Friday, December 18, 2015

Episode 184 - Rest, Renew, Restore, and Rejoice

12/18/2015

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It’s Friday, December 18th, 2015 and welcome to Episode 184 of TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich. Cindy's back! Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.

We will also share our Technology Picks of the "Week".

Technology Picks of the "Week" 


Tom’s Pick




Cindy's Pick

Ignite Talks


That wraps it up for episode 184 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc If you have a comment or suggestion please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the TechTalk4Teachers blog. Until next time, I’m Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich. Happy Holidays and  Keep on Learning!

Keep on Learning,
Tom Grissom, Ph.D.



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Monday, November 30, 2015

Episode 183 - What is your Moonshot in Education

11/30/2015

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It’s Monday, November 30th, 2015 and welcome to Episode 183 of TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom....... and I'm still Tom Grissom. I am going solo this episode as Cindy is out of town. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.


Photo Credit NASA: 

This episode I will share my thoughts on a new book that has been on my reading list titled, Moonshots in Education by Esther Wojcicki.



I will also share my Technology Pick of the Week.


Show Notes

Moonshots in Education







Address at Rice University in Houston, Texas on the Nation's Space Effort, 12 September 1962 

Moonshot Thinking


Esther Wojcicki in conversation with Jaime Casap -Authors at Google



Technology Pick of the Week 


Tom’s Pick

Skype-a-Thon

skypeathon


That wraps it up for episode 183 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc If you have a comment or suggestion please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the TechTalk4Teachers blog. Until next time, I’m Tom Grissom. Keep on Learning!

Keep on Learning,
Tom Grissom, Ph.D.



Twitter: @tomgrissom

Thursday, October 29, 2015

Episode 182 - Skype Hangouts Webinars and Connections Oh My

10/29/2015

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It’s Thursday, October 29th, 2015 and welcome to Episode 182 of TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom, I’m Cindy Rich. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.

This episode Cindy and I will discuss how we are increasingly using video conferencing as a way to communicate and learn new things. We will also share our Technology Picks of the Week.


Show Notes


Mystery Skype
http://psolarz.weebly.com/how-to-set-up-and-run-a-mystery-skype-session.html

Google Hangout with Bogota, Columbia about Podcasting as Professional Development - Dr. Grissom
https://plus.google.com/events/cihb96arp54o4l9g68q41mcoca0

Building Literacy Muscle with Primary Sources - Dr. Rich
https://events-na12.adobeconnect.com/content/connect/c1/1309675090/en/events/event/shared/1414026064/event_landing.html?sco-id=1415556181

Library of Congress Online Conference 2015
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/professionaldevelopment/webinar/online-conference-2015.html


Technology Picks of the Week 

Tom’s Pick
Thinking Naturally in the Digital World - well worth watching the entire 46 minutes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9lLAnbm7Ll8

FF to 26 minutes 52 seconds for Version 1 vs. Version 2 Thinking

molview - Chemistry Website
http://molview.org/


Cindy's Pick
Swivl Camera Tracker
http://www.swivl.com/#top


That wraps it up for episode 182 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc If you have a comment or suggestion please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the TechTalk4Teachers blog. Until next time, I’m Tom Grissom, I’m Cindy Rich. Keep on Learning!

Keep on Learning,
Tom Grissom, Ph.D.

http://eiu.edu/itc

Twitter: @tomgrissom

Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Episode 181 - Rapid Prototyping and Adopting New Ed Tech

09/30/2015

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It’s Wednesday, September 30th, 2015 and welcome to Episode 181 of TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom, I’m Cindy Rich. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology.

This episode Cindy and I will discuss rapid prototyping and how it can help with new projects to identify problem areas to be addressed before they become even larger problems. We will also share our Technology Picks of the Week.


Show Notes

Everett Rogers, Diffusion of Innovations
http://www.amazon.com/Diffusion-Innovations-5th-Everett-Rogers/dp/0743222091/


Technology Picks of the Week 

Tom’s Pick
New Pedagogy365 Blog Series:
http://eiuitc.blogspot.com/2015/08/pedagogy365-first-day-of-school-have.html?view=magazine

Cindy's Pick
Logitech U530 Headset
http://www.amazon.com/Logitech-Headset-Premium-Laser-Tuned-Audio/dp/B003NREDG4/

That wraps it up for episode 181 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc If you have a comment or suggestion please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the TechTalk4Teachers blog. Until next time, I’m Tom Grissom, I’m Cindy Rich. Keep on Learning!

