My EdTech Life
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Dec. 23, 2020

Episode 35: My EdTech Life Presents: A Personal Journey from Pharmacy to Innovative Educator with Pilar Hernandez

Pily is a Google Innovator from Monterrey, Mexico with a passion for education, but that was not always her plan. Join us as Pily shares her personal journey into education and how she is making a big impact on the global educator community! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Dec. 16, 2020

Episode 34: My EdTech Life Presents: International and Cultural Shifts in Education with Mel Aveling

Join us for a great show with my friend Mel Aveling as she shares her experience teaching in Taiwan and in Colombia. Mel also shares the power of PLNs and how helpful they are during these times. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
Guest: Mel Aveling
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Dec. 9, 2020

Episode 33: My EdTech Life Presents: How to Manage Your Makerspace during In-Person or Virtual Teaching with Cari Orts and LeeAnn Harkins

In this episode, Cari Orts will share with us how to easily manage Makerspaces during In-Person or Virtual Instruction. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Dec. 5, 2020

Episode 32: My EdTech Life Presents A Growth Mindset Conversation with Chelsea Robberson

We are joined by Chelsea Robberson who passionate about disrupting the status-quo of education by pushing forward the mission of others with this same thinking. In this conversation, we get real about Growth Mindset and how it all comes down to building relationships. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Nov. 23, 2020

Episode 31: My EdTech Life Presents: From Jukebox Hero to Digital Hero with Chris Bradley

In this episode, Chris shares his story of uncertainty, adversity, and faith through times of COVID-19. Listen to a great story of how a former Radio DJ's passion for education has driven him to equip himself to help his school district and neighboring school districts with the skills he learned during our lockdown. Chris shares a passion for education that can be felt as he shares his story with us. You can follow Chris at https://twitter.com/CamodeduTrainer. You can also visit his site at camo...
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Nov. 14, 2020

Episode 30: My EdTech Life Presents Green Screen Creativity with Erika Sandström

Join us for a great show with Erika as we talk about creativity and content creation in the classroom. Erika will share her passion for creativity and share some amazing greenscreen tools to help you create amazing content for your lessons. Presentation: Video Production in Any Classroom Follow Erika on Twitter @GreenScreenGal --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
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Nov. 7, 2020

Episode 29: My EdTech Life Presents Digital Grace, Balance and Teacher Support with Marshall Beyer

In this episode, we get to chat with Marshall Beyer about the amazing work that he is doing in this school district as the EdTech Coordinator. Marshall shares his experience as to how he and his team have helped equip teachers with tech tools to continue to engage student learning. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/myedtechlife/supportSupport the show
Guest: Marshal Beyer
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Oct. 24, 2020

Episode 28: My EdTech Life Presents Jammin' It up With Jamboard with Kim Mattina

On this episode our amazing guest Kim Mattina shares how Jamboard can be used in a variety of ways to help engage learners in a meaningful way. Kim gives us a great explanation between the web version and mobile phone version of Jamboard as well as sharing with us some amazing use cases for a variety of subjects. You can follow Kim Mattina on Twitter at https://twitter.com/The_Tech_Lady. Here are some valuable resources that Kim shared with all our My EdTech Life audience. My EdTech Life Presen...
Guest: Kim Mattina
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Oct. 17, 2020

Episode 27: My EdTech Life Presents: Rock Your Class with Steven "Etienne" Langlois

Whether teaching in a classroom, online, or homeschooling, effective learning is all about engaging students with a wide variety of strategies and activities. ROCK YOUR CLASS is carefully curated educator wisdom from A to Z, capturing the essentials of being a great teacher. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myedtechlife/support
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Oct. 10, 2020

Episode 26: My EdTech Life Presents: Esports with Chris Aviles

Joining us today is Chris Aviles who is a co-author of the highly anticipated book titled The Esports Education Playbook. Chris will talk to us about his experience in the world of Esports and how you can start a program in your district. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myedtechlife/support
Guest: Chris Aviles
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Oct. 3, 2020

Episode 25: My EdTech Life Presents: Navigating the Toggled Term with Matt Rhoads Ed.D

Online learning, social distancing, staggered schedules, hyper hygienic standards, and blended learning are all new realities presented by the toggled term educators will need to overcome to reopen schools in the fall of 2020 and beyond. To address these new realities, Navigating the Toggled Term introduces educators to the new realities secondary education must face as districts and schools combat the challenges brought upon by the Coronavirus pandemic. The “toggled term” represents this realit...
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Sept. 12, 2020

Episode 24: My EdTech Life Presents: #ARVR and #Esports with Jesse Lubinsky

Join us for a great show with Co-Founder and Chief Learning Officer of Ready Learner 1 as we talk about Augmented and Virtual Reality in Education and the growth of Esports. Augmented Reality and Esports are two of the fastest growing industries right now and Jesse talks about the effect that these have in education. Jesse is a co-author of Reality Bytes, which is a great book that can help introduce many educators to the world of augmented and virtual reality along with his new book out in Nove...
Guest: Jesse Lunisky
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Aug. 29, 2020

Episode 23: My EdTech Life Presents: Scripted, Your Recipe Guide to Creating a Successful Digital Media Model.

