come for your class. There is no doubt that AI can be a scary new technology, but it can also bring exciting new ways of teaching and learning! Your students are and will be using it a lot. As a teacher you need to know how to equip your students to use it properly. In this episode we talk about some of the risks but also the transformative things you can do with generative AI. Our guest Lorin Koch is an experenced teacher and has been equiping other teachers to use the power of AI in their instruction. From his current role at Pedagogy.Cloud, Lorin has gained further insight into the ability of AI to empower teachers. On this eposide, we include discussion about ChatGPT, Google's Bard, Bing Chat, Pedagogy.Cloud and a new course on AI avaialable for free on www.AdventistLearningCommunity.com entitled "Empowering Education with AI: Text and Image Generation Tools in the Classroom".
We talked about
- Chatgpt (https://chat.openai.com/auth/login)
- Bing Chat (https://www.bing.com/)
- Google Bard (https://bard.google.com/)
- Pedagogy.Cloud (https://pedagog.ai/)
- Course: Empowering Education with AI: Text and Image Generation Tools in the Classroom (https://www.adventistlearningcommunity.com/courses/gpt-ai)

Ep 2: Learning Management Systems: The Power Tool of Teaching

Join us as we explore Learning Management Systems, discuss what they are, how teachers can improve workflow and student/teacher/parent interactions, and take a deep dive into several use cases. Ever though of using a classroom website as an LMS? Our guest Kimberly Christianson shares how her classroom website serves as a basic LMS and central communication point. On this episode we also highlight Google Classroom, Google Sites, and Schoology as three great options to consider in the world of Learning Management Systems.
Guest: Kimberly Christianson teaches grades 3&4 at Richmond Academy
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classroom.google.com
schoology.com
sites.google.com

Ep 1: Enriching Your Classroom with Screen Recording

Join us as we explore the power of screen recording to better connect with and instruct your students. Screen recording offers the ability to share your instruction 24/7 with students in sync with their schedule and in their moment of need. Learn about the power of great tools such as Loom, Notability and EdPuzzle and how each of them can impact your instruction in a powerful way! And for the most ambitious teachers, our guest Rozaleth Tenga casts a vision for how screen casting can be the breakthrough tool to allow for a fully asynchronous classroom where students learn at their own pace!
Send us feedback and access resources at https://edtechunpacked.com
https://www.loom.com/education
https://notability.com
https://edpuzzle.com 

EdTech Unpacked - Welcome to our show!

Join Aaron and Desmond as they inspire and equip you to use educational technology to be an effective teacher. Each episodes features great technologies and their practical uses for instruction. We believe that you are an amazing teacher and we want to empower you on your jouney to keep growing your impact.