Keep on Learning,
Tom Grissom, Ph.D.

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Twitter: @tomgrissom

Friday, August 28, 2015

Episode 180 - Back-to-School, Edcamp, and Maker Projects

08/28/2015


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It’s Friday, August 28th, 2015 and welcome to Episode 180 of TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom, I’m Cindy Rich. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. We have Cindy Rich back for todays show after a summer get away.

This episode Cindy and I will talk about back-to-school week, Edcamps, and summer Maker Projects. We will also share our Technology Picks of the Week.


Show Notes

EdCamp West Frankfort
http://edcampwestfrankfort.wikispaces.com/

Docs.com Summer Maker Project (Sways)
https://docs.com/tom-grissom-phd/5991/makers



Experienced Teachers Soar in Tech-Enabled Classrooms
http://www.edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2015/07/report-teachers-experience-soar-tech-enabled-classroooms


Technology Picks of the Week 

Tom’s Pick
New Snipping tool for Windows with audio voice over and inking capability
https://mix.office.com/snip


Cindy's Pick
National Book Fair App
http://www.loc.gov/today/pr/2015/15-146.html?loclr=blognbf

That wraps it up for episode 180 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc If you have a comment or suggestion please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the TechTalk4Teachers blog. Until next time, I’m Tom Grissom, I’m Cindy Rich. Keep on Learning!

Keep on Learning,
Tom Grissom, Ph.D.

Twitter: @tomgrissom

Friday, July 31, 2015

Episode 179 – Summer Updates and Changes

07/31/2015

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It’s Friday, July 31st, 2015 and welcome to Episode 179 of TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom, I’m Josh Awalt. Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. We have a special guest for todays show, Josh Awalt from our Eastern Illinois University Information Security Office.

This episode Josh will share information about the need to be aware of and report Phishing attempts that will be on the rise as we head toward the back-to-school season. We will also discuss the many changes, updates, and improvements related to Information/Instructional technologies. Josh and I will also share our Technology Picks of the Week.

Show Notes
How to protect your email account from hackers
http://lifehacker.com/5051905/how-to-protect-your-email-from-hackers


Technology Picks of the Week 

Tom’s Pick
Windows 10 Review
http://mashable.com/2015/07/28/windows-10-review/

Windows 10 First 24 Hours
http://blogs.windows.com/bloggingwindows/2015/07/30/windows-10-the-first-24-hours/



Josh's Pick
phishing.org

That wraps it up for episode 179 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc If you have a comment or suggestion please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the TechTalk4Teachers blog. Until next time, I’m Tom Grissom, I’m Josh Awalt. Keep on Learning!

Keep on Learning,
Tom Grissom, Ph.D.

Twitter: @tomgrissom

Tuesday, June 30, 2015

Episode 178 – County Fair Summer Photo Project

06/30/2015

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It’s Tuesday, June 30th, 2015 and welcome to Episode 178 of TechTalk4Teachers I’m Tom Grissom, I’m Cindy Rich, and I’m Brian Poulter. 

Welcome to TechTalk4Teachers the show about teaching and learning with technology. We have a special guest for todays show, Brian Poulter from the Eastern Illinois University Journalism Department.

Used with Permission.
This episode Brian Poulter will share a special summer learning project he is working on called, Fair People of Illinois, to update his skills with some new technology related to photography. After Brian shares his summer project Cindy, Brian, and I will share our Technology Picks of the Week.

Fair People of Illinois



Technology Picks of the Week


Tom’s Pick

Book Creator now available in the Windows Store


PC on a Stick


  
Cindy’s Pick
Infographics



Brian’s Pick
Snapseed App


That wraps it up for episode 178 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc If you have a comment or suggestion please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the TechTalk4Teachers blog. Until next time, I’m Tom Grissom, I’m Cindy Rich, and I’m Brian Poulter. Keep on Learning!

Keep on Learning,
Tom Grissom, Ph.D.

Twitter: @tomgrissom



Sunday, May 31, 2015

Episode 177 - FSI2015 and Summer Plans

05/31/2015

It's Sunday, May 31st, 2015 and welcome to Episode 177 of TechTalk4Teachers, I'm Tom Grissom.