On this episode we spoke to Scripted authors Paula Neidlinger and Bruce Reicher about their new book that is a great resources to help teachers learn how to create content for their classes. Paula and Bruce share some great tips and resources to help novice and expert teachers create with content tips for not only them but their students. You can check out their book site at scriptededucators.com. You can also follow the authors by clicking on their handles below. Paula Neidlinger @pneid is a g...
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Aug. 29, 2020

Episode 22: My EdTech Life Presents! The Edugals

Joining us on the show are Dr. Rachel Johnson and Katie Attwell from Ontario, Canada joined us on the show to talk about Tech Integration through Podcast. Rachel and Katie work for the same school district and when school closed they found the time to click on the record button to start a series of podcasts geared towards helping their district teachers and other educators integrate technology. You can find their podcast and blogs at Edugals.com. You can also find them on Twitter @Edugals on Twi...
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Aug. 22, 2020

Episode 21: #ThisIsMe Movement with Dr. Shantel Scott

Dr. Shantel is an amazing educator and consultant that does amazing work with empowering educator and students alike. Dr. Shantel has also started the #ThisIsMe Movement that designs educational opportunities that empower women and girls to boldly elevate their voices and claim their space in the world by changing their personal narratives. You can check out Dr. Shantel's page at TheLearningdr.com. You can find her on Twitter @TheLearningDr and you can follow her on Instagram @thisismemvmt. ---...
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Aug. 15, 2020

Episode 20: Content Creation & Exercising Your Creative Muscles with Al Thomas

This week we had a great time talking about content creation and exercising our creative muscles with Al Thomas. Has has served in various capacities in the field of education and has the ability to bring his creativity to new heights because of his experience. Al encourages us to simply create because, "you don't know who is waiting on you to do that thing" to inspire others. You can find some amazing resources on Al's page at educopilot.com and you can follow Al on Instagram @educopilot and Tw...
Guest: Albert Thomas
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Aug. 8, 2020

Episode 19: Google Innovator & Book Illustrator Jennifer Leban

We had an amazing show with Google Innovator & Book Illustrator Jennifer Leban. Jennifer shared her Google Innovator journey and project called ResetEDU which is a web series designed to motivate, empower and inspire teachers to embrace new ideas for learning and teaching. She also shared he Illustrated book called Coding with Kindness will be out soon. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myedtechlife/support
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Aug. 1, 2020

Episode 18: Vlogging & Blogging with Stephanie Galvan Russell

We had an amazing chat with Stephanie Galvan Russell a.k.a @lispylibrarian about how you can get started vloggin & blogging. Stephanie shared with us how she started blogging and how she did not let her lisp get in the way of putting herself out there for many to view. She shared how she takes this love of vlogging into her school to help student be able to learn in a safe space through the use of vlogging. She also shares tips on how to get started yourself as a vlogger. You can find Stephanie ...
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July 25, 2020

Episode 17: EdTech and Podcasting with Chris Nesi

We had an amazing chat with Chris Nesi regarding EdTech and Podcasting. Chris shared his distance learning experience with us and how he found ways to connect with his students through this time. Chris shared how he shifted his classroom experience to be more of a student centered experience as his students were given choice as to how to they can learn through the use of a variety of tools. Chris gets real and his passionate really shows and resonates through the show. You don't want to miss out...
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July 18, 2020

Episode 16: #VIA20 Edition

On this show we talked to several #VIA20 applicants shared their experience of the Google Innovator application process. We all opened up and shared our passions, our struggles and our How Might We...statements and we also share advice for future applicants. We all opened up and shared our stories and built a connection through our chat. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myedtechlife/support
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July 18, 2020

Episode 15: Tech Integration and Libraries with Karina Quilantan-Garza

We had an amazing chat with possibly the most energetic Librarian that I know. Her passion and knowledge of how to integrate technology through a remote environment is amazing. Karina's passion will be transmitted through this show and it will definitely motivate you to continue to learn. On this show we talked about Digital Cataloging, Badges and more. Here is her Wakelet Collection. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myedtechlife/support
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July 11, 2020

Episode 14: Ways That Children Can Make a Difference, Tech Tools, and Libraries with Kristina Holzweiss

On this episode of My EdTech Life we are joined by the amazing Kristina Holzweiss. He had a great chat about our backgrounds growing up, maker movement resources, the importance of student creation, portfolios. Kristina also shares her passion for libraries and technology and how libraries can be an excellent resource even during this time of remote learning. You can follow Kristina Holzweiss on Twitter. You can also check out her books on Amazon. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/my...
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July 7, 2020

Episode 13: Mental Health & Wakelet with Toby Doncaster

We had a great time with Google Trainer, Innovator and now a Wakelet Ambassador, Toby Doncaster. Toby shared how he uses Wakelet with his students at the vocational college he works at. Toby engaged his learners through the use of Wakelet thanks to the built in resources on the platform such as Immersive Reader, Flipgrid and more. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myedtechlife/support
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July 4, 2020

Episode 12: La Formación de Docentes Usando Las Herramientas de G Suite. (Español)

En este episodio de My EdTech Life Javier Balan y yo hablamos de cómo está ayudando a formar profesores en su comunidad en Cuidad Obregón con herramientas de G Suite. También compartió una gran iniciativa que la Secretaria de Educación Publica está haciendo al ofrecer formación de Certificación de Nivel 1 de Google a los profesores gracias a una alianza con Google. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/myedtechlife/support