Welcome to Episode 177 of the TechTalk4Teachers podcast, the show about teaching and learning with technology.
I am starting out solo this month but we do have a pre-recorded segment with Cindy about our summer plans. 

I am back from the #FSI2015 Conference and reflecting back on some of the approaches we take for teaching and learning. We end with our Technology Picks of the Week.


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(38 minutes 55 seconds)

 In this episode...

I am freshly back from the Faculty Summer Institute 2015 Conference and share some of my thoughts about the conference.

Cindy and I recorded a segment earlier this month about our summer plans that we share and we end with our Technology Picks of the Week.

Show Notes

Faculty Summer Institute 2015 Conference:

#FSI2015 Full Program PDF
http://www.conferences.illinois.edu/facultysummerinstitute/docs/FinalFSI2015Program.pdf


My OneNote Notebook of the Teaching and Learning with the Cloud presentation from #FSI2015
https://goo.gl/G2ugYG




Technology Picks of the Week

Tom's Pick
NMC Horizon Report - Higher Education
http://www.nmc.org/publication/nmc-horizon-report-2015-higher-education-edition/

Cindy's Pick
Campaign for Commercial-free Childhood
http://www.commercialfreechildhood.org/


That wraps it up for episode 177 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc  To leave a comment or suggestion, please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the Tech Talk for Teachers blog. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom, Cindy Rich, go make those backups and keep on learning.

Keep on Learning, 
Tom Grissom, Ph.D.
Twitter: @tomgrissom 


Thursday, April 30, 2015

Episode 176 - Spring Semester Wrap Up

04/30/2015

It's Thursday, April 30th, 2015 and welcome to Episode 176 of TechTalk4Teachers, I'm Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich.

Welcome to Episode 176 of the TechTalk4Teachers podcast, the show about teaching and learning with technology.

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In this episode...

The Spring semester is nearly over and we take a look back at some of the project accomplishments and discuss what worked well and things we might do differently next semester.


Show Notes


New Zealand Skype Session
http://eiuitc.blogspot.com/2015/04/new-zealand-skype-session-and-tip-about.html?view=magazine

WolframAlpha Time Zone Check
http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=What+time+is+it+in+Auckland%2C+New+Zealand+if+it+is+6pm+CST+on+April+22%2C+2015


Jack and the Beanstalk blog post
http://eiuitc.blogspot.com/2015/04/jack-and-beanstalk-bulletin-board.html?view=magazine


Jack and the Beanstalk Sway Presentation
https://sway.com/6eEWPxUkNZQOl0NW


ITC Spring 2015 Semester OneNote Notebook
https://onedrive.live.com/view.aspx?resid=3547E848D8D715E9!7744&app=OneNote&authkey=!ACW4Tt8ne5xt3Ug




Technology Picks of the Week



Tom's Pick


Dig a hole through the center of the Earth
http://www.ubasics.com/dighole/



Cindy's Pick



Library of Congress new iBook Discovery Series
http://www.loc.gov/teachers/student-discovery-sets/

That wraps it up for episode 176 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc  To leave a comment or suggestion, please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the Tech Talk for Teachers blog. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom, Cindy Rich, go make those backups and keep on learning.

Keep on Learning,

Tom Grissom, Ph.D.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Episode 175 - Happy World Backup Day

03/31/2015

It's Tuesday, March 31st, 2015 and welcome to Episode 175 of TechTalk4Teachers, I'm Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich.

Welcome to Episode 175 of the TechTalk4Teachers podcast, the show about teaching and learning with technology.

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In this episode...

A reminder that today is World Backup Day. When was the last time you made a backup of all of your important files?  



Be prepared and routinely backup your important computer files so you will be protected when something bad happens to your computer. We will finish with our Technology Picks of the Week.

Show Note Links

World Backup Day
http://www.worldbackupday.com/en/



OneNote Webinar - Running a OneNote Hackday
http://webster.net.nz/2015/03/running-a-onenote-hackday/#.VRaFRlX3-iw




Facetime Connection During a Tornado Warning - Wesley Fryer
http://www.speedofcreativity.org/2015/03/27/facetime-connection-during-a-tornado-warning/


 http://eiuitc.blogspot.com/2015/03/updated-technology-enhanced-classrooms.html?view=magazine


itcts_033 Organizing Files, Folders, and Backups (Tips and Tricks) Part 1 of 2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QmQHFZ3pL-0


itcts_034 Organizing Files, Folders, and Backups (Tips and Tricks) Part 2 of 2https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mb5myf1y1vA





Technology Picks of the Week


Tom's Pick

Online Stopwatch 
http://online-stopwatch.com



Cindy's Pick

Dog Cam 
Cindy explains her webcam setup to view her Dogs when away from home.

That wraps it up for episode 175 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc  To leave a comment or suggestion, please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the Tech Talk for Teachers blog. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom, Cindy Rich, go make those backups and keep on learning.

Keep on Learning, 
Tom Grissom, Ph.D.
Twitter: @tomgrissom 

Friday, February 27, 2015

Episode 174 - Where did February go?

02/27/2015

It's Friday, February 27th, 2015 and welcome to Episode 174 of TechTalk4Teachers, I'm Tom Grissom and I'm Cindy Rich.

Welcome to Episode 174 of the TechTalk4Teachers podcast, the show about teaching and learning with technology.

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In this episode...

A quick security spotlight of items in the news, Tom and Cindy will give an update on some of the projects currently under way and we will finish with our Technology Picks of the Week.

Show Note Links

Lenovo Adware
http://www.pcworld.com/article/2886357/lenovo-preinstalls-man-in-the-middle-adware-that-hijacks-https-traffic-on-new-pcs.html


Gmail AutoComplete Bug
http://www.engadget.com/2015/02/23/gmails-autocomplete-is-broken/

Samsung Smart TV Privacy 
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/2015/02/09/samsung-smart-tv-privacy-1984_n_6642934.html


ICE Conference 2015
http://www.iceberg.org/ice_conference

Technology Picks of the Week


Tom's Pick

OneNote Staff Notebook Creator

http://blogs.office.com/2015/02/24/classroom-school-introducing-onenote-staff-notebook-education/




Social Studies CONFERENCE:
Friday, March 6, 2015
8:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Developing Content Knowledge and Literacy Skills 
in Social Sciences & Interdisciplinary Environments

http://www.eiu.edu/~eiutps/TPSEIU_ICSS.php


That wraps it up for episode 174 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc  To leave a comment or suggestion, please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the Tech Talk for Teachers blog. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom, Cindy Rich. Keep on learning.

Keep on Learning, 
Tom Grissom, Ph.D.
Twitter: @tomgrissom 

Friday, January 30, 2015

Episode 173 - So long Mike, Best Wishes

01/30/2015

It's Friday, January 30th,  2015 and welcome to Episode 173 of TechTalk4Teachers, I'm Tom Grissom, I'm Cindy Rich, and I'm Mike Gioia.

Welcome to Episode 173 of the TechTalk4Teachers podcast, the show about teaching and learning with technology.

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In this episode...

Some sad news to announce this week as Mike Gioia will be leaving the TechTalk4Teachers podcast as he has accepted another position at a different university. Mike has been a great addition to our podcast and has regularly shared his expertise about information security with our audience. Mike will certainly be missed and we wish him the best in his new adventures.

#InvisibleTechSupport We begin this episode with a THANK YOU to all the tech support people out there who worked extremely hard over the holiday season to perform maintenance and upgrades to networking and other information systems applications. Without you we could not do our jobs effectively.

Security Spotlight
Mike will give his last Security Spotlight and we will wrapup by sharing our Technology Picks of the Week.

Show Note Links

Technology Picks of the Week


Tom's Pick

Toshiba Encore 2 Write Windows 8.1 Tablet with Digital Pen

http://www.toshiba.com/us/tablets/encore2-write/8/WT8PE-B264#



Cindy's Pick

International Literacy Association 
Name Change



That wraps it up for episode 173 of TechTalk4Teachers. Show notes for this episode and archived episodes are available on the web at the EIU Instructional Technology Center website at eiu.edu/itc  To leave a comment or suggestion, please send an email to techtalk@eiu.edu or leave a comment on the Tech Talk for Teachers blog. Until next time, this is Tom Grissom, Cindy Rich, I'm Mike Gioia... and remember Information Security is EVERYONES responsibility. Keep on learning.

We'll miss you Mike, thank you for your contributions.

Keep on Learning, 
Tom Grissom, Ph.D.
Twitter: @tomgrissom